The Friday Informer: Let’s Play Opposite Day

During which we squint and see the world in a whole new way—and have to bother with a lot less of it!

I’m not sure—nor do I care to explore—why these wild young composers are getting so much attention lately. You give a kid a packet of Pop Rocks and microphone these days, and he’s liable to think he’s the next Rachmaninoff. (Though considering the perks, I can see why a person might want to try.)

But really, otherwise serious thinking people seem to be inventing new ways of promoting and paying for creative music activities, and I’m here to respectfully ask that everyone STOP IT! This is dangerous ground and it threatens to distract the community from the core message that classical music is dying. Norman Lebrect can’t do it alone (stealth blogging maneuvers or no)!

So seriously, kids. Waste some time playing games on your computers or drooling over incomprehensible graphic scores. But when people start talking about the great promise the digital age offers the field, bury yourself in your score study and ignore their chatter. Leave the internet to those who would use it to spread false hope and silly videos. (Though does anyone else think they’ve played under this conductor, or is it just me?)