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https://newmusicusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/NMUSA-logo-social-2.jpeg1500826There are highly visible musicians who are bravely sticking their necks out. They are not programming what the audience wants, they are programming what the audience needs. Contrast this with the classical groups that program rock or pop transcriptions and advertise it as out-of-the-box thinking.