James Tobin ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Lets face it.  The constraints of time, let alone energy, impose a strictly
>mathematical limit on how many pieces any particular musical group can play
>in a season or even over half a dozen seasons.

Not to mention money.  The cost of renting much lesser-known music can be
astronomical.  I was talking with the conductor of a local choir last week
and he mentioned that when they'd performed a couple of piece by Arvo Pa"rt
recently a) they couldn't buy the music, had to rent it and b) the charge
for a lost vocal score was $thousands!

Deryk Barker
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