MIchael Cooper writes:

>I do not mean to point any fingers, to accuse anyone of being short in
>their ratio of support to whining.  (I am sure there are many here whose
>value for this ratio is undefined due to division by zero!) I simply wish
>to offer a reminder that the life of classical music rests on our very own
>shoulders as individuals, and the community is ever small enough to feel
>the weight of one person's contribution.

Good advice.  On occasion I have advocated that the classical music
community (listener's included) do what it can to spread the word about
classical music.  The poets have done much more in the way of organized
outreach than the musicians and composers.

Bernard Chasan