Stirling, authoring a critique on the greatness Scriabin and JBY, writes: >In a world where the mediocre claim the priviledge of annointing who is >great, these habits of mind and aspects of personality cause problems. I don't mean to be a smarty-pants, but by your definition, what does this make you? It's my feeling that greatness finds a way out regardless of politics or personality traits--maybe not today, or tomorrow, but somewhere down the road. As a fellow composer I can say that I have found it much easier, and just as enjoyable, to get works performed by amateurs and friends--even if it means scaling down the forces or re-orchestrating. No pesky middlemen to keep me down. Are my works great? My mother thinks so..... John Smyth