Classical Composer Ned Rorem Turns 80
   By JOANN LOVIGLIO, Associated Press Writer

   PHILADELPHIA - Ned Rorem says he's tired.  He's tired of the
   lack of recognition of contemporary classical music and the
   elevation of mindless pop, he's tired of performers getting
   raves while composers go unrecognized, and he's tired because,
   well, he's turning 80.

   But one of the greatest American composers of the last century
   brightens when discussing The Curtis Institute's upcoming
   two-week celebration of his life and work.

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