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Nicholas J. Yasillo on Thomas's second self-produced recording:
>In-fact, the costs of producing this recording were so high that even
>if thousands of copies are sold (very unlikely) it will still represent
>a major financial loss for Ms. Thomas.
This depresses me. It points to the increasing marginalization
of contemporary music. As Mr. Yasillo points out, Thomas hardly
writes "thorns and thistles and broken glass" and is one of the most
widely-performed (in good venues, to boot) composers now writing. And
*she* can't interest anybody else to take a chance on production. What
this means is that the public at large will hear less and less new stuff
of any possible lasting value. Composers will continue to write mainly
for themselves, perhaps almost exclusively for themselves, to the complaint
of people who wouldn't support them in the first place. This isn't just
happening with music, but with literature, theater, film, and I might
as well add political reporting. Hoard your books and CDs, folks.
Steve Schwartz
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