Robert Floyd asks:

>Would it really be so bad to have, say, the St. Louis Symphony become
>the Anheuser-Busch Philharmonic, especially if it resulted in a stable
>orchestra and reasonably priced concerts?

I can go along with this idea so long as said corporations do not have
artistic control of the orchestras.

>We may not have Babbitt festivals, but we would have more commissions
>from folks like Corigliano. It's not a perfect solution, and wouldn't
>help the avant garde (but isn't that what universities are for?
<ducking>),

No need to duck.  That is exactly what the universities are for and what
they should be encouraging.

Kevin Sutton