Bob Draper wrote:

>You will need another 200k for psychiatric treatment after the premier.
>Is there anyone out there who has managed to listen to a Penderecki piece
>from beginning to end? Has anyone purchased a Penderecki CD and kept it?

I did! I have quite a few Penderecki CDs and I even listen to them
frequently .. and I usually do not stop the player during a piece:-)! I
find his works from the 6tie and 7ties quite impressive! But his style
changed a lot. He got more and more neo-romantic and I doubt that people
would need more treatment after the premiere than after listening to a
Mahler symphony!

>I have difficulty naming 4 living composers whose music I know well.
>But, I was surprised that no one has mentioned Martland or Benjamin yet.

In case you mean Steve Martland: yes a good idea!  His ensemble works are
quite amazing and he would certainly be a good choice for a commission!

Achim Breiling