If it makes you feel any better about the programming at the Proms I just
found out today that the Fort Worth Symphony scratched its only living
composer from their upcoming season: Corigliano's "Promenade Overture"
has given way to (hold your breath...) "The Marriage of Figaro" overture.
I think I'll still go to the concert for the Symphonie Fantastique and
the Prokofieff 3rd Concerto (with Alexander Toradze).

A year and a half ago they gave a powerful concert of Latin American works
(Ginastera, Piazolla, Revueltas, Roberto Rodriguez, throw in Copland's
"Latin American Sketches").  Hopefully we'll have more like that in seasons
to come.

Aaron J. Rabushka
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