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- You are right Ted. I should have been more specific. I personally have a problem with pop and commercial music being defined as "contemporary" music. Of course technically since it is of our time it is contemporary, however we do need a way to define contemporary art music from pop, and the lack of definition, and overlap of the two are extremely dangerous for the future of art music, and for composers whose primary interest is in finding new modes of self expression and giving insight into what it means to be a creative person living at this particular time in history. Pop on the other hand tends to be concerned with connecting with and pleasing as large an audience as possible. It is not art solely for the sake of art, and that is fine and good but it should not have the opportunity to eclipse art music, which it does all to often in the symphony orchestras and large musical institutions. Alex, sorry for using your page for this discussion.
- Alex Lunsqui is an extraordinary composer. I am familiar with a lot of him music and I love his creativity and his pure dedication to creating art. He has so much substance as a musician and as an artist of our time.
- I've been listening to this guy's music for the past 10 years and he keeps amazing me more and more every time. He is a truly great creative artist and it is such a relief to hear a voice such as his, so filled with integrity, inspiration and technique as a musician, amid the sea of nonsense that masquerades as "contemporary music" today.
