August 19, 2009
The Capital Times
Twenty Years Later, Token Creek Still Takes Its Time
By Lindsay Christians
As the Token Creek Chamber Music Festival turns 20, its founders are grappling with a brave new world in classical music. People are discovering symphonies on YouTube. Toddlers learn arias using Baby Einstein videos. Some young composers say they're not even writing for live audiences anymore.
"Years ago, an artistic administrator of a big organization said, 'Oh yeah, I listened to your X symphony on my car stereo,'" said composer John Harbison ...
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