tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post502131346818350862..comments2024-03-27T23:45:06.093+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: Looking back to the future?Daniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-41449551944505352942008-11-04T22:59:00.000+01:002008-11-04T22:59:00.000+01:00Perhaps the CETA program of the mid-1970s would be...Perhaps the CETA program of the mid-1970s would be an even better model. (I'll never forget Julius Eastman conducting a concert of the semi-ad-hoc CETA Orchestra at The Kitchen in NYC.) I suspect that a WPA-style reinvigoration of the musical economy is too much to hope for in an Obama admin.--and certainly in a McPalin. But let's see how bad the economy gets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-20259799913620579462008-10-31T12:22:00.000+01:002008-10-31T12:22:00.000+01:00I'm all for music about large farm equipment, so I...I'm all for music about large farm equipment, so I'm all in favor of more tractor odes, although my first choice would be something about tending header on a wheat harvester.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I don't think that the FMP is the best model, as it was organized top-down and focused on large ensembles, but it was an important educational effort.Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-30364029877344388802008-10-31T02:45:00.000+01:002008-10-31T02:45:00.000+01:00Does that mean it is time to write another "Ode to...Does that mean it is time to write another <BR/>"Ode to the Tractor"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com