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What makes you attend a music event?

By NewMusicBox Staff on May 1, 1999No Comment
What makes you attend a music event?
George Steel George Steel
“Free drinks: A concert is a celebration. It should feel like one…”
Eugene V. Carr Eugene V. Carr
“Whenever I go to a modern dance performance I’m usually thrilled by the air of expectation…”
Dean Stein Dean Stein
“…The history buff in me wants to hear what writers and composers have to say about my own time.”
Jessica Lustig Jessica Lustig
“The adventure comes when I’m not sure what the music will sound like…”
Matthew Sigman Matthew Sigman
“…I find myself in a seat in a concert hall at the behest of someone else who has good taste and an extra ticket…”

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