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What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Robert Hurwitz, President, Nonesuch Records
June 1, 1999 / By

I buy records for at least five reasons: professionally (I want to hear people I haven’t heard before, or I want to hear recordings that people I trust are talking about); I buy them for …

What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Laura Kuhn, Director, John Cage Trust
June 1, 1999 / By
What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Laura Kuhn, Director, John Cage Trust

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What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Aaron Jay Kernis, Composer, New Music Advisor, Minnesota Orchestra
June 1, 1999 / By
What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Aaron Jay Kernis, Composer, New Music Advisor, Minnesota Orchestra

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What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Elliott Schwartz
June 1, 1999 / By
What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Elliott Schwartz

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What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Derek Bermel, Composer
June 1, 1999 / By
What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently? Derek Bermel, Composer

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What recordings do you buy and why? What recordings have you listened to recently?
June 1, 1999 / By

Robert Hurwitz“I buy them to hear musician friends when they forget to send me a copy of their latest album…”

Laura Kuhn“…I confess that what I’m listening to right now doesn’t really qualify as new American …

American Music and the Future of the Recording Industry
June 1, 1999 / By

The sad reality of being unable to hear a large amount of American repertoire or new music of any national origin in the concert hall or on the radio is countered by the ecstatic joy of being able to hear anything you want if you’ve got it in your record collection.

What makes you attend a music event? Dean Stein
May 1, 1999 / By
What makes you attend a music event? Dean Stein

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What makes you attend a music event?
May 1, 1999 / By

What makes you attend a music event?

George Steel“Free drinks: A concert is a celebration. It should feel like one…”

Eugene V. Carr“Whenever I go to a modern dance performance I’m usually thrilled by the …

Taking Charge of American Music
May 1, 1999 / By

Frank J. OteriPhoto by Melissa Richard

In 1939, six American composers joined forces to create the American Music Center, the first-ever information center devoted to the promulgation of new music. For many years, the …