First Words: A Panel Discussion About Reviewing Premieres

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(left to right) Frank J. Oteri, William Littler, David Stock, Barbara Jepson, John Kennedy

Panelists:
William Littler – Classical Music Critic, Toronto Star
Barbara Jepson – Classical Music Critic, Wall Street Journal
David Stock – Composer and Conductor Laureate, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
John Kennedy – Composer and Artistic Director, Santa Fe New Music

Additional Comments:
Margaret Barela – (Albuquerque, NM); Janet Bedell – Program Annotator, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Muriel Brooks – Retired Classical Music Critic; Dimitri Drobatschewsky – Former Classical Music Critic, Arizona Republic ; William Dunning – Music Critic, Santa Fe Reporter and Radio Announcer, KSFR-FM (Santa Fe, NM); Marc Geelhoed – (Bloomington, IN); Paul Hertelendy – Editor, ArtsSF.com and Former Classical Music Critic, San Jose Mercury News ; Johanna B. Keller -Freelance Music Journalist and Former Editor, Chamber Music Magazine ; Nancy Lang – (Washington D.C.); James Reel – Freelance Music Journalist and Former Arts Editor, Tucson Weekly (Tucson, AZ); Donald Rosenberg – Classical Music Critic, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) and President, MCANA; Jim Van Sant – Classical Music Critic, The Absolute Sound (Santa Fe, NM); and Steven Swartz – Publicity Director, Boosey & Hawkes