Gratifyingly overheard in the dining room of the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, where I’ve come to give the keynote address for the Winnipeg Symphony’s Canadian New Music Network conference:
“Kyle Gann’s a good choice. He’s in touch with the younger generation, and doesn’t just talk about the same old famous composers.”
UPDATE: I should maybe point out that the object of advertising this wasn’t just to make you think I’m cool, but to suggest that a lot of people are tired of talking about “the same old famous composers.”
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