The third episode of the new version of my book on the future of classical music is now
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be the book’s first introductory chapter (or maybe simply the introduction), in
which I set forth, in general terms, what the book’s going to say. When I’m
through with that, I’ll launch the first main section, which will be about the measurable
side of the classical music crisis—aging audience, declining ticket
sales, and all the rest.
The next episode goes online two weeks from today, on April
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