RTP-area local music and culture

[John I <not AT hotmail.com>]

bendy wrote:

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> Todd Morman wrote:
>> Anyone else see the letter in today's N&O complaining about Newman's
>> "crudeness" at the symphony last month?
>> (http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/2806410p-9250051c.htm
>> l) I saw the Sunday matinee and loved it; getting a chance to hear live
>> versions of Newman's beautifully orchestrated tunes was a real treat,
>> and his conducting of a few film score excerpts really got me thinking
>> again about classical music (or at least soundtrack music). He cussed a
>> few times, as I recall, a "shit" or two and maybe one teensy "fuck,"
>> but I'm curious if he did anything more "crude" than that on Friday
>> night. I've been told that about 20 folks walked out on him early on,
>> but it's not clear whether the cause was the cussing or not getting
>> that "Short People" was satire. 
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> A friend told me he heard a letter read on NPR in response to a feature 
> on John Hiatt. To paraphrase, "NPR is my refuge from that awful Heavy 
> Metal music."
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> I find it fascinating whenever I hear about members of society that have
> insulated themselves from the sex-and-violence monoculture of pop. 
> They're like defrosted cavemen.
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  Because the "sex-and-violence monoculture of pop" is the epitome of culture 
and art?