tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post4092430000667103833..comments2008-07-19T12:53:01.708+01:00Pliablenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-89742064089332552262006-12-31T18:17:00.000Z2006-12-31T18:17:00.000ZI think Glynnie has a great point. If the composer and performer want to use the theatrical enhancements of lighting and amplification for their work, then let them do it.<br /><br />Your Benjamin Britten quote was great but I don't think he was warning against "tricks" and "gadgets," so much as advising a young composer to compose with their own voice and style and to forget about the myriad competing fashions of the day, whether those be "proletarian" or "avant-garde."<br /><br />And have a happy New Year, Pliable Dude, from California.sfmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17819723581695521723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-12699868218474471902006-12-30T18:54:00.000Z2006-12-30T18:54:00.000ZJohn Rutter received a CBE in the New Years Honours.<br /><br />If these honours have any meaning any more, and I don't for a moment think they do as they have been completely diluted by awards to footballers and rock stars, it is difficult to understand why Rutter received a significantly less prestigous award than Evelyn Glennie.Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com