Contemporary Classical

Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About

Steve Smith, writing this morning in the Center of the Universe Times:

During a panel presented recently at the National Performing Arts Convention in Denver, the American Music Center and the American Composers Forum reported preliminary findings from “Taking Note,” a survey of American composers. The study was undertaken to help those organizations better serve their constituencies. According to its findings, the average American composer is a highly educated 45-year-old white male.

Update: Judith Zaimont has more from the study on her MusicMaker blog.