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Re: National Philharmonic bows out abruptly

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2019-07-17 21:53

While this trend understandibly causes angst in the classical community. It does emphasize a point: the only music thriving in the US today had war declared on it by the US government. Jazz (and, as an extension...rock).

Governments across the US tried everything they could to kill jazz. They raided the district in New Orleans, they made dancing to jazz all but illegal (actually illegal in some cities)...yet jazz flourished. Jug bands flourished. String bands flourished. Swing flourished. Rock and Roll came into being.

The war on drugs: drugs flourished.
The war on poverty: same rate of poverty today
The war on health care costs: health care costs skyrocket

It seems that the best way to insure something survives is to have the government declare war on it. ;^)>>>

The second link provided by Dan (the Gregor article) seems to support this concept: "...Orchestras outside the United States face similar economic challenges even though they benefit from millions of dollars in direct government subsidies..."

The answer doesn't seem to lie in "help" from the government(s).

Fuzzy

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