SFNM's Season

Santa Fe New Music's 2008-2009 season is now announced and tickets are on sale. Check it out and let us know what you think about what's in store!

Oh no! Eno?

An interesting Internet tiff centering around Kyle Gann and David Byrne caught our eye. Often when we tell people who have more of a "pop music" background than a "classical music" background about what we do, they veer towards references to Laurie Anderson, the Talking Heads, and their clubbing/loft-y 80's downtown cohorts. And while no one is "hating on these people" just because they achieved fame and commercial success (!) there are some fundamental aesthetic/historic/attitudinal (etc.) differences between their "schools of thought" and the musical approach of, say, Santa Fe New Music.

Is it just a 21st century revival of the "culture wars" in music? Do we even care?

For the background, read this post and you want to delve further, the ones it links to. And weigh in with your thoughts here if you like.