I was skimming over this article by Lebrecht here: http://standpointmag.co.uk/music-july-august-2015-norman-lebrecht-cleveland-orchestra-philharmonic
And I caught wind of the following statement: "America's growing minorities resented European culture and shunned the concert hall. Programming got safe and stale, managers were stubbornly white, and musicians, fearful of a shrinking future, demanded greater security. In 2000, the Chicago Symphony broke the bank with a $100,000 starting wage for new players, fresh out of college."
What threw me off is that there is a assumption that minorities in America don't like European culture?!?
Interestingly enough, being Asian-American, I find this to be pretty absurd and a huge assumption. In fact, my personal experience enjoys both Western and Eastern cultures.
So I'm trying to figure out where Lebrecht got that idea he states from? Clues? Ideas?
And I caught wind of the following statement: "America's growing minorities resented European culture and shunned the concert hall. Programming got safe and stale, managers were stubbornly white, and musicians, fearful of a shrinking future, demanded greater security. In 2000, the Chicago Symphony broke the bank with a $100,000 starting wage for new players, fresh out of college."
What threw me off is that there is a assumption that minorities in America don't like European culture?!?
Interestingly enough, being Asian-American, I find this to be pretty absurd and a huge assumption. In fact, my personal experience enjoys both Western and Eastern cultures.
So I'm trying to figure out where Lebrecht got that idea he states from? Clues? Ideas?