Gumby wrote:
> On Sep 24, 10:30 am, PeterL wrote:
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>>On Sep 24, 5:19 am, Gumby wrote:
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>>>On Sep 24, 6:42 am, Icono Clast wrote:
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>>>>On Sep 23, 11:05 pm, TXZZ wrote:
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>>>>>On Sep 24, 8:39 am, Motorblade wrote:
>>>>>Do you realize that this makes Austin fraudulent, and that most cities
>>>>>couldn't be as much of a cultural fraud if they tried?
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>>>>With a reported six hundred music venues, it couldn't possibly be as
>>>>you say.
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>>>If quantity is what equals value to you, then I suppose you may have a
>>>point. If it's quality you want, I have heard better jazz/folk
>>>musicians in NYC subway stations.
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>>>TXZZ may be making his point crudely and obnoxiously but he's right.
>>>There is not one top shelf arts organization in Austin. Houston has
>>>the Grand Opera and the Alley Theater, DFW has the Kimble. That's
>>>about it for the national stage.
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>>>Then again, Austin is considerably smaller than both those cities so
>>>the talent pool is smaller as well. (I guess San Antonio has no
>>>excuse) The real shame is that a state the size and population of TX
>>>has so little to contribute to the national arts community. At the
>>>very least one of the major cities should have a top shelf "A"
>>>orchestra.
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>>Houston Grand Opera is top shelf as you said, so is the Dallas Fort
>>Worth Symphony.
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> DFWS is B level. It's not bad but it's not Cleveland, Chicago, New
> York, etc.
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>>Maybe classical music is not something Texans are
>>interested in.
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> There is a HUGE amount of people interested in classical music in TX!
> Just look at all the top notch facilities that have been erected in
> the past few years. I think it all has to do with TX "inbreeding."
> The propensity for Texans to feel that anything in TX is better than
> anywhere else has kept their standards set at mediocre. The borders
> are big and not too many people get to visit great centers of culture.
>
Boils down to me that most of the sounds generated on 6th Street are of
the, "If you hear one, you heard 'em all."
Austin may have over a million people in the metro area, but arts-wise,
it's still a little podunk town.
JT
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