Re: mitzvot music (was Scarborough Fair tune)

[Susan Lerner <meydele...>]

No, Jordan, I don't think this is going off topic, particularly.

We are constantly faced with the challenge that people have unrealistic 
expectations about what they should pay for live, authentic, good quality 
Jewish music, whether at simkhes or at concerts.  Most think nothing about 
paying $35, $45, or even $75 up to $125 for good seats to a classical music 
concert.  Try getting an audience to pay $75 for any kind of Jewish music.  
It's what makes a musician's life hardscrbble.

Shira Lerner


At 12:14 PM 7/16/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Well , this could go off topic very quickly, but as someone who makes a
>living as a musician, I take very seriously the idea that a bunch of non
>professionals would get together to undermine the viability of music as a
>profession. And by the way, while what you say is true regarding the quality
>of music, it is the exception, not the rule.
>Futher, I have always been able to accomodate a wide variety of budgets,
>while keeping within industry norms.

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