tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230492111764243437.post-65035426749601046822008-03-21T23:55:00.000-05:002008-03-21T23:55:00.000-05:002008-03-21T23:55:00.000-05:00Choral music is about individuals who work together to create something of far greater value than what their own individual egos might create. Juilliard has always been about the "great artiste" soloist, hero worship, and all its other obnoxious trappings. Hard to believe they would even want to bother with a choral department all this time-- it's far more important to lock children in practice rooms for 16 hours a day until they can nail every note, even if they have no soul or life experience to bring to the pile of notes. Now ask me how I really feel about conservatories of this type.Paul Careyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06476673324774610488noreply@blogger.com