1.What is your general response to the article, in relation to at least one other assigned reading?

2.What is your take on the quote, The totalitarian concert experience that Dare criticized is in fact countercultural, obliging listeners to explore humility through attention to unfamiliar ideas, without regard to their own immediate need for gratification. ? In other words, do you agree with Dare or the author? Why?

3. In the 21st century, what role should an orchestra play in the community?