Jacques Monod is a young (29) French conductor who believes that U.S. musical society is awash in stagnation, apathy and confusion. He sees major orchestras playing programs they could have played (and sometimes did) a century before, their musicians bored and cynical, their conductors hamstrung by bosses who are afraid to venture new things and new directions. As a result. Monod complains, contemporary music is almost a secret, played by enthusiasts for themselves, and in programs selected by squabbling committees who try to satisfy factions rather than present balanced music. Lots of people in the music world have complained about this...
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