"If we looked at the symphony orchestra, it is still basically European music prior to 1945 or 1949. It doesn't matter how much we go beyond that - whether we're talking about the minimalism of Terry Riley or Philip Glass or if we're talking about Luciano Berio. If you look at the core of the music, the mainstream is still there."

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