Spreading Understanding

What’s next in classical music? Kyle MacMillan suspects the “next big thing is going to come in how classical music – in some cases, all music – is perceived and understood. Already causing a huge transformation is our unprecedented ability to log on to Amazon.com and buy recordings of music from virtually anywhere in the world and any period of the past 1,000 years. This widespread availability of recordings and the accompanying reach of the Internet are helping spread classical music well beyond its usual Western confines.”