Comments on: Gustavo Dudamel Brings Venezuela’s El Sistema to U.S. http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/gustavo-dudamel-brings-venezuelas-el-sistema-to-u-s/ Classical music all day, every day Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Myster Baad http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/gustavo-dudamel-brings-venezuelas-el-sistema-to-u-s/#comment-1741 Myster Baad Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:59:00 +0000 http://wosu.org/2012/classical101/?p=40091#comment-1741 Art is not and cannot be a wholly humanistic pursuit. To be true art, one must not merely bring all of one’s humanity to the practice of it; one must put that humanity in a position of subservience and service.

In today’s ever-more-humanistic society, art and culture suffer as never before. It is a simple calculus: if it doesn’t hurt, you’re doing it wrong.

I applaud all abusive conductors, regardless of circumstances.

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