Awesome music/dance article in today's NY Times

Here it is. It's a rich, fair, and timely examination of the benefits and costs of using live music vs. taped music in dance performances. A choice quote from Joan Acocella (and somewhat self-serving-- w/r/t me, not Ms. Acocella):

"Dance audiences, I believe, have now got used to taped music, and you can get used to it, the same way you can learn to eat Spam instead of ham, or breathe smog instead of air. Your life is just diminished, and you don’t realize it until you see concerts such as we saw last month..."

I'll be in Phoenix all next week, for business and pleasure. Enjoy the season!