just finished browsing through this magazine. this was a special issue, filled with advertisements for groups, etc.

i am so depressed. where do these groups think they're doing?

why are there so many of these chamber groups? managements? what do they honestly think, that they'll make money? fame? i sincerely doubt their "goal" in this field. sure we all grew up with the hope & aspirations of becoming an influential artiste of the moment. but what now? some of these people are well over the retirement age. why continue? what's fueling their ambition?

as a person who's "been there, done that," i just can't understand why people continue to form chamber music groups, even though they have about 1 date per season. what is this human vanity? why must we pollute the world with mediocrity?

if you have the real passion & drive, go ahead. but again, i so highly doubt these people's sincerity to serve the arts.

i guess it's like saying, why do we have so many unncessary number of accountants?

perhaps i'm just jealous that i'm no longer a part of this performing circle/circus.

perhaps i'm just frustrated that people are "in the dark" - like the people who constantly knock at my business and wanting to get "better known."

perhaps they're the lucky ones - whose heads are in the clouds, always dreaming of "making it," and (in their own way) creating something out of their artistic senses.