Published:
Tuesday,
January
27th,
2015
From: swarthmorephoenix.com
Classical music has seen better days. As a proud lover of this genre, I have had to defend it against some criticism here at Swarthmore. Students have remarked to me that classical music is “elitist” and, accordingly, not worth their time. I’m going to discuss the origins of this unfair characterization and push back against it.