more coverage of classical musicians in Fresno

Fresno needs to boost its exposure of the few die hard classical musicians who perform here and record. I would like to see at least two recording studios house a Steinway or equivalent grand piano. This would bring in business from cities in California where charges to record professionally are costly. Though we have the Keyboard Concert Series and Fresno Phil, I envision more support for our home grown artists and those who have relocated here. Classical music programming has been cut on the air waves, and mp3s are crowding out live performances. We need to boost the arts and give it more public exposure.

Shirley Kirsten
concert pianist, recording artist
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