But she is glad she never became a concert pianist, constantly moving around.
This approach has been continued by the current artistic director, Harry Christophers, who says, "People who come to our concerts are constantly astounded to find that they feel they are hearing this great music for the first time.
These early sets, said Butler, were geared toward finding a solution to the rigidity of most arena concerts, where "you're constantly reminded that they're going to be kicking you out soon, and you're just here for a planned event".
For instance, after the war he was a regular member of the hugely successful, constantly touring concert package known as "Jazz at the Philharmonic".
He was constantly sampling concerts, plays, the opera, museums, dinner parties.
It is not a big city, especially compared to "Gothamburg," but there is always a lot going on (street fairs, chocolate festivals, concerts) and people are constantly out and about.
But now Mr. Russo is doing some things he did as a concert artist, like traveling almost constantly, and some things he did not, like raising money to pay for television commercials and other campaign expenses.
Adds Jay Rosenthal, counsel for the Recording Artists Coalitionn, which lobbies against the company: "Clear Channel owns so many radio stations and concert venues that artists are constantly fearful of it".
I have played hundreds of concerts with him and am constantly impressed by his artistry and his respectful leadership.
Monk's angular, perpetually contemporary-sounding music is reinterpreted constantly - in classical concert halls where 20th-century music is being celebrated, by jazz artists of all ages and persuasions, and on the sound-systems of countless restaurants and bars, where its vinegary dissonances jump at you out of the usual smooth-jazz drone.
The former piece, although it first brought Rachmaninoff to public attention, was to haunt him throughout his life the prelude was constantly requested by his concert audiences.
