I’ve started making fun of journalists’ tendency to identify any and all music competitions involving audience participation as some form of “American Idol.” On the other hand, it sounds downright stodgy to say “There will be an art song competition in which the audience gets to vote on the winner this weekend.” Isn’t it more fun to call it “American Idol for composers?” I guess decorum wins out, but in any case, I think I’ve gotten the point across.
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