"We live in a predatory world. If a buck is to be made, it will be, damn the human consequences."

Well, yes, he should have if he were an agile critic! But trapped in his own prejudices he bucked the facts and pursued his own hobby horse. (He might even have supposed that classical music ought not be funny!) As a result his readers were cheated out of an informed and honest review of Dominick Argento's new composition featured in the opening concert of ArtsWest's creative concert series for this their ninth season.

RONALD F. MARSHALL
SEATTLE

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