Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured it out... otherwise, you just get the back of someone's head playing music you could hear on a CD. It's not enough anymore.
“When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.”
“I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.”