LETTER : The price of music
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir: Imagine someone applying for a job as a typist and being told that before they are seen a sum of money has to be given to the boss. Outrageous? This is the dilemma most musicians have to face - even if they have a degree and even if they are a member of the musicians' union. Pay to play - no other way.
Benedict Heaney
Manchester
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