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No Place for Perfection JoAnn Falletta resists a roadblock to making inspired music by David Srebnik Performers, their teachers and their audience demand perfection. Since perfection really can't be achieved, that puts musicians in a compromising position. Conductor JoAnn Falletta says perfection is a state of mind that musicians should avoid at all costs.

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Risk and resistance lead to remarkable music making, according to conductor JoAnn Falletta. She's the conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony.

As a writer, she brings a witty perspective to what really takes place behind the musical scenes. Read her "Love Letters to Music" on her web site here.