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Shouldn't it be the other way, though? They say that Vivaldi didn't write 1500 concertos... that he wrote 1 concerto 1500 times. John Williams has written many things that are differing (not that Vivaldi hasn't), but Vivaldi stuck to what he knew best. John Williams has not only composed works for films (which are brilliant), but he writes concert works too, also having proven himself in several venues and genres of music. Vivaldi, in my humble opinion, has nothing on John Williams. I mean, we have people that dedicate their lives to composing music like Vivaldi, and they can, because it's not hard music to grasp if you study it. I would dare say we have no composer that could compose music the way John Williams does. Just my thought, though.

Indeed! That's why I don't quite get the real criticism about a certain piece (or style) being "predictable" (what is NOT predictable nowadays?). There are a few other blanket criticisms that often hit a given composer's works, regardless of the fact that they are ultimately empty (i. e. a work "falling flat", being "cheesy", "trite", etc., without explaining WHAT is exactly wrong with them, what makes it "fall flat", or "cheesy", or "trite"). But hey, this also means a lot of freedom for any composer, since they do no longer need to worry about the "shock value" and thus might as well focus on the music itself.

Well, the idea is to have a music notation program that integrates with the website, which would make competitions possible, and comments more visible. As composers, we spend a lot more time in front of "music", then we do a website. I think integration of a music notation program can serve this music community better than it is currently being served. This just means I am developing the product, I am not hiring someone to develop the product for me. Back in the day I used to outsource programming work when I didn't know a thing about computer programming. The benefit of keeping everything local to Young Composers, aside from saving on costs, is that we can fully custom tailor the product to our needs. We can eliminate any contractual obligations as well in case we decide to make any major updates or changes. This means, even though the initial development may take longer (really, the research involved is the biggest time cost), additional updates will be much quicker to address.

Will there be a mac version in the future? The idea sounds promising!