Winning Commissions & Losing.

The article focuses on the criticism of New Orleans Philharmonic Symphony conductor Werner Torkanowsky on the music of composer Darius Milhaud's presented during the 250th anniversary of New Orleans in Louisiana. Torkanowsky comments that Mihaud's music was a disappointment to the audience and to the spirit of the anniversary celebration. However, Milhaud was not affected by the rejection and continued his busy schedule attending rehearsal for the revival of his 1938 opera "Medee."