{"id":414571,"date":"2021-10-27T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T15:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.wpengine.com\/?p=414571"},"modified":"2022-02-16T11:04:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T16:04:00","slug":"looseleaf-notebook-letting-go-of-your-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/nmbx\/looseleaf-notebook-letting-go-of-your-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Letting Go Of Your Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I reflect on why art is always imperfect and unpack a wave of anxiety that emerged for me while finishing a large-scale work for the LA Philharmonic. 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