I think you'll find a significant number of people who decide not to enter competitions because their music just won't fit in that world.
Paul LanskyI noticed things in my computer music that were getting old, and I started to figure out that this has to do with the way the listener interacts with music.
Paul LanskyEven today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that are not tonal. I tend to think that there's a dichotomy that has to do with the way pitches are structured.
Paul LanskyIt's very interesting for me to listen to music with my wife. She's not a musician but she very often makes comments about pieces in ways that are similar to what I'm thinking.
Paul Lansky