In one corner a combo played light music by American composers.

Santa Fe does have a very good history of playing music by living composers and commissioning pieces.

Here he plays a mix of sonatas by Central European composers.

He made many recordings, and also played many works by Mexican composers, helping them to make their music better known.

The group will play works by favorite composers.

For an artist with such a modern sensibility, it's curious he has not prominently played works by living composers.

Farr was always available as a performer to play new works by other composers.

He was a very good improviser, but was careless when playing music by other composers, including his father's.

Along with world music, he plays avant-garde works by new composers or just interesting sounds, like that of a "fire organ."

I've certainly played plenty of fine music by composers who don't play an instrument, but there's something to be said for an inside-out understanding.