some of you might know about kickstarter, which is a website where creative entities can solicit -- and receive! -- funding from the public. it's very cool. there's a project there now -- one which has already attained its goal, but to which you can still contribute if you'd like -- where music which is in the public-domain will be newly recorded and released at no cost.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Musopen/record-and-release-free-music-wi... if you're a fan of classical music, this is definitely worth checking out... -bowerbird