Each year we have students that come back because they say it is less expensive.

We have a reciprocal exchange program with 33 students from around the world this semester.

The increase in petroleum also causes it to be more expensive to actually produce the food and things of that nature.

We have to anticipate what some of the costs are going to be.

We talked a lot about the mission, the link between the artists who come here and the students, and that this is an unbreakable link. That's what became most intriguing to me. Aspen can do what even great conservatories don't do. It can play a role for young musicians that their conservatory doesn't play. Not more important, but complementary to it.

I've done my work, in essence. The success is that the students are committed.