Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: What I ' m trying to say is that they have reached such a distinction that they can , if they so choose , turn a corner onto a path that could easily lead to classical - pop stardom , as evidenced by their performance Thursday at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley . The program began with the premiere of Impressions , by Clarice Assad ( b. 1979 ) . 
Question: What point of view is the speaker likely speaking from in this passage ?
Output (English): They are a scholar who studies the average lifespan of a band 's popularity.