Achim Breiling writes:

>I agree that the majority of concert goers dislike atonal music.
>Nevertheless, I can not agree that music listeners or lovers in general
>do not like this music!

Achim's theme is very interesting to me.  Are regular concert goers
representative of the classical music loving public, or are they just a
specialized segment focused on maintaining the concert traditions that
currently apply and which are detrimental to most other classical music
fans? I know that these traditions are detrimental to my going to concerts,
but I have no idea how many others are in the same boat.

For me, one of the most stifling aspects of a typical concert is that all
the music is usually of one type - ORCHESTRAL.  One orchestral work after
another is not my idea of a fine evening's music entertainment.  After all,
classical music is an area of such great diversity that I find the emphasis
on orchestral programming contrary to what's best about the music.  At
home, I usually listen to a few different types of classical music on a
daily basis.  Am I unreasonable in wanting the same from live performance
venues? A program consisting of an overture, concerto, and symphony is not
sufficient diversity.

Don Satz
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