D. Stephen Heersink wrote:

>Its logic escapes me, and its ability to please or entertain is always
>absent.  Whatever its merits and its continued "life," it shall always
>be marginal for most listeners.

"Always" is a long time.  The way I look at it, the future of classical
music, what it will consist of, and which categories will be most listened
to is an "unknown".  It isn't just that I prefer it that way, but I've seen
so many changes in preferences in all kinds of areas over the decades that
I'm very skeptical of predicting future tastes.

Don Satz
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