Albie:

>...but you gotta admit that just about *all* the alternatives stray from
>the "safe"/traditional *standard rep style* in at least some direction.
>Enough so to make many programmers and audiences uncomfortable.

Enough for audiences to find refreshing if the programmers, afraid of their
season-ticket subscribers, would only take a smidgeon more risk sometimes.
There are lots of unknown easy-to-absorb pieces out there.  Big name
soloists can get away with some risk-taking also.

Jim Tobin