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