prominent in our society than it is. is it a frustration for you that the classical world does rely so heavily on the past? that you feel you have to persuade people to listen to these new works? i don�*t think it�*s about the past. i think there are innate qualities that we associate with classical music that require investment of time and concentration and a still environment and there�*s a seriousness to it that not everybody wants to experience. i think a lot of people, when they think of doing something nice, going out, doing something that�*s not work and not family, they want to escape and they want a lot of entertainment, they want to have a good time. and for something to have an intensity to it and to kind of enrich and change you in the process,