Some years ago I organised a Christmas programme using recorded music from the "great composers" combined with the traditional Christmas hymns sung by the congregation from a more working class background.
I felt a lot of gratifcation when one of the congregation came to me afterwards and said that they did not realise such beautifull music existed.
How will any one know such beautifull music exists if they are not exposed to it.
Music was hijacked in the fifties by commercial interests who have since sold it like you would sell a pound of butter or soap powder.
My children were exposed to "classical music in our home and at one time attended a concert in which myself and my wife sang in The Saint Matthew Passion.
The "kids" still remember it and for weeks were huming or singing parts of it.
Please do not think I am knocking any artist
who is a member of this forum I enjoy a lot of your contributions.

Cousin Ken