[conservonator]

But some of it is very good, very worshipful, and well worth holding onto while it impacts.....whether a year or a 1000 years.

That’s the problem, much of the modern music used, at least in my parish, seems to sacrifice the worshipful for the entertaining. Some pieces will, with out a doubt, stand the test of time. Those pieces will stand because the are worshipful, beautiful and timeless. Sadly, much of what we hear today does not add to the Mass. It’s a distraction and not a useful form of worship.

[xzins]

But, if we don't let the young and the new explore their gifts and have a means of sharing it, then we'll sacrifice the new, and the young ones will look elsewhere.

Give them the stage for a bit. Check out the JMTalbot link I gave AmericanMother.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002UEN/qid=1066402280/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/103-8988547-4487807?v=glance&s=music&n=507846