Marie,

I live in an area where there are lots of types of music that are either unfamiliar or even unpopular.  I think some of this is often because some of the genres are unknown.  So I use every possible performance opportunity of my choir to "slip" in a little of something.  We might be performing a Big Band Era program but I manage to slip in a beautiful choral arrangement of what is known to me as "the art song" or a more difficult piece in the chamber style but yet a short piece.  Guess I was brought up to educate as well as entertain.  Never had complaints yet but it might not work in every situation.  Kathy