21.   In New York City, the director of the New York Philharmonic has continued his policy of not programming any controversial contemporary works.

22.   It will allow the museum to exhibit its surprisingly rich permanent collection of European Old Masters and contemporary regional works, as well as present temporary shows.

23.   Judging by many of the contemporary works on view, that same creative spirit continues today, some of it laced with wit and social commentary.

24.   Later he formed the choir La Chapelle Royale to perform music from before and after the baroque periods, including contemporary works.

25.   Many contemporary works, from short solo pieces to entire operas, have been commissioned this way.

26.   Mainstream concertgoers, they say, demand to hear repertory staples and complain when subjected to unfamiliar contemporary works.

27.   Opera houses that present contemporary works often lean toward the more innovative, both in music and production.

28.   On the bright side, Nonesuch has been notably successful with contemporary works, which make up the majority of its releases.

29.   Rampal played a large number of contemporary works, including premieres by Bernstein, Copland, Ezra Laderman, David Diamond and Krzysztof Penderecki.

30.   Shaw believed in living composers as well as acknowledged masters, and more than once his programming of difficult contemporary works landed him in hot water.