Aaron,
no i didn't know the composer's background nor what i was listening to but you don't need to know all this to enjoy the music. I mean, when you listen to music on the radio, you don't need to know the history of the artist or whatnot to say that the song is good or not. Of course classical music is different because it reflects history but at the same time, it's a personal taste. I don't mind listening to instrumental classical music but when people start singing in latin or whatever, it's not what i expect of a symphony...
No i didn't go to GET educated...it was more like to FEEL educated but i realized it's really not for me.
FYI, i've been to symphonies before and i've enjoyed my time BEFORE.
But i don't think you should be so judgmental. Whether i like something or not or whether other people do or not and to what extent they choose to engage in, is their own choice. I think it's okay for you to open people's mind like what chels did with that guy, but here it seems less like you trying to make me realize something bigger in enjoy classical and more like you just judging especially when you say "so it doesn't really surprise me that you didn't enjoy it as much as you would've liked" and things like that.

I'm open for people to enlighten me but when you say things like that, you do offend me and it makes me defensive.

Honestly, i probably would enjoy it more if i did know the background but the first thing i thought after reading it wasn't "hmm..maybe i should give the symphony a try once i've done some research" but more "what right does aaron have to judge me"

I know you don't mean it like that...but i hope you understand where i'm coming from.

Anyways, jon thought it was boring too. Neither he expected a guy to sing in latin.