Hi Basset,

I played some George Winston for Mr W last night and he was very happy. I got to thinking about your post again.

My mom had quite a collection of records of soundtracks, musicals, and operas.

Some of her favorite modern composers are listed below. You might see if you can get CDs of each's best for her to see if she likes them. I went to a lot of shows with my mom when I was younger and loved it. You could look for local venues where productions are being run and surprise your DS with one.

My guess is that she would be stunned by a good production from any of the writers listed below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodgers_and_Hammerstein

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin