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The pretentious, stuffy experts that classical music seems to be associated with are far less desirable to Balliett, who has an offer to join the Civic Orchestra of Chicago upon graduation.
Collins repeatedly stressed the importance of publicity during his rehearsal-break briefings, recruiting people to put up posters, table outside the Science Center, and sell tickets to friends. Collins, for his part, drove around Boston posting flyers at other colleges, including the Berklee School of Music and the New England...
Getting to people who don’t usually listen to classical music, orchestra members say, is absolutely crucial, but convincing such outsiders that a two-hour concert is worth their time on a Friday night can be a hard sell.
A lot of Harvard students, according to Nathan I. Burke ’05, “wouldn’t go if you paid them.” As it stands, most of the undergrads that come to HRO’s concerts are either friends or relatives of...
The fact is though, HRO members concede, classical music just isn’t that popular among young people anymore, even though Harvard is considered to be relatively cultured.