Word: hro
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It’s not just HRO, of course—other classical groups have similar difficulty getting to them...
...evening of last Friday’s concert, Barlow led a small group of HRO musicians onto the balcony above Annenberg to play a short, dramatic song for the freshmen below in order to advertise the show. The students clapped enthusiastically, but the student responsible for selling tickets on the main floor came to rehearsal complaining that she hadn’t sold a single...
...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...
...those are just the obvious ones. Unless diehard classical fans are simply less likely to use thefacebook.com or publicly announce their interest, they appear to make up less than about 5 percent of the Harvard population. No matter how many posters they put up, HRO members know, chances are that the unconverted won’t be attending unless they’re there to support their friends or hear a piece they learned about in a Core class...
...wasn’t always such a struggle to stir up interest, according to HRO conductor James Yannatos, who has been leading then orchestra for 41 years. His musicians lovingly call...