I mentioned before "we" got onto some Advisory Council with the local symphony, and the one meeting I attended my wife enjoyed, and I did not. I thought they were seeking "advice", but apparently that isn't the point. I'm not sure there is a point, but maybe I should try another meeting to see if one shows up.
We have season tickets, which means six concerts a season, about a third overall given. I will on occasion buy another ticket, and did a couple weeks back, because the program looks good. Symphonies seem to want to play "innovative" music at times, and it not only doesn't do much for me, I see attendance drop way off when they do this if they don't also have another more popular piece included. So, my "advice" would be to stick to the masters.
Next season they are doing Beethoven Symphonies 1-8, which should be solid. I like them all (they did 9 last season). That probably will help attendance, but with 18 concerts, or so, it's only part of the season. We just had the last concert on Saturday, the key piece was the Firebird Suite by Stravinsky, which is 20th cenutury, but still "hummable" in parts. I liked it.
My wife listens to classical all day, often with her ear buds, but she'll put it on the stereo at times also, or the piano upstairs. She nags me to play more, but when I try, my hands are so weak and my play is so bad, it's hard to keep at it.
