Why the Symphony is Cool.

Miley Cyrus can sell out arenas, but as I've witnessed at the Milwaukee Symphony, they can barely fill their seats. Why is it that we don't appreciate the classical music? (I recognize that I'm making a broad generalization, but I also don't know too many folks that frequent the symphony on the reg, strengthening my assumption.)  Growing up, my family made it a point to take my sister and I to the symphony at least once a year, if not more.  I grew up learning that it's worth my time to sit and listen to the strings, the percussion, the brass.  And not just listen, but to feel the emotion behind the music, to witness those playing the instruments put their energy into those instruments.  I'm not going to lecture on culture, rather, I am going to prove my point merely by promoting a YouTube clip.  That's right, I'm hoping that technology will encourage you to consider buying tickets to your local symphony and take it in yourself.  Just give it a try - it's an hour or so of your night and I hope can make a huge impact on you and understanding why the arts are important.

The following video is indeed a few years old and I just happened to watch it this evening.  Yet, the impact of the video is great as it ended up on my feed on the Facebook in April of 2014.  In celebration of a city's 130th anniversary, they chose to not have a big fancy dance flashmob, rather, one that spread lots of JOY through classical music.  And they do make it look oh so very cool.