Last Friday we went to the Boston Symphony concert. The program included pieces by Ives, Carter, Foss and Gershwin (not exactly stuff aimed at geriatrics), yet the hall was filled with 'senior citizens'. I'd guess that the average age was 75, if not 80. I hadn't seen so many people with walkers, wheelchairs and canes since my last visit to the orthopedic section of the hospital. The buses that had taken them there from all over New England were lined up outside, many of the buses bore the logo of the assisted living center where the passengers lived. It looks like the Symphony is pitching to we old folks as the most frequently advertised item in the program was retirement homes.
Where were the young people? I did see, maybe, 20 people under 50 there. The hall holds about 1500. Have the young deserted the world of symphonic music?
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