The Decline of Culture in America

I went to see the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the best orchestras in the world, at SPAC last night.
The vast majority of the audience was composed of the retired set which is probably par for the course at cultural events like jazz, opera, classical or live theater.

The program last night began with Brahms, then Beethoven and lastly Tchaikovsky. There were three young girls near our seats and they were totally bored by the first 58 minutes of the Brahms music as was this old dentist. The last two minutes  of the music before the intermission  was loud and fabulous.

If we want young people to become excited about culture, don't you think that it would have been wise, on the last performance of the season, to present vibrant, loud, and engaging music? Something memorable?

I have been to performances of classical, opera and jazz and everyone  had gray hair unless they took "preventive measures." Young people have grown up in a digital world and whether we old folks like it or not, we have to give young people a reason to enjoy classical music...and I agreed with the three young girls that the music from Brahms was less than enjoyable.