Results: Have you given your Symphony some love lately?
1.
1.
Does your community have a Symphony Orchestra?
Yes
28%
•
649 votes
No
52%
•
1203 votes
Undecided
19%
•
447 votes
2.
2.
Do you ever attend concerts given by your Symphony Orchestra? Yes, frequently
4%
•
95 votes
Yes, sometimes
10%
•
224 votes
I may have gone once.
12%
•
272 votes
No, never
47%
•
1078 votes
My community doesn't have an orchestra
27%
•
630 votes
3.
3.
Did you play an instrument as a child? Yes
43%
•
992 votes
No
57%
•
1307 votes
4.
4.
What are some reasons that may keep you from attending?(Select all that apply) Ticket prices too high
29%
•
658 votes
The music doesn't interest me
31%
•
708 votes
I like the music, but our orchestra isn't that good.
7%
•
171 votes
N/A - I do attend concerts
38%
•
880 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
•
135 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.51% | 13 | |
| na | 0.24% | 6 |
| n/a | 0.16% | 4 |
| we have no orchestra | 0.08% | 2 |
| don't have one | 0.08% | 2 |
| distance | 0.08% | 2 |
| there isnt one | 0.08% | 2 |
| health | 0.08% | 2 |
| don't have an orchestra | 0.08% | 2 |
| no community orchestra | 0.08% | 2 |
| not available in my area | 0.08% | 2 |
| no orchestra | 0.08% | 2 |
| don't know when they are | 0.04% | 1 |
| cement seats, outch | 0.04% | 1 |
| kids too involved with other activities those days | 0.04% | 1 |
| too much perfume and cologne at these events! | 0.04% | 1 |
| none nearby | 0.04% | 1 |
| my rural community does not have an orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| we dont have one | 0.04% | 1 |
| n/a no orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| do not have here | 0.04% | 1 |
| back problems, can't sit for too long | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't have an orchestra in my town. and i'm broke | 0.04% | 1 |
| none are available | 0.04% | 1 |
| no performances here | 0.04% | 1 |
| there isn't one to my knowledge | 0.04% | 1 |
| nearest orchestra is in another state, and 230 miles round trip | 0.04% | 1 |
| dont have 1 | 0.04% | 1 |
| not interested in orchestra! | 0.04% | 1 |
| many cds, around 400 | 0.04% | 1 |
| concerts are boring | 0.04% | 1 |
| no time or money | 0.04% | 1 |
| no one to go with | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't like attending live concerts | 0.04% | 1 |
| to crowded. | 0.04% | 1 |
| none around | 0.04% | 1 |
| no concerts in area | 0.04% | 1 |
| i am deaf | 0.04% | 1 |
| no time | 0.04% | 1 |
| lack of time | 0.04% | 1 |
| town doesn thave an orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| no opportunity | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do go but not to many | 0.04% | 1 |
| we dont have an orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| i'm pretty sure podunk indiana doesn't have a symphony. | 0.04% | 1 |
| timing. don't drive at night. | 0.04% | 1 |
| none here | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't know where the orchestra performs or if we have one | 0.04% | 1 |
| huh? | 0.04% | 1 |
| not in our area | 0.04% | 1 |
| concerts are to far to drive to | 0.04% | 1 |
| just never seem to have the free time | 0.04% | 1 |
| my community doesn't have an orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| no childcare. | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't want to go | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know if there is an orchestra or not | 0.04% | 1 |
| we do not have a symphony orchestra. | 0.04% | 1 |
| problem with a wheelchair | 0.04% | 1 |
| just not interested | 0.04% | 1 |
| love to attend but don't have around where i live | 0.04% | 1 |
| too many phony snobs | 0.04% | 1 |
| time and working | 0.04% | 1 |
| just haven't gotten around to going. | 0.04% | 1 |
| none local | 0.04% | 1 |
| we don't have one nearby. | 0.04% | 1 |
| my community doesn't have an orchestra. | 0.04% | 1 |
| symphony folded with the economic downturn | 0.04% | 1 |
| i don't even know if there is one | 0.04% | 1 |
| none here. | 0.04% | 1 |
| inconvenient | 0.04% | 1 |
| my daughter plays the violin in our orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| i attend other concerts. | 0.04% | 1 |
| we still don't have one. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i just don't think about it | 0.04% | 1 |
| lost in my own scedule dont want to think of something i dont enjoy | 0.04% | 1 |
| busy life.... | 0.04% | 1 |
| orchestra is on strike | 0.04% | 1 |
| none near us. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i still have a few rock artists on my bucket list. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i hate them | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't have a community orchestra | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do not drive at night, and the concert hall is in a very bad neighborhood | 0.04% | 1 |
| no orchestra in driving distance | 0.04% | 1 |
| transportation and money. | 0.04% | 1 |
| venue is too tricky for me to navigate. | 0.04% | 1 |
| bad location in city for performance | 0.04% | 1 |
| no orchestra in my community | 0.04% | 1 |
| lack of information | 0.04% | 1 |
| conflicting events | 0.04% | 1 |
| crowds | 0.04% | 1 |
| i have never thought about it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| too busy. kids and jobs and bills. | 0.04% | 1 |
| agoraphobic | 0.04% | 1 |
| my husband doesn't want to go | 0.04% | 1 |
| i do not have time, nor do i know if one exists in my area or not. | 0.04% | 1 |
| i haven't gotten into the habit in this new community of going. | 0.04% | 1 |
| there are none in my area | 0.04% | 1 |
| my daughter plays | 0.04% | 1 |
| i dislike concerts | 0.04% | 1 |
| just never thought to go | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't like orchestra concerts | 0.04% | 1 |
| time | 0.04% | 1 |
| location and time | 0.04% | 1 |
| not conveniently located | 0.04% | 1 |
| too far away (100 miles) | 0.04% | 1 |
| never lived in a city where something like this was offered. | 0.04% | 1 |
5.
5.
Would any of the following things make you more likely to attend? (Select all that apply) Lower ticket prices
28%
•
643 votes
More of the classics. Bring on Beethoven 5!
9%
•
197 votes
More pops. Bring on the Star Wars Medley!
15%
•
347 votes
Guest artists, no matter the genre
10%
•
233 votes
Concerts in a more relaxed environment. I want a beer while I listen.
12%
•
275 votes
N/A
50%
•
1141 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
43 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.28% | 8 | |
| no | 0.07% | 2 |
| none of the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| closer to home | 0.03% | 1 |
| more time on my end. | 0.03% | 1 |
| got to schedule concert and get tickets and groupes | 0.03% | 1 |
| getting james galway in on the flute for a really low price - as if that would ever happen | 0.03% | 1 |
| when i'm not working. | 0.03% | 1 |
| safer neighborhood | 0.03% | 1 |
| would love it if we had one | 0.03% | 1 |
| might go if i had a friend in the line up or a group to go with. | 0.03% | 1 |
| free time. | 0.03% | 1 |
| my friends going | 0.03% | 1 |
| if my husband wanted to go | 0.03% | 1 |
| an invitation | 0.03% | 1 |
| if they had it in my area | 0.03% | 1 |
| nothing would make me want to go | 0.03% | 1 |
| concerts sunday afternoons or different days other than school nights | 0.03% | 1 |
| i have no one to go with... | 0.03% | 1 |
| one nearby | 0.03% | 1 |
| if we had one | 0.03% | 1 |
| i am too poor to eat 3 meals a day no amount of lowering the ticket price aside from "free and we'll bus you there and back since you can't afford a $2 bus ticket" could change my circumstance | 0.03% | 1 |
| a closer orchestra | 0.03% | 1 |
| if there was one | 0.03% | 1 |
| many cds, around 400, my hubby and i loves music, were in glee clubs | 0.03% | 1 |
| if my child was playing | 0.03% | 1 |
| someone to go with | 0.03% | 1 |
| nothing, really. | 0.03% | 1 |
| city far away & therefore a costly night all told | 0.03% | 1 |
| none available or i would go | 0.03% | 1 |
| concerts closer to home. | 0.03% | 1 |
| if it was a formal affair like it was 100 years ago, i would go. | 0.03% | 1 |
| better parking facilities, more reasonably priced parking | 0.03% | 1 |
| venue closer to home | 0.03% | 1 |
| heavey metal | 0.03% | 1 |
6.
6.
Many orchestras have concert series specifically geared toward younger audiences, featuring lower ticket prices and guests from other genres (i.e. rock, pop, country, jazz, or broadway). Would you be more likely to attend a concert from a series like this? Yes, I would be more likely to attend a concert like that
34%
•
784 votes
No, I prefer more traditional orchestra concerts
11%
•
255 votes
No, I still wouldn't attend an orchestra concert
24%
•
563 votes
N/A
30%
•
697 votes
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