How Star Wars Saved the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra

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While we’re pretty sure John Williams movie soundtracks wouldn’t be classified as classical music by most purists, when you’re the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra (OSB) trying to boost attendance before your entire audience dies, bending the rules a a little bit isn’t an issue.

Combating the fact most of the OSB’s orchestra is over the age of 65, Brazilian agency Artplan shot the OSB playing classic (again. a stretch of the word) movie soundtracks, linked to it from YouTube clips and, as a result, claim to have increased the number of young people attending OSB concerts by 40%. As well as achieving a sell out for the entire season.

Not bad for a little rule bending.

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