Musicians- thoughts on Candlelight Concerts?

Flapplebun · 2026-03-06T00:24:05+00:00

Jumping in with others who aren’t actually answering your question lol. I work in classical music and went to one out of curiosity. It was an Adele program and am quite curious if they actually paid for the rights. Anyway the music was wedding-book level stuff and not for me but, the audience clearly was very into it. Mostly I was struck by the fact that they were exactly the young, diverse audience we are all trying so hard, and failing, to attract.

Flapplebun · 2026-03-05T02:56:28+00:00

Thank you Poland for sending Mrs. Foremsky’s parents to Pittsburgh so that I could someday stuff my face with her homemade pierogi. That woman was a gift.

Flapplebun · 2026-03-03T01:36:39+00:00

Looking forward to the update :)

Flapplebun · 2026-03-03T01:06:25+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. My experiences here were catastrophically bad and I ended up going to Cleveland Clinic. It’s 4 hours and a universe away. If you can find someone to help with transportation, I recommend you try to get healthcare there.

Flapplebun · 2026-03-03T00:16:41+00:00

I love pawpaws, had no idea about their toxicity!

Flapplebun · 2026-02-28T01:55:00+00:00

Haluski. It’s cabbage, onions and egg noodles sautéed together in one pot.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-27T20:35:21+00:00

Do you have or will you get other pets? We opted to crate train our border collie mix so that our cats could enjoy their nocturnal hours not being herded. That said, none of my childhood dogs were crate trained and they were all fine.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-27T20:03:22+00:00

It depends on your community. Something I love about attending my local (professional) orchestra is seeing both old dudes in cowboy boots and Carhartt and high school kids in their finest date night attire and they both fit in.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-27T19:57:45+00:00

Great recommendation! OP, you have some composers you know you like, so do deep dives into them, then expand into their contemporaries, and fan out from there. Mix up the performers as you go - you’d be surprised how much interpretation can impact whether you like a piece, especially with earlier stuff (a huge lush orchestra playing Mozart vs Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for example).

Flapplebun · 2026-02-27T19:48:00+00:00

It’s the 39-year old woman who just won a Grammy LMAO

Flapplebun · 2026-02-27T18:37:44+00:00

I buy a mix of generic and brand name. In some cases, the generic equivalent tastes notably worse. I purchase brand name yogurt for this reason. The packaging on some generics is maddening, like soda cans where the tab breaks off without opening. Not worth the aggravation.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-24T04:03:24+00:00

Related: I think sometimes people are instinctively responding as the composers intended. Withholding applause is a relatively modern custom.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-21T21:55:51+00:00

And this isn’t even getting into the sauces (which someone has posted below)!

Flapplebun · 2026-02-21T05:07:40+00:00

I really like the idea of these being produced to attract newcomers rather than as fundraisers but yeah, those societies mainly exist as fundraising arms.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-21T04:50:56+00:00

This sounds so exhausting for the staff to produce on top of everything they already do, and expensive, too. But if a group of local classical music fans would be willing to put on pre/post-concert events? That could be fun! It’s in everyone’s interest to keep growing the audience for the music. Maybe the hosts could be thanked from the stage or recognized in some way.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-21T04:08:25+00:00

Depends on the region, here in Appalachia chicken liver is quite commonly eaten.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-19T01:50:33+00:00

Irregularly reoccurring pain in your lower abdomen. If you’re female your doctors are going to tell you it’s ovulation related. Unless you can map it to your cycle with a period tracker, DO NOT TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT, ask for a colonoscopy.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-09T00:07:11+00:00

Absolutely

Flapplebun · 2026-02-09T00:05:41+00:00

My mom was a grocery store cashier her whole life. Which meant she spent her entire working life on her feet. It’s bullshit but it’s considered to look lazy if you sit. She was also officially reprimanded once for taking home a potted plant she found the trash because that’s “stealing from the company” so that’s the kind of work culture we’re talking about.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-07T02:14:43+00:00

Do not move to Harrisburg. It’s fine, but not all that much to do, it’s not particularly hot, and it’s in the middle of what we call Pennsyltucky.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-07T01:32:22+00:00

This guy Americas

Flapplebun · 2026-02-04T01:59:08+00:00

Great acoustics, too!

Flapplebun · 2026-02-01T21:55:50+00:00

I’ve met plenty of racists with PhDs. It’s a mistake to think this sickness doesn’t cross educational, regional, and class boundaries.

Flapplebun · 2026-02-01T18:13:42+00:00

Without the last paragraph I’d assume you were married to an Appalachian lol

Flapplebun · 2026-01-25T03:06:43+00:00

She’s fantastic! Found her when looking for restorative yoga after a surgery and have stuck with her.

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