Beethoven is uplifting, and the Mozart effect suggests that children who listen to music are smarter than those who don't. Symphony magazine, the voice of the American Symphony Orchestra League, covers this subject in January-February 1999 issue. In our concerts, we aim to provide a pleasurable listening experience for all ages. The Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bowen concerts, free to all, are a great example of our efforts at pleasing a large and diverse crowd. Popular belief is that sports draw more paying customers than do the arts, and do more good for the local economy.
Popular belief is wrong.
Many office holders and community leaders popularly believe that the arts may do some good for the economy, but not as much as sports. The Brookings Institution in 1997 published Sports, Jobs and Taxes, a collection of academic studies on sports stadiums and their impact and 3The overwhelming consensus of opinion in these studies is that the local economic effect of a sports facility is between nonexistent and extremely modest. As a sports enthusiast, a runner, and a tennis and racquet ball player, I thrill at reading such words which underscore what I've always known. We hope you enjoy our season.