{"id":38234,"date":"2024-01-22T11:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T10:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3cefea02-c6b1-4c01-8d75-930b39a21552"},"modified":"2024-01-22T12:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:40:00","slug":"candlelight-concerts-the-new-social-media-phenomenon-making-classical-music-accessible","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/candlelight-concerts-the-new-social-media-phenomenon-making-classical-music-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"Candlelight Concerts: the new social media phenomenon making classical music accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rebecca Franks\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 22 January 2024 at 10:38 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It was a few years ago now, back in 2020, that I first noticed my Instagram feed filling up with eye-catching images of dark churches filled with seas of glowing candles. Adverts promised an evening of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/frederic-chopin\">Chopin<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/best-piano-music\"><strong>piano music<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/the-best-recordings-of-vivaldis-the-four-seasons\"><strong>Vivaldi\u2019s <em>Four Seasons<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, although they gave no musicians\u2019 names. At first, as it was the height of the pandemic (albeit between lockdowns), I thought it was a scam. But then I saw posts from friends who had actually been and loved them. What\u2019s more, it was often people who had never been particularly interested in classical music before. Three years later,<br\/>and I\u2019m still getting lots of candlelit adverts. And, according to Fever, the company behind Candlelight Concerts, the series is now in over 100 cities around the world and has had more than three million attendees. It\u2019s a success story that few people in the classical music world are talking about.<\/p><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2QKfi8qBkw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2QKfi8qBkw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; 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overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C2QKfi8qBkw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Candlelight Concerts by Fever (@candlelight.concerts)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"\/><h2 id=\"h-what-is-a-candlelight-concert-like-to-attend\">What is a Candlelight Concert like to attend?<\/h2><p>In a bid to find out more about the Candlelight Concerts phenomenon, I recently joined an audience in All Saints Church in Bristol for an evening of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/hans-zimmer\">Hans Zimmer<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s music, played by a string quartet from the local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolensemble.com\/\">Bristol Ensemble<\/a>. The musicians performed on a raised platform, in front of which were hundreds of candles \u2013 perhaps not quite as many as in some of the most dramatic publicity images, but a sizeable number nonetheless. Up close it was clear they were LED-powered rather than flickering live flames. Their warm glow created a welcoming atmosphere. The pews were packed, and the evening was a sell-out. Over the next hour, the musicians played extracts from Zimmer\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/best-film-soundtracks-our-top-picks\">soundtracks<\/a><\/strong>, with spoken introductions and interludes. The concert was exactly as the adverts promise: an enjoyable hour of music played in an atmospheric setting. \u2018It was amazing,\u2019 one concertgoer, Caleb, told me afterwards. \u2018It\u2019s been many years since I\u2019ve come and seen something like this.\u2019<\/p><h2>When did Candlelight Concerts begin?<\/h2><p>In an age when \u2018reaching new audiences\u2019 has become a mantra for many arts organisations, Candlelight Concerts has found something of a winning formula. Its parent company is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feverup.com\/en\">Fever<\/a><\/strong>, a global entertainment platform, founded in Spain in 2011. It now offers tickets for everything from puppy yoga to zombie pub crawls, bottomless brunches to bingo nights. Soon enough, they noticed a gap in the market. \u2018How Fever works is that we use data in order to create original experiences for people based on what they\u2019re already interested in,\u2019 explains Arielle Hutchinson, a project manager for Candlelight Brighton. \u2018Our marketplace already had other events, some of which involved classical music. We saw there was an appetite for it.\u2019 The team set out to create an accessible concert format, marketed to a younger audience. It launched in Madrid in 2019, then rapidly expanded internationally (despite the pandemic). It's now running in the rest of Spain, the US and the UK.<\/p><p>Candlelight Concerts became a brand. Its ingredients were simple: pick an unusual venue (not a traditional concert hall) in a city; select one of its single-composer programmes; hire local musicians; fill the place with LED candles. \u2018We like venues that are culturally significant: monumental churches, cathedrals and museums. Bringing new audiences into these venues is important for us,\u2019 says Hutchinson. \u2018And the approach is that we support local artists too.\u2019 A group of curators employed by Fever works to set up the concerts and find the right musicians. Anecdotally, it seems to be hitting the mark. \u2018This setting was very fitting,\u2019 another concertgoer, Amelia, tells me in All Saints, much of which was rebuilt after the Second World War and has unusual painted glass windows by John Piper. Venues in London include Southwark Cathedral and Sea Life. Elsewhere across the UK, audiences can hear music in the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Ripon and Chester cathedrals, and Titanic Belfast.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Candlelight Concert | A Tribute to Hans Zimmer - &quot;This Land&quot; The Lion King\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywyc5CHA_vc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2>Classical music on Instagram: what's Candlelight Concerts' big idea?<\/h2><p>And, of course, the candles are crucial. \u2018They create this enchanting, magical ambience,\u2019 says Hutchinson. \u2018It\u2019s very social media friendly. People want to take pictures with the candles<br\/>to post on Instagram.\u2019 Amelia is a case in point. \u2018To be honest, the concerts always pop up on my Instagram. It\u2019s my birthday on Monday so that\u2019s why we\u2019re here,\u2019 she says. Take a scroll through Instagram and TikTok, and there are countless posts tagged by satisfied customers. Often, they're going for a date night, anniversary, birthday or celebration. \u2018What an amazing experience\u2019; \u2018Unforgettable evening\u2019; \u2018Family night out on the town!\u2019; \u2018Beautiful performance by the Havenwood Quartet playing Vivaldi <em>The Four Seasons<\/em>\u2019.<\/p><h2>The success of Candlelight Concerts on social media<\/h2><p>I\u2019m willing to bet there will be many people who dislike the thought of a concert being boiled down to being good social media content, but it also feels like a savvy move to embrace a powerful marketing tool. On Instagram, Candlelight Concerts has 1.3m followers, while on TikTok the number is at 379,500. At its best, social media has a colossal power to reach millions, cutting through the usual boundaries of cost, geography and cultural barriers that stop people entering the concert hall.\u2019<\/p><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@candlelight.concerts\/video\/7320345941926513952\" data-video-id=\"7320345941926513952\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@candlelight.concerts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@candlelight.concerts?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@candlelight.concerts<\/a> Sometimes, we visit stunning places that leave us breathless \u2728 @Naz | Travel Content Creator has been to one of those places for a Candlelight concert: the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal \ud83e\udd29\ud83d\ude0d <a title=\"classicalmusic\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/classicalmusic?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#classicalmusic<\/a> <a title=\"candlelightconcert\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/candlelightconcert?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#candlelightconcert<\/a> <a title=\"music\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/music?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#music<\/a> <a title=\"concert\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/concert?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#concert<\/a> <a title=\"montreal\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/montreal?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#montreal<\/a> <a title=\"classicaltok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/classicaltok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#classicaltok<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"candlelight\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/candlelight?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#candlelight<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c son original - Iceland_Adventure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/son-original-7072861262367034118?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u266c son original - Iceland_Adventure<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"\/><p>Plus, the musical aspect hasn\u2019t been forgotten, says Amanda Turchiari Boucault, a spokesperson for Fever. \u2018All the arrangements are newly created for string quartet or piano and violin. We\u2019ve made Christmas movies and a <em>Nutcracker <\/em>one too. This is a way to democratise access to classical music.\u2019<\/p><h2>What music do Candlelight Concerts feature?<\/h2><p>Browse the Candlelight Concerts event listings on Fever\u2019s website, and it soon becomes clear that the definition of \u2018classical music\u2019 is, with the best will, fairly broad. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/antonio-vivaldi\">Vivaldi<\/a><\/strong> and Chopin are still on the menu, along with nights at the opera and Viennese spectaculars \u2013 but so are Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran. \u2018That\u2019s how we started, right, doing those core composers like Vivaldi and Chopin. And we\u2019re still doing that,\u2019 says Hutchinson. \u2018But we\u2019ve been able to branch out to do contemporary music as well and I think our call will always be to do a bit of both.\u2019 The \u2018classical\u2019 aspect here, she argues, is the use of classical instruments to play pop music as well as the concert format. And it\u2019s true there is a wider fashion recently for classical covers of contemporary pop songs, sparked by the music for the hit Netflix show <em>Bridgerton<\/em>. Back in 2021, the Vitamin String Quartet, which featured on the soundtrack, reported a 350 per cent increase in the number of people streaming its music.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bridgerton (Covers from the Netflix Original Series)\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/5zdSoEL5yn9hXs7bJQdnqe?si=zuoh_vWgQziGqe97QYVZEg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"\/><\/div><\/figure><h2>Why Candlelight Concerts might not be for you<\/h2><p>Candlelight Concerts is unlikely to be for regular concertgoers. Wigmore Hall can breathe easy. The performance I heard was enjoyable but not exceptional. And its story has not run entirely smoothly. At All Saints Church, another audience member, Fabian, didn't have a great experience. While he enjoyed the concert, right at the back of the church he couldn\u2019t see the candles. He also struggled to hear the music. Amid all the positive social media posts, there\u2019s also the odd disgruntled or amused concertgoer who found that reality didn\u2019t live up to expectation. These often referred to light flooding through the windows, making the candlelight redundant.<\/p><h2>A gap in the market: making classical music accessible<\/h2><p>Candlelight Concerts has found a space in the market. It brings to mind the work of Andr\u00e9 Rieu, who carved himself a niche as King of Waltz. Or perhaps the impresario Raymond Gubbay attracting mass audiences for his Classical Spectaculars. Most of Fever\u2019s concerts have tickets starting round the \u00a320 mark, going up to \u00a345- \u00a350 for \u2018premium\u2019 tickets. This means they are no cheaper than many concert halls \u2013 but its popularity continues to grow. And its ambitions are global. \u2018In Mexico, we\u2019re launching a <em>D\u00eda de los Muertos <\/em>(Day of the Dead) concert with music specific to this country, and we\u2019ve just launched an iconic Arabic music programme, which has been really successful in Dubai. The data is not only to see what people are interested in, what\u2019s selling better, but also to adapt locally to each audience\u2019s preferences,\u2019 says Boucault. \u2018The idea was to make classical music more accessible to younger audiences, and we\u2019ve seen that\u2019s happened.\u2019<\/p><p><em>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/candlelightexperience.com\/\"><strong>candlelightexperience.com<\/strong><\/a> to find out more.<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rebecca Franks Published: Monday, 22 January 2024 at 10:38 AM It was a few years ago now, back in 2020, that I first noticed my Instagram feed filling up with eye-catching images of dark churches filled with seas of glowing candles. 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