If you're a lover of sweet treats, we suggest that you go and eat something now, before you read this. Because it may make you not want to look at a cake for some weeks. On the other hand, it might get you salivating.
So, anyway here's the news: Not only is the Buffalo Philharmonic riding artistically high these days, their outreach ideas are breaking records. For eating donuts.
Yes, you read that right. The Buffalo News reports that the orchestra's popular Coffee Concert format achieved its best-ever attendance this morning, December 13. And the audience for the Holiday Pops show consumed 160 packs, each of 12 donuts, donated by Budwey's.
By the way, I'm going to say that last part again, because any company that gives to a classical event by donating "doughnuts," as well as having a talent for alliteration, is A-OK by me. Budwey's supplied the doughnuts. Budwey's. Lovers of music. Concert-goers. Lovers of doughnuts.
Match made in heaven.
The Buffalo Post have helpfully done the sums for us (which is extra-helpful because I am still thinking about those doughnuts). 1,920 doughnuts were consumed. Which they estimate adds up to around 576,000 calories. The featured singer, Broadway performer Michele Ragusa, told the audience happily, "We're all jazzed up on sugar and ready to go!"
OK, readers, suggestions of appropriate works to hear when "jazzed up" on doughnuts? Verdi's Falstaff is an obvious one (because that's who we'd all look like if we ate too many). Others?
