A number of symphony orchestras are experimenting with their concert formulas to “lighten up” and “have more fun.” Tim Smith isn’t much impressed: “While I applaud the determination of orchestras to fight for their lives, I’m not convinced that any amount of bells and whistles attached to such a tradition-crusted activity as a symphonic concert can bring to the box office previously uninterested listeners. And if you did manage to reel someone into the concert hall because of assorted “enhancements,” aren’t you setting yourself up for greater expectations – not for the actual music, but for more enhancements?”