“ Demographers tell us that by 2050, white Americans will no longer be the majority. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the Latino population, which is already the largest minority group in the U.S., will lead in growth. If trends continue, the Hispanic population will increase from 14 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 to 29 percent in 2050. For symphony orchestras looking to grow attendance beyond their gray-haired, largely white audiences, could this be an opportunity? And for Hispanics, could this mean newfound attention? In Northeast Ohio, Hispanics are a minority group. But in Miami, where the Cleveland Orchestra will perform this week, it’s another story. Hispanics account for more than 60 percent of the population of Miami-Dade County. Last season, Hispanics made up 20 percent of the Cleveland Orchestra’s subscribers and 25 percent of its single ticket- buyers at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
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