Swedish symphony turns homophobic hate mail into beautiful music

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There’s no better troll than a classical music orchestra troll.

Last month, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden received a piece of homophobic hate mail after the orchestra performed music by LGBTQ composers. Instead of tearing the hate mail up, however, the orchestra decided to turn the letter into a beautiful cantata.

It’s hard to imagine what the Orchestra could possibly do with the letter, which included such choice phrases as “want to vomit” and accused the orchestra of “hopping aboard the f*g train.” Read more…

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