Where we go sking - a little village in Austria - the Catholic church regularly puts on classical concerts. It was desingned to have good acoustics. The downside is exceedingly hard seats. In a small village it seems to me a good use of a building, which perhaps could not afford a church and a concert hall. Many of the villagers attend and obviously see no problem with it.
My thoughts are
Do other faiths use their buildings in such a way?
Is classical music more acceptable than folk?
Are the hard seats a deliberate ploy to remind us of its purpose?
FloraG