Klarinet Archive - Posting 000927.txt from 1998/12

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Cynthia's Christmas Concert
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 04:19:08 -0500

Hi Mark:
I have found myself in the same situation, but people in the audience are
the ones who determine whether they want to stand or not. Right off hand, I
don't see how this could be controlled.

Carl Schexnayder

Mark Wrote:
>What bothers me presently is the general expectation of a standing
>ovation after a mediocre performance; I've been known to be one of the
>few still sitting at the end of a performance. By definition most
>performances are average; once in a great while there is a performance
>that really deserves the standing "O". It cheapens the whole idea of a
>standing ovation if it happens too often.
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