Klarinet Archive - Posting 000077.txt from 2005/08

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Apllause and other interriptions at concerts
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 13:17:21 -0400

Of course, I am agreeing with myself, but Gary's point is quite
correct. The audience is the purpose of the concert. They are
the ones to be entertained. They establish what the protocols
are for the concert and any conductor who gives them dirty looks
for applauding where he thinks they should not be applauding will
not last long.

To treat the audience's behavior as beneath the conductor's
dignity, demonstrates that the conductor is not aware of who the
boss is.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Smith [mailto:gary622@-----.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 9:59 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Apllause and other interriptions at concerts

I agree with Dan as well - you know, people pay the hard-earned
to do
something they ENJOY, and not, unless they are wrestling with
personality problems that are beyond the scope of this
discussion, to
be put in a position where they're constantly thinking "Now,
which
fork goes with which entree?", even after becoming relatively
well
educated. Hell, I PLAY in an orchestra, and I've been "guilty" of
applauding at a point where, oops, the music isn't over. Unless
you're
familiar with a work, you can get turned around by attaca
transitions
and grand pauses within movements. I've gotten to where I don't
applaud until a) the conductor turns around or b) the rest of the
audience applauds. I think the thing about applause is part of
the
overall constipation I see within some of the academic set -
while
certainly one's approach to performing should be serious, i.e.
with an
eye toward excellence, a lot of this music wasn't written to be
such a
deadly serious experience for the concert-goer! I mean, if you've
studied the plots of these operas, well, my gawd...

On 8/6/05, GrabnerWG@-----.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 8/6/2005 8:28:24 AM Central Daylight Time,
> dnleeson@-----.net writes:
> <<Those who have written on this subject talking about how
applause
> ruins the mood of a concert are, in my very humble opinion,
> slaves to the romantic tradition of stifling audience
> participation at public events. And I say, to hell with
them.>>
>
> Bravo Dan!
>

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