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Re: Why don't you go to concerts?

Author: graham
Date: 2005-12-02 17:01

As time goes on I find it increasingly unlikley that I will enjoy a concert which uses the same forces that I tend to play in on an amateur basis. Often, I feel too strongly as though I was sitting in the wrong place and should be joining in the playing. I imagine that must often be true of amateur sports people. They would rather kick a ball about themselves than go to a football match to watch, however great the players may be.

To get round this unfortunate syndrome I usually target piano recitals, string quartets, or orchestral repertoire that is sufficiently out of the way that I am unlikely to get the chance to do it myself.

Of course, I do not stick to this as a rigid rule, but it increasingly becomes the norm.

Another thing is that I increasingly buy tickets on the spur of the moment, when the fancy strikes me. Despite the woe often spoken of poor attendances, it is commonly the case that the most stellar programmes are sold out many weeks in advance. So I tend to target the less likely performances where there will be tickets still available 10 minutes before it starts.

One thing that is striking in the English amateur musician culture is the absolute failure to go to listen to recitals or orchestral performances by other amateurs, even (perhaps especially) those with whom one often plays or are friendly. This is a snobbery thing. It just isn't done.

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