Tag Archives | audience reaction

If it hurts everywhere….your finger is probably broken!

By on | May 5, 2012 in | Comments { 1 }

Yet another article on how to save Classical Music or at least in this case live concerts.  On the list:  Slow down Bach, clap between movements and after solos, the score is only a suggestion so improvise….I think more cowbell would be as good as a suggestion!…

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How to turn up the quiet…by Alecia Lawyer

By on | February 15, 2012 in | Comments { 1 }

With several incidents of conductors stopping performances for children (this article from Dayton) and cell phones (seemingly the only way to make the news these days), it begs the question especially in the case of children: is there something short of ostracizing them (and their parents) that can be done to allow quiet in a [...]

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Dissing the Dissonance…a shout out to Alex Ross!

By on | December 1, 2010 in | Comments { 2 }

Alex Ross wrote a great article regarding the challenge modern Classical Music faces in being accepted.  It is in the middle of the article that he highlights a great point that cannot be overlooked in my view.  I believe the hatred he talks about is more directed to those who present new music.  As presenters [...]

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Things that move….

By on | July 29, 2010 in | Comments { 0 }

I’m in the midst of the busiest schedule of my life in Lake Placid and in Syracuse, with 3 (this week 5) concerts a week till mid August, but that doesn’t mean there is no time to be moved….just not much time to write about it!  Yesterday something struck me and a friend shared with [...]

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It needs to be about CONTEXT not URTEXT!!!!

By on | May 26, 2010 in | Comments { 32 }

At Cliburn last year I kept hearing “it has to be about the music”.  I’m sorry MUSIC IS NOT ABOUT MUSIC, it’s about everything else!  We spend so much time focusing on trying to get people to fall in love with music and with what we do.  This will only happen when we do the [...]

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The Audience….who are they…and why do they do that?

By on | May 13, 2010 in | Comments { 1 }

So there he is right in the center, and every time I turn around he’s still asleep?  Wait a second why is that person leaving without even applauding, climbing over other patrons, was our performance that bad that you couldn’t wait for even one curtain call?  Are they just rude or is there something wrong [...]

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Quick Takes: Putting your mouth where the money is!

By on | February 12, 2010 in | Comments { 1 }

We have all heard it word of mouth is the best form of advertising, and who would doubt it?  Problem is it is both hard to quantify and to come up with data to prove its effectiveness, or so I thought……

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Quick Takes: What is Success?

By on | November 30, 2009 in | Comments { 0 }

The word success is defined for many in the performing arts as the accomplishing of a personal goal, to be continuously engaged, to reach higher positions, to be critically acclaimed and all of the above. Is it really success when it is only about ourselves? Is success not something that also given from ourselves to [...]

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