Listening to a live concert can be a truly special thing. Hearing and feeling music first hand, performed right before your eyes can never be replaced. But let’s face it; there are moments, mostly the slow movements, where some audience members check out. I watch them, flipping through their programs, reading notes, bios, the advertisements; anything to pass the time until something exciting starts up again.
On a few occasions where I’m not playing and actually get to attend a concert, I have been grateful there was a program book to flip through. And it doesn’t take long to figure out that most artist bios are extremely predictable and more often than not, rather boring.