Which confirms my view that audiences sometimes "hear" better with their eyes than they do with their ears. The corollary being that a musical ensemble (or another performance group for that matter) dressed in a formal concert attire will sound "better" than those dressed in "come as you are" garb. A matter of visual perception, not aural. Thus, the reason for blind auditions behind screens perhaps. As a side note: this is possibly the reason the older churches where the organ is situated in the loft UP and BEHIND the congregation in which meditation and the accompanying prelude (etal.) music is supposed to have a religious effect. No so in my church, unfortunately, where everyone (or nearly most anyway) blab away in spite of the organist's efforts. Incidental music as it were. Apparently "incidental music" is also the view of the good lady doctor at the concert she attended where "water", as a by-product of performance, had more of her attention (vision) than what she heard. Maybe she would have had a better experience if the group had played like blind auditioners: only silhouettes behind a stage drop; ergo no spit seen. In the final analysis, no matter just how PC performers are, there is always someone who is distracted by the mundane. DW
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:25:19 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Water > > Spit happens ! Deal with it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "valerie wells" <[email protected]> > To: "horn list 2 memphis" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Water > > > > Jeff Nelsen from the Canadian Brass has shared his evaluation: > > http://www.thejoykey.com/en/testimonials/#nelsen > > > > My doctor attended a concert presented by a well known brass quintet (not > > CB). The next time I saw her, I asked her how she enjoyed the concert. > > She > > told me that honestly it was very difficult to enjoy the performance > > because > > she was so grossed out by all the spit being emptied on the stage. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
