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https://eddjc.substack.com/p/realising-the-inevitability-of-your
I know that this description of the classical music group is tongue in cheek, but it signals a culture that I really detest in classical music. I've performed the most exquisite choral music across mainland China, and without fail the audiences were chewing, spitting, talking and applauding. Without fail we were treated as heroes and given loud applause and standing ovations.
Yes, it's irritating to be in the middle of a quiet bit and hear the rustle of a wrapper. No, I don't think people should be restricted from doing so. I believe that it's a relatively new phenomenon, and if anything it's the duty of the performer to command the audience and engage them, such that they don't stir in their seats, not that the audience should be cowed into submission by their fellow concert goers.
If there's anything that performers enjoy, it's spontaneous applause. Yes, if that then becomes expected between every movement regardless of merit, then it can be irksome. No, I don't think people should be shushed. I think it puts people off.
/rant
Many encounters in my professional life involve watching someone retreat backwards quickly out of a door when I explain my MU sanctioned rates. Are those rates unreasonable?
