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the
Prince
George
Symphony
Orchestra
(PGSO)
what
a
night
4
is
in
siorerrou
get
aressea
up
in
your
most
rormai
auire;
rar
men,
a
tie
is
a
must
with
your
double-breasted
suit,4
and
your
black,
leather
shoes
.will
keep
your.feet
nice
and
sweaty
while
youritrousers
aref
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to
maKe
you
scratch
in
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mat
win
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everyone
around
you
as
uncomtortabie
as
you
are!
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out
your
goug-
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,
ing
girdleslip
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that
formal
gown,
and
put
on
those
high
heals
that1
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tightly
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musi
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do
they
playjyou
ask?
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course,
his
fifth
symphony97
times
and
that's
just
the
first
half
of
the
concert.
What
a
night
is
in
storeT
What
js
the
PGSO?
Well,
for
one
thing,
it
is
diametrically
opposed
to
what
you've
just
reads
Many
of
you
will
recognize
the
above
paragraphs
for
what
they
are,
but
for
those
of
you
who
have
a
picture
in
your
head
like
the
one
just
described,
or
for
any
of
you
who
have
ever
"dreaded
the
thought"
of
going
to
a
symphony
concert,
let
me
encourage
you.
The
PGSO
musicians,
professional
and
amateurr
appreciate
a
variety
of
music,
so
they
play
a
broad
range
of
Ynusical
styles:
classicalAJazz?
pop,
rock,
country,
and
on
and
on.
What
other
musical
group
can
make;
that
claim?
Furthermore,
many
of
thejmusicians
are
high
school
orsuhiver-sityjstucjents,
others
areTecenf
university
graduates,
and
others
are
collegeuniversity
instructors?
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riot,atJeast
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that
if
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get
injured
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a
concert,
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nothing
to
do
wjth
thejperformance.
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that
orderj;
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stage,
the
musicians'Avarm
up,"
is
nothing
more
than
covert
exhibl-
tions
of
their
skill;
If
their
noses
were
turned
up
any
higher
their
necksi,
would
snap.
After
the
house
lights
dimthe
manager
steps,
on8to
the!
stageto
announce
that
there
are
to
be
no
cell
phones,
cameras,
tape?
recorders,
talking!
coughing,
or
laughing
in
the
audience
this
is,
after
all,
serious
stuffiWe
are
not
here
to
have
fun.,
The
audience
applauds;
(what
else
can
they
do?)
After
the
manager
exits,
the
director
steps
up
to
k
the
podium.'
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s
ancient
and
bald
on
the
very
top,
with
Jong,
seemingly
electricjwisps
of
gray,
hair
falling
over
his
shoulders
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ticket
before.
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seat,
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vouch;
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gotten
a
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buy,
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maybe
your.grandmother
sat
you
down
in
herpar-
Ilor4when
you
were
twelve
made
you
listen
to
an
hour
'si
fworth
of
classical
music
on
her
VIctrolaTand
you.werew
bored
stupidM
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been
there
too,
but
lets
be
honest:
no
7
a
matter
what
type
of
music
you
enjoy,
a
concert
is
always
1
better
than
a
recordingFAt
a
concert,'
you
not
only
hear
-f
whats
happening
on
stage,"
you
SEE
what
s
happening,
and
even
with
thelsymphony,
a
concert
is!assrriuchn
'vj-f
,sualfas,it
is
auditory.
We
maynot
have
all
the
special
effects
of
a
fock
concert,
but
we
have
many
more
musicians
on
stage
alt
playing
different
parts;trusf
meitjs
visual.
At
a
concert,
your
own
reactions
are
affected
By
ttie
reactions
of
those
around
you,
'so
it
engages
your
w
emotions
"
asiwell
as
your
senses.
A
symphony
con-jcert
isrno
different,
so
if
part
of,
your
prejudice
against
aisymphony5
comes
from
t
Great-Gramma
Gertrudes
hi-fi,come
to
a
live
.performance,
and
be'swept
awayl
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