Scientist ejected by audience after trying to crowd surf at classical music concert

[Little lunch]

Years ago I played the fanfare trumpet part in that piece. It was the first time I'd played in an orchestra with a choir.
So I think I understand that man's excitment because it's a very powerful piece.
I wonder what would happen if they had no seats and people had to stand?
I've played at many jazz gigs where everyone including the band was standing and it helps the music for us to see the audience getting into it. :-)

[rexbeccarox]

I was a classical music major in a college with predominantly jazz majors in an extremely liberal and laid-back part of the country (yes, we have those here). Our concerts were a lot of fun. My senior year, I had a gig at Carnegie Hall, and I was over the moon about it. Halfway through the performance, I realized how stuffy the audience was, and it surprised me. I had definitely been to stuffy performances before, but I had never experienced it from a performer's perspective. That was a major turning point for me in my career, because I couldn't see myself enjoying performing if I couldn't get a rise out of my audience. That experience led to me deciding not to perform as a career. Sad, really.

If that guy was crowd surfing at one of my shows, I'd encourage it. Fuck those stuffy audience members!