Jane Erb wrote:

>But then, is it any worse than the conversation, audience seating, etc.,
>which too often occurs between movements?  The Aspen Music Festival no
>longer seats late-comers between movements -- only between different
>works.

It's no worse, but it should not be tolerated.  I am afraid that I
simply cannot subscribe to the lowest-common-denominator-let's-not-
offend-any-paying-patron approach to serious music.  After all, it
is serious music, not popular, and a certain standard of decorum and
etiquette should be observed.

Kevin Sutton