Kevin Sutton:

>>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.

Not even between works?  I'm sorry, but we're not in church, and
even churches allow late seating.  I think the standard should be
that listeners not be interrupted in their listening.  I don't see
how seating someone between works violates that.

Let's not take music *that* seriously.  It's there to be enjoyed (or
not).

Steve Schwartz