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Date: | Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:30:43 -0500 |
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Richard Pennycuick writes:
>While we're discussing concert ambience and behaviour, I've often thought
>that CM performers would be far more comfortable playing a concert in the
>sort of clothes they would wear to rehearsal. It seems to me that the
>wearing of formal evening dress is an anachronism which does nothing
>whatever to enhance the quality of the performance but has much to do with
>maintaining the perception that classical music is an activity for the
>rich. ...
Richard brings up a good point which has been discussed here before.
I know there are others on the list who feel, as audience members, that
performers in anything less than formal attire is "disrespectful." There
are also those who feel the same way about audience members' dress. As a
performer, I prefer to dress on the more casual side. This doesn't mean
jeans and hiking boots (although I've done that in less formal recital
situations!). I generally wear dark pants and a conservative dress-shirt
or turtle-neck, depending upon the situation. I am more comfortable, and
thus feel I can do a better performance. Of course, if I'm playing chamber
music and the preferred dress is more formal, I'll follow suit (pun
intended!).
Dick Hihn
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