Kevin Sutton wrote:

>Miguel Muelle wrote:
>
>>I wonder how those who play in the orchestras feel about this.  Do they
>>really appreciate being ovated (?) every time?
>
>Since I have some friends in the DSO, I can say, no they do not.  They
>think that it is very provincial behaviour on the part of the audience
>and that when a standing o is truly deserved, it has no meaning because
>the audience does it at every concert.

I've spent a few summer days in Amsterdam for five years now and have
regularly attended their summer concerts given by visiting groups.  Every
performance there has gotten a standing ovation.  Maybe Amsterdam audiences
are even more provincial than those in Dallas.

Walter Meyer