Elizabeth Gnidovec: >Hi, new list member here, saying hello. Elizabeth from Cleveland. >I am not a musician, teacher or critic, just a "Suzy Six-pack" who >attends concerts for entertainment and intellectual stimulation. Welcome, Elizabeth. >I have read with interest the thoughts on this thread. Someone earlier >gave credit to Cleveland audiences for being more reserved with the >standing ovations. I had to chuckle, since just last week our local >reviewer chided audiences in the Sunday paper for standing ovations >too easily given! Well, certainly more reserved than the audiences in New Orleans. And don't forget, a lot of those "standing ovations" are people standing and clapping in their hurry to get to their cars and out of University Circle. Steve Schwartz, pining ex-Clevelander