The Sociology of Concert-going

One of our favourite music journalists, Alex Ross, at the New Yorker, has written a terrific article on how the traditions of concert-going developed. They're not as 'traditional' as you'd expect (for instance, the practice of with-holding applause between movements of a piece only became entrenched in 1950s). An excellent read that hopefully will challenge preconceptions on how to behave at a concert. Some of the 'rules' seem very arbitrary, no wonder people can feel intimidated at first. It supposed to be fun, remember?

Check it out at newyorker.com.

Also, we were amused by this.