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cell phone rings immediately prior to concert - orchestra reaction (Original Post)
ashling
May 2013
OP
They've probably practiced the tune. Cell phones or watches making noise
winter is coming
May 2013
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HarveyDarkey
(9,077 posts)1. Love it
way to make an inconsiderate asshole the butt of gentle humor.
orleans
(34,043 posts)2. i never realized how beautiful that "song" could be. n/t
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)3. The late Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter)
once ordered a woman out of the theatre after her mobile went off for the third time. He stopped in the middle of the scene to chastise her.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4458810.stm
Fla Dem
(23,629 posts)4. I'm thinking it was a set-up.
Too well planned reaction, they all were able to play the tune at the drop of a hat. Either that or they had practiced the tune, just in case a cell phone went off. In any case, they did a great job and brought some humor into the concert.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)5. They've probably practiced the tune. Cell phones or watches making noise
during a concert are sadly common.
calimary
(81,179 posts)6. There's a whole orchestral piece built around it.
It's titled "Instrumental Gravity" by the Nokia Symphony Orchestra.
Note a rather sweet harp solo at 1:28.