On 10 Sep 2006, at 09:38, Adrian Ward wrote:
>
> Mark Elder [a guest conductor for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, in a
> speech on the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall]
> said: "The one aspect of the situation that really affects us here
> on the platform is the enormous difficulty that so many musicians
> are having at the moment in travelling by plane into this country
> and out of it.
>
> He went on: "I think we would all agree that the time has come
> really to put an end to this unfairness.
>
> "Otherwise it seems to me that next year we should all look forward
> to 'Concerto for Laptop Orchestra'."
To which everyone booed, of course.
The context is as i understand it
that business has twisted the arms of airlines
to allow passengers to take laptops in the cabin
but traditional musical instr remain banned
a situation which is fairly disastrous for touring musicians
who tire of having instruments trashed in the hold
tom
Received on Sun Sep 10 2006 - 09:38:12 BST