cell phone rings immediately prior to concert - orchestra reaction

[ashling]

[HarveyDarkey]

1. Love it

way to make an inconsiderate asshole the butt of gentle humor.

[orleans]

2. i never realized how beautiful that "song" could be. n/t

[SwissTony]

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]

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]

5. They've probably practiced the tune. Cell phones or watches making noise

during a concert are sadly common.

[calimary]

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.