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TygrBright

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102. Wow. I had no idea St. Louis was so... unresponsive.

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:47 PM

Oct 2014

Remembering the days I had season tickets to both Symphony and Chamber orchestras in Minnesota, I can tell you *exactly* what would have happened had they done this in Minneapolis or St. Paul:

At about :30-:45 a couple of members of the audience would have stood, in solidarity.

By 2:00 a majority of the audience would have been on their feet.

By 3:00 they'd be trying to sing along.

By 3:30, some of the musicians would be playing along.

And when the flashmob finished, they'd have a standing ovation on their way out the door, from audience and orchestra alike.

Because that's what orchestra audiences in the Twin Cities used to be like, lo those many years ago. I don't know if they still are. But I'd take a flyer on at least some of that happening there even today.

St. Louis orchestra fans just sit there and look around uncomfortably?

Wow.

amazedly,
Bright

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Ferguson flash mob interrupts St. Louis Symphony with Requiem for Michael Brown [View all] Skidmore Oct 2014 OP

Awesome! Suich Oct 2014 #1

Here is what some of the musicians thought JimDandy Oct 2014 #107

Go viral NOW! BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #2

Everyone Should Do This billhicks76 Oct 2014 #96

That is a most excellent idea BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #108

that is incredibly moving. BRAVO! cali Oct 2014 #3

Love it! Brigid Oct 2014 #4

A gentle disruption to create a bit of cognitive dissonance JimDandy Oct 2014 #89

I want to do this!!! duhneece Oct 2014 #105

Is this a "flash mob"? surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #5

All flash mobs are organized events. Skidmore Oct 2014 #6

What's the defining characteristic then? surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #10

Done suddenly - appears out of the blue - in a public place without warning gollygee Oct 2014 #17

Did someone say "He's a thug: at around :37? wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #7

It appeared to me that some clapped in support; others remained clueless. freshwest Oct 2014 #28

yeah i heard that too... druidity33 Oct 2014 #50

The person filming is a female. JimDandy Oct 2014 #97

looks like they started clapping strawberries Oct 2014 #52

Yes, someone did say "he was a thug." No matter what one may think he was murdered in cold kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #103

kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #8

The shock on some of the faces malaise Oct 2014 #9

:O wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #11

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahaha malaise Oct 2014 #13

She doesn't get Brahms, either. pangaia Oct 2014 #22

Lol! nt Euphoria Oct 2014 #32

The 'beauty' only goes skin deep with that one... Just sayin' freshwest Oct 2014 #26

Oh, the outrage! freshwest Oct 2014 #27

Brava! brava! rhett o rick Oct 2014 #12

that is so, so cool barbtries Oct 2014 #14

That was BEAUTIFUL! And for those who never heard the original: JaneyVee Oct 2014 #15

Yes, a song written by and for the very same people... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #41

Wow. cwydro Oct 2014 #16

I loved this, too! Thanks, Skidmore! pnwmom Oct 2014 #18

bravo! hopemountain Oct 2014 #19

The expression on the face of the "uptown" looking white woman dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #20

The women in that audience are almost all 'uptown' white women. pangaia Oct 2014 #23

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #21

K&R marions ghost Oct 2014 #24

I'd have jumped up and clapped right away. Some of that audience needs a reality check. Great song. freshwest Oct 2014 #25

Well done! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #29

Orchestra was clapping! freshwest Oct 2014 #30

UNREC brooklynite Oct 2014 #31

It seemed to me no harm was done and some of the orchestra approved. nolabear Oct 2014 #33

I would have loved it ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #62

Exactly what I was thinking. panader0 Oct 2014 #81

yes, for a second there I thought one of them was going to sing along too. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #86

Yes! This was not an intrusion JimDandy Oct 2014 #78

If it was done at the intermission, hifiguy Oct 2014 #87

Never mind JimDandy Oct 2014 #98

My point was only that if it was at the intermission no one has hifiguy Oct 2014 #99

Seriously? Number23 Oct 2014 #35

Please enlighten me... brooklynite Oct 2014 #36

How do you know that they haven't or aren't going to? Number23 Oct 2014 #38

Never mind bringing any logic into this theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #39

Symphony tickets are NOT cheap. hifiguy Oct 2014 #76

Tickets to the StLS start at around 25-30 bucks theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #85

That is incorrect. R.Quinn Oct 2014 #104

These same protest organizers DID protest at a St Louis Cardinals game JimDandy Oct 2014 #69

These are the "upper crust", jen63 Oct 2014 #71

I'm sure those of us who enjoy classical music appreciate those comments, Jen theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #84

I would be upset at the symphony warrant46 Oct 2014 #95

I don't know -- a lot of them were clapping. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #106

Haven't you heard? theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #37

This. A thousand times this. hifiguy Oct 2014 #77

Oh... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #40

WOOHOO! RandiFan1290 Oct 2014 #51

Ahhh . . . you're on a progressive site brush Oct 2014 #59

I guess those that improve of this act of political speech ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #63

Your not so tacit disdain for the protesters Puglover Oct 2014 #70

Really? I thought it was pretty great! calimary Oct 2014 #82

LAUGHABLE noiretextatique Oct 2014 #83

I wouldn't have considered it an intrusion... truth2power Oct 2014 #100

that was awesome n/t riverwalker Oct 2014 #34

Wow! treestar Oct 2014 #42

Rude, annoying and counterproductive. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #43

no offense CatWoman Oct 2014 #44

None taken. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #46

Not as rude as getting shot in cold blood for no reason, and being left to rot whereisjustice Oct 2014 #45

I get things like the lunch counter sit-ins Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #47

lol - you are joking right? Just in case you're not... whereisjustice Oct 2014 #49

+1 Scuba Oct 2014 #93

I assume you missed the applause at the end, FourScore Oct 2014 #58

Ticket prices go up, wages are going down. The orchestra/opera is a luxury few can afford.... whereisjustice Oct 2014 #64

I don't know what market you're in, but our symphony tix start at $19 and opera starts at $25 Coventina Oct 2014 #65

Not to mention the free concerts and community outreach done by the SLS... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #72

That's the way this thread reads. tammywammy Oct 2014 #73

I'm saying that for a family of four, $80 is a lot of money to see a performance whereisjustice Oct 2014 #110

Again, I'm not sure what market you're reporting on, but our symphony has set new attendance records Coventina Oct 2014 #111

I would be afraid that there will be more copycat performances TexasMommaWithAHat Oct 2014 #109

You don't understand solidarity do ya? marions ghost Oct 2014 #113

Perfect - exactly what we need, civil disobedience. We are being ignored by BOTH parties. whereisjustice Oct 2014 #48

Applause! Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #53

LOL, she reminded me of Barbara Bush & "her beautiful mind" comment catbyte Oct 2014 #55

Of course they vote red Catherine Vincent Oct 2014 #56

"Mike Brown is a thug" is what the creepy smile guy sang JimDandy Oct 2014 #80

Oh, yuck. It just figures. catbyte Oct 2014 #91

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #54

They didn't interrupt the symphony if they sang during the intermission... Nitram Oct 2014 #57

. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #60

How do you "Interrupt" an intermission? malthaussen Oct 2014 #61

The flash mob waited until the intermission was over, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #67

Bigger audience, I'd guess. malthaussen Oct 2014 #68

I'm sure they called those who conducted sit-ins rude, too. Tatiana Oct 2014 #66

If the owners of the concert hall were discriminating against black people, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #74

the organizer riverwalker Oct 2014 #75

Thanks go out to Sarah. LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #88

Thank you Sarah Griesbach. Yes, we need more people like Ms. Griesbach. Scuba Oct 2014 #94

Very nice. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #79

I Go To The Orchestra RobinA Oct 2014 #90

Great protest, very polite and respectful, but they make their point with the attendees ... Scuba Oct 2014 #92

Just awesome! Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #101

Wow. I had no idea St. Louis was so... unresponsive. TygrBright Oct 2014 #102

A lot of them clapped marions ghost Oct 2014 #112