Ever been to a symphony?

[Guest Italian Stallion]

Has anyone actually ever gone to a symphony hall for a concert? How was everone dressed? Im going to a concert in a few weeks and I dont want to be the only one in jeans and a shirt when everyone else is wearinga tuxedo. They said there isn't really a dress code but no one really shows up in causal clothes.

 

 

One more question if you listen to classical music put in yuor two cents about your favorites and your suggestions.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Wear dress pants, a clean dress shirt and a tie.

 

I've seen people dress in jeans at functions such as this and they look like scrubs.

 

Besides, if you're on a date, chances are her panties will get wet by the end of the show because you look so hot and you'll get some...

[CanadianChris 0]

DON'T wear jeans to the symphony. Dress how you'd dress for dinner at a fancy restaurant.

 

As for suggestions...well, everyone's tastes are different. Being a trumpet player, I'm naturally partial to music with prominent brass parts. (My favourite classical CD is Wynton Marsalis' Carnaval, featuring his rendition of the Carnival of Venice, my Grade 12 exam piece.) Some prefer cellists. Some prefer pianists. Just keep an open mind, and you'll probably enjoy yourself.

[cynicalprofit 0]

Strangely enough, I have been to the symphony....waiting for a bus and lady gave me a free 75 dollar ticket, and im like whoa....im so not going to fit in....and low and behold i didnt. twiztid knit hat, black flame t-shirt and lord knows what i was wearing for pants that day, andi i still got respect from the people who were working there, but I was so outta place it was mad funny. hell the old people who were sitting next to me didnt come back after intermission, and no it had nothing to do with my smell, i showered daily then.

 

it was a over all good experience, but I didnt really get it untill the very end when it all just kinda came together, for me and for the music, and it was well worth the free trip. would i pay for it normally, nope, not my thing. but still everyone should go check it out, its not something you can understand really untill you actually do it, and dress code should NOT be part of it.

 

but yeah if u want to go proper, dress nice, shut up, and enjoy the experience.

[Jingus 0]

Yeah, I've been to quite a few symphonies. KKK is pretty much correct on the dess code, slacks and dress shirt are a must, though personally I think the tie is optional. My favorite performances I've attended live were Orff's Carmina Burana and Mozart's Requiem.

[2GOLD 0]

Just dress like a banker. That should about do it. As someone already said, KKK is pretty much on point on what to wear.

 

Never been to one live but I do have a fond respect for classical music. Very powerful stuff if you allow it to be.

 

Plus how can you ever go wrong with music that is played in mob movies?

[Murmuring Beast 0]

I'm a classically trained pianist! but I'm a bit shite to be honest. I only got to grade 5/6 and then gave up lessons. I now just download chords off the internet for my favourite songs and play for fun. I'm having the time of my life.

[Firestarter 0]

Bah. I go to the Kennedy Center all the time and no one dresses for anything anymore. We've got box seats to see the Nutcracker on Christmas Day and I'll bet more than half the people there will be in shorts and T-shirts despite the weather. O tempora, o mores... being a slob is now a fashion statement. You can wear anything you want, sadly enough.

 

What you should wear, of course, is semi-formal dress - formal if it's in the evening. That means black or white tie. Since you used the word "tuxedo," though, it's unlikely you own a tailcoat.

[Jingus 0]

It's been a long, long time since I've even seen anyone wearing a tailcoat, much less known anybody who owns one. Ah, the wonders of our nation's capital, I guess.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

We've got box seats to see the Nutcracker on Christmas Day and I'll bet more than half the people there will be in shorts and T-shirts despite the weather. O tempora, o mores... being a slob is now a fashion statement. You can wear anything you want, sadly enough.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

And the Nutcracker is pretty much the choice of the underclass anyway from my experiences...

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I had a buddy in college who was studying the cello. I play guitar and bass, and we both got into metal. Talk about sinister shit. Classical strings can sound more evil than anything else.

[Firestarter 0]

the Nutcracker is pretty much the choice of the underclass anyway

If that's the only production you ever see in your entire life, sure. Just because it's traditional doesn't automatically group anyone who sees it with hoi polloi.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

the Nutcracker is pretty much the choice of the underclass anyway

If that's the only production you ever see in your entire life, sure.

That's what I meant...

[Guest Italian Stallion]

What are some ways that you can tell some of these periods apart? What are some of the better well known periods?

 

Midevil

Rennissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

2oth Century

Modern

[Murmuring Beast 0]

What are some ways that you can tell some of these periods apart? What are some of the better well known periods?

 

Midevil

Rennissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic

2oth Century

Modern

Baroque has a lot of harpsichord

 

Romantic is quite soppy funnily enough. There are loads of ornate notes.

 

Modern is sometimes minimalist with the same thing happening over and over.

 

Classical is yer Beethoven stuff, I think.

 

Might not be much help there!!!

[CanadianChris 0]

Waaaay too much to try and explain here. This may help somewhat, although some knowledge of musical terminology is presumed:

 

http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.html

[Ripper 0]

Nothing was more fun to me back in my "I have a great job and can buy YOUUU!!! if I want" days than going to places where people dress up, although they don't actually have too, while you are bumming it.

 

I went to see Madame Butterfly wearing Timberlands and a sweatsuit(mostly because I stayed at work late that saturday and couldn't get home in time to change...I wasn't about to waste those 150 dollar tickets because I wasn't suited down). Yeah the awkward stares were funny.

 

Whats even funnier is to dress like absolutle CRAP on a first class flight.

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Whats even funnier is to dress like absolutle CRAP on a first class flight.

They'll just think you're a rock star or rapper -- if you say your rhymes right you could probably shag a stewardess...

[The Czech Republic 0]

When I'm at the nice concert halls for events like these I just go with dress pants and a dress shirt with a sport coat, or just a polo shirt, usually all black/dark grey. It depends on the concert and the time of year, really. And I don't think the tie is mandatory but if you have a nice one go for it.

[IllustriousOne 0]

http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...ST&f=10&t=45289 (The Classical Music thread from awhile ago)

 

I think the last time I attended a concert (Rather than playing in one) I wore black dress slacks, a black dress shirt, and a leather jacket. Things like that seem to be standard fare for most concert goers.

 

I HAVE seen some overalls and some tattered jeans, but only in like... the West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky region. Most of the time, people are well dressed, because they like to over-inflate themselves with the thought that they're cultured, and being dressed as such helps them accomplish that.

 

Good work heading to a symphony though. Any idea what's going to be on the program?

 

-Josh