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And what is that exactly? Well first, realising that the sound you’re connecting
with in the moment isn’t amplified. It’s made by humans. Physical contact –
bow on string, lips on mouthpieces, and eyes alive. This stuff is electric. We
are being immersed in an experience whilst sat on a plastic chair within sight
of the entrance to Waitrose.
The reality is that I could get used to this kind of set up. Put an orchestra and a
smallish audience (who have been starved of contact with their network) in a
boomy acoustic at a sophisticated distance from one another and let the
atmosphere create itself. We were all massively appreciative. The excitement
was delectable. Who wouldn’t want to be in amongst that?
Aurora Orchestra play at the BBC Proms on Thursday 10 September
