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A Reminder

May I recommend cheese
souffle a la Alka Seltzer for Teri
Towe's dinner before the next
Tuesday Evening Concert.

I can neither agree nor disagree
with the review of Mr. Anlevas'
performance, since I am not that
knowledgeable in the fields of
music interpretation and criticism. I
would, rather, remind reviewers and
audiences of concerts, plays and
other entertainments that their
basic functions are usually in
opposition to each other. An
audience's purpose is to enjoy the
performance and appreciate the
performers as much as possible. A
reviewer's purpose is the artistic
evaluation of the total result.
Therefore, except in extreme cases
of rave hits or utter bombs,
complete agreement between
everyone concerned cannot be
expected.

The reviewer's analysis of this
concert was probably quite correct,
yet so was the audience correct in
their standing appreciation of a
very enjoyable evening's
performance.