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Re:Did blind orchestra auditions benefit women? by pvaldes on Sunday May 12, 2019 @07:17AM (#19891258)
> the orchestra should cater to the audience's prejudices

An orchestra must give the audience what the audience expects. Is just an expensive entertainment act.

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Re:Did blind orchestra auditions benefit women? by replyguy912 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @08:23AM (#19891464)
Well, what your typcal symphony orchestra audience wants is a mix of challenging (for the performs & listeners) pieces and the well-known standards. Stray too far either way and it's a miss.

It not just entertainment for a lot of people, unless you consider all cultural events "expensive entertainment acts".

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Re:Did blind orchestra auditions benefit women? by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday May 12, 2019 @08:24AM (#19891469)
For diverse values of "the audience."
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