[net.audio] I went to a concert last night...

ark (03/28/83)

It was Anthony Newman on organ with the Handel Festival Orchestra.
Nice concert.  Interesting thing happened on one of the pieces:
it was a Haydn keyboard concerto, which Newman chose to play on
the harpsichord.

Now, a harpsichord is a fairly quiet instrument, and doesn't really
stand up to a 20-piece orchestra, even if it's out in front.
Thus, they amplified it.  They used a Sony electret microphone
and a Shure mixer, feeding a JVC receiver (!) and a pair of
Sentry IV speakers (!!).  One speaker faced the audience and the
other faced the orchestra.