Dracula Triumphant

I am someone that has played in orchestras for amateur shows and I think that you actually have done all of us a dis-service by playing a show for free.

I know that a lot of people think that it's terrible that orchestras get paid to play in ameteur shows but let me provide you with some reasons why:

We are expected to come in and play a very challenging score perfectly on little or no rehearsal

We are expected to sit through many many runs of the show and sit quietly and not distract the audience

There are not many of us who do shows anymore and we need the money to cover our expenses - such as petrol, photocopying and resources for our instruments.

So basically I think that all of you who played Dracula Triumphant for free have done all of us a dis-service.

By the way, the night I went the orchestra sounded terrible - especially the violins.

Bob