I have never understood why most musicians where black on stage. There is usually low level lighting and a black backdrop so all you see are an instrument, a pair of hands and a face!
Steve.
Could it have anything to do with the availability of laundry facilities on the "Road"?
Congratulations and good luck with the show Tony - wish I could see it!
Matt
“Photography is a complex and fluid medium, and its many factors are not applied in simple sequence. Rather, the process may be likened to the art of the juggler in keeping many balls in the air at one time!”
Ansel Adams, from the introduction to The Negative - The New Ansel Adams Photography Series / Book 2
I have never understood why most musicians where black on stage. There is usually low level lighting and a black backdrop so all you see are an instrument, a pair of hands and a face!
Steve.
Well I figure that the music's the thing and discreetly coloured clothing distracts less. Then again I attended a performance of Mahler's "Song of the Earth" at the Sydney Opera House this week, and the male players wore (black) tails, white shirts and bow ties while the conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy, wore a suit (black again) and a white polo neck formal shirt.
However black seems to be the new and the old black in classical music circles, no matter how recent the composition, although the women appaer to be allowed a little latitude.
Thanks everyone for the good wishes, it means a lot!
Just a reminder that the opening is this Wednesday night, June 9, if you happen to be in Sydney.
Digital images are also now up on the Gallery Website if anyone wants to have a look. http://www.meyergallery.com.au/Artis...?ArtistsID=191