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I was a Saturday-23 subscriber to the Boston Symphony Orchestra for many years (23 concerts per season). There was polite applause when Music Director Seiji Ozawa or a guest conductor appeared, and there was heartier applause after the completion of all the movements of a symphony (never between movements). However, I can count the number of Standing Ovations the audience gave to Maestro Ozawa on two hands.
Nowadays, at the conclusion of nearly every classical music event I attend, whether symphonic or operatic or chamber, the audience leaps into a Standing O.
I was Baptist as a kid...if someone did a solo, there was lots of applause
Baptist do applaud in church. Many other denominations, applauding is considered bad form and vulgar and unwanted at a church service. Applauding in church, depends on the particular denomination. Some do it and expect it, and others do not want it to happen a all.
Graduations, weddings, etc., applauding is really not considered appropriate except at a certain point when the entire group is applauded, and especially not during the wedding ceremony but only when the bride and groom is presented to those attending the ceremony.
I haven't noticed any shortage of clapping in any venue. We are not church goers, but the last 4 times we set foot inside, there was applause. Twice, during funerals. At the first, the daughter of the deceased sang so beautifully, the entire crowd spontaneously broke into applause when she finished. The other time, it was after a particularly spot-on, and humorous eulogy. Then there were two holiday services, with several singing performances. I'm not even sure what denomination was for 3 of them, but the one with the daughter's tribute was Catholic.
Theater shows, concerts, school ceremonies, all had lots of clapping involved.
I have noticed on videos of a military mom or dad surprising their child(and this is high school age) that the other kids in the classroom just sit there. They only start applauding if a teacher starts first.
I find that odd. It used to be people just broke into applause at the sight of a tearful happy surprise reunion.
The parents go to the child's classroom unannounced? I've never heard of such a thing.
In the Episcopalian and Methodist churches I've attended, applause was quite rare. You don't typically clap for the choir, but occasionally an extremely moving performance would evoke spontaeous applause, no different from shouts of "amen" and "alleluia" that other churches might have. Sometimes people just have to react. I've seen videos of absolutely beautiful choral performances, and I don't see how the congregation could not clap in simple joyful reaction. These are not solemn dirges but energetic and exuberant songs.
If I recall correctly, the congregation clapped after I was married, when we turned around and the pastor introduced us as husband and wife. I think that's pretty common if not perfectly correct in all churches.
I've been to a few graduations and award ceremonies where the audience was asked not to clap till the end. Very irritating when a few people decide to do it anyway. Like the jerks who drive on the shoulder, more and more people start doing it when others start.
My SO and I like going to a lot of live performances and shows, but neither of us like clapping for 10 minutes straight (carpal tunnel) when the entire cast comes out to bow one by one. So I know this sounds really bad and millennial-ish, but I downloaded a sound file on my phone of one person clapping and so did he, so whenever the occasion calls for it, we both just play that track on continuous loop and turn the volume up.
You, my dear, are a genius!
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