plastic shields

[GJDavis1]

Hey all,

I attended the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert tonight (which was fantastic, in case you were wondering), and the brass section members had these weird plastic-looking shields behind each player. I'm not sure what they were...does anyone have any ideas? (if this is a stupid question, sorry...and no, it wasn't just the horn players)

[Dan Schultz]

Yup. Those 'blast panels' are normally found IN FRONT of the trumpets and trombones.

[Kevin Hendrick]

Yup. Those 'blast panels' are normally found IN FRONT of the trumpets and trombones.

... because the strings often grouse about the back row ... which is why bloke asked if the percussion was behind the brass. Percussion at ear level can give ya tinnitus (and you thought the whining strings were bad!)



Dale "thinks plexi in front of the percussion is a player's committee-worthy issue" Phelps,
Montagna lunga Colorado USA

Somehow, this clip seems fitting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyrOpCLUbSQ

[PWtuba]

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Somehow, this clip seems fitting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyrOpCLUbSQ

This clip is equally fitting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys-b7NHlEWo

[windshieldbug]

ON THE OTHER HAND, in a former life, when a substitute tympanist displayed particular vigor a few inches form my head, I was know to place a few quarters on the drums under the music stand between the drums. After a puzzled silence, they usually got the message...