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RE: Do You Stay After The Intermission??? - 5/9/2008 8:00:44 PM
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davidpb
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I started this thread last year and was surprised to see it still active. When I started it I was like most and I stayed all the way to the end. I recently went to a four-day event where they promised a spectacular ending. The first night all the groups that were singing that night got up and sang a few songs together and then ended it. After that, I left during the intermission the remaining nights.
I remember when they used to have groups come out and each sang a few of their songs after the intermission. They used to come on and quickly do two or three popular requests and the next group came on and did the same. It took 20-30 minutes and was usually a lot of fun because the songs were often their signature songs. Then after they all sang a couple, they would have a brief time for an invitation and prayer and we would all go home satisfied.
I went to a concert last weekend where two groups sang their 50-60 minute sets, we had a 15-20 minute intermission and then each group did five or six songs after the intermission ending with an invitation. What a great event!!!
I just don't like waiting for a 20-25 minute intermission and then seeing an unrehearsed performance of all the groups at once singing "I'll Fly Away".
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RE: Do You Stay After The Intermission??? - 5/10/2008 10:35:49 AM
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dbmurray
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ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw1
If the intermission is a short break (approximately 15-20 minutes) to be followed by another hour of singing, of course I want to stay. This is the way the Gaither concerts are ran.
But I have been burned too many times by a "second half" that consisted of one or two songs after a 30 minute intermission.
If you have a major group on a program by themselves, it's often difficult for them to get away from their table and back on stage, but there is no reason an intermission should ever extend for more than 15 minutes when more than one group is on the bill. It's good to have a local group on the bill along with a major artist. The local group can go ahead and start singing after the 15 minute break. By the time they've sung two or three songs, the crowd will take the hint and get back to their seats.
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RE: Do You Stay After The Intermission??? - 5/10/2008 11:27:04 AM
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Kerrlaw1
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That is an excellent way to handle it DBM.
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