Re: Standard Dress in the Pits?


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Posted by Doug Whitten on December 15, 2003 at 09:33:15:

In Reply to: Standard Dress in the Pits? posted by Pollster on December 15, 2003 at 08:40:37:

My experience is that church pit orchestras, theater pit orchestras or other "pick-up" pit orchestras wear all black. However, if the orchestra is associated with a professional ensemble (Philhamonic,ballet, opera, etc)it is usually tux. It think the dress is related to repertoire.

For "Classical" music (Opera/ Ballet) pit orchestra:
tux = 90%
Black = 9%
Suit - 1%

For more "popular" music ("rock/gospel" oriented church, traveling musicals or theatical):
Black = 80%
Tux = 19%
suit = 1%

To add to the mix, the Symphony that I most recently played in wears tails with white vest and bow tie.




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