ESO Blog Night - Dispatch #3 (Percussion!)
I’m fascinated by the percussion section in orchestras, particularly the guys who seem to only perform a few notes all night. There is strange sort of nobility about getting dressed-up in a tux, only to sit still at the back of orchestra for most of the night, waiting for your 30 seconds of drum-pounding glory.
This especially true when one considers that, if they’re doing their job right, you likely won’t even notice those 30 seconds. Or, rather, they won’t stand out as anything other than a seamless part of the whole performance. And, yet, without them, something would be noticeably amiss.