Then came the third act...

An amusing account of disaster in the orchestra pit, narrated by a player. Sample:

Finally, one of those classic 'is he in two or four' moments came along, derailing the entire orchestra. If orchestra musicians ever stop to wonder if a conductor is in two or four at any point in a concert, bad things are about to happen, because about half of the musicians will decide that he's in two and the other half will decide that he's in four. The result is usually amusing but unsalvageable chaos.

The orchestra train catastrophically derailed, forcing the conductor to wave his hands and stop. Ever try to start an orchestra in the middle of a phrase (mid-performance, no less!) without being able to speak their language? Not easy!

For the second time that evening, the audience started laughing....at us!

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h/t Podium Speak