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Ringtone halts NY Philharmonic performance

NEW YORK -- It's the dreaded sound at any live performance -- a ringing cellphone.

That's what happened Tuesday night at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall during the final movement of Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony by the New York Philharmonic. Maestro Alan Gilbert stopped the orchestra until the phone was silenced.

Northridge’s J.C. Adams, pit conductor Shawn Satterthwaite and Eric Cassity look on.

Photos by MEGHAN JONES/Bonneville High School/jonesmeghan38@gmail.com

Pride from the Pit

Have you ever been to a live musical? Were you aware of the source of the music?

Many musicals have a live pit orchestra performing with them. The actors are never alone on stage -- they have at least a dozen people watching from below and ensuring the music plays only when it should. The work that goes into these live pit orchestras is immense.

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