Lol!!! Too funny, since I know and played with Leslie Burnick (a very fine clarinetist btw) and many of the members of Upper Darby Sousa Band while I was in the Chester County Concert Band on the very same stage at Longwood Gardens. I hadn't heard about this story yet till now, but I can picture it happening (see stage below).
Leslie is in the first clarinet chair. I'm two heads to the right of the conductor playing alto.
Why is the band standing?