"Ze violins und some of ze ozzer strings, maybe," the Medic concedes. "Und perhaps some of ze brass und woodwinds. But overall, orchestra instruments are for playing in vun place und transporting with great care, not for life on ze road."

It's getting to be a positive cacophony down in the orchestra pit. At least until the first oboist lets out a long A note and all of the other instruments suddenly move to match it in the definitive act of tuning.

The music itself will start a moment later, just as soon as the conductor lowers his wand.