How relocating musicians can reduce COVID-19 risk at concerts
Based on a study’s recommendations, the Utah Symphony rearranged where musicians sit
![Michael Pape sits behind two timpani drums while others rehearse in the background](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_bl_covid-symphony_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Timpanist Michael Pape rehearses with the Utah Symphony. Usually percussionists like him sit upstage, but in experiments to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, wind instruments were located to the outer edges of the stage.
Kathleen Sykes