Willis 'All Seated on the Ground'

 Willis: songs about choirs= civilization (aliens)

All stories in this book have won prizes. https://www.amazon.com/Best-Connie-Willis-Award-Winning-Stories/dp/0345540662/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5WSIPSOTNWHR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pS-IeAQVlmHtUBCg47CEaIVT7Q7QO9WVAwjlwDobvcNdaoTRuZwrkTEYXwEmBEQbzHB72pYwnbiQjW5T5kbs5hUbp3o4gNes8HoPxJrTHHNckunQ9mz- $2.90 used and 'At the RialtoyiEstDomtGnlHPjnrHwjnQ31GYqjLErg96XLclqiOn07nVFG2xhUB4SkS2ZzgDdhwy6hJustdRuaZlYCAUiMYHsWAKhV7-cmlb2JbVOKBjfH_SnYp1zQtwo.NWZelEM_q6PfnpLVCMa9tN1mjbc0HIRsOD3mdVauyNI&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+best+of+connie+willis&qid=1738550560&sprefix=The+Best+of+Conni%2Caps%2C259&sr=8-1

$2.90 used at 'At the Rialto' included (behavior of physicists at convention on quantum theory illustrates same)

'All Seated on the Ground' tells of scornful aliens who finally are convinced that humans have some civilization

because choirs sing about choirs.  Chuck