I think that Georgian Silver doesn't get it yet--it wasn't a contractual issue--it was simple rudeness.

And furthermore, if it had been an 8am rehearsal for 45 performers, prior to a performance for most sorts of performing ensembles, MSH's friend would have been paid to provide a buffet with coffee, pastries, water, and sundry extras, and the group would have counted themselves lucky to have been saved the trouble of finding a caterer--