Save the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra
We are shocked and dismayed at the decision made by the board of trustees for the Atlanta Ballet to eliminate the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, a vital and essential part of the company since the 1960's.T... continue reading »
"True forms of art should be kept as true form and not changed for expediancy or fiduciary's sake. Find the way to keep art pure."
"I have had the privledge to see the ballet perform the Nutcracker with my family. It was wonderful, and it would be a shame to lose the orchestra for such performances."
"The Ballet will not be the same without a live orchestra!!"
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"Please keep the orchestra!!!"
"It is a most unthinkable idea to disconnect the orchestra from the ballet performances. This decision will profoundly impact the arts in Atlanta."
"A ballet with "canned" music is nowhere near the same as one with live music! It lacks that spark and vitality that makes the art so magical. When I was little my parents took me to see the Nutcracker, not knowing that the music would be pre-recorded. Eve"
"I'm a violinist who has played in the Chicago City Ballet and the Seattle Ballet orchestras as well as many others -- the loss of live musicians will make a drastic difference in the quality of your productions, a difference not for the better. Please rec"
"What's next? Paper towels at the Ritz Carlton?"
"That we have to petition you for this action is absurd!!!"
"Please let my Mom have her job back and all the other musicians too!"
"Do I remember correctly???? Has this not been tried once and FAILED?!!!!"
"Don't do it!!!"
"How can you have ballet without the music it was created for???"
