Save the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

"Save the Orchestra!"

"Live music is part of the magic of going to a ballet performance. Please reconsider your decision. Also, consider your young audience. They need to be exposed to both aspects of the performance. While some children attending might not be able to become da"

"A live orchestra is vital to the traditional art of ballet! Live orchestras have been used in ballets for hundreds of years. The French and the Italians value their orchestras and we should too!"

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"A a regular visitor to Atlanta and a ballet lover I ask you to save the orchestra"

"tape music? nothing like live music, if anything the board needs to be discussing how to help save the orchestra"

"Las Vegas Philharmonic"

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"Taped music with ballet is more or less what polyester is to clothing."

"Your attendance will suffer"

"Ballet is a LIVE art form. Music is interactive with the dance. To remove the live music, one might as well remove the live dance- just show movies of ballets!"

"How can we continue to show people how important the arts are to the community when they want to do something like this? You might as well record the Ballet as well and just show it as a movie. This is ridiculous!"

"I will not attend the Ballet to hear canned music."

"This is a real shame. It lowers the quality of your performance tremendously."

"The orchestra is an integral part of the experience. People come out to enjoy the Atlanta Ballet and the experience as a whole. Recorded music would take away from that experience and less people will feel inclined to pay to come to the show."

"Ballet isn't just dancers and costumes -- it is an artform composed of several elements, including the live music. Your dancers will be forced to do everything exactly the same way every night -- no room for expressive nuance or individual characterizatio"