Save the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra

"real ballet needs real music"

"I'm not sure I will want to see the Nutcracker this year - something I have seen every year for over ten years"

"Recorded music is not the same."

"This will take so much away from the enjoyment of the ballet. People love the sound of the orchestra as much as the dancers."

"Princ. Bassoonist, Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras - your orchestra is vital to the future of your company. without live music, you will lose your principal dancers, and your patrons very quickly. as a board of Trustees, you must guard the integrit"

"The Atlanta Ballet management has stooped to an all new low! How artistic is that, dancing to a boombox!! WOW! Very cultural for our thriving city...except in the ballet department."

"An orchestra just makes it so much better!"

"I find it hard to believe this decision truly supports the Mission Statement of the Atlanta Ballet...I hope the board will review their mission, and rethink their decision"

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"Ballet without live music would be like a Xerox copy of a work of art, lacking depth and life."

"Because each live performance by the dancers is different, it only makes sense that the orchestra has to be live as well in order for the conductor to take into account the nuances of what is being performed on stage. Tapes just don't work."

"This is outrageous that a city such as Atlanta would even consider taped music for such beautiful performances"

"Professor of Clarinet"

"You may think the audience won't notice but overall the experience of the performances will be greatly reduced. After this if you succeed why not film the ballet performances this year and show them next year on a wide screen in the hall with taped music."