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 »

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All Signatures (1,000 total)
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Kim J 14 August 2015
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Shawn C 13 August 2015

"Recorded music seems like a cost savings at first glance, but in the long run may lose money for the company. Audiences have shown that they notice the difference and greatly prefer live music. Dancers also benefit from dancing to live music, and it shows"

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Michael F 11 August 2015
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Judi N 6 August 2015

"A ballet with taped music will resemble a school performance attended by only the loyal family of the dancers. Music is more than just music when it comes to ballet, it is part and parcel of the performance. By eliminating the orchestra you are taking the"

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Debra S 5 August 2015
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Kathy K 30 July 2015
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Riza H 29 July 2015

"Part I - I am appalled to hear about the Atlanta Ballet eliminating the live Orchestra and resorting to 'Taped' music. What is the 'cultural world' in Atlanta and other major cities coming to? We already live in a society where changes occur by the second"

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Celeste B 28 July 2015

"VISIT... http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6912.htm"

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Mark M 24 July 2015

"Shocked is an understatement."

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Melissa Rachellef 24 July 2015
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Karla F 20 July 2015

"Without live music, it is not the same!!"

62.
Jay Y 19 July 2015

"Please, for the future of musicians everywhere, don't do this."

63.
Ruth S 17 July 2015
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Rosalind Ap 16 July 2015

"British musician and manager"

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Mark M 10 July 2015
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Melvin S 9 July 2015
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Pat Vasd 5 July 2015

"Atlanta has millionaires galore. Go after the money. Don't downgrade the product."

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Jim G 4 July 2015

"no live music, no real ballet----it's that simple"

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Linda E 3 July 2015

"Please reconcider the negative effects of disolving the synchronistic marriage of these two great medias, live music and dance."

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Kevin H 1 July 2015
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John A 1 July 2015
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Thomas P 30 June 2015
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Kyle C 22 June 2015

"I hope the Board will reconsider this unconscionable dismissal of the orchestra musicians of the Atlanta Ballet. I'm sure the kids who attend will really enjoy moving down to the pit during intermission and watching the tape machine sitting there. It must"

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Dianne C 21 June 2015

"Atlanta Ballet will now become just another "McBallet Company""

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Beverly M 20 June 2015

"It is a sad day when the bottom line determines the aesthetics of a country. When the culture of a country is reshaped by the $, what a travesty. Please reconsider what you are doing to this generation of people and those to follow. Even those who are dic"

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