Always Quote by Idina Menzel

It makes me mad to hear these popular orchestras make a jammed-up comedy of a song like 'Wreck on the Highway.' It ain't a…

— Hank Williams

Orchestras are like people. They're the sonic embodiment of their community.

— Simon Rattle

“The truth of an orchestra is heard when they try to find their common notes before the show. All those strings and tubes and…

— Kelly Gardiner

They're odd beasts, musicals, but what I like about them is the way they allow windows into people's lives. When people sing, you get…

— Jack Thorne

I'm more authoritarian with the orchestras than I used to be. You need to hold your ground, I've noticed, or you'll be swept aside.

— Laurence Equilbey

I love huge dramatic songs with ridiculously big orchestral parts.

— Conchita Wurst

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

— James Levine

All my favorite artists were pretty serious in the sense that their music was something I could sink my teeth into, from Peter Gabriel…

— Ed Kowalczyk

There are some good people in it, but the orchestra as a whole is equivalent to a gang bent on destruction.

— John Cage

I've seen bands come out and begin their concerts with these long, slow, boring songs. Are they kidding, or what?

— Rick Nielsen

“Sometimes a little song is sweet to hear, even if the orchestra is more accomplished”

— Esmé Raji Codell

Of course I can appreciate the musicality of the pieces and sometimes the lyrics are generic enough to be listened to without reference, but…

— Christian Campbell