Atrophy Quote by Jeffrey Tate

Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.

— Lara St. John

You know, a lot of people are loath to go to an orchestral concert because they are intimidated by the thought.

— Anthony Daniels

I think the preservation of orchestras and what they do is worth expending all the ways there are to reach out to people who…

— David Ogden Stiers

The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many…

— Carlisle Floyd

Musicians ought to reclaim some of the power in the houses of production. The opera houses are run either by managers or by stage…

— Laurence Equilbey

To this day I am indulgent toward orchestras that are trying to lift themselves in the world, while critics are busy assuring them that…

— Robertson Davies

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

It's the economics, that's why opera is not dying but gets more and more difficult to put on.

— Christoph Waltz

But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching…

— John Eaton

A lot of performers don't want to leave the circuit, the European opera house circuit, partly because most singers don't sing many concerts, or…

— Renee Fleming

Toting around a full orchestra on tour is very ambitious. I would consider doing a show now and then, like do a show at…

— Vanessa Carlton

In the music world, concerts unfold strictly according to plan. But, as I'd been finding out, in the book world, things keep changing by…

— Dan Hill