Because Quote by Lara St. John

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

— Skitch Henderson

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

Concert-going has become much less the thing to do, while people are still going to opera. This might be a harsh judgment, but it…

— Jeffrey Tate

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

But still as compared to many, many orchestras in the world, I think you find a lot more new music and living composers on…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

— David Ogden Stiers

People ordinarily don't think of their orchestras as important as we'd like them to be. People don't care about their friends and neighbors who…

— David Ogden Stiers

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

— Simon Rattle

There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.

— Leonard Slatkin

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of…

— John Philip Sousa

Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra.

— David Ogden Stiers

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

— Thomas Beecham