Orchestras Quotes

You hear the same work by different orchestras, different conductors, violinists, pianists, singers, and slowly, the work reveals itself and begins to live deeper in you. - David Ogden Stiers

With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. - Esa-Pekka Salonen

While there used to be one or two Pops orchestras, now there are all kinds of European orchestras that suddenly look upon this as a golden wand that can enable them to make money recording this music. - Skitch Henderson

When you see all we do at the local level and how we make the arts community aware of Sioux City at a national level, I can't imagine a better use of funds. Our symphony is 90 years old. It's one of the oldest orchestras in the country. It's been one of the best supported by its community and certainly it is my hope it will continue. - Doug Gerhart

When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do. - Placido Domingo

We've been sowing the seeds for a Florida West Coast Symphony that is more diverse and broader in appeal, and that at the same time is playing at a higher level of quality. Not all orchestras have this story to tell. - Joseph McKenna

We're the rare animal in the symphony orchestra world; while most orchestras belong to a city, we belong to the state. - Alice Golembo

We wanted to help the school districts enrich their curriculum. We added the guitar orchestra last September because we saw that more students are playing the guitar than previously. Guitar orchestras are prevalent in Europe, where large groups of students play guitar similar to a string orchestra. - Beth Hansen

We want to make the orchestra more accessible to people who have never been to see a live concert to come and experience one of the best orchestras in North America. - Chris Deacon

We submitted an application, and we were one of two orchestras (to be chosen for 2007) ? the other is in North Carolina. - Carolyn Valacich