The staff of this section should be drastically cut. If larger volume of sound is required, it could be obtained by electronic apparatus. The conductor agrees generally with these recommendations, but has expressed the opinion that there might be some falling-off at the box office. In that unlikely event, it should be possible to close sections of the auditorium entirely, with a consequent saving of overhead expenses, lighting, attendants, and so on. If worst came to worst, the whole concert could simply be abandoned.
Music is extravagant and wasteful when examined from a practical perspective.
But it is the nature of music to be extravagant and wasteful, with a redundancy of notes and themes occurring in every composition. Reduce music to sheer efficiency, and you destroy it. D evotion to God is also by its very nature extravagant and wasteful. Worship both private and corporate involves a redundancy of words and ritual intrinsic to the very nature of worship. Reduce worship to sheer efficiency, and you destroy it also.