The Lost But Not Forgotten section has been updated. In particular, a recent settlement surrounding the former Florida Philharmonic leaves the musicians with approximately $0.22 for every dollar they should have been paid as creditors in the bankruptcy proceedings. Read more about that situation and as well as updates for the other ensembles at Lost But Not Forgotten.
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The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) just crossed another major threshold in their ongoing work stoppage in the form of cancelling all remaining event…
I found this headline in my inbox today…”Consultant recommends new performing arts center for San Antonio.” Yep, this is the same San Antonio that just showed up in your lost but not forgotten update. To summarize, this consultant found “needs for six types of new facilities,” including “an 1,850-seat concert hall for the San Antonio Symphony and other acoustic music” and “a recital hall, with 650-800 seats, for chamber music and the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio.” This is all from ASOL’s “In the News” email newsletter.
Remember what they say in Star Wars — I have a bad feeling about this… Assuming that San Antonio does jump on the new PAC bandwagon (at enormous expense), will it REALLY renew interest in the performing arts, including the symphony? Will the symphony be around long enough to participate in the grand opening? Looking at the track record, it just seems like venues are not the problem in this case. Maybe determining community interests and support levels for the performing arts would be a better use of the consultant’s time.
I found this headline in my inbox today…”Consultant recommends new performing arts center for San Antonio.” Yep, this is the same San Antonio that just showed up in your lost but not forgotten update. To summarize, this consultant found “needs for six types of new facilities,” including “an 1,850-seat concert hall for the San Antonio Symphony and other acoustic music” and “a recital hall, with 650-800 seats, for chamber music and the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio.” This is all from ASOL’s “In the News” email newsletter.
Remember what they say in Star Wars — I have a bad feeling about this… Assuming that San Antonio does jump on the new PAC bandwagon (at enormous expense), will it REALLY renew interest in the performing arts, including the symphony? Will the symphony be around long enough to participate in the grand opening? Looking at the track record, it just seems like venues are not the problem in this case. Maybe determining community interests and support levels for the performing arts would be a better use of the consultant’s time.