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According To SAS Musicians, Deficits Reflect More On Governance, Not Capacity

Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 by Drew McManus

The Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) published a newsletter on 12/23/17 that includes an article by Peter Flamm, San Antonio Symphony (SAS) Principal Timpani. According to Flamm’s article, the organization’s deficits aren’t the result of inadequate staff efforts or musician expenses. Instead, he suggests deficits over the past few decades should raise questions about governance. If advertising and promotion is unattractive or sporadic, ticket sales will be low and …

#TBT San Antonio Symphony Negotiations Turn Sour (Again)

Thursday, December 21st, 2017 by Drew McManus

Over the summer, the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) made a surprise announcement that it was shutting down and assigning all mission related activity to a newly formed entity, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA). This included negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the one set to expire on August 31, 2017. At the time, there were no shortage of questions related to how SMSA intended to move forward given …

San Antonio Symphony Musicians And Their New Parent 501(c)3 Agree To A Four Month Extension

Monday, August 28th, 2017 by Drew McManus

In July 2017, the Symphony Society of San Antonio (which ran the San Antonio Symphony) abruptly announced they were terminating operations on August 31, 2017 and assigning all mission driven activity to a newly formed 501(c)3, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA). This successorship includes the existing collective bargaining agreement with the musicians, which expires on August 31, 2017. Questions about how the new organization planned to handle this critical element …

What Is San Antonio Symphony’s “Fair And Reasonable” Future?

Friday, July 21st, 2017 by Drew McManus

If you find news coming out of the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) confusing, you’re not alone. The 501(c)3 which operates the SAS, Symphony Society of San Antonio (SSSA), has decided to cease operations and is turning over its mission driven activity to a brand-new nonprofit, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA). SSSA isn’t filing bankruptcy nor are the organizations merging. This is even different than the pseudo-hostile takeover scenarios we’ve seen …

Symphony Society of San Antonio Is Shutting Down In Six Weeks

Thursday, July 20th, 2017 by Drew McManus

According to an article by David Hendricks in the 7/19/2017 edition of the San Antonio Express-News, the Symphony Society of San Antonio (SSSA), which operates the San Antonio Symphony (SAS), will dissolve at the end of August, 2017. But here’s where things get unusual: a new 501(c)3 has announced they will replace the SSSA. Hendricks’ report indicates the new nonprofit organization, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA), will assume the SSSA’s …