A Crisis In American Orchestras

America’s orchestras are slipping away. “Nearly a dozen orchestras across the country have either closed or are in danger of doing so. This season’s first orchestral casualty was the San Jose Symphony, which shut down in November. The Tulsa Philharmonic, the Colorado Springs Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony followed. In February the 49-year-old Savannah Symphony Orchestra canceled the rest of its season. It was $1.3 million in debt, had gone through five executive directors in seven years and was unable to meet its payroll.”