When the Louisville Orchestra struck a last-minute contract deal with its musicians last month, everyone involved cheered publicly, and congratulated each other on their success. But Andrew Adler sees little to get excited about. “We’ve heard all of this so many times before, whenever castastrophe for this orchestra has been barely averted. A contract is signed, three or four years of labor-management-board harmony is promised, a new day is at hand, etc., etc.” Labor peace aside, the Louisville Orchestra’s endowment remains far below what it needs to be, there don’t seem to be any real big-money donors for classical music in the city, and artistically, the ensemble has chosen an infuriating “play it safe” strategy which sacrifices anything but the most innocuous music.