Glimmer Of Hope In San Antonio

Mike Greenberg isn’t predicting a rebirth for the bankrupt San Antonio Symphony just yet, but he’s encouraged by the involvement of the city’s mayor, and the work of a new task force charged with developing new strategies for orchestral success in South Texas. “In 1994, a similar task force… worked for several months and produced a report that said essentially nothing of value. The 1994 report set cost and revenue goals, most of which the symphony achieved in the short term, but failed to address the fundamentals of the orchestra’s program and its relationship with the larger community. The current task force, it seems, intends to avoid that mistake.”