The San Antonio Symphony hasn’t performed in eight months, and despite plans to regroup in fall 2004, some observers aren’t sure that it will ever perform again. But if the SAS doesn’t make it back from the brink, it clearly won’t be for lack of effort: on New Year’s Eve, the orchestra’s musicians, music director, and audience reunited for a special benefit concert designed to provide some financial relief for the musicians, who won’t be paid again until September. The concert was a success, but more than 20 SAS musicians have moved on to other cities and other jobs since the shutdown, which doesn’t bode well for the future.