Symphony musicians and city leaders are looking toward establishing a new organization to keep the orchestra performing in San Antonio.
Referring to the Internal Revenue Service code number for nonprofit organizations, Cisneros said, “the loss of thatNirenberg said the rule is meant for organizations to demonstrate stability, which the symphony was unable to achieve.
“There needs to be strong corporate interest, and I’ve had enough conversations with business leaders around the community who believe in the importance of symphony orchestras. There’s a role for membership and growing audience participation. The proportions of all those pillars, though, deserve a lot of discussion.”
Wilkins said preserving the group’s 83 years of institutional memory is crucial, in particular the decades of musical information contained within the music library. Meanwhile, the orchestra will undergo a transformation. Lang-Lessing compared the situation to the metamorphosis phase, wherein a caterpillar creates a chrysalis then emerges as a butterfly. Wilkins also chose a nature metaphor, the molting of a hermit crab searching for a new shell.
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