Commentary: The musicians of the San Antonio Philharmonic are working together to chart a new destiny. Our community can help by removing some obstacles that stand in their way.
alongside colleagues of the San Antonio Philharmonic at First Baptist Church earlier this year.Working with people is not always easy. However, when there is a sense of purpose, together you find a way to accomplish great things. Unfortunately, sometimes it can seem there is no hope left as the cards are meticulously stacked and obstacles get in the way of accomplishing anything.
Despite these efforts, there remain some obstacles that our community should remove from their shared end goal. Their request for support from the city’s arts and culture department was denied because the, with the same professional musicians who have performed in our community for decades was seen as a new organization.
As a result of this year’s bankruptcy filing of the Symphony Society of San Antonio, the assets including the music library, instruments and equipment were to be auctioned off. The board of the Philharmonic prioritized the purchase of these assets to keep them in this community and, through a generous private donation, were able to secure them. Except for the music library, the board was informed that these assets would have to be removed from the premises in 10 days.
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