What Does It Mean When an Orchestra Closes?
- DATE: July 24, 2019
- POSTED BY: Jessica Koslow
Last week, Anne Midgette reported for the Washington Post that the Maryland-based National Philharmonic “had run out of money and would close.” Midgette shares the reactions she received from Post readers, plus her thoughts about orchestra closures and the current state of the classical-music world: “People get very agitated about orchestra closures. It signals, to some, the decline of society and all they hold dear. … You know what kind of news doesn’t interest people? News about orchestras doing well. …