In Wednesday’s (5/16) Sacramento Bee (California), Edward Ortiz writes, “The Sacramento Philharmonic reached its goal of raising $150,000 by a self-imposed May 15 deadline, persuading the organization’s board of directors to vote Tuesday evening to keep the orchestra operating through the 2012-13 season. ‘We’re very happy in the way the community has stepped up, so we are moving full speed ahead with a season next year,’ said David Nystrom, president of the Sacramento Philharmonic board. To date the orchestra has received 307 donations, with more than half of those—162—from new donors. The 15-year-old orchestra, which operates on a $1.4 million budget, had threatened closure if it did not raise the $150,000 by May 1, as part of the first of two phases of a fundraising campaign. Falling short, the orchestra pushed the deadline back to May 15, with the board feeling that enough donations had come in to keep the campaign alive. … Nystrom did not disclose specifics on how many board members voted Tuesday. He said the vote to continue orchestra operations with a 2012-13 season was not unanimous. The orchestra will enter its 16th season, with the first of five concerts scheduled for Sept. 29, with a concert program of Spanish and Latino music.”
Posted May 17, 2012
