“For the first time in its 17-year history, the Sacramento Philharmonic will not present any concerts during the fall season, and it remains unclear whether its musicians will return to the stage in the spring of 2015,” reports Edward Ortiz in Monday’s (8/4) Sacramento Bee (California). “The Sacramento Opera has also decided not to stage performances in the fall. The decision follows months of financial uncertainty for the Sacramento Region Performing Arts Alliance, the organization formed last year when the Philharmonic merged with the Sacramento Opera. Laurie Nelson, president of the alliance, said the board opted in June to cancel the fall season in order to give the organization a ‘hiatus’ so it can reorganize. She said the alliance will work on establishing a sustainable financial plan, restructuring its board of directors and defining the arts groups’ relevance to the city.” Nelson said bankruptcy is “not in the cards at this point in time” and that “the success of the hiatus will depend on two factors: whether new board members can be brought on, and to what extent it is established that the community wants to support the orchestra and opera company.”
Posted August 4, 2014
