“The East Texas Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Directors announced it has voted to reschedule its September and November subscription concerts” to 2021, reads an unsigned article in Wednesday’s (6/24) Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, TX). “This rescheduling allows the entire five-concert subscription season for the coming year to remain virtually as originally designed…. ‘We are dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of our patrons, musicians, staff, and volunteers. That means doing everything we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19,’ said ETSO Executive Director Vanessa Gardner. Effective June 3, 2020, the state’s reopening guidelines indicated that … social distancing measures at the UT Tyler Cowan Center would … reduce the capacity to only 32%. ‘Historically, ETSO subscribers alone exceed this capacity,’ Gardner said…. ETSO Board Chair Laura Hyde added, ‘We hope that rescheduling [will] ensure that the concert experience is safe and enjoyable for as many people who wish to attend as possible.’ Repositioning the entire 2020-2021 season … also keeps the programmatic offerings intact, something which ETSO Music Director Richard Lee views as important…. Rock the Classics II will move [from September 2020] to May 22, 2021…. The November [Beethoven] concert … will be moved to Feb. 20, 2021.”
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