We Hate To See Orchestras Fail. It’s Just That We Don’t Support Them, Either

Anne Midgette: “I often talk about the way the classical-music world tends to conflateinstitutions with the art form. When an orchestra closes, it’s seen asan assault on Beethoven and Brahms. By contrast, when a restaurant closesor a car company goes bankrupt, people may bitterly bemoan it, but theydon’t see it as a threat to food, nor do they think that cars areendangered.” – Washington Post