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Violinist Nancy Zhou plays with the San Antonio Philharmonic Friday evening at First Baptist Church.

As third season begins, San Antonio Philharmonic beset by staff and board turnover

by Nicholas Frank September 15, 2024September 15, 2024

Former employees say the turnover has disrupted ticket sales, donor relations and stability of the orchestra.

Angela Caporale, section violinist with the San Antonio Symphony, rehearses for an upcoming shows at First Baptist Church Wednesday March 2, 2022. The funds for these concerts were raised independently of the musicians and the Symphony Society of San Antonio.

New San Antonio Philharmonic seeks to fill void left by symphony’s demise

by Wendy Lane Cook August 24, 2022August 30, 2022

Supporters eye ‘metamorphosis’ for symphonic music in San Antonio despite hurdles ahead

by Nicholas Frank June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, former music director emeritus of the San Antonio Symphony, leads the Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony during a rehearsal at First Baptist Church in May. Lang-Lessing is in talks with local officials discussing ways to potentially resurrect the San Antonio Symphony.

San Antonio’s symphony can be resurrected. Here’s how.

by Robert Rivard June 23, 2022August 24, 2022

The San Antonio Symphony, four operatic soloists and 210 Singers made up of the San Antonio Mastersingers, UTSA Concert Choir and the Trinity University Choir rehearse in 2013 at the Majestic Theatre.

Requiem for the San Antonio Symphony

by Robert Rivard June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony walk in a silent picket line outside the home of Symphony Society of San Antonio board chair Kathleen Weir Vale on Thursday.

Board dissolves San Antonio Symphony, will file for bankruptcy

by Nicholas Frank June 16, 2022June 17, 2022

Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony rehearse Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 at First Baptist Church on Wednesday.

Season finale or final season? Fate of the San Antonio Symphony in limbo as negotiations collapse

by Nicholas Frank May 29, 2022May 27, 2022

Members of the San Antonio Symphony rehearse for upcoming shows at First Baptist Church Wednesday March 2, 2022. The funds for these concerts were raised independently of the musicians and the Symphony Society of San Antonio.

Symphony à la carte: Two San Antonians bring orchestra back to the stage

by Nicholas Frank March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

The San Antonio Symphony plays at Main Plaza in September, the last time they performed as a group publicly.

San Antonio Symphony musicians will perform independent concerts in March

by Nicholas Frank February 16, 2022February 17, 2022

Eric Gratz, violinist and concertmaster, leads the San Antonio Symphony as he performs Vivaldi from L'estro Armonico as part of the Baroque Series at the San Fernando Cathedral. Photo by Bria Woods.

Some San Antonio musicians will take the symphony’s stage again, supporting a youth concert

by Nicholas Frank February 9, 2022February 11, 2022