It has recently come to our attention that some folks are just a bit confused about our upcoming symphony event on July 29 in Inlet’s Arrowhead Park.
The confusion appears to arise out of the fact that there has been a name change to SYMPHONY SYRACUSE. For the previous twelve years, it was always billed as the SYRACUSE SYMPHONY.
However, on and after April 1, 2011, at which time the parent organization of the SYRACUSE SYMPHONY announced that it was ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy, that left the musicians free to commit to a new and different organization which they decided to form.
The new organization is a New York State not-for-profit Trust which will regulate the affairs of the newly constituted orchestra, re-named SYMPHONY SYRACUSE.
The management of this Trust consists of five trustees, who are all musicians of the former SYRACUSE SYMPHONY. Likewise, the new orchestra is composed of all the musicians from the old symphony.
Thus, there will have been no qualitative or quantitative changes to the new orchestra. Moreover, as a complete display of support for the new orchestra, Mr. Grant Cooper agreed to conduct this year’s concert, as he did for the first eleven years of our history.
We can honestly state that, the only change to the make-up and schedule of this year’s concert is the start time, which will be 7:30 p.m.
This was done to avoid contractual provisions which permit the orchestra to stop the performance should temperatures go below 60 degrees or, if it should go above 90 degrees, under the tent.
Last year, we experienced that 60 degree mark around 9 p.m., and the program still had four numbers to go.
The orchestra manager decided to cut one number (Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust) in order to permit the performance to conclude before temperatures fell below 60.
Although unfortunate for all of us, we are bound by those contractual restrictions. Our apologies.
This year will also see the addition of yet another fantastic event on Sunday afternoon, July 31 at 2 p.m.
We are not yet at liberty to disclose the nature of this event but, we should be advertising it within the next two weeks. Please watch for our announcement.
This will be an “All American” performance, and it will be free.
Jerry Dupuis, Board Chairman
Fulton Chain of Lakes Performing Arts Council, Inc.
