SPCO adapts to pandemic with a series of small-scale works by composers of color The orchestra will premiere a series of small-scale works starting Saturday. By Rob Hubbard Special to the Star Tribune May 6, 2021 — 11:27am Text size Copy shortlink: How small can you make it? That question has confronted arts organizations ever since the pandemic started. If you're used to creating art in groups — like a theater troupe or an orchestra — how can you do it with as few people as possible? At a brainstorming session last June, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's artistic leadership was discussing the stigma assigned to wind players who some feared might spread COVID through their instruments. George Floyd's murder also had musicians discussing how to be more inclusive in programming.