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New and old mix in a typically adventurous St. Paul Chamber Orchestra outing REVIEW: Bach and Mozart bookend works by American composers.
By Rob Hubbard Special to the Star Tribune May 10, 2021 4:34pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Go for the Bach and Mozart, but stay and be surprised by the new stuff.
That would be a fairly typical concert program for the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra throughout its 62-year history. It has long been the best band in the Twin Cities when it comes to baroque and classical-era repertoire, but it s also an adventurous ensemble that introduces local audiences to buzz-bearing contemporary composers.
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A pandemic couldn t stop the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra from balancing its budget.
The orchestra recorded a surplus of $74,000 on operating expenses of $9.7 million for fiscal year 2020, which ended June 30, three months after COVID-19 abruptly cut short the season. Both revenue and expenses fell about 11% from the year before.
The financial results, touted Wednesday at the nonprofit s annual meeting, capture the beginning but not the brunt of the pandemic, which has battered performing arts organizations. The SPCO has wiped months of in-person concerts from its calendar, postponed highly-anticipated premieres and recently halted its livestreamed performances, as well.
The small surplus will feed a rainy day fund the SPCO has been building in recent years, bringing it to $762,000.