The New York Times reports this week that many of regional orchestras surrounding New York City are reacting to the impact of the economic recession with decreased rehearsal time and, in some cases, performances.
As the article states, these regional symphony orchestras are staffed by professional musicians, and many of them are starting to feel the financial pinch of reduced seasons.
To try to balance their annual budgets, which range up to $2 million, many of these smaller orchestras in the suburbs that use professional musicians have reduced rehearsal time, shortened their seasons and scaled back productions.
In addition to the Long Island Philharmonic, the Stamford Symphony and the Westfield Symphony, regional orchestras in the New York region include groups like the Westchester Philharmonic; the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut; and, in New Jersey, the Colonial Symphony, the Garden State Philharmonic and the New Philharmonic of New Jersey. These ensembles have part-time schedules but full-time professional players.
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