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Article: 2009-'10 SEASON Waukesha group will play it safe Symphony intends to please its audience
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 26, 2009
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The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra has no debt and aims to keep it
that way in 2009-'10.
The WSO, on a budget of about $350,000, will cut back on star
soloists and their big fees next season. The programming reflects
more-than-usual influence of box office and performance expense
concerns.
"It's not the most esoteric season," longtime music director
Alexander Platt, said in an understatement. "But I've been given
lots of opportunities to do whatever I want."
Platt's quirky programming has become something of a calling card
for the WSO. This season includes Rachmaninoff's rarely heard
Symphony -- not concerto -- No. 3, twin brother Russell Platt's
excellent Bassoon Concerto and Tchaikovsky's ...