Missouri Classical Music News and Notes

Orchestras in the United States . . . need to update what they're offering audiences in order to survive.

That terse assessment comes from Henry Fogel, president and CEO of the American Symphony Orchestra League. In his opinion, orchestras can't rely on tried and true formulas. A new century demands a fresh outlook.

"But the standard classical symphony orchestra concert doesn't look any different than what Brahms saw," Fogel said.