One year ago, the musicians of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra agreed to a new contract which would fundamentally change the way the ensemble operates. The position of music director will soon be eliminated in favor of a network of “artistic partners” who the SPCO hopes will bring star power and musical expertise to the organization. “Perhaps even more significantly, decision-making, formerly the responsibility of top management and the music director, would now be the work of two committees, each composed of three musicians and two management personnel, a ratio that puts musicians in the driver’s seat.” The rest of the American orchestra industry is watching St. Paul closely, if skeptically.