The orchestra is flexible in its numbers and its management. “This flexibility — borne of necessity — has become a great asset, enabling us to sustain a financially viable model with no deficit. As the orchestra world grapples with top-heavy, inflexible, deficit-ridden organizations — many of which no longer respond to the changing needs of their communities — we believe the distinctive structure we have created could end up being a model for the orchestra of the 21st century.”