Fort Worth Reconsiders Slimmed-Down Symphonies

The Fort Worth Symphony thought that it was being innovative when it announced a plan to make some of its 2007-08 concerts more accessible (and shorter) by shaving movements out of larger symphonies. Then the complaints started rolling in, and the orchestra had to make a quick course correction. But the effort to create a less formal and rigid concert experience without offending longtime fans is one faced by orchestras across the country.