- NBA games
- NHL games
- San Francisco Choral Artists
- Center for New Music, SF, through at least April 1
- Livermore Valley Opera
- Opera San José canceled upcoming performances of The Magic Flute
- Other Minds postponed their festival
- San Francisco Symphony NYC & European tour; all concerts through April 30
- Davies Symphony Hall: all concerts through April 30
- Philadelphia Orchestra through at least March 23
- NY Philharmonic through at least March 31
- Los Angles Philharmonic and all WDCH concerts through at least March 31
- Berkeley Symphony for all of March
- Boston Symphony Orchestra, through at least the end of March
- Metropolitan Opera, NYC, through at least the end of March
- Carnegie Hall, NYC
- Broadway, NYC
- San Francisco: ban on public gatherings over 1,000 people
- State of California: trying to ban public gatherings of over 250 people
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Cancellations Here, There, Everywhere
At this point, you should assume that the performance you've got tickets to has been cancelled, considering the number of states and localities that have declared a state of emergency and limits on the size of public gatherings.Here are just some of what I know of in the United States:
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Most of the regional orchestras in our part of the world have upcoming cancellations, including Marin, Oakland, Berkeley (which you note), Silicon Valley Symphony, Monterey, Stockton, Sacramento. I think Santa Rosa is hanging in for concerts next week, and possibly Modesto in a couple of weeks. Most or all of these are following local health department recommendations. In the case of facilities like the one the Marin Symphony plays in, which is owned and operated by the county, the recommendations become mandates. For me the interesting and challenging question about these many shutdowns is "what's the exit strategy?" It's certainly understandable that caution is the order of the day, and it's a relative no-brainer at this point to say "no concerts, for the time being." But how do we get to the point where deciders begin to say "It's okay now, we can come back to (school, concert activity, etc.)" That's going to take some serious bravery.
My guess: It'll be when the CDC and state/local public health departments say it's okay.
But...it's just going to be a desperate time for so many performers and organizations. And so many people who are economically marginalized.
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