- Tulsa Philharmonic
The Tulsa Philharmonic was an American
symphony orchestra located inTulsa, OK . The orchestra was founded in 1948 and played for 53 seasons. The orchestra ceased to exist on September 12, 2002, citing "tenuous financial conditions and the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement with Local 94, American Federation of Musicians, the union representing the Philharmonic's musicians." [ [http://www.tulsaphilharmonic.org/ Tulsa Philharmonic ] ] The financial problems of the orchestra were partially a result of the collapse of Enron and Worldcom in 2001, as well as job cuts at Williams which took their toll on Tulsa, and made the Philharmonic unsustainable. [ [http://www.utulsa.edu/collegian/article.asp?article=3113 The Collegian Online: Tulsa Symphony Orchestra rises from Philharmonic’s ashes ] ] Mismanagement within Tulsa Philharmonic's own organization also was responsible for the collapse of the orchestra.Fact|date=June 2007After the demise of the orchestra, several of its core musicians banded together to try and form a new professional orchestra in Tulsa. After several years and many hard battles theTulsa Symphony Orchestra was formed in 2005. [ [http://www.tulsasymphony.org/mcalester_article.htm Tahlequah Daily Press ] ]References
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