In Tuesday’s (11/25) San Antonio Current (Texas), Sanford Nowlin writes, “San Antonio’s Scottish Rite fraternal order has given the San Antonio Philharmonic until Friday, Nov. 28 to vacate the group’s historic downtown building, a letter obtained by Current shows. The document signals a possible split between the two organizations after they reached an agreement a little more than a year ago to make the imposing 1924 structure and its 2,200-seat auditorium the orchestra’s permanent home. Most of the Philharmonic’s musicians previously served in the now-defunct San Antonio Symphony … [The Philharmonic] rented out performance spaces until it inked a deal with the Scottish rite in October 2024. James Carter IV, the attorney for the Scottish Rite whose name appears on the order to vacate, declined comment. Philharmonic Executive Director Roberto Treviño said he wasn’t at liberty to discuss the letter other than to say the orchestra’s attorney is in talks with Carter…. The letter … does allow the orchestra to rent the auditorium for its scheduled concerts on Dec. 12 and 13 as well as Jan. 16 and 17. To do so, the arts organization would be required to pay … in advance.”
