Kitchener Waterloo Symphony donors, patrons and musicians were all blindsided by the news last year that the season would not be happening and that the organization had filed for bankruptcy. But, the music is coming back to the community with a new, though modest, series of concerts.
Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, a cellist with the KW Symphony was devastated when she heard the news of the symphony’s bankruptcy last year, wondering if she would have to move her family away from KW so she could continue working. She and her fellow musicians decided to take a stand and fight for the symphony, and last month the debts were annulled.
Stewart-Kroeker and board chair Bill Poole speak about their experiences with the bankruptcy and their thoughts on how they can move forward in a new way that’s more inclusive than ever.
