Hartford Symphony Orchestra will furlough its musicians effective Sept. 28, “due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the extension of related governmental executive orders limiting large-scale events,” the orchestra announced on Wednesday.
Also, on Sept. 1, three staff members were furloughed, one staff position was eliminated and all remaining staff members took “significant” pay cuts, the HSO news release states.
“The only constant throughout this period of crisis has been the uncertainty of our future on a global, national and local scale,” HSO Executive Director Steve Collins said in the statement.
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, the theater where the HSO performs, also has had financial troubles.