From pause 22 or you can find ways of coping,” says the New Zealand nalive and graduate of New York's Juilliard music school. - Brown's optimism isn’t just wishful thinking. The VSO voted in a new board this season and Brown is convinced the new team will turn the symphony’s fortunes around, The old board, apparently, felt so defeated by the symphony’s ongoing financial struggles they were unable to act. “The last board was so daunted by our financial situation it created a certain mindset,”’ says Brown. “A couple of people just wanted us to declare bankruptcy and put us into receivership.” Stacked with successful en- trepreneurs like Vancouver businessman Abe Sachs, accoun- tant George Abakhan and ar- chitect Peter Busby, the ctrrent board is busy developing a new model for inarketing music ~ mainly by forging closer ties with the business community. And there is a feeling of greater S.J. FOODS Ltd. to all our customers and friends Due to the fire, S.J. 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Brown is looking forward to the day when the VSO becomes syn- onymous with the city, just as people think of the symphony whenever they hear Cleveland, Chicago or Berlin mentioned. “Cleveland is known for its universities and its orchestra, but in Vancouver's case, with its climate and natural beauty, you don’t have the same kind of en- vironment. “What we need to do is make the symphony a cultural am- bassador of the West Coast.” Raising the symphony’s profile at home has been equally challeng- ing. Even more so given the sheer number of competing entertain- ps non-prof ment media. Which brings us to the VSO Communily Awareness Commit- tee, headed by Brown and VSO harpist Elizabeth Volpe. The idea behind the committee is to find ways for symphony members to help other non-profit groups and, at the same time, heighten ils reputation in the city. Benefits so far have included a lunch-hour concert in support of the Food! 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