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"Boston Symphony Hall" by tneorg, licensed by CC BY-SA 3.

On May 6, WHRB presented the "What Could Have Been" Orgy, a celebration of the Boston area's classical musicians and the concerts that they should have performed. This Orgy was dedicated to all the concerts that have been interrupted, all the performing arts organizations facing difficult choices, and all the musicians who have had to reimagine their music-making.

We hoped to showcase the incredible diversity of musical Greater Boston and to highlight the resilience and adaptability of our community's classical ensembles. You heard reflections on performing in an empty concert hall, on the brave new world of the virtual concert hall, and on the implications of a socially-distanced future for our most intensely communal collective endeavor. You heard the inspiring story of a doctor and musician who has founded two initiatives to bring music to both patients and nurses at the front lines of the crisis, the story of a refugee composer whose world premiere was cancelled, and the stories of musicians who are finding ways to connect with audiences from all around the world—to let the show go on.

We spoke to sixteen performers, conductors, composers, and executive and artistic directors representing thirteen major performing arts organizations. Here are all of those conversations in the order in which they appeared in the Orgy. We will feature individual interviews and organizations in the coming weeks.

The "What Could Have Been" Orgy was co-produced by Allison Pao and Kevin Wang, DJs for the Classical Music Department. Classical DJ Joanna Lau contributed the BPYO interview.