In yet another bombshell announcement out of the Dallas Arts District, Dallas Symphony Orchestra president and CEO Douglas Adams says he’s leaving the DSO, effective in 30 days, and returning to Colorado. Adams, who joined the DSO as CEO in 2008 after running the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for six years, says he misses the state and still has a house there he hasn’t been able to sell.
The current D CEO magazine reports that, with corporate and individual contributions down, the Dallas symphony has been plagued by budget deficits and rising expenses. But it’s not alone in its money struggles. Adams’ departure comes not long after Mark Nerenhausen resigned his posts as president and CEO at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, where contributions to the capital campaign have tailed off sharply.
