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Originally Posted by Manny Laureano This very question was asked on Trumpet Herald.
People come and go in this business once an founding group is no longer together. The ones that join don't have the same stake in it as the founders. It's truly as simple as that.
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There are some organizations that have continued to grow and improve long after their founding members have moved on. The Minnesota Orchestra is an example, as are many string quartets that have had to replace members (excluding the Audubon Quartet). The reason why those groups have continued to thrive is that they have made their new members feel as though they also had a stake in the group, and ideally a similar stake as the continuing members of the group.
Any group that treats its new members as mere replaceable employees and not full artistic collaborators will not inspire much loyalty. It seems that the goal of the survivng members of those sorts of ensembles is merely to cash in on the past successes of the original group. That strategy only works for so long, as people start to sense what's going on, audiences dwindle, and the legacy of fine music making is tainted.