In Sunday’s (10/6) New York Times, Tania Ganguli and Ken Belson write, “In late April, about 60 members of the Utah Symphony were on break during a rehearsal … when the organization’s chief executive, Steve Brosvik, matter-of-factly told them that the county was considering demolishing Abravanel Hall, their world-renowned home, as part of a plan to revamp downtown Salt Lake City. The musicians were in shock…. Abravanel Hall had housed the symphony for 45 years, built with gold-leafed bridges, crystal chandeliers and some of the finest acoustics in the country…. [Principal Basson] Lori Wike … joined a small but vocal group of musicians in taking on mayors, lawmakers and the billionaire who owns the two major professional sports teams that play in downtown Salt Lake City. The musicians dug through planning codes, attended council meetings and began a media campaign to publicize their cause…. City and county leaders were pushing ahead with an ambitious plan to remake up to 100 acres of downtown, largely at the behest of Ryan Smith, the owner of the N.B.A.’s Utah Jazz and his newly acquired N.H.L. team that will soon play in downtown Salt Lake City … The plan includes moving [downtown buildings] … Smith and Mike Maughan … an executive at Smith’s umbrella group … said they wanted Abravanel Hall to remain in the district. But the possibility remained that the county, which owns the hall, could knock it down to rebuild it in a location that better suited the plaza…. During a public meeting last month, [Mayor Jenny] Wilson said that the county intended to renovate the hall rather than tear it down for a rebuild.”