For many people, the orchestra, as it is now, is no longer something interesting, and as such it should be banished as an antique artifact. It is necessary to rethink the role of the orchestra. Maybe the major symphony orchestra as it is, and as it has been since 1800, needs to be restructured. The key consideration for that change would be how the orchestra interacts with and serves the community in which it is embedded. This is the precise perspective from which to examine the Louisiana Sinfonietta.