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Oh, there are definitely exceptions. There are orchestras that actively promote new music, but they are few and far between. That's one reason I'm always puzzled that so many student composers spend so much time trying to write for orchestra. Where is it going to be played? Why are their teachers not pointing this out?
EDIT: I have to self-edit here... Learning to write for orchestra is important, as all the lessons learned can be applied to any kind of music you write. Perhaps I should have indicated that I am puzzled that student composers spend too much time exclusively writing for orchestra, as if it were the be-all and end-all goal of composition. :EDIT
While the orchestra as an institution is not dead, it certainly is attempting a slow suicide through apathy.
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