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Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
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The mission of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is to develop and sustain a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standards and to reach East Tennessee audiences of all ages by providing excellence in musical performance and education programs.
When Bertha Walburn Clark first performed with her string quartet in 1910, she laid the foundation for what would become the Southeast's oldest continuing orchestra and a pillar of East Tennessee's cultural life-the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Formally established in 1935, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began a period of significant growth in 1947 when David Van Vactor assumed dual roles as Chairman of the University of Tennessee's Department of Fine Arts and the KSO's Music Director. For the next 26 years, Van Vactor attracted many outstanding musicians to the community and nurtured the Orchestra's burgeoning reputation for excellence.
In 1973, under the direction of Arpad Joo, the Orchestra began compensating all musicians for their services and required each player to audition. Zoltan Rozsnyai took the KSO to a new level of professionalism in 1978 when he hired 16 full-time string players who eventually formed the nucleus of the Knoxville Symphony's Chamber Orchestra.
Contact
Administrative:
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- Knoxville TN
- United States 37922
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- 865-691-2011
Registrant:
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
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- Knoxville TN
- United States 37902
