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There were 1,224 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 2014. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons.
Among the orchestras proposed for inclusion are the Los Angeles Philharmonic, [7] the San Francisco Symphony, [7] the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, [8] the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, [9] the Houston Symphony, [9] the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, [10] the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), [10] the Minnesota Orchestra ...
The NSO's additional programmes include the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute. [24] [25] First Lady Nancy Reagan conducts the National Symphony Orchestra, 1987. Through the John and June Hechinger Commissioning Fund for New Orchestral Works, the NSO has commissioned more than 50 works, including cycles of fanfares and encores.
It was followed in 1935 by the Young People's Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, California, which describes itself as the second oldest independent youth symphony in the country. [5] By 1963, Life magazine counted about 15,000 youth orchestras in the country and noted that they were producing music of a caliber that could appeal to adult audiences.
“Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony,” a multi-media concert experience designed to pair the country-pop superstar’s song catalog with local orchestras, has announced performances ...
S. Sage City Symphony; Salt Lake Symphony; Santa Cecilia Orchestra (Los Angeles) Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Seattle Civic Symphony Orchestra
S. Sage City Symphony; Salt Lake Symphony; Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Seattle Chamber Players; Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra; Seattle Symphony
This is a list of symphony orchestras that includes orchestras with established notability. The orchestras of Europe have a separate list . A list of youth orchestras can be found at List of youth orchestras .