Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
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The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra
in Knoxville
, Tennessee
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The orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States
. The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark, who led the group until 1946. Other former conductors were Lamar Stringfield (1946-1947 season), David Van Vactor
(1947 to 1972), Arpad Joó
(1973-1978), Zoltán Rozsnyai
(1978-1985), and Kirk Trevor (1985-2003) Lucas Richman has served as music director since 2003.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
in Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
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The orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
. The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark, who led the group until 1946. Other former conductors were Lamar Stringfield (1946-1947 season), David Van Vactor
David Van Vactor
David Van Vactor was an American composer of contemporary classical music.He was born in Plymouth, Indiana, and received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern University...
(1947 to 1972), Arpad Joó
Arpad Joó
Arpad Joó is a Hungarian|conductor and concert Pianist.-Early life:Maestro Joo was born in Hungary, Europe. Coming from an ancient line of Hungarian nobility—his father's side was raised to ranks by the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Rudolf, in recognition of scholarly achievements—and on his mother's...
(1973-1978), Zoltán Rozsnyai
Zoltán Rozsnyai
Zoltán Rozsnyai was an Hungarian conductor and musical director.Born in Budapest, he was a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he studied under Zoltan Kodaly, Bela Bartok, and Ernest von Dohnányi, among others. Already a concert pianist at the age of 10, he was one of the youngest...
(1978-1985), and Kirk Trevor (1985-2003) Lucas Richman has served as music director since 2003.