North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra
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The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra was originally formed in 1946 as the Lynn Symphony Orchestra by a group of 15 North Shore musicians. The Orchestra assumed the name North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall of 1947, and commenced a musical legacy which celebrated its Sixtieth Anniversary in 2007.
The Orchestra
played its first concert in 1947 under founding conductor Rolland Tapley. The Orchestra has performed continuously since then under just three Music Directors: Mr. Tapley, a Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, led the Orchestra from 1947 to 1972. He handed the baton to his Boston Symphony Orchestra colleague Max Hobart in 1973, who led the Orchestra until 1996. Following two seasons of guest conductors, current Music Director Robert Lehmannhttp://www.nspo.org/conductor.htm assumed the Orchestra's leadership.
Over the years the NSPO has been the stage for soloists such as violinists Joseph Silverstein
, Dana and Yuri Mazurkevich, Ronan and Gabe Lefkowitz and Charles Dimmick. The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra has participated in local notable events, having played concerts for the 350th Commemoration of the Salem Witch Trials
, the Bicentennial Celebration of the birth of George Peabody, and the 100th Anniversary of Revere Beach.
The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, administered by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, comprises free lance musicians from throughout Greater Boston and the north shore and welcomes interested musicians and volunteers.
The Orchestra
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...
played its first concert in 1947 under founding conductor Rolland Tapley. The Orchestra has performed continuously since then under just three Music Directors: Mr. Tapley, a Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, led the Orchestra from 1947 to 1972. He handed the baton to his Boston Symphony Orchestra colleague Max Hobart in 1973, who led the Orchestra until 1996. Following two seasons of guest conductors, current Music Director Robert Lehmannhttp://www.nspo.org/conductor.htm assumed the Orchestra's leadership.
Over the years the NSPO has been the stage for soloists such as violinists Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein is an American violinist and conductor.As a youth, Silverstein studied with his father, Bernard Silverstein, who was a public school music teacher...
, Dana and Yuri Mazurkevich, Ronan and Gabe Lefkowitz and Charles Dimmick. The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra has participated in local notable events, having played concerts for the 350th Commemoration of the Salem Witch Trials
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693...
, the Bicentennial Celebration of the birth of George Peabody, and the 100th Anniversary of Revere Beach.
The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, administered by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, comprises free lance musicians from throughout Greater Boston and the north shore and welcomes interested musicians and volunteers.