Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
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The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston is a musician-led American
orchestra
based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
. It is one of only four co-operative orchestras in the US
. It has had a long-time association with composer and conductor Gunther Schuller
, with Isaiah Jackson
as Conductor emeritus and, since 2000, Gisele Ben-Dor
as Conductor emerita.
The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1978 by a group of young freelance musicians who gathered around conductor and Harvard chaplain Larry Hill.
The orchestra received the 1994 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award for adventurous programming of contemporary music.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
. It is one of only four co-operative orchestras in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It has had a long-time association with composer and conductor Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller is an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.- Biography and works :...
, with Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah Jackson
Isaiah Allen Jackson is an African American conductor of world renown. He has recently concluded a seven year term as conductor of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, of which he has been named Conductor Emeritus...
as Conductor emeritus and, since 2000, Gisele Ben-Dor
Gisele Ben-Dor
Gisele Ben-Dor is an American Israeli orchestra conductor of Uruguayan origin.-International Orchestra Conductor:Gisele Ben-Dor was born in Uruguay and immigrated to Israel in 1973. She graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv University and the Yale School of Music, also studying with...
as Conductor emerita.
The Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1978 by a group of young freelance musicians who gathered around conductor and Harvard chaplain Larry Hill.
The orchestra received the 1994 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award for adventurous programming of contemporary music.