Spokane Symphony
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The Spokane Symphony is a 70-piece orchestra
based in Spokane, WA that performs more than 60 concerts per year for more than 150,000 listeners. It was originally incorporated in 1945 as the Spokane Philharmonic before being renamed the Spokane Symphony in 1962. The regular season includes a ten-concert Classics series (Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons), six SuperPops performances, and three Casual Classics concerts. The vast majority of its concerts are performed in the newly renovated Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. A Chamber Soiree Series began in 2000 and is held in the Davenport Hotel's Marie Antoinette Room. Each summer, the Symphony is featured at the Festival at Sandpoint, ID. In 2011, two summer concerts were held on the grounds of Arbor Crest Winery. Classics and Casual Classics concerts are broadcast on 91.1 KPBX-FM. The Symphony's educational outreach programs provide musical experiences for more than 30,000 students. The season begins each year with two free parks concerts with 15,000 attending. The Symphony's current musical directors are Eckart Preu
(principal) and Morihiko Nakahara
(resident conductor).
with educational institutions in other locations, and local audiences and participants viewing from the beautiful venue at The Fox.
The University of Washington has sponsored membership into the Internet2
community.
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 Spokane, WA that performs more than 60 concerts per year for more than 150,000 listeners. It was originally incorporated in 1945 as the Spokane Philharmonic before being renamed the Spokane Symphony in 1962. The regular season includes a ten-concert Classics series (Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons), six SuperPops performances, and three Casual Classics concerts. The vast majority of its concerts are performed in the newly renovated Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox. A Chamber Soiree Series began in 2000 and is held in the Davenport Hotel's Marie Antoinette Room. Each summer, the Symphony is featured at the Festival at Sandpoint, ID. In 2011, two summer concerts were held on the grounds of Arbor Crest Winery. Classics and Casual Classics concerts are broadcast on 91.1 KPBX-FM. The Symphony's educational outreach programs provide musical experiences for more than 30,000 students. The season begins each year with two free parks concerts with 15,000 attending. The Symphony's current musical directors are Eckart Preu
Eckart Preu
Eckart Preu is an East German-born conductor.At the age of 10 he became a member, soloist and assistant conductor of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor In Germany he earned a Masters Degree in Conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar studying under Gunther Kahlert and Nicolás Pasquet...
(principal) and Morihiko Nakahara
Morihiko Nakahara
is a Japanese conductor.Born in Kagoshima, Japan, Nakahara is the Associate Conductor of the Spokane Symphony. Nakahara received a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Rodney Winther. In 1998 he...
(resident conductor).
Music Directors
The musical directors of the Spokane Symphony have been:- Harold Paul Whelan (1945-1961)
- Donald Thulean (1962-1984, Conductor Emeritus)
- Gunther SchullerGunther SchullerGunther Schuller is an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.- Biography and works :...
(1984-1985) - Bruce Ferden (1985-1991)
- Vakhtang JordaniaVakhtang JordaniaVakhtang Jordania was a Georgian conductor.-Biography:Born in the Republic of Georgia on Dec. 9, 1943, Maestro Jordania studied piano from the age of five. After graduating from the Tbilisi Conservatory, he studied symphonic and operatic conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory, graduating with...
(1991-1993) - Fabio Mechetti (1993-2004, Conductor Laureate)
- Eckart PreuEckart PreuEckart Preu is an East German-born conductor.At the age of 10 he became a member, soloist and assistant conductor of the Boys Choir Dresdner Kreuzchor In Germany he earned a Masters Degree in Conducting from the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar studying under Gunther Kahlert and Nicolás Pasquet...
(2004-Present)
Internet2 Connectivity
The Spokane Symphony in conjunction with the Welty Family Learning Center at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, offers Master Classes with Guest Artists which are free and open to the public. The Fox is equipped with an Internet2 capacity of 1 gigabyte per second speed through Pacific Northwest Gigapop, allowing the unique opportunity for selected classes to be conducted interactively over the Internet2Internet2
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with educational institutions in other locations, and local audiences and participants viewing from the beautiful venue at The Fox.
The University of Washington has sponsored membership into the Internet2
Internet2
Internet2 is an advanced not-for-profit US networking consortium led by members from the research and education communities, industry, and government....
community.