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Utah Symphony Orchestra

 Organization

Administrative History

The Utah Symphony (1940- ) is one of America's major symphony orchestras.

The Utah Symphony was founded in 1940 and gave its first concert in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 8, 1940. In 1946 the orchestra's name was officially changed to the Utah Symphony.

The Utah Symphony became recognized as a leading American symphony mainly through the efforts of Maurice Abravanel. He led the symphony from 1947-1979. During his time as conductor, the orchestra went on four international tours, released over 100 recordings, and developed one of the largest music education programs in the region.

In 2002, the Utah Symphony merged with the Utah Opera to form the Utah Symphony and Opera.

Citation:
UtahSymphony.org, via WWW, March 16, 2015 (The Utah Symphony was founded in 1940 and gave its first concert in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 8, 1940; name was officially changed to the Utah Symphony; became recognized as a leading American symphony mainly through the efforts of Maurice Abravanel; led the symphony from 1947-1979; the orchestra went on four international tours, released over 100 recordings, and developed one of the largest music education programs in the region; the Utah Symphony merged with the Utah Opea to form the Utah Symphony and Opera)

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