The California Symphony
is an American orchestra based in Walnut Creek, California, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is notable for being the only American orchestra that performs at least one work by an American composer on every one of its programs.
The orchestra was founded in 1986. Its founder and music director is Barry Jekowsky.
Reader's Digest
magazine chose the California Symphony as the Best Symphony Orchestra in America in its May 2005 issue, citing the group's Young American Composer-in-Residence Program, as well as its focus on young musicians and American composers.
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The
California Symphony
is an
American orchestra based in
Walnut Creek,
California, in the
East Bay region of the
San Francisco Bay Area. It is notable for being the only American orchestra that performs at least one work by an American composer on every one of its programs.
The orchestra was founded in 1986. Its founder and music director is
Barry Jekowsky.
Reader's Digest
magazine chose the California Symphony as the Best Symphony Orchestra in America in its May 2005 issue, citing the group's Young American Composer-in-Residence Program, as well as its focus on young musicians and American composers.