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#801536. Niagara Symphony Orchestra - Home
The Niagara Symphony Orchestra.
Founded in 1948 as the St Catharines Civic Orchestra by Jan Wolanek, the NSA was initially a community orchestra; its governing body assumed the name St Catharines Symphony Association in 1963 and changed it in 1978 to Niagara Symphony Association to reflect increased regional responsibilities. Leonard Pearlman took over the orchestra in 1958 (after an interimyear under F.R.C.Clarke) soon supplementing the regular Series with performances of small-scale baroque and contemporary works at Rodman Hall. It was during Pearlman's tenure that the Niagara Symphony Chorus began in 1963 its fruitful collaboration with the orchestra.He was succeeded in 1964 by Milton Barnes who mounted the first opera production, and made a conscious effort to attract young people to symphonic music.
In 1972 Leonard Atherton became Music Director. He enlarged the scope of both orchestra and chorus, introducing new Series and founding groups such as the Cantata Choir and the Madrigal Singers. During Atherton's tenure the orchestra's membership became professional. A regular Series of four POPS concerts, held at the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake, was inaugurated in 1976.Atherton's departure in 1980 was followed by three Seasons of guest conductors. Ermanno Florio became Music Director in 1983. Michael Reason served as Music Director 1995-9.
In 1999 Daniel Swift succeeded Reason and the Niagara Symphony Orchestra became the orchestra in residence at Brock University, and moved all of its concerts to the University's Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. By 2005 the Season had expanded to include four Masterworks programs and four POPS programs (12 concerts) each year. Now a 52-piece professional orchestra, the Niagara Symphony operates under a collective agreement with Local 298 of the AF of M.
Through its outstanding contribution to the cultural ecology of the Niagara Region, the Niagara Symphony is an example of what makes Niagara a great place in which to live.
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