Monroe Symphony Orchestra

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The Monroe Symphony (MSO) is a professional American orchestra located in Monroe, Louisiana. [1] The orchestra was founded in 1971 by Dr. Richard Worthington, who served as its musical director from 1971 until 1991. [2] Dr. Clay Couturiaux is the current music director. [3]

Orchestra large instrumental ensemble

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass, brass instruments such as the horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba, woodwinds such as the flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, and percussion instruments such as the timpani, bass drum, triangle, snare drum and cymbals, each grouped in sections. Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments.

Monroe, Louisiana City in Louisiana, United States

Monroe is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish. In the official 2010 census, Monroe had a population of 48,815. The municipal population declined by 8.1 percent over the past decade; it was 53,107 in the 2000 census. After a recheck in 2012, the Census Bureau changed the 2010 population from 48,815 to 49,147. Mayor Jamie Mayo, however, maintains that the Monroe population is more than 50,000 and indicated that he will pursue a continued challenge to the count.

The orchestra's season consists of classical concerts, pops concerts, and an educational concert offered to local elementary school students. The MSO also holds the annual Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artists Competition to promote and encourage excellence in musical performance, and to provide orchestral performance opportunities for youth and young adults residing in Louisiana.

Classical music broad tradition of Western art music

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western culture, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music. While a more precise term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820, this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods. The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period.

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Performance is completion of a task with application of knowledge, skills and abilities.

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References

  1. ↑ Gordon E. Harvey (1 January 2007). Historic Ouachita Parish: An Illustrated History. HPN Books. pp. 21–. ISBN   978-1-893619-70-8 . Retrieved 20 July 2013. Revived in 1968, and again in 1971, the final incarnation of the Monroe Symphony Orchestra remains active ...
  2. ↑ Symphony News: The Newsletter of the American Symphony Orchestra League. The League. 1972. p. 38. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts (2006). Musical America: International directory of the performing arts. ABC Leisure Magazines. pp. 252–. Retrieved 20 July 2013.


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