Longwood Symphony Orchestra

Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Short name	LSO
Founded	1982
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Principal conductor	Jotaro Nakano
Website	longwoodsymphony.org

The Longwood Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer non-profit orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, composed of medical professionals. Their concerts act as fundraisers for health-related non-profit organizations. It was founded in 1982 by members of the Harvard Medical School. They perform four concerts a year in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory, plus a summer outdoor concert at the Hatch Shell. The current music director and conductor is Jotaro Nakano. The orchestra has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal , ^[1] the Boston Globe , ^[2] and the Boston Herald . ^[3] In June 2007, the Longwood Symphony Orchestra accepted the 2007 MetLife Award for Excellence in Community Engagement from the American Symphony Orchestra League.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Scherer, Barrymore Laurence (May 12, 2005). "Practicing the Healing Art of Music". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved September 4, 2007.
2. Dyer, Richard (December 7, 2004). "Director makes a resounding debut". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007– via longwoodsymphony.org.
3. Powers, Keith (August 19, 2004). "Playing docs treat crowd to Mozart". Boston Herald . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007– via longwoodsymphony.org.

External links

• Official website