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The Signature Symphony at TCC is a professional orchestra-in-residence at Tulsa Community College (TCC). It was founded by Dr. G. Barry Epperley in 1978. Dr. Epperley has announced his retirement effective in 2014. A replacement has not yet been selected. [1] [2] The orchestra initially started as a small professional chamber orchestra in 1978 called the Tulsa Little Symphony and in the early 1980s became the Oklahoma Sinfonia, presenting a series of pops and light classics at the Brady Theater for more than a decade. In 1997 the orchestra became a much larger ensemble and changed its name to the Signature Symphony at TCC when it became associated with TCC. [3]

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References

  1. http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/post.aspx?/Barry_Epperley_to_leave_Signature_Symphony_in_2014/34-18527 [ dead link ]
  2. "Urban Tulsa - Midwestern Lifestyle and News". 14 April 2022.
  3. "About Us – Signature Symphony at TCC". Archived from the original on March 12, 2007.