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Oakland Symphony, the Glossary

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The Oakland Symphony is an American orchestra based in Oakland, California.  The orchestra is resident at the Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California).  Founded in 1933, the orchestra filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 1986.  Musicians from the orchestra reorganised in 1988 as the Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS).  The orchestra reverted to its original name in 2015.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 19 relations: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Berkeley, California, Calvin Simmons (conductor), Classical music, Edgar Kaiser Sr., Ford Foundation, Harold Farberman, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Morgan (conductor), Moraga, California, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oakland, California, Orchestra, Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California), Piero Bellugi, Rheem Theatre, Robert Hughes (American composer), United States, Zellerbach Hall.

  2. 1986 disestablishments in California
  3. American symphony orchestras
  4. Disbanded American orchestras
  5. Musical groups established in 1933

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadcasters, and digital streaming services (music stores).

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Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States.

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Calvin Simmons (conductor)

Calvin Eugene Simmons (April 27, 1950 – August 21, 1982) was an American symphony orchestra conductor.

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Classical music

Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.

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Edgar Kaiser Sr.

Edgar Fosburgh Kaiser Sr. (July 29, 1908 – December 7, 1981) was an American industrialist, who was Chairman of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, the Kaiser Cement Corporation and the Kaiser Steel Corporation.

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Ford Foundation

The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare.

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Harold Farberman

Harold Farberman (November 2, 1929 – November 24, 2018) was an American conductor, composer and percussionist.

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Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor, author and composer.

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Michael Morgan (conductor)

Michael DeVard Morgan (September 17, 1957 – August 20, 2021) was an American conductor.

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Moraga, California

Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States.

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Oakland, California

Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

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Orchestra

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.

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Paramount Theatre (Oakland, California)

The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland.

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Piero Bellugi

Piero Bellugi (14 July 1924 – 10 June 2012) was an Italian orchestral conductor.

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Rheem Theatre

The Rheem Theatre is a motion picture theater located in Moraga, California.

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Robert Hughes (American composer)

Robert Grove Hughes (1933–2022) was an American composer, conductor, bassoonist and music scholar based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Zellerbach Hall

Zellerbach Hall is a multi-venue performance facility on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, west of Lower Sproul Plaza.

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See also

1986 disestablishments in California

American symphony orchestras

Disbanded American orchestras

Musical groups established in 1933

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland_Symphony