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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.
Pages in category "Musical groups from Oakland, California" The following 116 pages are in this category, out of 116 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jon Faddis was born in Oakland, California, United States. [1] He played trumpet in the Oakland Symphony's Youth Chamber Orchestra, directed by composer Robert Hughes.In 1970 he participated in the YCO historic performance program and tour of "The Black Composer in America" to the American South, later recorded on the Desto label. [2]
[4] [5] Today, the Paramount is the home of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oakland Ballet. It regularly plays host to R&B, jazz, blues, pop, rock, gospel, classical music, as well as ballets, plays, stand-up comedy, lecture series, special events, and screenings of classic movies from Hollywood's Golden Era.
The Oakland Symphony Orchestra was reorganized in July 1988 as the Oakland East Bay Symphony Orchestra. Simmons was honored by the naming of the Calvin Simmons Theatre at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, California. The Calvin Simmons Middle School in Oakland was named for him, but has since changed its name to United For ...
Engelmann has mutiple music compositions published. They are available as digital downloads through Beckenhorst Press, Inc. 'The melody just comes to me': Monroe music man is a published composer
Morgan in 2013. Michael DeVard Morgan (September 17, 1957 – August 20, 2021) was an American conductor.He was music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony for 30 years. He was also music director of the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and artistic director of Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, California.
[1] [2] [5] [3] Hall-Tompkins has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Dallas Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of New York, and a Brevard Festival Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart, in addition to numerous concerts and recitals in cities around the world."