Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra
The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra is a prominent orchestra from the Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. History Though evidence suggests that an orchestra may have existed in St. John’s as early as 1850, the St. John’s Symphony Orchestra (the forerunner to what was to become the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra) came into existence in 1962 as the brainchild of Newfoundland organist, conductor, and music educator Ignatius Rumboldt, and was established under the auspices of the Extension Service of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Initially a 20-piece string orchestra, the ensemble's first conductor was Nigel Wilkins, followed in 1964 by the German-born pianist and pedagogue Andreas Barban. Under Barban's leadership, the orchestra was expanded to include woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Other early conductors included Stan Navratil (1968) and Ian Mennie (1969–74). By 1970 the completely amateur orchestra rehearsed regularly and performed three concer ...
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Orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass * woodwinds, such as the flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon * Brass instruments, such as the horn, trumpet, trombone, cornet, and tuba * percussion instruments, such as the timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, and mallet percussion instruments Other instruments such as the piano, harpsichord, and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone as soloist instruments, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments and guitars. A full-size Western orchestra may sometimes be called a or philharmonic orchestra (from Greek ''phil-'', "loving", and "harmony"). The actual number of musici ...
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