The Boston Classical Orchestra was a
chamber orchestra based in
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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. It was founded in 1980 by the violinist
Robert Brink
Robert Greenleaf Brink (Boston, 30 March 1924 - Boston, 24 October 2014) was an American violinist, conductor, and educator. He was a professor of music at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts.
He performed with the harpsicho ...
. The orchestra's music director was
Steven Lipsitt. It performed at
Faneuil Hall
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.
The orchestra has performed music by
Tison Street.
The orchestra filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and canceled the last two concerts of that season.
External links
Boston Classical Orchestra official site
References
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Musical groups from Boston
Musical groups established in 1980
Orchestras based in Massachusetts