James Kelley Guthrie (March 11, 1914 – March 9, 1996) was an American symphony conductor and newspaper executive. At the age of 15, he founded the San Bernardino Community Orchestra, which is today the

San Bernardino Symphony The San Bernardino Symphony orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in San Bernardino, California. Founded in 1929 by newspaper magnate and conductor, James K. Guthrie, the San Bernardino Symphony is one of the oldest professional or ...

. In 1936, after Guthrie conducted the first performance of the Hollywood Grand Opera Association, ''

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'' magazine called him the "youngest full-fledged symphony conductor in the U. S." He was the owner and publisher of the '' San Bernardino Sun'' newspaper from 1964 until 1979. In 1974, he established the Guthrie Music Rental Library, which rents "scores and orchestra music to thousands of schools, colleges, and orchestras (both major and new struggling orchestras) at affordable prices in order to encourage music performance." From 1964 until 1973, he was the conductor of the Riverside Symphony Orchestra in

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, later known as the Inland Empire Symphony.

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