Rome Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is a professional U.S.

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located in

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. The organization was founded in 1921, disbanded around 1930, and reestablished in 1948.The RSO is currently the oldest symphony in the

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Conductors

* 1921–1930: Paul Nixon * 1930–1948: Organization disbanded * 1948–1976: Helen Dean Rhodes * 1976–1995: John Carruth * 1995–1998: Tristan Foison * 1998–1999: Guest Conductors * 1999–2007: Phillip Rice * 2007–2008: Guest conductors * 2008–2015: Richard Prior * 2015–2016: Dr. Sam Baltzer * 2017- present: Jeffrey Sean Dokken

References

American orchestras Musical groups established in 1921 Orchestras based in Georgia (U.S. state) {{US-orchestra-stub