Fremont Symphony Orchestra
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The Fremont Symphony Orchestra was established in Fremont, California as a community orchestra in 1964 and was called the Fremont-Newark Philharmonic Society.
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[edit] History
The first conductor of the orchestra was Eugene Stoia, succeeded by Jason Klein and finally by David Sloss, who has remained in this position since 1980. Under Sloss' leadership, the orchestra, whose members were originally a mix of volunteer and professional musicians, was transformed into a fully professional ensemble. In 2003, violinist John Phillip Santos was named concertmaster. The Fremont Symphony Orchestra is a nonprofit organization and member of the American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL) and the Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ACSO).
[edit] Performances
The orchestra provides a subscription concert series featuring four or five performances of classical symphonic music each season, in addition to numerous educational performances and programs for children. The orchestra's Young Artist Competition has launched the careers of many young musicians who later rose to international stardom, most notably Aileen Chanco, Natasha Paremski and Chloe Pang. In 2005, the Fremont Symphony Orchestra performed Fremont's first full-length ballet production, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, choreographed by the acclaimed Yoko Young. The orchestra currently performs at the Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts of Ohlone College.
