Stanford Orchestras

The Stanford Symphony Orchestra is one of America's leading collegiate orchestra, with a distinguished history dating back to 1891, the year Stanford University was founded. It has a membership of about 100 students and performs about 10 concerts annually. Stanford Philharmonia is a select chamber orchestra of approximately 50 members that usually presents 4-5 concerts each year. The Stanford Summer Symphony, with about 85 members, presents its annual concert in late July after five weeks of rehearsal. All three orchestras are conducted by music director Paul Phillips, the Gretchen B. Kimball Director of Orchestral Studies, and perform in Bing Concert Hall on the Stanford University campus. For additional information, visit orchestra.stanford.edu

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