San Jose Symphony

A more regularly organized group, at first calling itself the San Jose Civic Orchestra, began playing that year and, except for a suspension during World War II, continued until 2001.Following the war, the musicians were paid, but 3 concerts a year was normal until the mid-1960s, after which the number began to rise.[1] The 1975-76 season, a bicentennial special featuring appearances by Alan Hovhaness, Carlos Chavez, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Lou Harrison conducting their own works, was a landmark on the orchestra's path to full-time professional status.[2] In 1995, cellist[3] Nick Dargahi and Operations Manager Michael Pastreich partnered to create for the San Jose Symphony the first website of any US orchestra.[5] But when, more than a year later, the organization was unable to recover San Jose Symphony declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was dissolved.
OrchestraSymphony Silicon ValleySan Jose Civic AuditoriumSan Jose Center for the Performing Artssymphony orchestraSan Jose, CaliforniaCivic AuditoriumCenter for the Performing ArtsAlan HovhanessCarlos ChavezAaron CoplandVirgil ThomsonLou HarrisonMichael PastreichSandor SalgoJames K. GuthrieGeorge CleveLeonid Grin