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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Saint John Symphony Orchestra Association
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Description area
Dates of existence
Established [193-]
History
The Saint John Symphony Orchestra Association traces its origins to the 1930’s and the Imperial Theatre Orchestra. In abeyance for several years, except for the occasional concert, the Saint John Symphony Orchestra Association held its founding meeting 11 October 1950 and elected Mrs. R.J. Collins the first president. This rebirth was brought about by the arrival in the city of Kelsey and Rosabelle Jones. Mr. Jones had a doctorate from the University of Toronto and taught at the Mount Allison University Conservatory of Music.
The debut of the new orchestra took place 12 December 1950 with a sold-out concert at the Saint John High School auditorium. Jones conducted the ensemble of 42 instrumentalists until he left the city in 1954 and was replaced by Bruce E. Holder, a CBC programmer, violinist, and concertmaster with the Imperial Theatre Orchestra. The orchestra was re-organized and incorporated by New Brunswick letters patent as the New Brunswick Symphony Inc on 18 September 1962 with Philip W. Oland, Ernest C. Brown, and Arthur C. Burk as its provisional directors.
Sources: ""International Musician"", December 1953; ""Evening Times-Globe"", 29 March 1954