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  • Home
  • 2022-2023 Concert Season
    • November 6, 2022 - British Classics
    • December 11, 2022 - Holiday Pops
    • March 5, 2023 - ESO Favorites
    • April 16, 2023 - Young Artists Competition Winner
    • June 4, 2023 - A Salute to Classic Musicals
  • Purchase Tickets
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Covid Policy
    • Before You Arrive
    • Getting Here
  • The Orchestra
    • Music Director
    • ESO Personnel
    • Rehearsal Schedule
    • Join the Orchestra
    • Board of Trustees
    • ESO History
  • Donate
  • Community
    • Children's Concert
    • Friends and Community Partners
  • Media
    • Photos
    • Audio/Video
    • Socially-Distanced Concerts
  • Tom Baker Young Artists Competition
Euclid Symphony Orchestra

History

Euclid Symphony Orchestra was organized on January 8, 1961, with sixty musicians from Euclid, East Cleveland, Willoughby, South Euclid and Cleveland.  Support was given by the Euclid Inter-Service Club Council and member service clubs, after three years of effort by Melvin Robb.
Previous Music Directors                                         
1961 - 1964 Harry Hershey
1964 - 1977 Arthur Sydow
1977 - 1979 Robert Hudson 
1979 - 1991 Ralph A. Katz
1991 - 1996 Nathan Snader
1996 - 2003 Jason Seber
2003 - 2005 Ryan Haskins
2005 - 2006 Hristro Popov
2006 - 2007 Sean Smith
2007 - 2010 Eric Gratz
2010 - 2011 Kevin Eppich
2011 - 2012 Joseph Stepec
2012 - 2017 J.D. Goddard                                      
2017 - present Matthew Salvaggio 
​Previous Concertmasters
1961 - 1973 James Teeter
1973 - 1977 Frank Haynes
1977 - 1982 Leo Benezra
1982 - 1998 Louis Kardos
1998 - 2001 Joseph Ventre
2001 - 2003 Rob Dunger
2003 - various musicians
2004 - 2006 Jennifer Schmidt
2006 - 2007 Emily Knowles and Amanda Ramey
2007 - 2008 Bonnie Savage
2008 - 2013 Daniel Parsons
2013 - 2014 Larisa Lyodmirskaya
2014 - present Liesl Hook
​The orchestra presents four yearly concerts at Shore Cultural Centre.

​Sponsorship of the orchestra was assumed in 1965 by the Euclid Recreation Commission. The group functioned under an advisory board of twelve appointed and six officio members. Currently the orchestra is sponsored by the Shore Cultural Centre Corporation.

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Audio/Video
Tom Baker Young Artists Competition

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