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.
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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.
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.
