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200 Pine Ave.
Albany Municipal Auditorium
Albany
Georgia
31701
Tel: 229-317-6799
Fax: 229-317-6798
Description
The Albany Symphony Orchestra was organized as the Albany Symphonette in 1965.
The first concert on May 18, 1965, was conducted by Mr. E.L. Ziegler in the gym of Porterfield United Methodist Church.
In 1968 the orchestra became a non-profit 501c(3) organization known as the Albany Symphony Association, Inc.
Dr. Edward Tarratus, Arts Division Chairman at Albany Junior College (now Darton College), assumed the podium as conductor in 1967 and he continued in this position until 1979.
Dr. Charles DeLaney, professor of music at Florida State University was appointed by the Albany Symphony Association as Music Director/Conductor.
In a bold step toward continuing development and deepening commitment, the Association voted in 1987 to employ a full-time Music Director/Conductor.
Dr. Claire Fox Hillard was engaged beginning with the 1988-89 season. Under Dr. Hillard's innovative and imaginative leadership, the orchestra has continued to enjoy steady growth and wide recognition of its artistic stature. Conductor Claire Fox Hillard brings a unique flair to the podium, establishing an outstanding rapport with musicians and audience alike. His music mastery and energy elicits the very best from musicians, inspiring them to perform at peak ability, to which audiences and critics have responded with great enthusiasm. A versatile conductor, Hillard pursues a busy and varied career as Music Director of both the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra; as the founder and Artistic Director of OPERAlbany and as guest conductor worldwide.
As guest conductor throughout the world, making his European debut in 1994, he has conducted the Karlovarsky symfonicky orchestr and Moravian Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, L'Orchestre Chapelle de Lorraine in Brussels, Filarmonica "Banatul" and Filarmonica Paul Constantnescu in Romania, Orquesta Sinfonica de San Pedro Sula in Honduras, the Kharkov Philharmonic in Ukraine, the Baltic Philharmonic, National Russian Philharmonic in Tomsk. Among the orchestras in the U.S. he has conducted are the Abilene Philharmonic, North Arkansas Symphony, Flagstaff Symphony, Tupelo Symphony, West Shore Symphony and the Quad-City Symphony.
The first concert on May 18, 1965, was conducted by Mr. E.L. Ziegler in the gym of Porterfield United Methodist Church.
In 1968 the orchestra became a non-profit 501c(3) organization known as the Albany Symphony Association, Inc.
Dr. Edward Tarratus, Arts Division Chairman at Albany Junior College (now Darton College), assumed the podium as conductor in 1967 and he continued in this position until 1979.
Dr. Charles DeLaney, professor of music at Florida State University was appointed by the Albany Symphony Association as Music Director/Conductor.
In a bold step toward continuing development and deepening commitment, the Association voted in 1987 to employ a full-time Music Director/Conductor.
Dr. Claire Fox Hillard was engaged beginning with the 1988-89 season. Under Dr. Hillard's innovative and imaginative leadership, the orchestra has continued to enjoy steady growth and wide recognition of its artistic stature. Conductor Claire Fox Hillard brings a unique flair to the podium, establishing an outstanding rapport with musicians and audience alike. His music mastery and energy elicits the very best from musicians, inspiring them to perform at peak ability, to which audiences and critics have responded with great enthusiasm. A versatile conductor, Hillard pursues a busy and varied career as Music Director of both the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra; as the founder and Artistic Director of OPERAlbany and as guest conductor worldwide.
As guest conductor throughout the world, making his European debut in 1994, he has conducted the Karlovarsky symfonicky orchestr and Moravian Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, L'Orchestre Chapelle de Lorraine in Brussels, Filarmonica "Banatul" and Filarmonica Paul Constantnescu in Romania, Orquesta Sinfonica de San Pedro Sula in Honduras, the Kharkov Philharmonic in Ukraine, the Baltic Philharmonic, National Russian Philharmonic in Tomsk. Among the orchestras in the U.S. he has conducted are the Abilene Philharmonic, North Arkansas Symphony, Flagstaff Symphony, Tupelo Symphony, West Shore Symphony and the Quad-City Symphony.
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