Chamber music in the coach barn?
Exploring the arboretum : magazine for the members of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden,
2013
Journal Article
The Cape Town Orchestra has exerted a major influence on the development of;
orchestral music and musical culture not only in Cape Town but throughout South Africa.;
It was the first professional ...orchestra in South Africa and came into existence on 28;
February 1914.;
The Orchestra's history has been divided into two main periods. During the first period,;
from 1914 to 1968, the Orchestra was known as the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra.;
During the second period, from 1969 until its final performance in 1997, the Orchestra;
was known as the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra.;
The Orchestra received financial support from the Cape Town Municipality throughout;
its existence. After receiving its final municipal grant in 1996 the Orchestra could not;
survive without financial assistance, and merged with the Capab Orchestra to become;
the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra gave.;
its inaugural performance on 1 April 1997.
Musicology
M.Mus.
