The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is a regional orchestra based in Fairfax, Virginia, founded in 1957. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well This article refers to the independent city of Fairfax Va For the surrounding unincorporated area of Fairfax County with a Fairfax postal address please see Fairfax County Virginia Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
Currently, the Fairfax Symphony plays at the George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall. George Mason University (also referred to as GMU or Mason) is a large Public university in the United States. Notable members from past and present include Maestro William Hudson, music director since 1972; Daniel E. Gawthrop who was for three years the FSO's composer-in-residence; and Gregory Rupert, the FSO's principal violist, noted as one of the top viola performers in the United States. Daniel E Gawthrop (born 1949 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American Composer. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, The New York Times once called the Symphony "one of the finest regional orchestras in the country. "[1]
Mission
The mission of the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra is:
To explore and present the symphonic repertoire, both traditional and modern, for the diverse audiences of the Northern Virginia region while building the musicians and audiences of the future through education and outreach programs throughout Fairfax County.
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