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The Orchestra has a relatively short history which began in 1910 with the founding of the First Calgary Symphony by violinist A.P. Howell. In 1947 the New Calgary Symphony was formed by Clayton Hare with members of the Mount Royal Orchestra and the previous Calgary Symphony. In 1955 a Dutch conductor named Henry Plukker created the Alberta Philharmonic which in the same year merged with the Calgary Symphony. A new name, Calgary Phiharmonic Orchestra was chosen. Prelude, the orchestra's program magazine, began publication in October 1975 and continued in 1991. The Orchestra will sometimes feature a chorus of 100 members but not for all performances. Beginning with the 1995-96 season Hans Graf was appointed music director and principal conductor of the CPO and his contract was recently extended to continue through the 2002-03 season. On average the CPO performs to over 100 000 people each season in Calgary. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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