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Rome Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is a professional U.S. orchestra located in Rome, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1921, disbanded around 1930, and reestablished in 1948.The RSO is currently the oldest symphony in the South. [1] [2]

Conductors

  • 1921–1930: Paul Nixon
  • 1930–1948: Organization disbanded
  • 1948–1976: Helen Dean Rhodes
  • 1976–1995: John Carruth
  • 1995–1998: Tristan Foison
  • 1998–1999: Guest Conductors
  • 1999–2007: Phillip Rice
  • 2007–2008: Guest conductors
  • 2008–2015: Richard Prior
  • 2015–2016: Dr. Sam Baltzer [3]
  • 2017- present: Jeffrey Sean Dokken

References

  1. ^ Rome News=Tribune, October 7, 1973
  2. ^ Rome Symphony Orchestra, Inc
  3. ^ "History". Rome Symphony. Retrieved 25 August 2017.