Symphoria: The Orchestra of Central New York [Paperback]

Symphoria, known as the Orchestra of Central New York, is one of only two musician-governed orchestras in the United States. Founded in 2012, Symphoria was created by the musicians who were disbanded when the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra went bankrupt just as it was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Over 100 years after the founding of the very first symphony orchestra in Central New York in 1921, Symphoria celebrates a new model, more modest in scope but equally ambitious in purpose: to contribute to a diverse, vibrant, equitable, and culturally rich Central New York community through the power of great music.Barbara Sheklin Davis is a writer, editor, and educator. Professor emerita of Onondaga Community College, she authored two books about Central New York communities (Syracuse African Americans and The Jewish Community of Syracuse), two about Parkinsons disease, and three about Jewish education and Jewish life. For 27 years, she headed the Syracuse Hebrew Day School. This books images come from the Onondaga Historical Association and files of the various iterations of the symphony in Syracuse.