Santa Cruz Symphony
The Santa Cruz Symphony was founded in 1958 when a small group of
musicians dedicated themselves to the creation of a symphony orchestra for
Santa Cruz. Led by violinist Major Matilda Dedrick - along with Dave Owen, Jim
and Jo Rogers, Curt Bowman, and Norman Walters, it seemed like a small enough
task at the time.
They started by placing an ad in Santa Cruz Sentinel calling for
prospective orchestra members. 38 musician showed up at the organizational
meeting on March 10,...
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