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| Bakersfield's first community-wide orchestra was organized in the 1920s. The season has expanded to six subscription concerts, as well as a chamber music series, young people's concert series, and educational programs. Four affiliated organizations have become part of the |
Symphony family with their own concert seasons: Bakersfield Masterworks Chorale, Symphony Singers, Bakersfield Youth Symphony, and Bakersfield Municipal Band. The Nutcracker Ballet is performed annually in collaboration with the Civic Dance Center.
John Farrer has been the music director of the Bakersfield Symphony for 26 years. He is also music director of the Roswell Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Maria Philharmonic. His seven recordings with the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony and English Sinfonia have received high praise from critics around the world.
Mr. Farrer is on the faculty of the American Symphony Orchestra League's conducting workshops, and is a member of the League's Standing Committee on Artistic Affairs.
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Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
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photo by Felix Adamo |
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