(Source: Miami University) By Susan Meikle, university news and communications The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ricardo Averbach, celebrates its 100th anniversary with a special free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Hall Auditorium. History Ad in the Miami Student, Dec. 1916. The 44-member group was directed by composer Joseph Clokey (Miami '12), who later became dean of the School of Fine Arts. The precursor of the Miami University Symphony Orchestra was a string chamber ensemble created in 1903. The orchestra disbanded in 1905 as the number of instrumentalists at Miami dwindled. Ten years later, with more students enrolled, the...
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