"The ghosts of San Jose symphonic musicians go way back, and they refuse to become invisible. In the same way that the organization San Jose Rocks preserves local rock history, someone should also preserve the Royal San Jose Bloodline of classical music history. This is not a conspiracy, and I am obsessed with this idea, thanks to a random conversation with the legendary Lee Kopp, while both of us loitered in the SoFA District."
"For those that believe in absolute beginnings, one source cites 1877 as the first year that a symphony orchestra concert was ever played in San Jose. Then within two years, the first San Jose Symphony Orchestra organization was established. At the time, San Jose was a fledgling agricultural region with no high culture of any sort. Small groups of amateur musicians began to assemble and play small gigs. That's basically how it started."
San Jose's symphonic scene is revitalized, with families and Gen-Z attending Symphony San Jose concerts. The community shows growing engagement and optimism about the orchestra's future. The region's orchestral tradition dates to 1877, with a formal symphony organization forming within two years. Early amateur ensembles assembled in an agricultural city and progressed to public concerts. An 1885 concert by the San Jose Orchestral Society at the Baptist Tabernacle received enthusiastic praise for individual performances, soloists, orchestration, and a challenging performance of Weber's Overture to Oberon. Encouragement and preservation of the city's classical lineage are urged.
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