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863-1
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- 1935 (Creation)
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ca. 1935. Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Eugene Linden leads large group of musicians in practice. This location is possibly the orchestra's rehearsal hall in the Scottish Rite cathedral at 5 South G. The hall has a tin ceiling, scenic paintings, framed document, and framed lithograph on papered walls with an inlaid floor covering. Twenty-two year old Eugene Linden succeeded where many others had failed in establishing a symphony orchestra in Tacoma. The young man was the assistant conductor of the famous Junior Symphony of Portland, Oregon when he came to Tacoma with a dream of establishing an orchestra. Six difficult months later, in March of 1934, the Tacoma Civic Symphony performed their first concert at Jason Lee auditorium. The orchestra consisted of 40 Tacomans with 18 musicians borrowed from Portland and 2 musicians on loan from Seattle. The conductor and all of the dedicated musicians performed for two years without pay. (TDL 3/11/1934, pg. B-1; 3/19/1934, pg. 2)
Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stringed instruments;