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863-2
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- 1935 (Creation)
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ca. 1935. In 1935 Conductor Eugene Linden inspected a transcription recording of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra held by an unidentified woman. The sound engineer who made the recording, in the background, is adjusting the Electro-Vox sound recording equipment. Twenty-two year old Linden was the founder of Tacoma's first symphony orchestra. In 1933 he left a lucrative position as an assistant conductor in Portland, Oregon and came to Tacoma with the desire to found his own orchestra. His first rehearsal notice attracted only 3 musicians- 2 violinists and a cellist, but over time more musicians began showing up. He had a core of 40 trained musicians for the Philharmonic's the first concert in March of 1934. Mr. Linden worked for two years without pay, hitchhiking or coming by bus from his home in Portland and supporting himself by giving flute lessons. By 1936, ticket sales were up and salaries were guaranteed for the symphony's 65 participants. (Ordered by the Tacoma Times) (TNT 2/28/1934 & 6/15/1936; TDL 3/11/1934, pg. B-1, 3/19/1934, pg. 2 & 12/13/1936)
Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sound recording--Tacoma--1930-1940;