Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra
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The Baltimore Colored Symphony Orchestra was an orchestra
based out of Baltimore, Maryland, established for African American musicians and audiences. It was founded in 1930, with a grant from the city, and began performing in 1932. Its leader was W. Llewellyn Wilson, a prominent local music educator and author.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
based out of Baltimore, Maryland, established for African American musicians and audiences. It was founded in 1930, with a grant from the city, and began performing in 1932. Its leader was W. Llewellyn Wilson, a prominent local music educator and author.