The Sacramento Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra

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...

 in the Sacramento

Sacramento

Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...

 region, established in 1997 after the disbandment of the Sacramento Symphony that same year. Led by Maestro Michael Morgan

Michael Morgan (conductor)

Michael Morgan is an American conductor. He is currently music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, and artistic director of in Walnut Creek, California.-Biography:...

, the orchestra performs at the Community Center Theatre and at the Mondavi Center

Mondavi Center

The Mondavi Center, or Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, is a performing arts venue located on the UC Davis campus in Davis, California...

 at the University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...

Sacramento Symphony Orchestra

The Sacramento Symphony was established in 1948 and rapidly became a large regional orchestra made up of local professional musicians. However, starting in 1986 and continuing through the mid-nineties, the Sacramento Symphony had severe administrative difficulties and ran into significant operating deficits, repeatedly filing for bankruptcy. Despite several moderate bail-outs from businesses, the general public and local government, in 1997 the Sacramento Symphony officially closed its doors.

Directors included Fritz Berens (1956?-1963?), who helped found the Sacramento Youth Symphony

Sacramento Youth Symphony

The Sacramento Youth Symphony was founded in 1956 as a 55-member youth orchestra, associated with the Sacramento Symphony Association. The Sacramento Symphony has since ceased operations and the Sacramento Youth Symphony became incorporated as an independent, 501 3 non-profit organization in 1991...

, Harry Newstone http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/harry-newstone-475735.html(1965–78), who oversaw the move from the Memorial Auditorium (Sacramento) to the new Community Center, Carter Nice (1979–92) and Geoffrey Simon

Geoffrey Simon

Geoffrey Simon is an Australian conductor resident in London.-Recordings:Geoffrey Simon was born on 3 July 1946 in Adelaide. He was a student of Herbert von Karajan, Rudolf Kempe, Hans Swarowsky and Igor Markevitch, and a major prize-winner at the first John Player International Conductors' Award...

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The Sacramento Philharmonic

Established the same year as the Symphony shut down, the new Sacramento Philharmonic, composed almost entirely of the same orchestra members, featured a significantly smaller schedule. The Philharmonic, with the support of Sacramento County, sought to avoid the unfortunate fate of the defunct Symphony and requested several market studies from national firms to help determine the potential for professional orchestral music in the Sacramento region. With a similar population to Cleveland which has a world famous orchestra in the highest calibre, the potential, as determined by the studies, seemed positive.

Despite promising potential, the Philharmonic stumbled out of the starting gate several times. The first two years were plagued by management and artistic leadership issues. Even with 2008-2009 marking only its 12th season, the philharmonic today enjoys a reputation as a leading orchestra in the central valley.