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CBC Symphony Orchestra
The
CBC Symphony Orchestra
(CBCSO) was a
Canadian
orchestra
based in
Toronto
,
Ontario
that was operated by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
during the 1950s and 1960s. Founded in 1952,
conductor
Geoffrey Waddington served as the orchestra'a only music director; although other conductors, such as
Jean-Marie Beaudet
, had strong ties with the orchestra. The CBCSO consisted of 80 instrumenalists of which approximately half were also members of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
. Violinist
Albert Pratz
was notably
concertmaster
of the orchestra from 1953-1961.
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