Presenting Our 75th Season, 2007-2008, of Admission-Free Concerts!
"Tchaikovsky Spectacular"
September 30, 2007
"Everyone's Favorites"
November 4, 2007
"Cloud Nine"
March 2, 2008
"75th Finale"
April 13, 2008
The Rio Hondo Symphony
is one of the oldest
and most successful
community orchestras in
all of Southern California.
The Symphony
For 75 years, the Rio Hondo Symphony has thrilled Southern California audiences. Founded by Ruth Haroldson, a violin instructor at Whittier College, the orchestra has provided music, free of admission fees, to visitors from various communities. First called the Whittier Symphony, in 1964 the orchestra acknowledged the wider audience by renaming itself the Rio Hondo Symphony. Today the symphony is sponsored by Whitter, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, and by Rio Hondo College. It is also supported by hundreds of individuals and businesses.
The mission of the Rio Hondo Symphony Association is to enrich the cultural life of the community it serves, to expand the musical knowledge of youth and adults, and to provide an outlet for the talents of musicians in the greater Southern California area through the performance of symphonic music.
Four concerts are performed yearly at the Vic Lopez Auditorium at Whittier High School in Whittier. On July 20, 2007, a special pops concert celebrating both the Symphony's 75th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the City of Santa Fe Springs was held at Santa Fe Springs Town Center. As with all others, this concert was free.
75th Diamond Jubilee Book
“Story of the Rio Hondo Symphony”
Conductor Search
The Rio Hondo Symphony Association is now in the process of interviewing candidates for a permanent conductor to replace the current conductor, Wayne Reinecke, who is retiring at the end of the current season.
Children's Concert Review
By Chloe 