El Salvador Symphony Orchestra

El Salvador Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de El Salvador; OSES) is the national symphony orchestra of El Salvador. Founded in 1922,^[1] by Paul Müller, it is one of Central America's oldest orchestras. Originally formed as the Banda de los Supremos Poderes (Supreme Powers Band), it was renamed the Orquesta Sinfónica del Ejército (Army Symphony Orchestra), before taking its current name. Esteban Servellón and Humberto Pacas have served as its conductors.^[2] The OSES was preceded by two earlier classical music groups, the Philharmonic Society of El Salvador (1875) and the National Orchestral Society (1910).^[3] OSES is funded by government and private sources.^[4]

References

1. Apel 1969, p. 287.
2. González, Óscar (2 November 2012). "90 años de sinfonías" (in Spanish). La Prensa Gráfica. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
3. Penland 2010, p. 43.
4. DiPiazza 2007, p. 51.

Bibliography

• Apel, Willi (1969). Harvard Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37501-7.
• DiPiazza, Francesca Davis (1 January 2007). El Salvador in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 978-0-8225-7145-2.
• Penland, Paige R. (4 October 2010). Explorer's Guide El Salvador: A Great Destination. Countryman Press. ISBN 978-1-58157-114-1.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)