Cleveland Women's Orchestra
The Cleveland Women's Orchestra is an American orchestra made up entirely of female musicians, based in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1935 and performed its first concert in 1936. It is the oldest women's orchestra in the world.
The orchestra's music director from its founding was Hyman Schandler. Schandler, also a violinist in the Cleveland Orchestra, continued as conductor into the 1980s. The current music director is Robert L. Cronquist.
See also
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra
- Cleveland Chamber Symphony
- CityMusic Cleveland
- Red (an orchestra)
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