What colleges have the best orchestras?

Hanna
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:13:17 +0000

I agree that the best thing to do is make a longer list of universities based on academic/social criteria, and then investigate the orchestras, rather than the other way around. Don’t forget to look at the smaller ensembles – at Harvard, for example, many of the best musicians were more into chamber music than symphonies, so the Bach and Mozart Societies attracted a number of the strongest instrumentalists some years. Most larger universities will have several strong ensembles.