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I'm mainly a "bandie" and sometimes orchestral questions are beyond my relm...but not this one!! lol.
"Symphony" and "philharmonic" mean the same thing really. Sometimes Symphonies are the main outlet because they are better funded and have better music, but not all the time. And sometimes symphony orchestras can have a lot more musicians.
A lot of big cities just have two different ensembles---one being the Symphony and one being a philharmonic orchestra.
I know here in my city...we have the Symphony Orchestra. The "philharmonic" orchestra is usually designated for students from 6-12th grade.
But all in all, they are pretty much the same. They all play the same types of music and have the same instruments...so yeah.
/edited spelling and grammatical errors
Last edited by epchick; 08-15-2006 at 02:16 PM.
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