About the UCDSO

The UCD Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1959, and has since established itself as a major campus and community arts offering.

D. Kern Holoman, also a musicologist specializing in music of the 19th century (notably that of Berlioz), was appointed conductor of the UCD Symphony in 1978. Holoman is former dean of the Division of Humanities, Arts, & Cultural Studies, and 1995 winner of the UC-Davis Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Research.

The UCD Symphony has toured California, Canada, and Australia and French Polynesia. In June 2003 the orchestra traveled to France to participate in the Berlioz bicentenary over the course of a series of five concerts. It regularly serves as the pit orchestra for UCD Mainstage productions and appears at major campus events and ceremonies, including Fall Convocation and Commencements.

The UCD Symphony is a principal resident ensemble at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts located near the entrance of the campus along Interstate-80.

Our Profile

• Undergraduate students
• Graduate students
• Members of the University Community
• Guest professionals for concerts
• 4-6 concerts per year
• Rehearses Tuesday and Thursday nights

Our Approximate Numbers

• 64 strings (16-16-12-12-6)
• 14 woodwinds (4-3-3-4)
• 14 brass (6-4-3-1)
• 4 percussion
• 96 Total

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