Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is an Orchestra in Hamilton, Ontario.It was founded in 1949.

A former concertmaster, the late Olive Short, mother of Tony and Emmy Award winning comic actor Martin Short, was the first female concertmaster in North America. She died in 1970 after a five-year long battle with cancer. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001737/bio] [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/SHORT,+MARTIN]

External links

* [http://hpo.org/ Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra]


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