Klarinet Archive - Posting 000986.txt from 1997/02

From: "Edwin J. Potter." <epotter@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: symphony vs. philharmonic
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 20:16:57 -0500

I don't claim the following to be definitive but again from memory I
belive a "Philharmonic Society" is a Society of First Class Musicians
and a Philharmonic Orchestra is made up of the Societys members with
profesional augmentation as required. A Symphony Orchestra is a much
more commercial enterprise made up entirly of profesionals and playing
for unrestricted paying crowds. All this does seem to have vanished
into History but I belive this this is the original distinction.

If we have any English Cricketers on the list it is rather like
"Gentelmen and Players"