
Dacorum Symphony Orchestra Celebrates its 40th Anniversary in Berkhamsted
The evening of Saturday 20th October saw the Dacorum Symphony Orchestra celebrate its 40th Anniversary at a concert in the splendid Centenary Theatre of the Berkhamsted Collegiate School. The DSO evolved from the Hemel Hempstead Orchestra founded in 1972 by Thomas Loten, who also founded the Dacorum Sinfonietta in 1974 to concentrate on chamber music and smaller works, at the same time giving opportunities to young local players and enabling concerts to be performed in the many smaller halls across Dacorum.