Ruth Haroldson

Ruth Haroldson
Died (aged 43)
Employer(s)Whittier College
Whittier College Community Orchestra
The Los Angeles Women's Symphony

Ruth Haroldson (died September 5, 1982) was an American conductor, violinist and educator. She worked at the Whittier College Music Department and was the founder and conductor of the Whittier College Community Orchestra.

Career

Haroldson was a student of Jacques Gordon and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1927.[1]

Haroldson worked as Professor of Violin at the Whittier College Music Department and founded the Whittier College Community Orchestra in Whittier, California in 1932.[2][3] She toured the west coast in 1932, rendering two Bach compositions.[4] Haroldson resigned as conductor of the Whittier College Community Orchestra in 1966.[5] Her students at Whittier included Wayne Reinecke, who founded the Pasadena Community Orchestra.[6]

Haroldson also conducted The Los Angeles Women's Symphony in the 1950s,[7][8][9] the oldest women's symphony in the United States,[10] succeeding Vernon Robinson.[11] She also wrote articles about the educational benefits of all women orchestras.[11] She conducted the he Los Angeles Women's Symphony until 1961.[9][12]

Haroldson died on September 5, 1982.[13] After her death, the Rio Hondo Symphony dedicated their golden jubilee concert on October 2, 1982, to Haroldson's memory.[13] She was described as "dynamic and forceful in personality."[12]

References

  1. ↑ American Conservatory News-bulletin: Devoted to Student, Faculty and Alumni Activities. The Conservatory. 1941. p. 8.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Whittier Regional Symphony. May 26, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ Faris, Gerald (October 8, 1992). "New Symphony Season Brings Back Old Friends : Music: Rio Hondo Orchestra features several longtime players and draws a faithful audience". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ Parlette, Ralph Albert (1932). The Lyceum Magazine. Vol. 42. p. 25.
  5. ↑ Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota. G. Banta Publishing Company. 1966. p. 32.
  6. ↑ "PCO Founder Wayne Reinecke". Pasadena Community Orchestra. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Miss Haroldson Honored As New Symphony Leader". Whittier Star Review. Vol. 11, no. 90. November 9, 1939. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "The Los Angeles Women's Symphony". Oakland Museum of California. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Pool, Jeannie Gayle; Fry, Stephen Michael (2020). "The Ruth Haroldson Years of the Los Angeles Women's Symphony". The Story of the All-women's Orchestras in California. Jaygayle Music Books. ISBN 978-1-0752-9133-3.
  10. ↑ Rodríguez, José (1940). Music and Dance in California. Bureau of Musical Research. p. 303. ISBN 978-1-4047-9538-9. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  11. 1 2 The Story of the All Women's Orchestras in California, 1893-1955: Bibliography. Department of Music, California State University, Northridge. 1985. pp. 12, 16.
  12. 1 2 Lawson, Kay D. (1986). Women Orchestral Conductors: Factors Affecting Career Development. Michigan State University. p. 29.
  13. 1 2 Pan Pipes: Sigma Alpha Iota Quarterly. Wayside Press. 1982. p. 16.
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