It should be; one of the oldest American orchestras, it turns 100 this year.

But he also showed how much more work is yet to be done in creating a coherent sound and musical approach for this country's oldest orchestra.

At best they may compete between the title "oldest civilian orchestra".

It is one of the world's oldest orchestras.

It is one of the oldest all-volunteer orchestras in the country.

"It's one of the oldest orchestras in the country and has a good reputation," he said.

"The bad news is in 20 or 30 years it will be an old orchestra," he added, smiling.

It is the oldest orchestra in Germany, apart from private orchestras who belonged to rich people.

Like one of those statues around the old orchestra.

It is the third oldest professional orchestra in Finland.