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so, although a continuous history did not begin until 1937, the city has a long history of symphonic music. (Claims that the orchestra had been continuously operating since 1879 are municipal puffery and not accurate.) In
October 2001, the San Jose Symphony closed its doors in a bid to restructure. But when, more than a year later, the organization was unable to recover San Jose Symphony declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was dissolved.
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