The Bendigo Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is a regional Australian semi-professional orchestra based in Bendigo, Victoria.
[1] The orchestra was formed in 1981 as a result of the Music 81 Project of the Victoria State Government, and was the successor of the Bendigo Concert Orchestra.
[2] The inaugural concert was held on 20 September 1981 at the J.
B. Osborne Theatre of Crusoe College at Kangaroo Flat and was conducted by John Hopkins.
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