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The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra musicians are your friends, neighbors, and co-workers from all around the region. Some are doctors, nurses, police officers, soldiers, homemakers, scientists, engineers, business men and women, teachers. All are musicians with a passion for classical music.The orchestra is comprised of all-volunteer amateur and professional musicians from northeastern Maryland and surrounding areas. They come from all walks of life and many have degrees in music from various colleges, universities, and conservatories. The full orchestra has 100 members.The SSO is a non-profit community orchestra, founded in 1978 by Sheldon Bair as the Harford Community Orchestra. In 1982, the name was changed to the Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra's home is in Harford County, Maryland, near the mouth of the Susquehanna River and primarily serves the northeastern Maryland community.The SSO specializes in new and unusual repertoire, often featuring unjustly neglected works. In fact, the orchestra has developed a reputation for performing such music. Guest artists are often invited to bring fresh ideas to the group. Highlights have included several world premieres (including two works by Henry Cowell from the 1930's); guest performers such as the Edinburgh String Quartet, Russian violinist Alexander Skwortsow, and members from the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra to perform a David Finko viola and double bass concerto; performances of multi-cultural music by composers such as William Grant Still and David Amram; and performances of basic, and not-so-basic orchestral literature.Every year, the SSO performs four concerts in its subscription series, a chamber music concert, and an outdoor "pops" concerts. The orchestra has performed in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City for over 3,000 people in November 2007, and at Carnegie Hall for 2,500 people in October 2009.