Rome Symphony Orchestra
# Rome Symphony Orchestra

Rome Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is a professional U.S. orchestra located in Rome, Georgia. The organization was founded in 1921, disbanded around 1930, and reestablished in 1948.The RSO is currently the oldest symphony in the South.

## Conductors

* 1921–1930: Paul Nixon
* 1930–1948: Organization disbanded
* 1948–1976: Helen Dean Rhodes
* 1976–1995: John Carruth
* 1995–1998: Tristan Foison
* 1998–1999: Guest Conductors
* 1999–2007: Phillip Rice
* 2007–2008: Guest conductors
* 2008–2015: Richard Prior
* 2015–2016: Dr. Sam Baltzer
* 2017- present: Jeffrey Sean Dokken
