Editing Brockton, Massachusetts (section)

===Music===
Brockton is home to the [[Brockton Symphony Orchestra]], a community orchestra founded in 1948.<ref>Pfeifer, Ellen (10 April 1998). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130812010542/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56381394.html "Handel rarity is a royal tragedy; Brockton Symphony celebrates 50 years"]. ''[[Boston Herald]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brocktonsymphony.org/|title=The Brockton Symphony Orchestra|first=BrSO|last=Webmaster|website=www.brocktonsymphony.org}}</ref> The orchestra performs five or six concerts per season at local venues such as Brockton's West Middle School Auditorium and the [[Oliver Ames (governor)|Oliver Ames]] Auditorium in the neighboring town of [[Easton, Massachusetts|Easton]]. The orchestra comprises 65 musicians from the greater Brockton area and its musical director since 2007 is James Orent, a guest conductor of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Boston Pops]].<ref>Mccready, Daniel (February 25, 2012).[http://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/brockton/x1911641511/Orchestra-to-bring-Life-to-Brockton#ixzz2DzFxw9KY "Orchestra to bring 'Life' to Brockton"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812021805/http://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/brockton/x1911641511/Orchestra-to-bring-Life-to-Brockton#ixzz2DzFxw9KY |date=August 12, 2013 }}. ''[[The Enterprise (Brockton)|The Enterprise]]''; retrieved December 3, 2012.</ref><ref>Knox, Robert (September 9, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130812012706/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8716373.html "Brockton Symphony's pilot - New director plans both rare, popular works"]. ''[[Boston Globe]]''</ref>