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[[New Arts Philharmonic Orchestra of Pretoria]] ([[NAPOP]]) was formed in 1997 when the [[Transvaal Philharmonic Orchestra]] was renamed under [[PACT]]’s umbrella with Maestro [[Gerard Korsten]] as Chief Conductor.

In 1998 a probe was opened by the government into [[PACT]]’s finances and its Board was accused of serious maladministration, loss of public funds and corruption. The probe resulted in PACT being dissolved, closure of the [[State Theatre]] and retrenchment of all resident companies, including NAPOP. The orchestra officially closed in June 2000.

In 2000, a number of ex-NAPOP players formed a Section 21 Company and created the [[Chamber Orchestra of South Africa]] ([[COSA]]).

'''For more information, see [[Transvaal Philharmonic Orchestra]] and [[Chamber Orchestra of South Africa]].'''

==Sources==

Polina Burdukova. 2010. 'An analysis of the status of orchestras in South Africa'. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Pretoria]].

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