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On July 4, 1959, Robert Cole, Tulare Union High School’s orchestra conductor, asked Adele Luker of Porterville for her help in starting a community symphony. On September 22, 1959, Adele Luker, Grace Vaznaian, Pat Hillman, Eleanor Heiskell and Ursula Bisconer formed the Tulare County Symphony’s “Organizing Committee” with the purpose of promoting and fostering symphonic music, furthering adult participation in musical activities, and educating young musicians from Tulare County.