The National Symphony Orchestra Ghana (NSO Ghana) is the national symphony orchestra of Ghana. It was founded in 1959 by order of Kwame Nkrumah, and established by Philip Gbeho, who had composed the Ghanaian national anthem in 1957.
The orchestra is based in Accra, the nation's capital, and is a government organization, with its own administration under the control of the National Commission on Culture. According to the orchestra's website, it is the only classical symphony orchestra in West, Central, and East Africa. It performs regularly at the National Theatre in Accra.
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