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The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)
The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)

The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition(...)

Date1/19/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The sound of massed music. It was called the Sound Orgy of the Year and there was certainly lots of it resounding through Coliseum Arena of Exhibition Park in Toronto last night as Toronto Secondary Schools' Music Teachers' Association presented 21st annual festival of music; More than 3;500 students packed arena in combines choirs and bands. Bloor Collegiate; Humberside and Western Technical-Commercial formed this band.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0102965F
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n.d.
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