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Established in 1997, the Edwin H. and Leigh W. Schadt String Competition is a national solo string competition run by the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. The competition alternates each year between violin, cello and classical guitar. First prize is a $5,000 cash award and a solo concerto engagement with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. [3]
The Millers proposed a plan on June 2, 1959, to the Allentown Symphony Association to purchase the building for the orchestra as a dedicated concert hall. They secured financing with the First National Bank of Allentown for the purchase which they completed on July 14, 1959. Later, the building was renamed Allentown Symphony Hall. [2]
There were 1,224 symphony orchestras in the United States as of 2014. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons. Some U.S. orchestras maintain a full 52-week performing season, but most are small and have shorter seasons.
In 2020, Wittry celebrated her 25th Anniversary as the music director of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1951 and performs at the 1,100-seat Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Allentown Symphony Orchestra is one only a few American orchestras to have its concert hall. [8] Wittry has previously been the music ...
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In the early 1920s, a building boom began in the West End of Allentown. Residents wanted houses with yards and more open space with less noise than in Allentown's busy center city. Within four years, more than 150 homes with yards were built in that area. In addition to the homes, plans were made for a block of shops, offices and restaurants.
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He also conducted Allentown High School's band in the 1930s. [6] The Allentown Band was the subject of a segment on the CBS News Sunday Morning television show which aired on July 7, 1991. [7] In 2003, the band was the subject of a WLVT-TV-produced documentary titled, The Allentown Band, 175 Years of Musical Memories. [2]