circa 1912? Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra Association. Programme.
Scope and Contents
circa 1912? Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra Association. Programme. 1. Symphony in G Major (Militaire) by Haydn. 2. Peer-Gynt - Suite I by Grieg. 3. Concerto, Op 18 for Piano and Orchestra by Grieg. 4. Overture, “William Tell” by G/ Rossini. [this is a photocopy] (The Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra was established circa 1912 as reported in The Violinist, March 1912, p. 41 as an amateur organization by Charles M. Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel Company, however due to WWI discontinued performing in 1918 according to a report in Musical America, October 19, 1918, p. 117. At that time Anton/Andrew M. Weingarten was its conductor. Since 1896, he was head of violin department at Moravian Seminary and College for Women and in 1907 organized the Lehigh Valley Symphony Orchestra)
Dates
- Creation: 1850 - 1950
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: .25 Linear Feet ([1] box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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