Orchestra Anniversaries 2019-2020

The League of American Orchestras is pleased to honor these member orchestras celebrating noteworthy anniversaries this season:

100 years

• Plainfield Symphony Orchestra (NJ)
• Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Chorale (MN)

95 years

• Amarillo Symphony (TX)
• Boston Civic Symphony (MA)

90 years

• Harrisburg Symphony (PA), also celebrating 20 years with Stuart Malina (music director) and 30 years of the Symphony Volunteer Society
• Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony (IA)
• El Paso Symphony Orchestra (TX) 
• Lansing Symphony Orchestra (MI) 

85 years

• Cleveland Women’s Orchestra (OH)
• Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (IN)
• Rockford Symphony Orchestra (IL)

80 years

• Norwalk Symphony (CT)

75 years

• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (GA)
• Heritage Philharmonic (MO)
• Oak Ridge Civic Music Association (TN)
• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PA)

70 years

• Fort Collins Symphony (CO)
• Jacksonville Symphony (FL)
• San Angelo Symphony (TX)

65 years

• Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (AR)

60 years

• Boise Philharmonic (ID), founded in 1885 as Boise Symphony, renamed in 1960
• DC Youth Orchestra Program (DC)
• Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (NC)

55 years

• Anchorage Youth Symphony (AK), also celebrating 30 years with Linn Weeda (music director)
• Hawaii Youth Symphony (HI)
• South Florida Youth Symphony (FL) 

50 years

• Ashland Symphony Orchestra (OH), founded in 1925 by Louis “Doc” Pete, reestablished in 1970
• Johnson City Symphony Orchestra (TN) 
• The Missouri Symphony Orchestra (MO)
• National Arts Centre Orchestra (OTTAWA, CAN)
• Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers (WA)
• St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra (MO)

40 years

• Cleveland Chamber Symphony (OH)
• Paducah Symphony Orchestra (KY)
• Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (AZ)

35 years

• Conway Symphony (AR) 
• Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (IN)

30 years

• Alhambra Orchestra (FL)
• Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra (MD)
• Holland Symphony Orchestra (MI) 
• LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (GA)
• Valdosta Symphony (VA)

25 years

• Contemporary Youth Orchestra (OH)
• Lexington Symphony (MA), also celebrating 15 years with Jonathan McPhee (music director)

20 years

• Foothills Philharmonic (SC)
• IRIS Orchestra (TN)

15 years

• Gateway Classical Music Society (NY)
• River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (TX)

10 years

• Heartland Festival Orchestra (IL)
• South Bay Philharmonic (CA)

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Banner: Vermont Symphony Orchestra, annual Summer Festival Tour. Photo: courtesy of Vermont Symphony Orchestra