Orchestra Anniversaries 2020-2021

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

125 years

• Bangor Symphony Orchestra (ME)
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PA)

100 years

• Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (MI), founded by Leta Snow, who also organized the first meeting of the League of American Orchestras in 1942
• Omaha Symphony (NE)
• Rome Symphony Orchestra (GA)
• Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VA)

90 years

• El Paso Symphony Orchestra (TX)
• Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (IN)
• Modesto Symphony Orchestra Association (CA)
• National Symphony Orchestra (DC)

85 years

• Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (Russia)

75 years

• Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra (TX)
• Erie Junior Philharmonic (PA)
• Evanston Symphony Orchestra Association (IL)
• Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra (MI)
• Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras of Strathmore (MD)
• Michigan Philharmonic (MI)
• Mid-Columbia Symphony (WA)
• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra (PA)
• San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory (CA)
• Spokane Symphony (WA)
• The Phoenix Symphony (AZ)
• Topeka Symphony Orchestra (KS)

70 years

• Abilene Philharmonic (TX)
• Allentown Symphony Orchestra (PA), also celebrating 10 years of El Sistema Lehigh Valley
• Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GA)

65 years

• Binghamton Philharmonic (NY)

60 years

• Jackson Symphony Orchestra (MI)

50 years

• Missouri Symphony Orchestra (MO)

45 years

• Bellingham Symphony Orchestra (WA)
• Carmel Symphony Orchestra (IN)

40 years

• Canton Symphony Orchestra (OH), celebrating 40 years with Gerhardt Zimmermann (music director)
• Southwest Symphony Orchestra (UT)
• Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (FL)

35 years

• Salisbury Symphony Orchestra at Salisbury University (MD)

30 years

• Meridian Symphony Orchestra (ID)
• Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra (PA)
• Youth Orchestra of Bucks County (PA)

25 years

• Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose (CA)
• Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra (VA)

20 years

• Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (MI)
• Muscatine Symphony Orchestra Association (IA)
• Symphony of the Hills (TX)
• The Park Avenue Chamber Symphony (NY)

10 years

• Gold Coast Youth Orchestra (FL)
• Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras (CO)
• New World Symphony (FL), celebrating 10 years of the New World Center
• Northern Valley Youth Orchestras (ND)
• Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra (WI)
• Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra (UT)

2 years

• Central Texas Philharmonic (TX)