Orchestra Anniversaries 2021-2022

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

125 years

• Oregon Symphony (OR)

100 years

• Alabama Symphony Orchestra (AL)
• New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJ)
• Orchestra Iowa (IA)
• Portland Symphony Orchestra (ME)
• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SD)
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra (ON)

75 years

• Amherst Symphony Orchestra (NY)
• Anchorage Symphony Orchestra (AK)
• Baton Rouge Symphony (LA)
• Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (IL)
• Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (CT)
• Evanston Symphony Orchestra (IL)
• Houston Youth Symphony (TX)
• Lubbock Symphony Orchestra (TX)
• Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MD)
• Nashville Symphony (TN)
• New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZ)
• Queensland Symphony Orchestra (AU)
• Symphony of the Mountains (TN)
• Symphony Tacoma (WA)
• The Phoenix Symphony (AZ)
• Wenatchee Valley Symphony Orchestra (WA)
• West Suburban Symphony Society (IL)
• Winston-Salem Symphony (NC)

50 years

• Berkeley Symphony Orchestra (CA)
• Columbus Indiana Philharmonic (IN)
• Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (MN)
• Monroe Symphony Orchestra (LA)
• North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MS)
• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PA), celebrating Heinz Hall, 50 years as home of the Pittsburgh Symphony
• Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra (VA)
• Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic (VA)
• Wilmington Symphony Orchestra (NC)
• Yakima Symphony Orchestra (WA)

40 years

• The Washington Idaho Symphony (ID)

25 years

• Auburn Symphony Orchestra (WA)
• Austin Symphony Orchestra (TX), celebrating Peter Bay, 25 years as Music Director
• Holyoke Civic Symphony (MA), celebrating David Kidwell, 25th season as Conductor
• Marquette Symphony Orchestra (MI)
• Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (NY)
• Peninsula Youth Orchestra (CA)
• Philadelphia Sinfonia Association (PA)
• Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PA), celebrating Louis Scaglione, 25 years as CEO
• Piedmont Symphony Orchestra (VA)
• South Coast Symphony (CA)

20 years

• Boston Landmarks Orchestra (MA)
• Green Mountain Youth Symphony (VT)
• Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra, Inc. (WI)
• St. Thomas Orchestra (NY)
• Student Orchestras of Greater Olympia (WA)
• Symphony San Jose (CA)
• The Orchestra of the Americas (DC)
• Verdugo Young Musicians Association (CA)
• Washington Symphony Orchestra (PA)
• Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra (CT)

15 years

• Hendricks Symphony (IN)
• Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra (GA)

10 years

• New Orchestra of Washington (MD)
• North Valley Symphony Orchestra (AZ)
• Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (CAN), celebrating Maison symphonique de Montreal, 10 years as home to the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal
• Worcester Youth Orchestras (MA), celebrating Jonathan Brennand, 10 years as Artistic Director