Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra

The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest community orchestras^[1] in the Greater Philadelphia area, and is located in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.^[2][3] In existence since 1945,^[4][5] the orchestra's season runs from October through April, performing five concerts at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center.^[6] The Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra won The American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award^[7][8][9] for the Performance of American Music, community instrumental division, 2018-19 for its première recording, American Romantics.^[10]

A view inside the Orchestra

Music directors

• Raymond Mason, 1946-1950
• Clarence Mayer, 1950-1952
• Harry Mitchell, 1952-1953
• Felix Molzer, 1953-1955
• Henri Elkan, 1955–1980
• Jacques Voois, 1980–1991
• Irving Ludwig, 1991–2012
• Reuben Blundell, 2014–present^[11]

References

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1. Carroll, Clarence (1977). Henri Elkan in Lansdowne: A Biography Historically Related to the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra, a Community Orchestra. H. Elkan Music Publisher.
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10. "Reuben Blundell and the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra: American Romantics III | Catalogue". New Focus Recordings. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
11. Conductor's website
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