Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra

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Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra
Seventh United States Army DUI
purpose International understanding
Chair: Samuel Adler (1952)
Establishment date: 1952-1962
Seat : Stuttgart
Website: Seventh US Army Symphony Orchestra (English)

The Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra was a symphony orchestra set up as part of the 7th US Army in 1952 and made up of musicians who were members of the US armed forces. It existed until 1962 and was used for international understanding (cultural diplomacy) and troop support in post-war Europe.

history

The founder and first conductor was the composer Samuel Adler . The first public concert took place in Göppingen in July 1952 . It was then formally dissolved twice, until Dimitri Mitropoulos presented to the Commander-in-Chief of the 7th US Army General Anthony McAuliffe after a visit by the orchestra to the Pentagon , with the result that it was given a solid foundation in 1954.

They went on tours in Germany, France, Denmark, Great Britain, Greece and Italy. One goal was to demonstrate common cultural values ​​between the US and Europeans. In addition to classical composers, they also presented young American composers such as Morton Gould , Leroy Anderson and Roy Harris . Adler received the US Army Commendation Medal for its founding in 1953. The foundation was supported by high places ( Dwight Eisenhower , for whom they gave a farewell concert in Heidelberg in July 1952, James B. Conant ). In addition to concerts, they could also be heard on US armed forces radio. In 1958 they played at the Brussels World's Fair. The last concert took place on March 11, 1962 in Cologne.

Orchestra leader

Conductors were:

  • 1952–1953 Samuel Adler
  • 1953 Andrew Heath
  • 1953-1954 James Dixon
  • 1953–1955 Kenneth Schermerhorn
  • 1955 Ronald Ondrejka
  • 1956 Henry Lewis
  • 1957-1958 Ling Tung
  • 1958 Edward Lee Alley
  • 1959 Nico Snell, John Canarina, John Ferritto
  • 1960 John Canarina (later professor at Drake University ), Arthur Shettle, Reid Bunger, Ralph Lane
  • 1961 Arthur Shettle, William A. Mobley, Thomas Lewis, John Covelli
  • 1962 Thomas Lewis, John Covelli

There was also a 7th Army Band for jazz in Germany in the 1950s. The jazz musician Don Ellis , who was given the opportunity to compose for big bands for the first time here, and the jazz musicians Cedar Walton , Eddie Harris , Leo Wright and Don Menza played for two years from 1956 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Julilliard Journal Faculty Portraits of Samuel Adler at the Juilliard School of Music, New York, October 2013 on Juilliard.edu (English)
  2. ↑ A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works, Part 1, Jonathan D. Green, Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 1994, Chapter II - Survey of Works p. 14 ISBN 978-0-8108-4720-0 Samuel Adler on books.google.com (English)
  3. ^ A Dictionary for the Modern Composer , Emily Freeman Brown, Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 2015, p. 311 ISBN 9780810884014 Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra founded by Samuel Adler in 1952 - on books.google.com (English)
  4. ^ New Music New Allies Amy C. Beal, University of California Press, Berkley, 2006, P. 49, ISBN 978-0-520-24755-0 "Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra (1952-1962) and Roy Harris (" Third Symphony "), Morton Gould (" American Salute ") and Leroy Anderson (" Jazz Pizzicato ")" on books.google.com (English)
  5. ↑ "7th Army Symphony Draws Praise" - Samuel Adler and Commendation Medal on 7aso.org (English)
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture Volume 1 Editor: Glenda Abramson. Routledge, New York 2005. p. 4. ISBN 0-415-29813-X Samuel Adler Biography and Army Medal of Honor (1953) on books.google.com (English)
  7. ↑ The John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts - Samuel Adler's and The Army Medal of Honor and Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra on kennedy-center.org (English)
  8. ↑ The Julilliard Journal Faculty Portraits of Samuel Adler at the Juilliard School of Music, New York, October 2013 on Juilliard.edu (English)
  9. ↑ Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra and James B. Conant on books.google.com (English)
  10. ↑ A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works, Part 1, Jonathan D. Green, Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 1994, Chapter II - Survey of Works p. 14 ISBN 978-0-8108-4720-0 Samuel Adler and Army Medal of Honor on books.google.com
  11. ^ The Directory of the Armed Forces Radio Service Series Harry MacKenzie, Greenwood Press, CT. 1999, p. 198 ISBN 0-313-30812-8 "Seventh Army Symphony and Armed Forces Radio in 1961 performances by Vivaldi and Dvorak" on books.google.com (English)
  12. ↑ 7th Army Symphony Chronology Historical Timeline of the Orchestra on 7as0.org (English)
  13. ↑ Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota Vol. 2 p. 47 "Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra and Brussels World Fair 1958 on books.google.com (English)
  14. ^ A Dictionary for the Modern Composer , Emily Freeman Brown, Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 2015, p. 311 ISBN 9780810884014 Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra founded by Samuel Adler in 1952 - on books.google.com (English)
  15. ^ New Music New Allies Amy C. Beal, University of California Press, Berkley, 2006, P. 49, ISBN 978-0-520-24755-0 "Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra (1952-1962)" - musical compositions by Roy Harris ("Third Symphony"), Morton Gould ("American Salute") and Leroy Anderson ("Jazz Pizzicato") on books.google.com (English)
  16. ↑ Uncle Sam's Orchestra: Memories of the Seventh Army Orchestra John Canaria, University of Rochester Press 1998 ISBN 9781580460 194 Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra - musical compositions by Beethoven and Brahms on books.google.com (English)
  17. ^ A Dictionary for the Modern Composer , Emily Freeman Brown, Scarecrow Press, Oxford, 2015, p. 311 ISBN 9780810884014 Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra Samuel Adler on books.google.com (English)
  18. ↑ Seveth Army Symphony Members - Orchestra membership list on 7aso.org (English)