Essay Archive - Peoria Symphony Orchestra: A Regional Outlet for Classical Music in Contemporary Society
Peoria Symphony Orchestra: A Regional Outlet for Classical Music in Contemporary Society
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra has provided classical music to central Illinois for over a century. Each year it presents a world-class program of music to large, diverse audiences. Such renowned soloists as Itzhack Perlman, Benny Goodman, and Jerry Hadley have played with the Symphony’s 85-member ensemble.
Inspired by "the love of music," Dr. Harold Plowe founded the symphony in 1897. Dr. Plowe was truly a Renaissance ma....
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