http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?subject%3DOrchestra.;subject-join%3Dexact;smode%3Dsimple;brand%3Ddefault;f1-subject%3DGrossman,%20F.%20Karl. Results for your query: subject=Orchestra.;subject-join=exact;smode=simple;brand=default;f1-subject=Grossman, F. Karl. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4712.xml The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1938, by three musicians, Irving Klein, Alfred Zetzer, and Robert Zupnick. They envisioned the orchestra as a training ground for young musicians seeking orchestral experience towards future professional careers and as an outlet for talented amateur musicians. F. Karl Grossman, professor of music at Western Reserve University, was the first conductor and music director of the group, serving for 25 years. Affiliated with Western Reserve University in its early years, the orchestra performed at various locations. Later conductors included Zoltan Rozsnyai, Jose Serebrier, Robert Marcellus, John Ross, and William Slocum. In 1973, the orchestra first sponsored the Young Person's Concerto Competition, later renamed the Frieda Schumacher Concerto Competition. The orchestra also extended its outreach into the community, playing concerts for specific ethnic groups at the Bohemian National Hall, for the Polish-American Congress and the Lithuanian c... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4712.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT