Akron Symphony hosts free 70th birthday party at E.J. Thomas Hall for public
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 70th birthday Thursday with a free community party at its performance home, E.J. Thomas Hall.
The event, to run from 5 to 7 p.m. at 198 Hill St., is open to the public. The evening will include games, music, food, prizes, cake, ticket offers and more.
The first performance of the Akron Symphony Orchestra featured 56 musicians Feb. 24, 1953, in a concert led by John Francis Farinacci, a high school teacher and band director at Central-Hower High School. The orchestra's parent organization, the Greater Akron Musical Association, was founded in 1950.
The orchestra's 2023-24 season opener will be Sept. 29 at E.J. Thomas Hall, in celebration of the hall's 50th anniversary. On the program will be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which the orchestra played for the hall's inaugural concerts Oct. 9 and 10, 1973.
For more information on the orchestra's birthday party or upcoming season, call 330-535-8131 or see akronsymphony.org.
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