| LC control no. | n 98008553 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Seventh Army Symphony (U.S.) |
| Variant(s) | 7th Army Symphony (U.S.) United States. Army. Army, 7th. Symphony Sinfonieorchester der 7. Armee (U.S.) |
| See also | Founder: Adler, Samuel, 1928- |
| Associated country | Germany |
| Located | Stuttgart (Germany) |
| Found in | Uncle Sam's orchestra, 1998: CIP t.p. (Seventh Army Symphony) galleys (lasted only ten years, 1952-1962; based in Stuttgart, the orchestra was conceived largely as a public relations gesture, a good will and cultural liaison between the American military and the European civilian population, especially the Germans; das Sinfonieorchester der 7. Armee) Wikipedia, April 21, 2020: Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra (Founded: 1952. Disbanded: 1962. Location: Stuttgart, Germany. The Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra was the only symphonic orchestral ensemble ever created under the supervision of the United States Army; was established as part of the Seventh United States Army based in Stuttgart, Germany in 1952. It was founded by the young conductor Samuel Adler who also served as its first principal conductor while stationed as a Corporal in the 2nd Armored Division during the Cold War. The orchestra's membership consisted of professionally educated musicians who were also enlisted within the Army during the 1950s and early 1960s) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Army_Symphony_Orchestra> |
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