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PA HR380

Resolution

Status

Passed

12/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Benjamin Waxman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates November 16, 2025, as "Philadelphia Orchestra Day" in Pennsylvania to honor the orchestra's 125th anniversary

  • Recognizes the Philadelphia Orchestra's historical firsts: first symphonic orchestra to make electrical recordings (1925), first commercially sponsored radio broadcasts (1929), and first television broadcast appearance (1948)

  • Acknowledges the orchestra's cultural contributions including recording the soundtrack for Walt Disney's "Fantasia" and developing the distinctive "Philadelphia Sound"

  • Notes the orchestra performs at Marian Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and venues worldwide under Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Legislative Description

Designating November 16, 2025, as "Philadelphia Orchestra Day" in Pennsylvania.

Last Action

Adopted (201-2)

12/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development12/10/2025

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