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PA HR380
Resolution
Status
12/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Benjamin Waxman
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AI Summary
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Designates November 16, 2025, as "Philadelphia Orchestra Day" in Pennsylvania to honor the orchestra's 125th anniversary
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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)
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Acknowledges the orchestra's cultural contributions including recording the soundtrack for Walt Disney's "Fantasia" and developing the distinctive "Philadelphia Sound"
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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