
Then & Now: Music
Then & Now: Music
Haverford’s first orchestra was founded in 1895, and in 1940, with its numbers dwindling, the group joined forces with Bryn Mawr. Under William Heartt Reese’s sustained guidance the orchestra grew in numbers and skill, and in 1963 and 1964 it undertook its most ambitious concert repertoire to date, including pieces by Bartók, Fauré, and Shostakovich.
Come back tomorrow to see the Music at Haverford “Now”.
1963 photo of a Haverford-Bryn Mawr College Orchestra performance shows Reese, who led the group for more than a quarter-century, from 1947 to 1975.