Full Text of HR1495 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | 4 | | Elmhurst Symphony on the occasion of the organization's 50th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst community has a long and proud | 7 | | tradition of coming together to enjoy well-performed symphonic | 8 | | music by its volunteer community musicians; the origin of | 9 | | Elmhurst's organized musical activity may go back to the 1920s | 10 | | and evolved with the desire of its volunteer musicians to | 11 | | continually improve their skills; from 1959 to 1961, the | 12 | | community musicians evolved from the Elmhurst Community | 13 | | Orchestra into the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, led by its | 14 | | first Music Director John Lazic; the Elmhurst Symphony | 15 | | Orchestra held its first performance on November 19, 1961; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra has been greatly | 17 | | aided by the help and encouragement of Elmhurst College; in its | 18 | | formative years, Dr. Robert Stanger, former President of | 19 | | Elmhurst College, served as Board President of the Elmhurst | 20 | | Symphony from 1968 to 1972; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The last 30 years has seen more growing diverse | 22 | | and complex musical challenges that the Elmhurst Symphony |
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| 1 | | successfully accomplished; the symphony's growth has also | 2 | | invited more and more talented professional musicians to be a | 3 | | part of its rich symphonic traditions; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The growing reputation of superior quality | 5 | | performances of the Elmhurst Symphony has expanded enormously | 6 | | with the nationally renowned leadership of Dr. Stephen Alltop, | 7 | | who is now in his 15th season as the Elmhurst Symphony | 8 | | Orchestra's Music Director; under Dr. Alltop's direction, the | 9 | | Elmhurst Symphony completed a performance cycle of Beethoven's | 10 | | Symphonies, presented Mahler's Symphonies 1, 2, and 3, and has | 11 | | given world premieres of works by Alan Terricciano, Jan Bach, | 12 | | James Clemens, Miguel del Aguila, Frank Ferko, and Maxwell | 13 | | Raimi; the Elmhurst Symphony has also received recognition from | 14 | | the Illinois Council of Orchestras for innovative programming, | 15 | | volunteer activities, and overall achievement; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra serves as a model | 17 | | of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | 18 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | congratulate the members of the Elmhurst Symphony on the | 22 | | occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary and wish them | 23 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Dr. Stephen Alltop as a symbol of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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