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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Amarillo Symphony is celebrating the 100th |
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anniversary of its founding throughout its 2023-2024 season; and |
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WHEREAS, The only professional symphony in the Texas |
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Panhandle region, the Amarillo Symphony traces its origins to 1924, |
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when a 12-member group of musicians known as the Philharmonic Club |
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began playing special concerts for residents in their homes; by |
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1926, the club had a full-time conductor, Ellis B. Hall, the first |
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in a long line of maestros who have helped transform the group into |
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a full-fledged, professional symphonic ensemble; and |
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WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, the Philharmonic changed its name |
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to the Amarillo Symphony; in 1968, it began playing in the Amarillo |
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Civic Center Auditorium, which served as its home for nearly four |
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decades, until the symphony moved to the Globe-News Center for the |
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Performing Arts in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, The Amarillo Symphony has grown alongside the |
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25,000-square-mile region that it serves, and today, it consists of |
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85 musicians who perform eight-concert seasons; the symphony is |
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committed to not only providing diverse, engaging, and inspiring |
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musical experiences to the public, but also fostering music |
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education through initiatives and events such as its Youth |
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Orchestra, Class Act program, educational concerts, and Greater |
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Southwest Music Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the Amarillo |
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Symphony has become an important part of the cultural fabric of the |
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Panhandle region, and it is a pleasure to join in celebrating the |
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longevity of this cherished institution and the many ways it has |
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enriched the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Amarillo |
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Symphony and commend its orchestra members, staff, and board of |
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directors for their hard work in fulfilling the organization's |
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mission to inspire, educate, and bring together Panhandle residents |
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through the power of music; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Amarillo Symphony as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |