7th Army Symphony
The First Year, 1952


Photo provided by Glenn and Lyle Hanna, via Mel Ponzi

Richard Blum and Sam Adler at the Passau Europäische Wochen in
September 1952, less than 3 months after the orchestra's first concert


Photo courtesy of Glenn Hanna (2nd chair viola)

Sam Adler conducting an outdoor concert in Wiesbaden in 1952


Photos courtesy of Glenn Hanna

Near Sonthofen:  Orchestra members accept a bus breakdown with equanimity



The audience waiting just south of there
in Oberstdorf also shows patience