U. S. 7th Army Symphony
The 1954 - 1955 Orchestra

(Photo courtesy of Earl North)


Chamber music was often played in the room where we also slept -
Clockwise from extreme left - Lyle Wolfrom, Ron Ondrejka,
bass player is possibly Don Harrow, but unsure -
Oscar Hauser, Abby Mayer, Earl North, Lloyd Greenberg

(Photos courtesy of Tom Crown)


An overhead view of the symphony wind section, 1955 -
concert location unknown


1955, Kenneth Schermerhorn leads rehearsal with Stanley Plummer as soloist -
location not known


1955 - Michael Colgrass (Tympani) -
brass players are Ed Meyers, Ron Hasselman, Ralph Froelich.

(Photos courtesy of Susanna Valpreda)

Danish Tour - Nykøbing, July 1955 7ASO Chamber Ensemble clockwise from upper left: Phil Naegele, Ron Valpreda, Henry Huttenbach, John White, Jake Berg, Paul McEnderfer

Bonn, Germany - Sept. 1955 Concertmaster Phil Naegele picks an odd place to relax

(Photos courtesy of Darrell Berg)


Michael Colgrass reacting to unknown stimulus


Henry Huttenbach, Jake Berg, Joe Suchomel, Dick Trombley, John Giattino


A familiar sight (site) for orchestra members


The strings of the 7ASO Chamber Ensemble:
Norman Paulu, Ron Valpreda, Al Gove, Paul McEnderfer


Informal Concert:
Tom Crown (sitting), Mel Flansman, George Andrix, Lloyd Greenberg


NATO Tour bus in France
Don Black, Ralph Lutz, Ron Rhodes (hidden), Joe Suchomel, Art Durham, Chris Earnest (partially hidden)


Abby Mayer eschewing the Army bus


Al Gove and Ron Rhodes with Forward and unexplained instrument cases

Photos courtesy of Regis Cronauer

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Warming up for concert -
Leonard Berkal & Earl North in a strange setting


A rehearsal in 1955
From left: Henry Huttenbach, Don Black, Neil Roth, Ralph Lutz,
Chris Earnest, Joe Suchomel, Joe Giattino, Al Gove, Dick Trombley
Ron Rhodes is behind Don Black; Jake Berg is behind Neil Roth
and Dave Irving is behind Jake


Kaiserlautern Concert:   Kenneth Schermerhorn - conductor, Stanley Plummer - soloist.


Kenneth Schermerhorn and orchestra take a bow - concert location not known


Paul Moor, an American civilian living in Munich,
performed the 3rd Bartok concerto
with 7ASO on a tour of W. Germany.(1954)

(Photo courtesy of Don Black)


Don Black, from his perch on the lower bunk
at Patch Barracks, studies a travel guide.

(Photo courtesy of Michael Comins)


The 7th Army Symphony had somewhat of a reputation as a bunch of wolves.
Demonstrating the absurdity of this idea are: Don Harrow,
James Mabry, Oscar Hauser, Michael Comins & Joseph Suchomel.

(Photo courtesy of Mel Ponzi)


Ken Schermerhorn reacting to some high jinks in the orchestra
(perhaps Jack Coan skulking around in back as a private eye?)