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Sound Discovery's comprehensive and inclusive approach to enriching and enhancing the local community continues to expand each year. The last two seasons alone have seen the launch of four new initiatives, including the LSO Neighborhood Series, StandPartners, Instrument Test Drive, and a collaboration with Carnegie Hall to bring Link Up to Lancaster. He professionalized the ranks of LSO musicians and used his unique link to another regional symphony to create a roster of players that often rehearsed and performed together.
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The grand opening, on October 2, 1873, was a performance of Othello, benefiting widows and orphans of the Civil War. Famous performers who subsequently graced the stage were Maude Adams, John Drew, Lily Langtry, and Modejeska. In addition to providing a place of employment for professional actors, the Fulton Theatre Company is a complete production facility which employs full-time carpenters, electricians, scenic artists, painters, composers, lighting and sound technicians. Most set pieces and costumes are created in-house or at an adjacent workshop, and makeup, hair, and wigs are created by a full-time designer. The Fulton also maintains a costume shop which provides access to professional quality costumes and props to schools, community theatre companies, and other organizations throughout the region.
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Full time students with valid school ID and children 17 and under are eligible for Student Rush tickets at the box office window starting one hour before curtain time for the performance being purchased. In addition to its yearly Masterworks subscription series, the Lancaster Symphony continus to bolster its outreach into the community. The LSO formed Sound Discovery in 2005, which has grown to a nationally recognized suite of 8 education & outreach initiatives that serve nearly 10,000 Lancastrians of all ages each season.
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Board Chair Sara Male also serves as Acting Principal Cello, Executive Director Guy McIntosh is a member of the Trumpet section, and Vice-Chair Brent Edmondson is its Principal Bass. With an enthusiastic and dedicated Board of Directors drawn from the community with the wind in its sails, the LSO is more determined than ever to enrich the lives of Lancastrians new and old through its excellent performances, community service, and deep bonds with those who value great music in the region. Curtis Institute of Music Professor Louis Vyner led the first performance of the LSO on May 1st, 1947, at JP McCaskey High School. The earliest iteration of the LSO was a community orchestra comprised of local musicians from the legal and medical field, local houses of worship, and the many corporations headquartered in the region. [Current LSO Board of Directors member Thomas Godfrey recalls seeing performances in the 1960s where the local proctologist played the viola, and the former district attorney played the bassoon!
Welcome to the Theatre
Gunzenhauser put a unique stamp on his tenure with the LSO, programming new, unheard works in Lancaster, emphasizing American composers and numerous original voices with his "Only In Lancaster" repertory. Over the years, the Fulton Opera House entertained audiences with many of the great performers of American stage, including the Barrymore family, Sarah Bernhardt, W. C. Fields, Al Jolson, Mark Twain, Helen Hayes, Marcel Marceau, and many more. The theater, originally named Fulton Hall - after Robert Fulton, steam-engine pioneer and Lancaster County native - was conceived by Lancaster businessman and civic leader Christopher Hager. After changing hands several times through the second half of the 1800s, the theater underwent a major renovation after the Civil War.
Its marketing department maintains a website that allows users to browse theatre history, check audition times, and purchase tickets. All posters and print materials, including production programs, are cataloged and archived by the Lancaster Historical Society. From its inception, the Lancaster Symphony had a grand vision of its role and relevance in the community.
Edwin Forrest Durang remodeled the interior into a full-fledged performance venue for an 1873 re-opening, at which point Fulton Hall was renamed Fulton Opera House. As the Fulton is run on a non-profit basis, it depends on a variety of grants, corporate sponsorship, and private donations to accomplish its mission. The Fulton is also a member of ASSITEJ, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. The Fulton Opera House, also known as the Fulton Theatre or simply The Fulton, is a League of Regional Theatres class B regional theater located in historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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The founding Board Chair, Kenneth Bates, Senior Vice President of Armstrong Cork, conceived of an annual Composer's Award that would bring the audiences of Lancaster face to face with the greatest works of modern music and living composers. Kenneth's wife, Maude Bates, helped found the Women's Symphony Association, which continues to support young musicians in Lancaster through concerto competitions, scholarships, and other educational activities. By bringing together the musicians of Lancaster in unique performances of ambitious repertoire, the LSO and Vyner forged a bond with the region that helped create the thriving arts scene we enjoy today. Today’s Lancaster Symphony, led by its new Music Director, Michael Butterman, is a highly accomplished professional ensemble of conservatory-trained musicians. The organization is led by representatives from the orchestra in collaboration with its professional staff.
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It is reportedly the oldest working theatre in the United States.[4] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Youth pricing available for Mainstage shows is $33 but excludes premium seating. Children 17 and under are eligible for youth pricing as well as Student Rush tickets. Up to three (3) Youth price tickets may be added with the purchase of one (1) Full or Senior price ticket, limit six (6) youth tickets per order.
The Fulton Theatre Box Office has extended hours during productions, including two hours before most performances and one hour before 9am performances. Upon Vyner's retirement in 1979, Stephen Gunzenhauser became the Second Music Director of the Symphony. Vyner's 32-year tenure set a precedent of long relationships between the LSO and its chief conductors, with Maestro Gunzenhauser leading the ensemble for 40 seasons!
Mark Twain and Horace Greeley were among the lecturers who came to Fulton Hall, and theatrical performances included Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. In 1856, the hall was sold to Blasius Yecker, a harness worker, and Hilaire Zaepfel, a hotelkeeper. They enlarged the stage and added new seats and ventilating devices to attract larger traveling productions and audiences. Thirteen years later, Zaepfel sold his interest to Yecker, who initiated a major renovation following the Civil War. Architect Edwin Forrest Durang (a descendant of America’s first actor, John Durang, a Lancaster native) lowered the auditorium, added space for stage rigging, constructed a proscenium arch extending 21 feet above the stage, and added the first balcony. According to old photographs, the name was changed to “Yecker’s Fulton Opera House” at this time.
] Vyner, a graduate himself of the Curtis Institute, was able to bring many musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra to perform with the young LSO, raising the quality of the musicianship. Eventually, the LSO would move into its home at the refurbished Fulton Opera House, elevating its reputation and profile in the city. This statue is a replica of the original wooden statue, which is displayed inside the interior lobby. Since its postwar beginnings in 1947, the Lancaster Symphony has sought to provide the vibrant arts community in Lancaster with outstanding performances, unique repertoire, and educational services rooted in a belief that music is fundamental to human industry and well-being. Today, the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra celebrates over 75 years and looks to the future under the leadership of its third Music Director, Michael Butterman.
A $9.5 million renovation and expansion project initiated by the Fulton Opera House Board of Trustees was completed in 1995. In addition to restoring the splendor of the interior, new facilities were added for the comfort and convenience of the audience, to expand office space, and to make state-of-the-art improvements to the theatre itself. The construction of an annex adjacent to the original building allowed for the addition of a new two-story atrium lobby, new office space on the third floor, and an elevator serving all levels. A previously acquired building on the South side was remodeled to include a new box office and additional restrooms. The ground level below the stage now provides group and individual dressing rooms, an assembly area with kitchen facilities, a wardrobe room, and a large orchestra pit.
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