Austin Symphony Orchestra

The inaugural concert of the Austin Symphony Orchestra was held on April 25, 1911. Initially, the orchestra consisted of 28 unpaid members and an unpaid conductor. Rachlin organised a drive-in concert, the world's first, in 1948. The first children's concert was held in 1951. as well as a performance of Alexandre Luigini's Ballet égyptien, which had been played at the first performance a century earlier. ==Organization==

The current, and eighth, music director is Peter Bay, who has been in the post since 1997. Past directors include Maurice Peress (1970–73), Akira Endo and Sung Kwak. The symphony plays its regular season concerts in Dell Hall at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Austin. ==References==