Keywords: Portland Municipal Orchestra
Item 6181
Portland Municipal Orchestra, ca. 1928
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1928 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 6182
Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: 1930 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius
During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"… to advance the arts such as the Bangor Symphony Orchestra began. Individuals founded new schools of specialized higher learning."
