About

The Huntington Symphony Orchestra is a “child” of the first orchestra organized in West Virginia in the late 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).  This orchestra grew and thrived well into the mid-1950s playing concerts of interest to the community and hosting great artists.  Some of the greatest musicians that include the New York Philharmonic with Arthur Rubenstein, William Kappell, Jose Iturbi, Risa Stevens, Yehudi Mhenuin, Sergi Rachmaninoff, and Laurence Melchoir came to Huntington either playing with the orchestra or performing at the Keith.  It was said that Huntington was considered the major cultural performance stop between New York and Chicago.