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.

(Photo courtesy of Susanna Valpreda)


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

Photos courtesy of Regis Cronauer

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


'Cellists in rehearsal - (l.) Neil Roth,   (r.). Allen Gove


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 Khachaturian concerto and the 3rd Bartók 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?)