Antonio Modarelli (1894 in Braddock,

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– 1954) was an American conductor and composer. Though popular in

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, even to the point of being the first American to be invited into the '' Gesellschaft der deutschen Komponisten'', Modarelli was never really appreciated at home, being asked to resign by the board of the

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in 1936. Other orchestras led by Modarelli include the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1942 and

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from 1942 to 1954.

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Antonio Modarelli Pittsburgh Music History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Modarelli, Antonio 1954 deaths American classical composers American male conductors (music) American opera composers American male opera composers 1894 births 20th-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American male musicians Music directors of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra