1986: The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is created. The Orchestra plans to build new 3,000-seat Concert Hall.
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The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is formed. Today, PCMS is considered one of our nations' foremost music presenting forums.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association approves a resolution to build a new 3,000-seat concert hall, and selects Russell Johnson of Artec Consultants, Inc. as project acoustician and Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown as project architects.

Right: The Guarneri String Quartet