Editing Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (section)

===1910–1938: The New Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra===
In the interim, concert promoter [[May Beegle]] founded the Pittsburgh Orchestra Association to bring other musical performers to the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |url=https://pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/web/about-landing/history/history-of-the-pittsburgh-symphony-orchestra |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=pittsburghsymphony.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=R. D.|date=September 23, 1920|title=May Beegle Arranges Fine Concert Season for Pittsburgh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZO86AQAAMAAJ&q=May+Beegle+Pittsburgh&pg=PA363|journal=Musical Courier|volume=81|pages=11}}</ref>

Antonio Modarelli, an American conductor and composer, became conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphonic Orchestra in 1930.<ref>{{cite news |title=Minute Biographies: Antonio Modarelli |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=January 13, 1933 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19330113&id=g7hRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5699,2564064}}</ref> A German newspaper described his conducting as "forceful, authentic, modern music",<ref>{{cite book|last1=McCullough|first1=Hax|last2=Brignano|first2=Mary|title=Play On|date=2011|publisher=RR Donnelley Hoechstetter|location=USA|isbn=978-0-9707369-5-6|page=37}}</ref> and he was invited to conduct in Moscow. He had taught at Duquesne University and been a band leader in the Navy prior to his work in Europe and with the Symphony.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCullough |first1=Hax |title=Play On |last2=Brignano |first2=Mary |date=2011 |publisher=RR Donnelley Hoechstetter |isbn=978-0-9707369-5-6 |location=USA |page=32}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McCullough |first1=Hax |title=Play On |last2=Brignano |first2=Mary |date=2011 |publisher=RR Donnelley Hoechstetter |isbn=978-0-9707369-5-6 |location=USA |page=33}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Minute Biographies: Antonio Modarelli |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=January 13, 1933 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19330113&id=g7hRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5699,2564064}}</ref>

This program of frequent guest conductors was made in an effort to restore the symphony to its "golden years," but in effect demoted Modarelli, who was finally asked by the Board to resign in 1936.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-23 |title=Music: Pittsburgh's Podium - TIME |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,757929,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |access-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023192200/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,757929,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Otto Klemperer]] was responsible for bringing in much new talent while working with the [[American Federation of Musicians|Musicians' Union]] to hire both local and imported performers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=McCullough|first1=Hax|last2=Brignano|first2=Mary|title=Play On|date=2011|publisher=RR Donnelley Hoechstetter|location=USA|isbn=978-0-9707369-5-6|page=42}}</ref> Since then, the orchestra has experienced ongoing growth and development, including building a substantial endowment fund.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}