Antonio Modarelli was an American

United States

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 conductor and composer.

Though popular in Europe

Europe

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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 resignby the board of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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 in 1936. Other orchestras led by Modarelli include the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

Wheeling Symphony Orchestra

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 from 1937 to 1942) and West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

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from 1942 to 1954.