Founded in 1951, the orchestra's current home is the historic, 1200-seat Miller Symphony Hall, located in downtown Allentown.

The orchestra also hosts the Symphony Ball, which for decades has been a leading annual social event in the Lehigh Valley.

Emmy-nominated Donald Voorhees, conductor of The Bell Telephone Hour and Cavalcade of America radio and television show orchestras, served as the music director of the Allentown Symphony for over thirty years (1951 to 1983).

Under his direction, the orchestra collaborated with such notable musicians as Plácido Domingo, Phyllis Curtin, Rudolf Serkin, John Corigliano, Benny Goodman, and many others.

First prize is a $5,000 cash award and a solo concerto engagement with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra.