1964 New York World's Fair

==Music==
The fair featured an official band, the [[Cities Service]]'s World's Band of America (C.S.W.F.B.A.) conducted by [[Paul Lavalle]]. It was a 50-piece group, operating seven days a week, on location 7 to 9 hours a day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1964-04-23 |title=Music: A Listener's Fill; Fair Has an Official Band, Many Other Ensembles and a Brand-New Suite |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/23/archives/music-a-listeners-fill-fair-has-an-official-band-many-other.html |access-date=2022-03-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> They toured the fairgrounds on a 72-foot long bandwagon that went into a V-shape when performing. The opening day's big musical performance was Lavalle conducting a 94-piece orchestra in the world premiere of [[Ferde Grofé]]'s "World's Fair Suite" commissioned by [[Robert Moses]]. Moses had previously commissioned Grofé to compose the theme for his [[1939 New York World's Fair]]. Mr. Grofé was present, listening from a wheelchair, having suffered a stroke in 1961. His score was in five movements—"Unisphere", "International", "Fun at the Fair", "Pavilions of Industry" and "National". Numerous other ensembles performed throughout the fair, including [[Guy Lombardo]] and the [[United States Marine Band]].<ref>"Music: A listener's Fill" ''[[New York Times]]''. April 23, 1964. p. 31.</ref>