| 1913 | November 30 | First concert by Erie Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Franz Kohler, at Colonial Theatre on Peach St. before audience of 750. |
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| 1914 | April 19 | First concert at Park Theatre on Perry Square, featuring world premiere performance of the Henry Vincent "Suite." |
| 1916 | February 20 | Final concert of the Erie Symphony Orchestra |
| 1921 | January 30 | First concert of the re-organized Erie Second Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Henry Vincent at Academy High School. |
| 1921 | February 8 | First concert of the First Philharmonic, conducted by Eugene Haesener at the Central Presbyterian Church, Corner of 10th and Sassafrass St. |
| 1922 | December 10 | Erie Battalion offers to broadcast symphony concerts by radiophone over its transmitting stationWOAV. |
| 1926 | May 2 | Final performance of the Second Symphony Orchestra |
| 1932 | February 7 | First concert by the Second Philharmonic conducted by John Metcalf at Strong Vincent High School. |
| 1937 | January 12 | Premiere performance in Erie of Rimsky-Korsakov symphonic suite "Scheherazade." |
| 1941 | November 6 | Erie Philharmonic disbanded for duration of World WarII. |
| 1947 | September 23 | Erie PhilharmonicIncorporated |
| 1948 | April 5 | Western Hemisphere premiere performance of the Serge Prokofiev "Symphonic Suite, 1941." |
| 1948 | April 19 | First "Pops" concert. |
| 1949 | December 6 | Western Hemisphere premiere performance of the Gustav Mahler "Symphony No. 10 (Unfinished)." |
| 1953 | December 8 | First annual symphonic performance of Handel's "Messiah," with recently organized Erie Philharmonic Chorus. |
| 1956 | April 25 | First public appearance of the Erie Junior Philharmonic |
| 1958 | October 21 | First concert at Technical Memorial High School |
| 1963 | October 22 | Philharmonic launches 50th anniversary season, playing the first of six commissioned works. |
| 1967 | October 16 | John Gosling conducts his first Opening Night Concert |
| 1968 | January 18 | First out-of-town performance by Philharmonic at Allegheny College |
| 1973 | October 17 | Debut of conductor Harold Bauer with Philharmonic |
| 1974 | October 8 | First concert at the Warner Theatre |
| 1976 | October 5 | Walter Hendl makes his debut as orchestral director of Erie Philharmonic |
| 1977 | November 10 | FirstD'Angelo Young Artists Competition winner plays with the orchestra |
| 1989 | November 11 | World premier performance of Albert Glinsky's "A Throne of the Third Heaven." |
| 1990 | September 22 | Opening Night with Eiji Oue conducting his first concert as the Philharmonic's Music Director |
| 1993 | February 13 | Premiere performance in Erie of the Libby Larsen "Marimba Concerto: After Hampton." |
| 1993 | March 13 | World premiere performance of the Albert Glinsky "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra." |
| 1996 | April 13 | Peter Bay conducted his first concert with the Erie Philharmonic |
| 2000 | July 1 | Hugh Keelan is named Music Director and Conductor of the Erie Philharmonic |
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