New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
MUSICAL COMMENT.
The Philharmonic Society ana a
Permanent Orchestra.

discussion
harmonic Society has given way to gossip h'ls %
less relevant pertinent and impertinent II Is
one Of the unhappy signs Of the times l''
cism, whether destructive or constructive was a.
ways likely been directed to musi' any
its performance while gossip has to GO alsas WIN
petty personalities. Flis seasons piciss'toaes Oh
the society have occupied a great deal o. iuo,e
attention but they have nothing to DO WIN ."e
concerts which have gene on wlthou'
tions Of any kind. The seventh TOOK p!ace '"e'
night and was preceded by the usual pubiic IT.
heersal on Friday afternoon. MI b""i"seii "
made no attempt to produce anything new .'
ta Judge by the announcement In the PROSPECTUS
he modified his original intention concerning o'e
of the features of the program mme. The seier'lohs
from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet symphony were
confined the three familiar orchestral n"iis,
though we had been led to expect some "a '"e VIZ
as we'll. Under the circumstances no 1au'' O"''
ba found It has happened that time spent on
the preparation of novelties has heen Pu'l"'leo
from works much more deserving, ana 'he iIpe'
tory of the society has suffered IN 'oiHe'l
So 1t would have been. doubtless. had 500 sineeiS
and q chorus heen enlisted to extend the number
Of fragments from the Berlioz work or give II III
its entirety. 1t was better to hear than .'1 III
strumental pieces and TschaikoWskys four'h SYN
phony we'll played they were. Ihe single "tiiSI
nu,nher the solo feature, was disappoint1nS IN d
! measure, but less because of the manner III VIM"
it was played than because of its cholce, NM H.
Roger -Miclos played the g minor concerto ny ''
Saens. She PLAYED it some weeks ago "lie! ai'
iptroduced herself 20 America and made an arlilbie
impression with it. All that she has done SINCE mas
been disappointing. 1t is to he piayed asat'. '''l'
week at OF the concerts OF the bos'o" ~ ~ ~,
nhonv Orchestra. The work has slperhclai p'lii-
Iancv hut three times in season seems a some
what too generous measure for H. ana. uil'lSi '
circumst tances. it seemed as il 1t was me rleh'!
p!aust's one battle horse. But the auoiehct i""t
delight her playing Of the work espec'a"s 's
huoyant. sparkling middle movement.
There is an interesting contribution tscrious III
telligence. not gossip to the story "t the recent
futile efforts made to change the character Oh '''e
pbt1barmon,c concerts Though columns have been
written the matter. there has been niue '""
lished that has had official sanction Inc "ii|h''
Of the society and the members "l III" 'oiiiii'''e
irtrusted with the raising aud administration Oh 'n'
,o,r.v ar Subsidy fund have all preserved wise
and discreet silence. The society has nronlseu d
statement Of its reasons for declining tAe oRt i
the fund, but has been waiting for a commIn'cd-
tion from its president Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
What its tenor will be may be deduced from the
documents which follow. The first or 'heSe was
sent out yesterday by the secretary of the tuna
committee.
New-York. March l3. 1903
Ts SIR the f Ea,oa mea Of se held on February Phil
harmonic Society definitely resesd the tbe ePh Psrm
nent orchestra FUND, and inasmuch as there mas ,s
been r9m Time me to ms IN upU ias Press the
bsgs leave to en hs rae TO- the
IKE sss d q as s D4R Dn Hs ssS
yaar saaPany 9s USED for
sej5y Ts
monc Interests. and met With the approval of the
81 s 2s. y a. Ss
sired to raise on the condition that the he memped t I
9h eir the ssrnings 9Tiss's FROM 5a0d hs
the the rsaaadeT II o sSs
rosch, who had the matter at heart approacnea
anil
erest ia u musical mattsrs in NewYork and who
h ha ahd M that Of
of n ss es
the Philharmonic as nucleus, which ,9nrl wouid aDe De
in hf &c
should meet f. for each Mek
such plan commended itself to those neEes1Ied s1Ie1
in s ben Woad fHe bs needed for
entirely new organzsti9n It made ba Use rmoni 9n @
orchestra its WAS to & place that fTz oF
s6s h ehau sa se S si0es
might s eontnus to guide the bas 5ad'e done ana dDn sD
many Of the sixty-one years of Its honoFa0'0
tbaf f;4s Fund aef o9 at ssfy tn @
a1d that S Of und
by the t r. ss 9m 1o4 ha apnF
nss 4sSss : s;sa iss sna snat
S bt ess Fl .as ss I r4 M
As to the s9ss'yi hsss prGpOSs m M
constitution ard bylaws would effect the In'
osei 1 m6sf 1sf Mh6e mS4ahf ths
managenlcnt of the society's affairs lnrIal!lE ',
Board Of directors numbering feeP If The Of Pnbnr MbEn
monic society from amons its members ana sIsI ,he
Ly trustees Of the fund rom fs Nom in th..
ssfH ssssnF op o5e who
'h Re r the I'D IDEA Of Bringing together the Interests
wbb had at heart the advancement Of tn" Phil,
b5mhi bfdaehad thst soeety the "int Of altering
t yls" 50 s2b1 as 1% wt F4fbs the nttnion Of Offering
ot ganufe0tNnD to r Damrosch Ss Whe the plan
came e. n5o mks bs'rF rEs en ehanse ad when ater it
oped that the sentiment Of the pErmantrt & f
a a"t.o conduc,or he senerosly eina,sa himself -
fas, ia the 81, neSo,di2mms T"d m hii5 tn'hs lr1 % "a M ad
movement. which the RsIsnamiy II ;ht coo 10
fcIr fb Ih1n, le soriety conied =" stiron
that Mr. Tamr"sch should assuni' IN" c"n'u' % "n-
iition alto by Which the movement bound t. hln
to any othsr cnndurt|I Ihir@ , ,hI hI il is due
To Mr. Damrosch that his attitude sheuia ne u''''
stood. ,,.ro., q ,ha nermanert
fund eomrr,'e a'septed % the na rS.a Il was
unanimously asreed tha! he propLE'' ne mnVset ,e
ported amount to about $-"f" yEaIlH ana 10 IA AT
me INC wy w "ns nsrte ~ei" t" " axprcH +"
Dmrossn 'ha rrs"s! ana a Of 't t,itude @
during tho negotiations whrh bad efn In n r2f1ess i
secretary Permancn: Orchestra Fund Committee.
Following is the letter which the secretary was
Instructed to send tu Mr. Damrosel.
New-York March H. 1893.
Mr. Walter Damrosch. No. 62' Aadis0n-ase,' New
Dear Sir: have been instructed by the members