The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-15
ORCHESTRA: ASSURED
Philharmonic Club Completes Plans
to Supply a 'Long-Felt
Want" Here.
A New Symphony Orchestra to Be
Under Direction of Mr..
.- Ober-Hoffer.

The electorate Of the successful and in
f1uential Philharmonic club has spent a
strenuous year In considering and ma :
turing plans for permanent symphony
orchestra for Minneapolis. The project Is
new complete in it's main outlines, altho
many details yet remain to be arranged.
| The orchestra will be known as the
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra and it
| will be under the auspices and control Of
| the Philharmonic club for three years for
| which the contracts are being made Emil
Ober- -Hoffer, director of the Philharmonic
| club in it's choral work, will be the con-
| luctor of the orchestra. The need Of an
orchestra has been very much felt for
several years, but those most in
terested have not felt that the
time was ripe for such an un-
dertaking, until this year. The MAIN
spring Of the present movement, however,
was furnished by the certainty that the
only way in which the Philharmonic club
| and Minneapolis could retain Mr.. Ober-
Hoffer, the brilliant director Of the club
was by the establishment of a meritorious,
| permanent orchestra. Among several
tempting recent offers which Mr.. Ober-
| Hoffer has had from leading musical CEN
| ters which know and appreciate his worth,
was one of the greatest choral clubs of the
country which has. as an adjunct to its
| work a fine orchestra.
| leading musicians all over the northwest
| not only to see a fine orchestra established
| in Minneapolis but also to see Mr. Ober-
| Hoffer at its head and the desire is al
| ready in the way of being realized.
HoeveI for Concert Master.
| The plans Of the Philharmonic directors
call for an orchestra of forty or fifty men.
Local musicians will be employed so far as
competent and available ones can be
| found, but it will certainly be necessary
| to import a considerable number, as the
theater orchestras take the services of
| several Of the local men. 1t is practically
| certain that the concert master will be
Heinrich Hoevel.
The present arrangements of the Phil
| harmonic club for it's choral concerts will
not be disturbed; three Of these will be
given with the orchestra in the regular
season, for which the subscription sale
| to members will be managed just as in the
past, and "The Messiah at Christmas
will be all extra. In addition, there will
| be a, series of six symphony concerts. at
each Of which some great artist will ap-
pear with the orchestra. This will make
possible quality of concert work un-
attainable without the support of an or
chestra. Season tickets will be arranged
NOR the symphony and choral concert
seasons separately or jointly.
| 1udFdHIy FuIO OF poO,UUU
The financial side of the undertaking
! will be managed thru a. guaranty fund
! of $50. 900, to cover the three years of the
contracts. This amount will be secured
thru fifty men. most Of whom have al
ready subscribed. The project is mod
| est one and the expenses will be helo
down carefully. With the kind of sup
port that such a, movement is entitled
to and can reasonably expect. 1t is be-
lieved that the demands upon the guaran,
tors will not be heavy. ,..t
While the WHOLE Responsibility Of the
management will fall upon the Philhar:
monte club the. hearty, cooperation Of
| the leading musical >organiZa ions, the
Apollo club and the Ladies' Thursday
Musicale and Others is pledged to the
new orchestra. Its services will be avail
able to any organization, altho for sole
work the orchestra will appear only un
der Mr.. Ober-Hoffer' direction. For &C
compartments any conductor may Sc
cure it.
| Outside Engagements.
Outside engagements will not be take,
into account definitely until the plan il
fully worked out and tested in Mime
4 apois. but that a considerable OUTSIDE
patronage can be worked up is very Ger
is not limited to Minneapolis but takes il
the whole northwest. The symphony con
certs in Minneapolis will draw largely a.
the Philharmonic concerts already do an,
the standing given to the city by an or
| chestra will strengthen immeasurab bly, tn
Importance of the city as the northwestern,
musical center. AS an educational facto
it's influence cannot be overestimated an,
as municipal drawing card it will hav
great value. 1t will make possible splen
did musical festivals here and in tn
smaller cities Of the northwest that can
not afford the expense of bringing al
orchestra a long distance.
Some of the Guarantors.
On the list of guarantors are the name
Of E. c. Gale. T.. J. Phelps. E. S. Wood
worth. F. r.. Heffelfinger, E. H. Moulton
George H. Partridge. r. M. Bennett, F.. A
Chamberlain, E. J.. Carpenter. c. F. Wells
J.. r. Jamme, r. b. Janney, George W
Peavey C. J. Martin, w. L. Harris. P. d
Boutell. Henry Little. Charles Pillsbury
Hovey c. Clarke. e. P. Welles. ]. S. Pills
bury. Jr., w. II. Dunwoody, F. B. Wells
Fl. j. Burton. i. S. Donaldson. G. G. Good
rich. Perry Harrison. r. II. Shevlin, c. a
Smith and w. Y. Chute.
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