The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-09-28

THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SPLENDID ADDRESS BIZ PRESI-
DENT MORRIS SFEINERT.

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officers of the New Haven Symphony
orchestra took place yesterday after
noon at the rooms of the Dorscht lodge.
President Morris Steinert delivered the
annual address.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year,.
President-Morris Steinert.
| Vice-president-Louis Felsburg.
Secretary-A. F. MalIon.
| Treasurer. P. We'll.
Librarian-E. L. Rawson.
| Conductor-Dr. Horatio w. Parker.
| Concert master-Isidore Troostwyk.
Board of directors-Morris Steinert,
Louis Felsburg, A. F. Mallon, L. p.
We'll, E. L. Rawson, Frank Fichtl, W.
Z. Haesche, G. F. Robinson and Burt
Cass.
| president STEINERT'S ADDRESS
To the Members of the New Haven
Symphony Orchestra:
conference.-the meeting denotes the
| decennial anniversary of the New Ha-
ven Symphony orchestra. The period
previous to the appearance of this or
ganization found the City of Elms the
seat of a great university practically
without any sort of orchestral music.
Although we had skillful musicians
here, they We're not organized so as to
improve their abilities to perform SYM
phonic orchestral music. With the idea
of establishing an orchestra that could
satisfactorily perform such music came
also a strong desire upon the part Of
our musicians to combine our perform
ers in a body that could appear before
critical audiences with the grand SYM
phonies of the great masters.
| You cannot fail to realize how haz-
ardous such an undertaking was when
there was hardly sufficient number of
performers who could play the instru-
ments as are required for these produc-
lions. Besides this, we had to look for
| a capable conductor who could utilize
| the efforts of such body of musicians,
| land, lastly, the important question as
| to how such an orchestra could be sup
ported financially. With the determine
alton of our ambitious musicians the
Organization of the New Haven SYM
phony orchestra became a matter of
fact. An excellent conductor made his
appearance and a music-loving public
extended its primary support.
| While the first orchestral efforts of
the musicians were not to be consider
ed of the highest type, it was encour-
aging to notice that there were suffi-
cient forces i'll our orchestra to. accom-
plish something that would lead to the
achievement of higher ideals. The first
two concerts of the New Haven Sym
phony orchestra were warmly received
by large audiences, and this fact gave
to the orchestra strong impulses to do
better work as 1t progressed,
Much of its success is due to the kind
assistance of Yale university, although
the same can be said of the support of
our townspeople.
Another year gave further strength to
our organization, both unsteady and
financially, through the patronage of
our audiences, and, to be brief, from
year to year these New Haven SYM
phony orchestra concerts were given
regularly until this day, the beginning
| of our decennial concert season.
| Our city heretofore had been depend
| ert upon the irregular visits of the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra, which admin
istered to the cultured tastes Of our
people, but with the appearance of our
Symphony orchestra their demands
were fully satisfied. Symphony orches-
ira concerts by local orchestras were
only to be heard in New York, Boston
and Chicago previously, but now New
Haven was added to the list.
| Our first concerts were given in
Alumni hall, later on in the College
street church and for number of sea-
sons in the Hyperion theater. Yale
university has taken a warm interest
in the work of the New Haven Sym
phony orchestra, and for several sea-
sons these concerts have been given
under the auspices of that institution.
am glad to inform you that the series
Of concerts for the coming season will
probably be held in Woolsey hall, one
Iof the magnificent buildings belonging
to Yale university.
| Or. Parker, the incumbent of the Bat
tell chair of music in Yale, who was our
first conductor, will continue to conduct
the coming concerts.
| 1t remains now for me to congratulate
you upon your work and to bid you to
look into the bright future which our
orchestra has before it. The amount of
work lone by you during the past de-
serves the greatest praises. The or
chestra is now well equipped and capa-
BILE of doing the best that can be done
| by an orchestra.
In conclusion, thank you for all the
attention you have shown toward the
maintenance of the highest and noblest
type of orchestral music. You have
done 1t pleasantly, unselfishly and with
spirit that is praiseworthy. Our city
feels proud of it's orchestra, and the
university still extends its patronage
and support.
1t behooves you now to enter into the
task of attending the rehearsals which
are sadly needed for good perform
ances, and trust that you will con-
| tinue the great work as we'll as you
have heretofore.
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