The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-09-18
The Training of an Orchestra.

and observe the precision with wheel
all play together under the direction
of the %conducor. we seldom reallZs
the amount of training necessary Il
bring about such unison of move
men; and expression.
In the first place all the musicians
must be proficient performers on
their respective instruments, but
even then only an enormous amount
of practice together under strict
leadership can produce a satisfactory
| ensemble.
The most perfectly trained orches-
ira in America is the Symphony Or
chcstra of Boston, composed almost
| entirely of foreign born and foreign
| trained musicians. A few Of i"a
members have, however, received
their training in the New England
Conservatory o ,chestra, where unler
the direction of Chadwick, the Ia
nous American composer and con-
ductor, the pupil members OF the or
chcstra arc subjected to the same
discipline which Gerickc requires OF
the members of the Symphony Or
chestra.
The reason that we find so few
American musicians in American Or
chestra is that until recently we
have had no training school thai
would fit them to take their places
in an orchestra Of high rank.
In the ordinary orchestra women
PLAYERS are never seen; and conSe-
uuently women YiClinists and per
formers on other orchestral instr'l-
monts have had little opportunity 10
show their skill in this kind of must
cal performance. This is changing
however. for in Boston the Fadette
Orchestra composed entirely OF Wo-
mon plavers performs with admirable
precision, and moreover presents to
the audience n most charming con
trast to the usual black coated occH-
PANTS of tho music platform. There
is in Boston q famous amateur or
chestra conducted by M. Longy If
the Symphony Orchestra in which,
the chief performers are Th"
same is true to a certain extent in
the Conservatory Orchestra just men
toned: its concert miester, a lead
ing viOlinist, being n young Woman'
and probably half of the members
arc of the fair sex. In fact. this or
chestra is the only N in the II
try whore n young woman d
can obtain this sort of training with
high prores siOnal thoroughncss.
The time is OF far distant when
the influence of this orchestral train
ing will mako itself felt in every
community in which these young
musicians cast their lots rs music
teachers: for in every town Of even n
few thousand inhabitants there $
material for the formation or n small
orchestra, and all that is needed is
some one to- lead them who has I'M
dergOnc the proper training. Tn"
brass band, now so popular. Will nc
in demand for street music onl",
when n town can boast Of an Orchcs-
ira of its own for its indoors music.
have watched the members of In"
SYMPHONY Orchestra go through
their drill i'm preparation for n public
concert. and il was ONLY then that
realized the tight hand that th"
conductor holds y o thcfo must
clans. every ono Of whom is m artist
on his own instrument. and many
Of them are of world wide fame. !
have also soon Chadwick's student
orchestra undergoing the process nf
training and have remarked tho
same frmnogs and skilled musician
nm that was brought 10 bear ~ m
tho Svmnhrnv Orchestra. Wh"n
these orchces -ae perform I'm pThli
no music frrg A. moothlv as ? aoop
running stream. Tho listener would
never imagine that either orchestra
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