The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-05
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING WITH
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

xatIoD Aaain--Address of President
 Reviewing Features of Last Years
 Work-Dr. HoratIO Parker to be COn-
 ductor Aeain--WOrks Performed in
 wooscy Hall During Past Season.
 The annual meeting of the New Ha- ven Symphony orchestra was held yes- terday afternoon and officers elected for the ensuing year as follows;
 President Morris stelnert.
 Vice president-Louis Felsourg.
 secretary-A. F. Mallon.
 Treasurer--L. P. We'll
 Librarian-E. L. Rawson.
 Conductor-Dr. Hcratio Parker.
 Concert master-Prof. Isidore Troost- wyk
 Board of directors-Morris steinert, Louis Felsburg, A. F, Mallon, L. P. Well, E. L. Rawson, Wm. E. Haesohe, Frank Flchtl, Burt Cass, Wm. H, Hegel
 Manager-Louis Felsburg,
 President steinert in his annual ad- dress to the members spoke as follows:
 This is the end of the twelfth and the beginning of the thirteenth season of the New Haven symphony orches- tra. Having been honored again by being elected your president, I have come to realize that the venture In which I started with you a dozen years ago. to offer to the musical pub lie of New Haven orchestral music that generally does not exist in cities of the size of New Haven, has not been all in vain. It is a well known fact that prosperity fin commercial enterprises and also in scientific pursuits is goa orally accepted as the main essential for city of our size, The publics love for music is in proportion to the opportunities which are given for its gratifcation, and so it was due to the foresight of you, my dear friends, that a demand was created which resulted in the establishment of the New Ha- ven symphony orchestra, body of musicians who could perform the high est type of compositions by the high est types of composers. You all know the unlimited scope that is open to the world in the wealth of works of com posers who stand upon the pedestal of immortality. These works were un- known to our people nor were they even offered by itinerant orchestras that chanced to perform here. The work of the New Haven symphony orchestra during these past twelve years has been offered with a dignifled and devotional spirit and it has been accepted by our people as such.
 The early concerts of our orchestra were given under our own auspices and management, but under these con- ditions they were really missionary ef- forts in new field
 Much of the early success was due, aside from your own work, to the love for the divine art which was mani- Tested by our esteemed conductor, Dr Horatio Parker. His earnestness in his work has been felt both in our play ing and In our endeavors to please our audiences.
 For number of years past Yale has allied itself with the New Haven symphony orchestra, and since our organization was formed It's services have never been rendered on any occasion other than those present. ed by the university. It is, therefore, pleasant for me to state to you that our orchestra forms an adjunct to the music department of Yale.
 I now beg to inform you, my esteem- ed comrades, that in recognition of the interest and support given us by the university and the good work which it's school of music has accomplished, that it is my pleasure and purpose, in or- der to stimulate the creative force of it's students in the direction of com position, to offer to Yale university for it's department of music, the sum of $l00 which is to be known as the Nor ris Steinert prize, to be awarded at the close of each college year to the stu dents in the department of music who shall produce the best musical compo- sitions.
 It remains now for me to call to your attention the works that have been performed in Woolsey hall during the past season of 1905-1906:
 In the concert of November 1, 1905 were performed Weber's Overture to Euryanthe; Tschaikowskl, two pieces for string orchestra; Mondessohn Symphony in A major.
 Second concert, December 12. 1905; Tschaikowski, Symphony in F major. No. ,, Opus 6t; Nieolal, Overture to The Merry Wives ot Windsor.
 Third concert, January 1G. 1906. Bee- thoven, Symphony in B flat major. Grieg, Lyric Pieces from Opus 54; WaR- ner Overture to '"rhe Flying Dutch man"
 Fourth concert, February 20 1908. schumann, Symphony in B flat mator No l. Opus 3S; Berlioz, Three numbers fromthe Damnation of Faust. Wagner's Overture to the Mastersingers of Nu- remberg.
 Fifth concert, April 3, 1906: Haydn Symphony in B flat; Moszkowski, Three Spanish Dances, Op. F; Beetho- ven overture No. 3, to the opera Leo nore (Fidelia)
 The following concertos and instru- mental performances were given in this series of concerts;
 Raff concerto for violin and orches- tra in B minor, op. 16l; Elgar, op. 15. two pieces; Chopin concerto for piano and orchestra in F minor op. Il; Guil- mant concerto for organ and orchestra in D minor, Op. F; David Stanley Smith, Allegro Giocoso in A maior