The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-20
END OF SYMPHONY SEASON
LARGE AUDIENCE IN WOOLSEY HALL HEAR EXCELLENT
 PROGRAM.

sOIOist Leo Schultz Given oratIon--A Plea for Music Which the Common People May Understand-suggesti for Next Season.
 Yesterday after1 oon the New Haven Symphony orchestra played the last concert of the symphony season of 19G6-7 in Woolsey hall before an au- dience remarkably large when the abominable weather is considered. A few were kept away by the condition of the streets, but they missed @ real treat, for Professor Parker had re- served for the last concert the best programme of the whole series. The trained musician, who generally leans to the modern style of complex har- monies and shifting key, might bring the criticism against the music of yes- etrday afternoon that it was over- sugary but there is no doubt as to how 1t appealed to the great majority. It happens too often here that music by the Symphony orchestra, and the Ora torlo society goes beyond the musical grasp of the audiences. That isn't the best way to educate the people, or lay the foundation for bigger things. But the programme yesterday was thor oughly appreciated, as was shown by the close attention all over the great hall and the spontaneous and hearty outburstr of applause. The beginner in music and particularly in music of the orchestra wants something to hold on by, and this was given yesterday In Professor Parkers programme notes to the Beethovan Pastoral symphony, which was the first number of the aft ernoon.
 These notes gave kind of picture to which the music could be easily match ed, and an understanding was estab- lished at once between the audience and the orchestra, with an altogether excellent result. This is not an argu- ment for programme music, but it is an argument for music the common people can understand.
 The well known andante cantabile from Tschaikowsd string quartette gave genuine pleasure to everyone as NllN1 lll0 OctlIL-CdctIS LdIdUlGIIG IOI lul6 and clarionette. these instruments be- ing played by Mr Hegel and MT. Cass, respectively, of the orchestra. These two members of woodwind band played splendidly. It was their first appear ance as soloists, and their performance would have matched well with tho best of the imported talent The orchestral concertawas brought to a close by the gorgeous Massenet Overture to Phe- dre."
 MT. Leo Shulz was the soloist of the afternoon and played the Lindner con- certo in minor, opus S4, as only he can play 1t. It was virtuose perform ance throughout. He was obliged to play an encore in response to the heartiest encore given to any soloist of the season.
 While it is too early to give financial results of the orchestra's year it is ul1- der stood that the orchestra has fin ~1shed its season and paid expenses / This has only been accomplished by the most rigid economies, and for an- other year to the long list the director of the orchestra goes unpaid for his services.
 Professor Parker is, of course, re. sponsible for the financial as we'll az the musical success of the orchestra but in the general summing up of tht year, Miss Isabel Feuchtwanger, wht has had charge of the publicity de partment' of the work, deserves mucl credit. Her important work has beer done well.
 It seems now, with a well-establsh ed orchestra, it would be. a good thinl to consider a. small increase of pric on some of the season tickets. The hal is now practically sold out to the sea son ticket holders of one form or an other but the gross amount is barel sufficient to carry the orchestr through without debt. A small rais on certain of the tickets would consid erably increase the revenues, and wit this money the standard of the con certs could be advanced, the mus<y library of the orchestra enlarged, bot matters of necessity. At the presen rates the orchestra cannot improve. has been urged inthis paper before tha two evening concerts be given neS year instead of one.