Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Musical World

II 1N0 ONA0UNGO4 Wv WI 4NA
II EALIZING that the Los Angeles
* Symphony orchestra stands fol
~ the musical development of tins
city, as the chamber of commerce does
for the commercial, and is an artlstlc
educational body of musicians suppor,-
ed by voluntary contributions, VIII
financial profit to no one; theretore
be it
Resolved. That the chamber OF com
merce heartily indorses the objects ane
purposes of the Los Angeles symphony
orchestra, and furthermore recon-
rnends that a chorus be organized lo
work in conjunction with said sym
phony orchestra for the presentation
of the works of the great masters.
Board of directors OF cnahlper "a
N--l GEORGE II. STEWART, Pres.
The chief topic discussed by local
musicians since Wednesday mas peeh
the foregoing resolution.
The import of such action as was
then taken by the directors OF tne
chamber of commerce can hardly pt
overestinlated, and its full Importance
as an Endorsement of, and guarantee OIL
future backing for, the Los Angeles
Svmphony orchestra can only Decoihe
fully apparent later.
No one has the matter more ciosely
at heart than the chairman or the Illu-
sic and art committee of the cnaihpei 1e.
of commerce, Charles Farwell Edsol,
who has been devoting all his days ana
not A few of his evening hours Ia.e.y
TO matters such as the above, anu 70
the establishment in Los Angeles oL
that very desirable institution pop
concerts"
Organized for the purpose Of present.
ing chamber music, trio coISls's.ile Is'ls suiI
of Eugene Nowland, viollnlsti 7 reuet-
iclx Gutterson, violcncello. ana fordyce
Hnnter niano will begin a series of
six concerts october IL in symphony
hall.
Archibald Sessions is giving his first
organ recital the evening of November
4. this to be followed by others the
third Wednesday afternoons ana nrst
wednesday evenings of each month
Well known artists will assist MT. Ses-
sions, as in previous years
.'The directors of the chamber of
commerce in adopting the above reso-
luton" said Mr.. Edison, show where
the business men of the city stand IN
regard to the musical situation. rms
Endorsement was accompanied by the
request that the Symphony orchestra
engage no local SOlO1SIS tHlS WlllSIy dc
home talent does not have sufficient
drawing power to bring to the box
Office even as much money as is de-
manded for their services, and Tor the
further reason that the visiting artistic
brings people to the concerts of the
orchestra who otherwise would not
come"
'.This Endorsement means that the
Symphony orchestra is the one great
educatiye body that the business men
of this city can get behind and WORK
for with the assurance that they are
not supporting something that has a
suspicion of financial gain attached 10
it. It also furthers the organization OF
a large mixed chorus to work in con-
junction with the Symphony orchestra
for the production of the works OF the
great masters. That is where the
chamber of commerce stands.
"The music and art committee pro-
poses further to give popular concerts
In some central available auditorium
Sunday afternoons, where the men or
the symphony orchestra can be heard
in programs that are not ultra classical
and where local soloists also may be
heard after having had SUFFICIENT op-
portunity for rehearsals so that they
may be able to give credltabIe per-
formances of the works in question:
The local artistes are at a great dlsad-
Symphony programs, as they are COM
pared with visiting artistes who nave
appeared many times with orchestra
and have the assurance which many
appearances give. The committee
wishes to give the local artistes the op-
portunity for frequent appearances
with orchestra, to the end that they
may be placed eventually on the same
footing as the visitors. The committee
proposes to give parts of opera, orato-
rio and cantatas with the best local
solosits, at popular prices, say 70 cents
for the best seat in the house and from
that down to 10 cents for the cheapest.
This work is undertaken with no
thought of financial gain to the cham
her of commerce. and only with the ul-
innate good of the city at heart.
There never has been a concerted
effort to improve music and art in this
community that has had the indorse-
ment of the business men of Los An
geles, and the citizens now have an
opportunity to show how much they
are really willing to do for the art life
of this great southwest. 1t is not good
policy to pay or guarantee an outside
orchestra $4,000 or $4,000, or even $1,000
when that amount of money given to
our own orchestra would make it that
much better. The musicians of this
town are entitled to the support of Its
business men in building up an orches-
ira worthy of the name, but it cannot bt
done by contributing a little here ano
there in spasmodic attempts or in help
ing some outsider to make dates fol
his own organization.
"The musicand art committee is ask.
ing for $4,000 with which to forward
its plans.
"What has made Los Angeles the
best known city in California? Th'
chamber of commerce. How was 1
done? BY pulling together in every
way for the city and letting the people
throughout the east know that we wer,