Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-16
Musical

Rehearsals last week with the united
membership of the Woman's symphony
orchestra and the Symphony orchestra
under the direction of Harley Hamil-
ton have shown conclusively that Los
Angeles possesses two organizations
capable of united work equal If not
superior to any other orchestras in this
country excepting Boston, New York
and Chicago. In fact, this movement
is making history in the music world
in being the largest combined orchestra
In America today.
1t would seem that civic pride in Los
Angeles should be sufficiently aroused
so that the business men, the club
women and the teachers of the public
schools would unite with those who
will attend because they enjoy good
music to fill every seat next Friday
afternoon in Temple Auditorium at 3
o'clock.
To the devotee of the mercantile
world, the real estate man, the i'm
porter or the manufacturer, who de-
ponds upon the patronage of the new
conner, we can only say that such a
concert is an advertisement to the east
ern world that should be counted with.
The managing editor of Musical
America has asked his local represent
alive to send $50 words on this con-
cert; the Musical Courier has made a
similar request, while several journals
with wide circulation devoted to mu-
steal interests have asked for special
Areports.
Managers of eastern orchestras have
written Mr. Behymer for copies of pro-
grams, correct report of the number
of instruments used in orchestrations,
and the financial as well as the artistic
result. This Is sufficient in itself TO
demand a full attendance, so that Los
Angeles and the work she Is DONG
unsteady may be put before the world
in the right manner. Conductor Ham
ilton promises splendid results, artist
ically, and is gratified at the enthusi-
asm of the players. The program is an
exceptional one, appealing In popu-
lar manner to both the musician ana
the laynan. The soloists are Madame
Krause. The seat sale is now on at
the Bartlett Music Co, and the pro-
gram numbers by movement follow;
War March of the Priests (Athala)
.......... .............. Mendelssohn
Eighth Symphony in B minor Gun
con moto ............ Schubert
Let the Bright seraphlm (samson)
..........: .l......'''''''''' h Gage
PART II.
Polonaise Mlitaire ............'. CHOPIN
Two movements from Concerto IN
minor, andante aleBretto nun
troppo, allegro motto vivace ..':';.
Two Elegias melodies for strings alone,
% Herzwinden (Heart's wounds),
C2) I'm Fruhling In springtimel
overture to william Tell Rossini
s.
Heinrich Won stein of the Won Stein
academy is formulating plans for
university of music in Los Angeles,
g Ya1o r-ia IiZaS will
be by far the biggest thing of the kind
in the United States, and in the near
future should prove a successful rival
in numbers at least, to some of the
celebrated schools in Europe.
The plan has been outlined by Mr.
Won Stein as follows for Herald read
ers:
"There are about $4,000 people study
ing music in Los Angeles, and if every
one of our present students would
work to get ten students during the
year the Won Stein academy would sui
leave 10000 students to the. private
teachers. although we would then have
n college with 1000 students, which
would be a musical organization to
defy the best music schools of Europe.
"Eyen with only one-half of such an
enroIlment-2000 students-we could en-
gage a dozen or more OF the world s
greatest artists to teach at this school
WlInOuT 1nCIGdSlllS Odi PASPSAAS
for tuition. Cost of instruction would
even be much lower than is now posi-
BILE.
eoualed anywhere in Southern Cal1for-
MIA, but think what it would mean LOT
Los Angeles and this school to be able
to engage a dozen or two renowned ar
lists, not merely eXceIlenI HlusiClaAlS'
but artists.
"Think of the splendid concerts
which a dozen of such artists coulu
COVE throughout the year under the
auspices of the Won Stein academy IN
its own new building. what an lnsplr-
alton for our students!
"Such n school with 1000 students.
only half of the 1000 required by the
estimate above, would put to shame the
best efforts of the most renowned music
schools Of Europe.
"Chicago has one musical college
with an enrolment of over 5000 stu,
dents. another with 5000 students and
several with 1900 and over. Who doubts
that these colleges are the real FACTORS
that have made Chicago the music CEN
ter it is today?
with a musical college of 1000 stu
dents in Los Angeles the financial sue
cess of the Symphony orchestra ana
Mr. Behymer's great musical attrac-
tions would be practically assured-in
other words, the musical situation
would be vastly bettered."
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At the annual meeting of the Los
Angeles Symphony Orchestra society
Monday the following slate was re-
elected: Mrs. H. L. Macneil, president;
Mrs. ]. S. Chapman, vice president;
Mrs. w. G.. Kerkhoff, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Myra Hershey third vice
president; Miss Victoria Wilmer, sec
rotary; Mrs. j. G. Koepfii, treasurer.
The list of directors: Mrs. Alfred Soda
no. w. II. Booth, Miss Myra Hershey,
Mrs w. G. Kerkhoff, Mrs. H. l.. Story,
Fred A. Walton, Mrs. J. G. Mossin,
Miss Victoria Wilmer, Mrs. w. F.