New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
NEW YORK SYMPHONY SOCIETY

Walter DamrOsCh has arranged Schu-
n ann centennial celebration for the SYM
phony sOciety's last subscription concert
this season az The New Theatre this after
noon. Although the actual one hundredth
anniversary OF the composers birth does
not come until June, the early closing OF
the concert season makes Il necessary 10
hOl6 tie celebration al this time. BY
courtesy OF Lee Schubert. Walter Hampden
will recite the selections from Byron's
Manfred" The programme win consist
entirely OF schumann's works. and will he
as follows;
Symphony 10. I. IN 1at.
''0's'S SrSnEeS ISi ana played BY Paul Kef,r.
Arranged for string orchestra.
Manfred:
Invocation % IN. Aipia. Fay
Manfred's Address % estsrs
IN. Death o. Manfred
Walter Hampden
The symphony I'm B fat Is Schumann $
first orchestral work. in which he success
fully embodied the ideas os the romantic
school IN the classic forms. ''TTaumerei" :"
played BY the string orchestra. is originally
written as a piano composition. The music
10 Byron's Manfred" is one OF the com
poser's later works. composed only a few
years before the loss OF his mental powers.
The overture deals with the characteristics
OF Manfred and Astarie and IS one OF
Schumann's most Intimate and subjective
works
A remarkable programme has been ar
ranged by Walter Damroseh for the con-
cert in aid OF the orchestra pension fund.
which Is 10 be given az The New Theatre
on sunday afternoon. March q. and which
viii end the biggest season Of orchestral
music ever given In New York. AS nearly
al The prOgrammes % the Symphony So
ciety concerts have been devoted 20 music
serious and solemn. both conductor and
orchestra will unbend on this occasion. and
While the hrst part OF the programme VIII
consist OF some Of tie brilliant virtuosO
pieces OF the orchestra. Including the
famous air. ''Casta Diva" from Beliinis
Norma" sung By Nine. SOrd'ca, the sec
Ond part VIII consist 81 humorous music
by the orchestra. including a sextet OF
Village Musicians" By Mozart in whicn
al kinds Of musical pranks are PLAYED. In
cluding various intentional false notes Oc-
casiOned by the seeming inc0mpeteney. and
a delicious csdenEa for the first yiOllnist
ending On = sale OF whole tones, which
antedates Debussy By one hundred years.
Another musical number Is the humOT-
Gus variations On German fOlksOns In
tho manner of Bach. Haydn. Mozart.
Strauss. Verdi. GOunOd and Wagner BY
Ochs. sn which each Of these composers Is
oleSeEly portrayed and caFicatuTed. The
concluding number gdll De tho famous
''children's Symphony by Haydn. Ga which
the various tOy Instruments will bo taken
by sn the fTst e0iO Instruments Ga the
orchestra, including Mr DsmF0seh sud
DIR. hOlar at the piano "a qu.tre mains {"
An tntioent of interest happened q, the
Dsmrosch subiles dinner Saturday night
700 late for merton On the morning papers
Dr. Van Dyke. tire toastmaster, read the
following from . letter from Andrew Car
n-sss: Saturday. Feb. ~ 1910. So sorry
shall be IN California mite % Walters ban
quet. MT. Franks will send you check for
s. O0o. birthday present FOR 18th. Please pre-
sent az proper time with proper speech
You know the subject 30 well: la reply the
recipient can be depended upon. even ln his
surprise. 90 strike the rite note Leave
cary Monday morning for Santa barbara
Long journey, but hope 20 enjoy A. With
earnest wishes Tor Walters success"
Mr. DamrOsch, in reply said, that while
listening 20 the very kind letter of his
old friend be had been somewhat pug
zied what he would 90 with this money.
He did not feel that he could accept Il fOE
himself, ss he was Sun young and could
earn what he needed for hts family and
himselfs but As Tie New York Symphony
pr0hesus ~as sAmcst As near 90 bis heart