The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-02

Deautlful mellow harmonies Of the
French horns, the plaintive song Of the
oboe or English horn, the clear and
and reedy tone OF the clarinets. the
deep and sometimes humorous grumb-
ling OF the bassons, the ethereal arpeg-
giles Of the harp, the shilI or birdlike
tones Of piccolo and flutes, the crash
OF drums and cymbaIs, all uniting to
make music real and vital force,
playing upon the feelings and emotions
OF the nearer. One is in doubt which
TO wonder at most, the genius of the
composer who makes Of the orchestra
a medium for the expression OF his
greatest thoughts, the perfect training
and ability of the players who perform
their individual parts with such skill,
or the dominating and magnetic per-
sonality OF the conductor who has
grasped the composers innermost
meaning, welded together the individ-
uals of the orchestra into what may
be termed one instrument, and gives
to the performance of a work an in
dividual and vital significance which
brings its message to al within the
pale of its influence. 3
The coming visit of the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra will give our
music lovers an opportunity to hear
one of the really great symphony or
chestras of America and the world. The
foremost critics of the country. who
have heard this orchestra under the
remarkable conductor, Emil Oberhof-
fer, place 1t on a par with the Boston
Symphony and Theodore Thomas or
chestras, and there are many who as
sert that Mr.. Oberhoffer has no superior
as a conductor in America today. Min
neapolis is alive to the value Of its
orchestra to the city and by sub
scribing a fund of fifty Thousand dol
lars a year for the next five years has
placed the orchestra on a substantial
basis which has enabled the manage
ment' to carry forward the policy of
securing the best players to be had.
The Minneapolis Symphony orchestra
in the eight years its existence has
had an almost unprecedented artistic
development, and Is today an organiza-
ton in which the entire west can take
a just pride.
The announcement that the Min
neapolis Symphony orchestra is to
again visit Fargo has awakened the
liveliest interest and the event is look
ed forward to as the most important
Of its kind for the year. The orchestra
is winning wider and more favorable
recognition constantly and is this year
larger and better than ever. There
are fifty-six people in the party and
the tour will extend over a period of
nine weeks, covering twelve states and
a distance Of approximately eight
thousand miles.
Everywhere the orchestra PLAYED
last year its success was so great that
return dates are to be played at nearly
every place visited. in addition to
which there has been such a demand
for its services at other points that
three additional weeks have had to
added to the tour. These facts are
significant, and it is now conceded by
the best musical authorities in the
country that Minneapolis has now one
of the three greatest orchestras i'm
America, and that in Emil Oberhoffer
1t has conductor who ranl- with the
best in this country or Europe. The
fact that the west has an orchestra
which can rank side by sid, with
SAANSC va DOSLOh anu SilCdSOs means
much for the musical develepoment of
the northwest and has made the city
the musical center of the west, next
to Chicago. The appearance OF the or
chestra here should awaken the deep
est interest and enlist ths support OF
all who have at heart the development
in tho community of an appreciation
Of the best in music and culture.
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