New-York tribune., 1912-02-26

And now Minneapolis is coming with such
amiable mien, such agreeable countenance,
that who will have the heart to galnsay
her? Read
The directors of the Orchestral Associa-
tion OF Minneapolis beg to direct attention
to the concert To be given by the Mime
apolis Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie
Hall on the evening Of March 49, This will
be the first concert ever given In New York
by a symphony orchestra from the North
west and the directors of this association
feel that some explanation OF their ambi-
tious undertaking may not be inappropri-
ate. They fully understand that there is no
lack Of orchestral music in New York, and
they especially wish to emphasize the fact
East with any bOastful intention of show
ing its great orchestras how TO play sym
phonic music. They desire to rehearse
briefly the history of the Minneapolis Sym
phony Orchestra IN 0ruer to elucidate their
present plans. The Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra is nine years old. 1T started with
forty-four musicians, rehearsing once a
week and with an annual guarantee fund
Of $4,000 To-day It comprises more than
eighty musicians, most carefully assem-
bleC. IL is rehcarsed daily and is a com
plete and competent symphony organiza-
ton. with an annual guarantee fund of
$4,000 subscribed hy group OF public
spirited citizens. The orchestra will give
forty concerts this year I'm Minneapolis, at
Tended 10y approximately one nuHuTeQ tnOu-
sand people. a larger symphony audience
than that OF any other city i'm the United
States except New York. Boston and Chi
cago.
The orchestras popularity outside of
Minneapolis has grown steadily the last
five years. Throughout the Middle West il
has been able TO meet the competition OF
the Chicago and Eastern orchestras sue
cessCully. IL will give this year more than
two hundred concerts outside OF Minneapo-
| lis Although the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra sprang from fortunate combi-
nation of circumstances II, like so many
other symphony orchestras I'm this country,
owes much of its inspiration to that first
and greatest of our musical pioneers, Theo-
dore Thomas. IL is 10 the personality OF
Emil Oberhoffer that the directors of this
association attribute the orchestra's rapid
development and success. He is the cro-
ator as we'll as the conductor OF this or
chestra If critics in the territory where
the orchestra is known have not erred Mr..
Oberhoffers gifts are such as TO entitle
him to a New York hearing. Finally, the
West has hitherto been the beneficiary OF
the East in all art matters. II the recent
appearance of the Chicago orchestra and
this visit OF the Minneapolis orchestra shall
demonstrate that the West Is now IN a po-
sition 10 contribute as well as TO receive 4!
will mark an interesting stage In the mu-
rical DEVELOPMENT OF America.
In view OF these facts and motives the
directors OF tine Orchestral Association OF
Minneapolis trust that their intentions mas
not be misunderstood. nor their plans APP
pcar III considered. They hope that the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra may be
received I'm New York by lovers OF SYM
phonic music In the same cordial and fra
ternal spirit in which il is sent.
1t has been remarked that New York
seems Just now 10 he opera mad; yet there
seems 10 be some reason IN this madness
For the first time in many years Wagner's
tragedy. 'The Ring Of the Nibelung." has