The Detroit times., 1914-01-14
Local Musicians Lay Plans 20
Put This City on Map in Mu-
sical Way - Weston
Gales Is Leader
REHEARSALS TO BEGIN
WITHIN SHORT TIME
Band Will Start With 40 to 60
Members-Funds to Finance
Project Are in Sight

TWENTY-FIVE Detroit Musicians as
sembled in the green room OF the
Hotel Pontchartrain Wednesday
morning. TO organize as the nucleus
of Detroit symphony orchestra, simi-
lar 10 the orchestras of New York
Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago, Gin
cinnati. Minneapolis and other large
cities.
They were addressed by Newton j.
Grey. secretary Of the Detroit or
chestral association. of which the
moral support, at least. will be ac
corded the new band and by Weston
tales. 81 Boston who viii be It's con
luctor
A committee IS now al work. try.
ing 10 secure FUNDS 10 pay the mu
slclans for their rehearsals. Subscrip.
re To the fund viii be invited 10 a
private rehearsal in the Hotel Pont.
rhartrain, whose convention hall has
heen put at the disposition Of the or.
caestra by William i Chittenden for
he purpose Later IN the spring. IL
is planned To hold one public con
cert. On It's reception by the public
Will depend, 70 a certain extent the
orchestra future, though Mr. Gales
announced that he is In the game 70
stay for five or for 10 years, II IL be
comes necessary.
The Detroit Orchestral association
mas not given It's ofticial backing 10
he new orchestra but many OF its
members, II is understood, will aid
The movement financially
Mr. Gales hopes To secure between
- and GO players as a nucleus.
The number we can handle viii
cepend on the wood-winds az a basis.
ie said. 1--WE can start with two
.lutes. two oboes. two clarinets and
wo bassoons. and secure enough
strings and brass 10 balance. IL then
..ye can add one more OF each instru-
nent In the wood-winds, we shall be
bic to make a corresponding IN.
crease in the rest OF the orchestra.
Il do not want 20 begin by accept
ing any players who will have 20 be
dropped at some future time. II does
lot pay 10 work with men who are
iater found wanting In ability and ca
nacity. and who have 10 be replaced
ny new men.
Only members OF the musicians
nion will be admitted TO the orches-
ra Players who are not members
II the union. and who desire 10 be-
come members Of the band. may APP
uly 10 Mr.. Gales, and he will en-
deavor to have them admitted 10 the
union IL IL planned 10 pay the
layers for every rehearsal and the
: unds in sight are said 10 be sufficient
tO guarantee the program outlined for
he rest OF the winter and spring.
while we have no hope that we
hall md d Col. Higginson 10 put his
Ortune at our disposal said Mr.,
Corey "or that anyone Will furnish
rs with an endowment fund OF ST.
10000 | do believe. that there are
men in Detroit who will contribute 10
he orchestras support"
Weston Gales has conducted several
concerts in Europe with the Musk
freunde orchestra of Hamburg. the
Philharmonic orchestra OF Nurnberg.
md the konzertvereins orchestra OF
Munich. and has received much fav-
orable notice. He came 10 Detroit a
lsw weeks ago to size up the situa-
ion, and was so favorably impressed
with conditions here that he consylt-
ed to undertake the work Of organic
ing and directing the proposed or
chestra
II is likely that men will have TO be
Drought from other cities TO take
places In the orchestra. Oboe-play
ars are scarce. Musicians say that
here is but one in Detroit who il
tnown TO have sufficient ability 70
perform In symphony orchestra
Bassoon-players are also at a pre-
MUM. though it is possible that they
IAN be found here. II Is not believed
hat 1t will be difficult to fill the
string and brass choirs.