The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07

morning. There will be an orchestral rehearsal at the Bijou at 10 a. m. and a rehearsal of orchestra and chorus together at I a. m.
 This is the matinee programmes:
 Franck symphony in D Minor. 1. Lento- Allegro non troppo. 2. Allegretto. 3. Allego non troppo.
 Bruch. Aria. Penelope ein Cowand Wirkend." from ''odysseus'-Mrs. Knight.
 Liszt. Symphonic Poem, Les Pre- ludes."
 Saint Saens. Concerto in B Minor for Allegro non troppo; 2. Andantine quasi allegretto; 3. Melto moderate, allegro non troppo-Mr Ok.
 Weber. Overture to "Oberon.'
 The Franck Symphony
 The Franck symphony has been heard by few music lovers of Birmingham when visiting Boston or other cities where great orchestras flourish, but it will be played here for the first time. It is one of the symphonies greatly in vogue at this time. The afternoon pro- gramme is rich in variety and will de- light all children of musical taste as well as grown-ups
 " A. l.. Jones of St. Louis Is the author of an Illuminating article on the orchestra from which the following paragraphs are taken:
 "The finer the orchestra the more the foreign element abounds. The musicians are, for the most part American cit izens, but not American born and the international rivalry arising from this condition makes greatly for progress in ensemble work, most orchestra conduc- tors believe.
 Fifteen Languages
 Tn the St. Louis Symphony orchestra no less than 15 languages are spoken Some of the members of the organiza ton cannot understand each other and have to communicate through an inter- preter. Many of them speak as many as six languages, and a few know only two-which is one more than most na- tive Americans speak.
 There are Germans. Americans. Ital- ians, Swedes, Swiss, Russians, English Welsh, Bohemjans, Poles, Belgians French and one Finn Twenty-two of the 75 are St. Louis born. though mostly of foreign extraction.
 ''There is no composer whose work is presented by this orchestra who has not his compatriot among the personnel of the orchestra, no visiting artist who fails to find a national brother, former pupil or a fellow student among the 75
 sConductor Max Zach is the only Pole. In reply to a letter to Manager Arthur J. Gaines of the orchestra asking for a short autobiography for one of the St. Louis newspapers, MT Zach said:
 CT was born In Lemberg in Galicia, the Austrian-Slavic part Of Poland, which accounts for my sweet tooth The Slav has a proverbial liking for sweets.'
 Conductor Zach is regarded as one of the most scholarly musicians holding a baton anywhere at the present time, and great artists who have played or sung with the St. Louis orchestra do not he's itate to pronounce him the most perfect accompanist in America.
 Conductor Zach Famous
 "Conductor Zach's TWO chief lieuten- ants in the orchestra are Frederick Fisch- CT assistant conductor, and Hugo ok, concertmaster. Both are Germans, and the former has been connected with the St. Louis orchestra for about 25 years There is only one other man in the or- chestra who can boast as long a term of service therein. Jacqaes Wouters, dean of the woodwind section. who is regarded as one of the best oboe players in Amer ica, joined the organization p years ago fresh from the Brussels Conservatory of Music.
 Ok An Artist
 "Concertmaster Ok is regarded by mu- sicians both here and abroad as the fore most concertmaster in America, as well as a violinist of exceptional ability He has been concertmaster with the Bos- ton Festical orchestra, the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition festival orchestra, the Helsingfors CFinland) symphony. the Philadelphia and Cincinnati symphonys and the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra In Europe he is known as one of Amer ica's leading violin teachers. He was the favorite pupil of the great Joachim"