Arizona republican., 1915-12-30
Basis for Possibly Great Organization Found Among Local Musicians; Some of Most Talented Players in West Here

In speaking of the personnel of the various grand orchestras of America, Eugene RedewiH. director of the Phoenix symphony Orchestra. says that the bodies of musicians are held together by various means.
 Take the New York Philharmonic.
 or instance. it's personnel is composed of stockholders If the organization. cash, it's director alone receiving S3O.- 900 for his services each season. Phil adelphia. Cincinnati and the Thomas | orchestr&s are also on a salary basis and each year the welI-to-do patrons contribute thousands of dollars to make ur the annual deficit of each and all of those wonderful organiza- tions'
 The Phoenix orchestra is. of course, | very young but with some little at : tention and patronage by the musical public it will grow each year until | eventually, say ten years hence. a local ! orchestra can be produced which will ] be credit to the southwest. There ! is no orchestra between Los Angeles and Chicago at the present time that ! is worthy of more than local mention. i Phoenix has an excellent assortment | of instrumental talent. and with the i elimination of the usual petty jeal- ousies prevalent so generally among musicians. some good work is possible, and as stated, the foundation can now
 be laid for an orchestra whose form
 of music can be second to none" 1 Among the local instrUmentalists are | he following, consisting of professional musicians who make their livina in no other way and those having other vo- cations and who use music as a pastime: Prof. R. R. Wade. vio.inist. now at the Elks' the8ter with the 1 Redmond company. 4 musician of | experience and t.eI lnowu on the
 coast
 Prof. WIhelmny. nephew ot the great foreign artist. August Wilhclmj l Now connected with the two establish ments of the Donofrio Confectionery | Co.. rendering delightful music to lmany patrons
 AIr Jack Abbott. talented young iNioliuist well known locally and leader of the Coliseum orchestra.
 Prot. Albert Wolf violinist. French
 horn player and experienced arranger of music in all forms. Well known Co the profession of Cincinnati and to well known publishers of the middle vest cities
 MT. Manuel Nalivia. a local lad ot lpractical musical education and leader of the Lamara theoter orchestra.
 MT. Cosner. Jr. flutist. an ambitious student of Tempe. who has a bright future in this agile instrument.
 Mir Roy Porter, clarinetist. a loca business man and musician of more than local fame, having travelled with isever1l first-class bands and director
 one season of the School of Music orchestra.
 MT. William Thompson, clarinetist
 also known to some of the larger or Sanizations and connected with some of the best government bands.
 Mir. George Golze well known as 1 hand director throughout the country land cornetist of the finished variety Mir. Fred Alden. cornctist of marked liability and conceded to be one of the
 best in the west.
 | Mrs. Mildred Stevenson. trOmbonist with a beautiful tone and finished
 tecEnique, now deIighting many pat
 rons of the Redmond company.
 Prof. Feigenbaum. finished saxo-