The Detroit times., 1916-04-08
Detroit Symphony
Closes Season i'm
Brilliant Concert

There were many interesting
things about the closing concert of
the 1sl5le season OF he Detroit
symphony orchestra. Friday after.
noon, Ia tho Detroit opera house.
The orchestra. under Conductor
Weston Gales. presented for the first
time In America. in orchestral form.
Perez Aldridge Grainger's Colonial
Song Mr. Granger, in Detroit.
Feb. :. for a piano recital. in the
course OF the morning concerts Civ
en- In the Hotel Statler. included the
Colonial Song in bis program As
q piano number il was attractive.
and the young Australian composer
pianist was cnthusiaetically applaud
Cd for It's rendition and for tho
beauties IN tho composition which
the audience discernod As an or
chestral number IL Is distinctly I'M
teresting and worth while ard prob
ably vii receive n dceeryed place
on orchestral programs mi future
Mr. Granger Is now making his
home In New York. and Mr. Gales
choice Of rho Colonial Song was
hne tribute 20 Mr.. Granger and
happy circumstance for local music
lovers Tho orchestra played the
number with an understanding sym
pathy and beauty OF tone that made
the presentation one long to be re-.
memhered
TschaikoV sky's Sixth Symphony
ir n minor Known as the Pathetique
and fhe last composition OF The gift
30 Russian. who died nine days ar
fer MS Ars' public hearing. was Civ.
cn creditable performance It's
difficulties have proved insurmount.
able 20 far more experienced sym
rhonic bodies than tho Detroit band
aud So il was MOI 70 be expected
that The entire work would be- given
2 completely satisfying rendition
Tho second movement was very we'll
played and so was the fourth. these
two eHcellins tho results achieved
in the FIRST and third movements
Goldmark's overture. "Saknntala.
and Cigars march. "Pomp and Cir
cumstance. the latter familiar 10
concert goers opened and closed The
program. respectively. each Offering
us interesting features 81 form. col
or and Instrumentation
Conductor Gales and his men. The
music lovers who have Loyalty sup
ported he concerts. and the city at
large. have much 20 be proud OF m
the success attained in what is
practically the first year Of The or.
chestra's life The programs have
offered the worry best I'm musical
composition and effort. the work of
conductor and PLAYERS has been
earnest. sincere. painstaking and
uniformly excellent. and the appre
citation Of the audience has been dis.
criminative. spontaneous, and i'm
many instances. highly enthusiastic.
Each or the Friday afternoon sym.
phony concerts have been followed
by Sunday afternoon popular con
cert ! No lAI'ef nave attracted
large audiences and undoubtedly
have accomplished splendid educa.
tlonal work among people who arc
not able 10 afford either tho time or
the money to attend the regular
concert offerings OF tho city's mu.
steal life II is devoutly 10 be
hoped that tho orchestra. during The
ensuing months, VIII receive the
pledges OF moral and financial sup
rort which II will need 10 go for
ward I'm the enterprise OF providing
Detroit with real symphony or.
chesira
The Las popular concert OF the
season will he given Sunday after.
roon. in Arcadia. az o'clock Will
liam Howard. Detroit baritone. will
assist as soloisi
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE