Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-14
SYMPHONY CLUB CONCERT
EXHIBITS YOUNG TALENT
Boys and Girls Play Classics and Nov
elites With Zeal and
Understanding

The eighth public concert Of the SYM
phony Club last evening In Wttherspoon
Hall was a very impressive occasion for
the boys and girls who comprise the organl-
zation. and a very proud one for their ad-
miring relatives and friends, who thronged
the auditorium with the largest audience
music has attracted thither this season.
Parents and friends had a right TO be
admring for aside from personal interest
and partisanshp and judging critically more
| or less but with circumstances In mind, the
performance was enjoyable. mainly by its
zests and youthful esprit but also by ie
| intelligence. out Of casual raw material,
| not specially selected for musical talent or
| ''wunderklnd" repute. Johann Grole. also d.
| rector Of the Settlement Music School. has
wrought excellent results. which reflect the
greatest credit upon him and his associate
| teachers, as well as on Edwin A. Flesher,
| through whose inspiration the symphony
] Club was founded some six years ago and
| through whose benevolence and interest II
has developed into philanthropc institu-
tion OF great cultural influence and value
Very wisely the program was principally
| composed Of the elder classics wisely be-
cause the masters are the right guides
for the young musician. and the more thor
ough the drill and frequent the opportunity
to play them the more durable the impress
sion: and wisely too, because the definite
contour and serene character Of the simpler
classics are more readily apprehended by
young musicians and conveyed TO their
audiences Last years public demonstra
ton OF the work of the symphony Club
was varied with choral and vocal numbers
this years was strictly instrumental. and
traversing the agencies Of large string or
chestra, string quartet and plano, violin
and cello in solo.
Even the connosseur, rapt in musical
ecstasy and precious" In his art ideals
would have found something TO make him
pause in joyaunce. for moment maybe
in Haendels Concerto No. 10, for two
pianos and string orchestra, in which
Rosalie Cohen and Isadore Freed supple
mented the club. This is lovely as pur'
music and decidedly informing as forecast
ing developments Of the symphony as 9
concrete art form. Also graceful in melodi'
! line and skilful toying with beautiful
themes was Mozart's Serenade, opus 525
which the orchestra Of boys and girls gave
very prettiy. The opportunity was wei
come one to hear the revival OF such rar'
and rarely heard compositions.
The novelty OF the program was 9
! quintet b. Karl Nawratil, interpreted BY
Rosalie Cohen piano: Samuel Salkin, frs
violin; Edwin A Fleisher. viola, and Jos
eph Smit, violoncello. This is really
{ miniature concerto. with the piano as sol
instrument, orchestrally supported by z
2 string quartet. II has considerable merit o
melody, though the development is rathe
light.
Reba Stanger, a young celist Of technl
| cal adrotness gave the Gabriel-Marie La
mento" and Van Gaens's Song Withou
Words" and William Greenberg playe'
efficiently the Dvorak- Kreisler Indian La
ment" and Kreisler's 'Liebesfreund.'
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