El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-28
The Symphony
Orchestra To
Play NOU. 9
Miss Sarame Reynolds Is
to Sing at Seasons
First Concert.

On Sunday, November 9. the first
concert OF the FL Paso Symphony or
chestra viii be given at Liberty hall.
This is the first serious attempt at
real music which We have made
here" said James G. McNary. who IS
himself a musician and the promoter
Of many successful musical enter
: prises. -EI Paso Is growing rapidly
F and demands good music We have
+ secured the services Of something
I over 30 excellent orchestra musicians
+ who are now. after practice work to
{ gether. a harmonious working organi-
. zation- Last Sunda- 1 had some
/ musical friends al the chamber OF
commerce hail for the rhearsal and
they tell me the organization pro-
7 ouced unusually high grade symphony
work AS their opinion is technical,
i Ieel much encouraged There was
a question. at FIRST, as 10 whether we
could get really high grade talent
Having done this, the musical side Of
the organization is perfected and the
greatest difficulty met"
In explaining Just why and how the
orchestra came into being. Mr.. Nc
Nary continued; The city takes an
interest amounting to $4,000. which is
one half Of our guaranty fund. The
mayor. the city council and the pres
ident and directors Of the chamber OF
commerce are with US I. myself. goJ
80 business men TO come il with 500
each
Thirty Concerts A Year.
This viii give US p free band con-
cerrs in the summer and six sym
phony concerts this winter And
phony concerts, let me say a word 4
about their value TO q city.
Under the exceptionally able lead I
ership OF director Oberhoffer, the I
Minneapolis symphony orchestra Of
90 musicians has become IN the last
few years great national organiza-
ton So perfect is the work Of the 4
musicians that they 90 10 such a mu-
steal center as New York and play at
Carnegie hall. their fame extending
even TO Europe. In other words. E
FaSos BY Symphathetlc labor can ac-
quire a municipal asset in one years
time which VIII establish our local
reputation throughout the country in L
a permanent manner and be OF price 4
less value as a matter Of prestige +
in the larger world of national art +
Has Refining Influence 3
Even more than this" continued
air. McNarys the uplifting and refin- T"
ing influence OF high class music Is
OF incalculabie value / venture 10 say
that no person who comes to this con f
4AA ever Hiss the EEElAA one
Every home has a piano or phono-
graph In the symphony orchestra
augmented by the greatest singers
0btainable, you have a human element :
IF tremendous appeal We all remem- {
Der what the great French orchestra
gave Us last winter. Now that we :
nave our own music. / expect it to 90
.orward fast. Nothing is more beau :
.iful than a well trained symphony s
orchestra combined with good sing E
ng."
Mr.. McNary announced today that 3
iiss Sarame Reynolds. daughter Of E
Joshua S Reynolds. well known here z
or her dramatic talent and power as E
singer. VIII give two special num- &
ers at this first concert. the program E
Z which viii appear al an early date E
Those Backing Il. 6
The members Of the organization E
re as follows: James G. McNary, r
resident; J. C. Wilmarth. treasurer E
ames A. Dick, vice president; John E
L Regan, secretary and business 3
laueger; musical director, P j. E
-ustat; James A Dick. mayor Charles E
JAWS, alderman R c. Semple. julius E
A. Schwartz, W R Brown, E
I S. Stewart. Fred J. Feldmsn, G. A. E
iartln. E c. Davis. S J. Freuden-
hal, Henry S Beach, ". 7. Hixon, n. s
Haymon Krupp. R Burt E