The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-03
The Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets have been placed on sale for the
sixth season of concerts by the Tri-City Symph-
Ony orchestra, an organization that has won
distinction far beyond the confines of the COM
munity which it represents. The sponsors of
Vie organization realize that the current sea-
will be the most trying that the orchestra
has experienced in view of the fact that many
of those who have heretofore contributed to its
support are not at present in position to con-
tinue' their patronage. For this reason those
who are not cramped financially are being de-
pended upon to temporarily carry additional
burden-that is To tide the orchestra over this
season, those behind the orchestra being con-
fdent that another year will see the organ
ization so firmly entrenched in the affections of
local music lovers that they will not have to
be prodded for future patronage.
The good that a symphony orchestra dis
penses among the people Of a community is
inestimable Music is recognized one of the
arts. 1t is uplifting and inspiratonal Where
you find music you find contentment and
thusiasm. You'll admit you always feel better
for having sat through a program of music that
appeals to the heart and the mind. There may
be a thrill in jazz, but its almost sacrilege to
classify it as music.
The Tri-City Symphony has received at
tention in most of the musical journals over
the country, and the community has been con-
graduated on maintaining one of the finest
ganization of its kind in the country. There
is not in the country a community Of the size
OF the four cities that maintains a symphony
orchestra. The opinion prevails elsewhere that
there must be a healthy sentiment here for
the better things in music And so there is.
If that were not so the organization of the
symphony orchestra never would have been
attempted.
The orchestra has become an institution
here, and it would be a great pity were it to
fail through lack of support. But those who
have been devoting themselves to the interests
Of the organization ale confident that the
friends of the orchestra will put forth a spe-
cial effort this season to avert the danger of
imperiling its permanency.
The price Of the concerts has been placed
at figure that makes it easy for the average
citizen to become a patron of the programs
There are to be six numbers in the SERIES and
season tickets are sold at So. Fifty cents for
each concert is a price that ought to appeal to
everybody hereabouts having a fondness for
good music.
There are ways open to those who feel able
to invest more than the amount called for for
tickets for their immediate families. If you
would like to make contribution to the or
chestra, nice plan would be to purchase a
number of season tickets and distribute them
among persons you know love music but are
temporarily in position where they are not
able to afford themselves that pleasure
The Tri-City Symphony orchestra should be
encouraged and supported by every local lover
of music. 1t is an institution that has a com
munity as well an individual value, and in
that light should not be permitted to disinte-
CRATE through lack of appreciation or interest