The New York herald., 1922-09-26
Du Pont Heads
NeW Orchestral
List of Founders
City Symphony to Give AZ
Concerts With Dirk Foch
Conducting.

Another big symphony orchestra has
symphonic concerts In New York this
winter, suppementing those Of the
Philharmonic. eSymphony Society. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia orchestras. Hardly
a word about the new organiza tion
found It's way into print until yesterday.
when formal announcement was made
by Arthur ]. Gaines, the manager, that
tho City Symphony Orchestra has been
founded By Senator T. Coleman du Pont.
Messrs Bartlett Arkell. Manton b.
Metcalf. Ralph Pulitzer Lewis l.. Clarke
and other leading New York business
men. for the purpose OF offering at the
lowest possible rate OF admission or
chestral music of the highest standard.
The concerts of the new orchestra will
be given in Carnegie Hall. opening No
vemher Is, the Town Hall. Manhattan
Opera House and other concert halls.
The City Symphony Orchestra Is OPP
Grated by the Musical Society of the
city OF New York. OF which Senator du
Pont isIthe president, Mr.. Henry Nc
Donald vice-president Mr.. Lewis l.. Clark
treasurer and Mr.. George IT. Benjamin
trust officer. Mrs. Louise Ryals de Crawl
otto is chairman OF the music committee.
rector. and the business manager Is Mr..
Arthur ]. Gaines. VINO for ten years was
manager OF the st. Louis Symphony
Orchestra. Mr.. Gaines's engagement
was announced several months ago. but
ut that time little information could be
obtained about the new organization.
The orchestra will have eighty-threc
players. The first concert will be pre-
ceded by four weeks Of daily rehearsais
10 develop the esprit de corps essential to
ensemble playing
Mr.. Foch, the conductor, a composer
as well, is a native OF Holland. who
studied with Nikisch and Busoni, and
has conducted symphony concerts and
opera In Amsterdam and The Hague.
Holland; Stockholm and CothenburR.
sweden. and various cities OF Germany.
There will be twelve evening concerts
AT Carnegie Hall, twelve afternoon con-
certs at Town Hall. thirteen Sunday
afternoon popular concerts at the Man
haitian and Ave Thursday evening con
certs az Cooper Union. The same pro-
grams will be given AZ Carnegie and
Town halls and the best orchestra seats
viii be s1.25.
The sololsts engaged include Miss
Elena C;erhardt. Nine. Marguerite Ma
mara, Miss Erika Morlni. Rudolph CAM
Miss Sophie Brsslau and Emilio de
GoRor5a
Among the subscribers to the large
fund for the new orchestra, beside the
founders. are Messrs. William Delavan
Baldwin. william T.. Benedict, Leo s.
Rng. George r. Prokaw. Barron g.
Collier. Herbert l.. Satterlce, Casimir I.
Stralem. Robert NJ. Thompson, Ethan
Allen, J. y, Armitage, George Armsby,
Le Roy w. Baldwin. J, Herbert Ballan-
tine. Donn Rarber, James Barber, Martin
Beckhard, Alexander NJ. Ring. George
$. Blagdeu. William Braden, Anson w
Burchard. Michael IT, Burns II. IT,
Childs, Gift &, Goodrich. Inc. Harry
Content and James X. cullen.
Also Measrs. George Doubleday. Mel
willie Egleston. Morris Fatman, stephen
r.. Fleming Ire Ashley Grace, Albert
r. Harris, Fred ITlrschhorn. MeSsmore
Kendall. Willard " King, Wheaton r.
Kunhardt, Frederick Kuttroff, a. c.
Ludlum Scott McLanahan. Benjamin
MordecaI, Ivan y. Nordhem. James III.
Perkins Il. Clifford Potter J. Leonard
Roploglc, Alfred r. Seligsberg, Charles
Strauss, Francis de G. Sullivan. George
&. Taylor, w. Parsons Todd. Elisha
Walker. Arthur williams, Pope feat'
man ana George zabrlskic.