The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-11
GOES0VER THE TOP
Community Music Idea Is Ac-
cepted by Topeka.
Big Advance Seat Sale for Little
Symphony Orchestra.
NEARLY 5000 TICKETS SOLD
Two Series of RecitaIs-Mati-
nee and Evenings.
Orchestra Pleased X. C. Musical
Critics and Artists.

The~community music idea has gone
over the top in Topeka, according to
w. A Biby, chairman of the Com
mpnity Music Association of Topeka
Only $50 tickets to the series of con-
certs to be presented in the city audi
forum this winter by the Little Sym
phony'' orchestra, of Kansas City, Mo-.
remain unsoId and purchasers for
them will be found before Tuesday.
he believes.
The campaign for community music
IN Topeka has been successfully com
pleted in one week Nearly 500"
tickets have been sold. which will ad-
init the holders to a series of four con-
certs. There will be two series, one
a matinee and the other night series.
In some OF the grade schools of the
city the number of tickets sold has eX-
ceeded the enrolment of the schools
Topekans will enjoy the concerts at
actual cost. while Kansas Cltians are
paying regular concert prices, altho
the orchestra makes its home there
The price Of the Topeka concerts is ~
cents each or 40 cents for the series,
as compared with IS cents to 81 for
one program and $3.50 TO Slo per
series in Kansas City.
The first concerts of the series Will
be held in Topeka Tuesday afternoon
and evening", Due to the success OF
the community music idea members
to add opera numbers to the series
next year at the same price
Gets Favorable Review in "a. @.
The review of a recent concert OF
the Little Symphony orchestra in kan
sas City by u. A s." critic OF the
Kansas City Star. praised the work OF
the orchestra.
The review follows:
IN. DeRubertis and his players held
a large audience in an enchanted land
for two hours yesterday afternoon.
Nearly all the musicians In Kansas
City were in Ivanhoe auditorium, but
that was TO be expected. There also
were many from nearly every other
group: a widely representative audi
ence that two years ago would have
been unheard of. There was very
liberal applause turnout.
The Little Symphony's' program |
was really admirable, the finest so far |
There wasn't dry minute from the
firmly knit yet suave music of SUI |
zanne's Secret to ballet music from |
Rubinstein's The Demon Rubin |
STEMS devil had an Oriental cast, and |
Mr. DuRubertis made him work his
spell very seductiveIy indeed-so much /
so that in spite of ,the programs
length the audience insisted, unsuc-
cessfuIIy. on being charmed again.
Straussc's Appeal Was Broad.
NO music that has bSen played so
far in the series has more intrigued
the listeners than that from Strauss
'Rosenkavalier.' A peculiar, even visi-
BILE thrill ran thru the musically versed
and the lay members as well when
il began The first excerpt, the tenOr'S
aria. had been arranged for cello solo.
1t was played by Delssohn Conway
very close to perfectly.
THE second bit resolved into a
broad melody for the strings. against
which strange chords from the piano
threw rainbow of contrasting color
The Baron och waltz was graceful
end poignant 1t all was unforgetta-
BILE.
The string quartet played Pom
chon's arrangement of Drink to Me J
On'y With Thine Eyes" with more
feeling and delicacy and flexibility
than ever Two breezy little numbers
by Lefebvre were played by the wood
winds. assisted by the horn. There !
also was the polonaise from Boris
GodounOf' from the ensemble. full of
rhythm and swing
Mrs. Laura Reed Yaggy's tone was
truly noble in the somber Bruch con-
certo. 1t is work for mature
artist. one with the ability to subord- :
iuate detail to the mood of the whole. ]
That Mrs. Yaggy has
TNvo-PianO Music, Too.
John Thompson and Richard ,
Canterbury were presented in n Y
concerto for two pianos 1t !
was evident to everyone that both the
players and the ensemble approached
the master in just the right mood. and
the serenity and fluency of the result
was admirable The pliancy and
strength OF the ensemble were beauti- j
fully demonstrated in the support it
gave in the two concertos.
Several of Ehe numbers were col-1 .
improved by the use of :
.ympani, in charge of Charles Wagaer, :
and Mrs. Margaret Fowler Forbes .
,apably REINFORCED the violin section. :
The entire effect OF the afternoon was
improved UNNECESSARILY by the use of 4,
iiSnified gray hangfngs that con- /
,ealed the scenery J. A. S. +