Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
SYMPHONY ROSTER
Barred BY KINDER
National Orchestra Win Lack
Two Men of Full Quota
at Debut Tomorrow.


On the eve Of his inaugural conceT-
at Constitution Hail tomorrow Afternoon
a. 4.f5 O'Clock, Hans Kinder, conductol
Of the National Symphony Orchestra
the Capitals new resident symphony
organization, announced the personne
OF " men who viii face him at 70.
niorrOw's performance--tte first Of &
series Of - symphony. Sunday after.
noon and children's concerts to be giver
from November TO March II next.
The National SYMPHONY OTchestra
Will lack two men Of its fun quota wl1er
IL gives It's first concert tomorrow. One
more man Is 70 be added TO the vioIon-
cello section and another 70 the con.
frabass group. but these two musicians
will not be available until the second
concert This will increase both cello
and contrabass sections to seven men
each.
Ferrara Is Concertmaster.
Kindlers concertmaster is Louis Fer
rara. splendid violin virtuoso who was
q member OF the first violin section OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra for II years
and who Is now a member OF the
faculty Of one of Washington's prom
inent musical schools Raoul da Costa
leader Of the Shoreham Concert Orches-
ira of Warrington and a graduate of
the Conservatives OF Lisbon and Paris,
"a the assistant concertmagter
There are is men in the first violin
section of the National Symphony Or
cfegtra, including Ferrara and da
Costa. The others arc AbeIio MARTENS.
Joseph Goodman. Alfour Rossi, Herbert
Sokoloye, Milton Schwartz, Durand
Bowersox. william Jacob. Isador Glazer,
Arsenic Ralon, Joseph Rather, Irving
Boernsteil, Irving Lean, Chris Arth and
Paul Brightenburg.
The second violin section, under
Walter Nessul, concert master of the
second v.olins. includes II men, making
q total Of % violins In the entire
orchestra "a number regarded as
thoroughly adequate In the opinion OF
competent musicians The second yio-
linists are. in addition to NeSsul, Jacob
Rosenblun, Fritz Balzer, Claude Bur-
rows Edgar Hart, Nelson Sokolove. Ben
Rather. Oscar Levine, Sol Minister.
Fritz Male, George Gaul and Edward
Pratt.
George wargo. youthful but
splendid violinist OF native American
background, heads the viola section of
eight men: Hendrick Essers, Ralph
Mack, Herman Rakeman, Esak Cher
MAX, jerome Rosenthal, Hersh Perlman
and Anton Pointner.
Parronchi Heads CelIists.
Bernard Parronchi, concert cellist
OF international reputation, is head of
the violoncello section, which includes
Emile Simon, Alberto MARTENS, Fritz
Mueller, Leon Saylor and Eli Amanuel
Robert Staszny, former member of the
New York Symphony and Cincinnati
Sum f4nAfau r1rrf1oat4oe -G
most accomplished virtuosi OF this in
strument in the East, Is the first string
bass player, with Jacques PoSell, Will
liam Lansinger, Len Newell, John Tlr-
pin and Charles Cook as additional
players.
Alfred Manning, well known locally
Tor his broadcasts with the Mayfiower
Hotel Orchestras. is harpist of the Ma
tional symphony, while the veteran
Domenico Iascone heads the flute sec
ton, with John DElisa and Vincent
Ferranlosco occupying additional chairs
IN the flute section. William SchnabeI
and Emil Splitter are. respectively, first
ana second oboes, though both also
comprise the English horn section.
Twelfth Symphony in U. S.
Virgil villatico is first clarinet and
saxophonist, with Charles Darby rs
second clarinet. William Hilltze & first
bassoon, with Christian Week. as
second. Theodore Seder is first chair
in the French horn section. others be-
ing Dominic FomoSo. Helmuth VIII
helms and Louis GelwaSser. Ray Peters
is first trumpet, the group of three also
including Paul Leman and Edward
McGrath. Vincent Sgueo is first from
bone, with James Freshower and Ed
ward Gunmel comprising the rest of
the trombone group. John Stone is
the tuba player, while Adolph Riehl is
tympanist and head of the battery
section, which also includes Carroll
Bratman and Merlin Crawford.
George Gaul is personnel manager
and librarian, in addition to his work
in the second violin section.
Tomorrow afternoons concert will
mark the debut of the twelfth major
symphony orchestra in the United
States, according to Library of Con-
greSs records.
Concert Days Scheduled.
The eight symphony concerts planned
this season will be held at Constitution
Hall on one Monday and seven Thurs
Gay afternoons at 4:45 o'clock. The
dates OF these concerts are November
?. December and IL, January z and
81. February IL and March 10 and II.
The eight Sunday afternoon concerts
also will be held at Constitution Hall
on eight Sundays at 4 pm. as follows:
November Is and 90: December Is,
January 3. II and 81, February IA and
March 6.
The children'S concerts will be
divided into two groups of four con-
certs each. The first four will be given
at o'clock Thursday afternoons, on
TnnNov,.l@Dv- To-. = A
and February Is. Four more will be
held on Saturday mornings at IL
O'Clock on December 10, February 6
and 81, and March S, all at Central
High School.