Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-02
Distinguished Audience to At
tend First of "a Winter
Musicals.
MRS. HOOVER TO LEAD
NOTABLE GATHERING
Der Freischutz" Overture to Head
Program Introducing 18th Major
Orchestra in U. s.

The National Symphony Orchestra,
under the direction of Hans Kinder.
this afternoon is making it's bow in
Washington before distinguished audi
ence. among whom, 1t was expected,
would be Mrs. Hoover.
The Initial program at Constitution
Hall was scheduled at 4:45 O'Clock. In
all, "a concerts are planned.
The Washington organization Is the
twelfth major symphony orchestra in
the United States, and its formation
brings to realization the goal which
music lovers here have aspired for
years.
The inaugural concert opens with the
overture to Carl Maria Won Weber S
great score for his opera der Frei-
schultz" which was given its first per-
Torrance in Berlin in 1921 and which
today is regarded by musicians every
where as a model Of overture writing.
Beethoven symphony.
The next number is the Beethoven
Fifth Symphony, which, even today. is
regarded as the browning glory of pure
instrumental composition, with its four
movements. A distinct novelty is
given the program in its third
number, which consists of three
Dutch tunes of the sixteenth century
from j. C. M. van Riemsdijk's collec-
ton of early Dutch music, arranged
personally by Conductor Kinder and
dedicated to the National Symphony
Orchestra. Petrovich Moussorgsky's fla
nous Chant Russo" also arranged by
Mr.. Kinder. constitutes the fourth
number of the program, which will be
closed with Tschaikowsky's memorable
"Marche Slav," commemorative the
stirring martial events of 1851 when
Russia, Serbia and Turkey clashed at
arms.
The 70 men who face Conductor
Kinder at today's concert bring into
play Is first violins, IL second violins,
G violaS. 6 violoncellos, contrabasses,
harp, flutes, oboes, 2 English horns,
saxophone, Q clarinets, bassoons,
French horns, 3 trumpets, 3 from
bones, tuba, tympani and battery.
Two more members are scheduled to
join the orchestra before the next SIM
phony concert, making a total OF "a
men.
First Concert In Series.
Today's concert is the first of a series
of eight concerts to be given on one
Monday and seven Thursday after
moons at 4:45 o'clock at Constitution
Hall, others being scheduled on De-
cember and II, January and 81,
February IL and March 10 and II.
There will also be series of eight Sun
day afternoon concerts at o'clock, also
at Constitution Hall, on November Is
and 90, December ID, January 3, II and
81, February IA and March 6.
Conductor Kinder has also arranged
a series of eight morning and afternoon
concerts for children and young people
to be give at Central High School AL
ditorium. The four Thursday concerts
will be given at pm. on November IL,
December 10, January IA and February
18. The four Saturday morning con-
certS will be given at IL O'Clock on De-
cember 19, February 6 and % and
March 5.
A much lower scale of admission will
prevail for the children'S concerts, while
students DESTROYS of obtaining tickets
for the symphony and Sunday after
noon concerts may avail themselves of
a deferred payment plan recently put
into effect whereby only half the price
of course tickets need be paid at the
time the tickets are obtained, the rest
payable in January
The National Symphony Orchestra
has been organized as a permanent
resident symphonic group in the Ma
tional Capital.
A total of $65,O0o has been con-
tributed by approximately 100 promi-
nent Washingtonians, while the balance
needed for maintenance of the orches-
ira over its first season is intended to
be realized from ticket sales. The box
holders list is headed by Mrs. Hoover
and includes some As other music en-
thusiastS of the Capital.