Evening star., 1933-06-18
America Takes the Lead
in Summer Music Plans
Fresh Air and Lower Prices Are inducements
Which Draw Throngs to Out-of-Door Concerts
IN All Parts of the Country.
By Alice Eversman.

ter, retired business man and COM
poser, writes enthusiastically An
orchestra attracts to it's concerts
three classes of listeners: Stu
dents of music, musical adopts,
and that very large class that
recognizes and enjoys the charm
of good music without profound
knowledge of it. To the musical
student the orchestra is of vital
Importance. broadening n d
deepening his knowledge through
! actual acquaintance with the
works of the great masters which
he studies in class room or studio.
To the musical adept, the orches-
! ira is the very breath OF life. To
one who knows intimately the
compositions of the great masters
of music a repeated rehearing of
them is essential to his spiritual
we'll being, and there is no sub
stitute. To those who recognize
and yield to the charm of music
is reserved the bliss of a constant
process of revelation in the de-
lights and glories of great inspira-
tion and, presently, they become
not only adopts, but an addicts
and nothing can ever again quite
take the place of orchestral music.
This is what an orchestra does
for a community. 1t is the We
hicle by means of which is taken
journey into the infinite-to
that region Of spirituality far
from the care and turmoil of this
mundane exiStence-a region of
peace. How vital, therefore, is
the service of an orchestra to a
community"
Julius Garfinckel, prominent
merchant, writes: II think this
has been one of the finest things
that has ever come in to the cul-
tural life of Washington. It is
important to the city that 1t
should continue" Myron Whit
ney, president of the Washington
Choral Society says: Every city
which has such an orchestra is
invariably more music minded
than one which has none. An
orchestra gives an individual a
more personal contact with the
truly great in music" Weldon
Carter Of the Washington Musical
Institute expresses the belief that
nothing so quickly cultivates
public taste for music as SYM
phony concerts, especially when
given at popular prices as in the
case of the National Symphony.
If Washington is to grow music
ally out of its status of a small
town,it cannot afford to lose its
National Symphony Orchestra"
1T is impossible to measure the
educational and cultural value of
the National Symphony Orches-
tra," says Mrs. Eugene Byrnes,
president Of the Friday Morning
Music Club. ITO the children, a
new world of sound is opened up
they learn to distinguish differ
ence Of tone in the various in
Struments, their ears are trained
to the finest in musical literature.
The opportunity is provided for
thousands of listeners to hear the
best that has been and is being
written in music. We need, the
world needs, such inspiration to
help balance the ordinary affairs
of existence" Mrs. F. E. Earring
ton, head Of the Chevy Chase
Girls School, regards the National
Symphony "as one of the most
potent educational forces in the
City of Washington"
Dewey Zirkin, president of the
KiwaniS Club, writes: "I feel that
the National Symphony Orches-
ira, aside from its excellence as a
superb musical organization, is a
most necessary part in the life
of the Nations Capital" And DR..
c. E. Christiani sums up the reac-
tion Of all music lovers to the
effect Of good music: "The value
Of the symphony orchestra to the
listener lies not so much in mate
rial, but more in spiritual values.
1t develops in the human heart a
desire for the better things of
life, it stirs up thoughts of beauty,
it lifts us above the commonplace
things Of life and gives us an ex-
cellent lesson in harmony as ap-
piled to our daily lives"