Evening star., 1937-07-24

oSlC mas mdeeQ taken h0ll-
Nu day this Summer. and the
| City's musicians have spread
out far and wide to seek re-
taxation after the seasons work. In
many respects, this is a good thing.
for it means renewed energy for the
winters undertakings and a fresh
ened mind with which to enjoy the
many interesting events planned in
the concert courses. Although the
mission of music Is to soOthe and
brighten the lives of men, it neverthe-
less takes its toll Of nervous strength
OF its active participants 1t is most
important that the attitude toward
music be kept fresh and alert, that
its every angle may be enjoyed to the
fullest. Both performing musicians
and those lovers of music who form
our audiences have experienced
surfeited feeling at the end of full
season of hearing the masterpieces of
the various departments of music
1t is to be regretted that the SUM-
mer orchestral concerts. which started
out so promisingly two years ago
have had to be abandoned Efforts
have been made again this season to
arrange a series, bat the financial
outlay was again a drawback. The
Feasibility of these concerts, the I'M
menSe pleasure they gave to countless
listeners, and the good work that they
accomplished in awakening deeper
interest in worthwhile music has all
been proven.
1t seems pity that the Nations
Capital, always seeking to add to its
beauty without considering expense TO
any great extent, should not be able to
arrive at some plan by which Sum-
mer concerts could be held without
each year facing a new question of
expense. Visiting musicians have
agreed that a lovelier place than the
Watergate could not be found in the
country and, with such an ideal site
at our disposal and large audience
willing to patronize the concerts. it
seems a shame that the necessary
funds to promote such a Summer
venture could not be raised.
As it is, all the money spent year
before last and last Summer, and the
hard work involved in making the
concerts a success, have been wasted,
and We are back at just where we
started. This is not good manage
ment, and while most people were
willing to give IN order to determine if
the experiment was proven a splen-
did success, they can not feel happy
about such a waste of money without
any lasting results.
HOWEVER, the fame of the Ma
tional Symphony is not being al
lowed to suffer, for its energetic leader,
DR.. Kinder, is carrying his conduct
ing gift to other cities. and thereby
arouslng interest in the organization,
which he has brought to a high state
of perfection. Nor has he forgotten
the talent which he has encouraged
by giving public hearings on their
compositions.
Latest reports are that in his recent
guest appearances as conductor of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at
Ravinia Park he featured Mary HoWes
Spring Pastoral and Deane Shures
Circles of Washington These works
were received with enthusiasm at the
local performances by the National
Symphony, and like reception was
given them by RaVlnia Park audi
enCes.
OF the popular conductors own per-
formances there was also high praise.
After the opening performance on
July IS Mr.. Stinson wrote in the Chi
cago Daily News: Mr.. Kinder is
obviously we'll schooled, gifted, clear
thinker and in search OF something
specific wherever his musical inter-
estS turn. The dehcaCleS of the
Jupiter symphony we're caught in a
line as uncompromlsing as steel en-
craving
OF later concert in the series Ed
WdIQ Barry, cfltlc OF the ChlcdgO
Tribune, wrote. Earlier IN the pro-
gram came Schubert's Unfinished
Symphony-still a great piece of mu-
sic, although 1t is the most played and
most abused work in the symphonic
repertoire. All it needs. even now, is
a careful, sympathetic presentation
such as it received last evening at Mr..
klndler's hands"
Dr.. kindler's arrangement of eX-
CerptS from Boris GodounoW" Mr..
Barry calls "an especially remarkable
piece of work Concluding his en-
gagement III Chicago Sunday night,
DR.. Kinder left for Hollywood to con-
duct a series of concerts at the Bowl,
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