Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-02-24
YOUTH ORCHESTRA
BEING RECRUITED
LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI WELL TAKE
YOUNG MUSICIANS TO
LATTN-AAEERTCA
for Preliminary Audi
tions Now Under Way In Several
Montana Cities; Noted Conductor
Plans to Continue Organization.

Word received from Leopold
StokOwski through the NYA's
Washington office indicates that
the aIi-American Youth orchestra
of 1O9 persons being recruited for
StOkOwski's Latin American trip
next summer viii be a paid, pro
fessional union organization. WI-
liam A. McMurphy, NYA official
in charge of Montana ambitions,
said recently.
Stokowski has advised NYA Admin
iStrator Aubrey Williams that his re-
cent trips have convinced him there
Is a new generation arising IN America,
so rich in musical talent as to stimu-
late high hopes for the musical future
of the country, McMurphy said.
The noted orchestra leaders state
ment indicates that he plans to con-
tinue the orchestra after its two or
three months goodwill tour to South
and Central America, replenishtng 1t
yearly with new youthful talent, and
providing degree of recognition for
the orchestra that may make 1t almost
a musical OlympicS"
Arrangements for preliminary audi
tons are going forward IN several
Montana cities, McMurphy said, espe-
cially Great Falls, Havre, Helena and
Glasgow. Youths should not hesitate
to make application because they fear
they might not be selected for the
finals this time, McMuTphy stressed.
The NYA hopes, through these pre-
hminary additions, to make a musical
survey OF Montana, looking toward the
building up of Youth orchestras and
future contribution to Stokowski's
"OlynpicS.'
Stokowski emphasizes his opinioa
that, with the high professional STAN
dards being set, the youthful musicians
group will be the equal of any SYM
phony orchestra in the country.
Both the musical and technical
standards of the Youth orchestra win
be equal to that of the Philadelphia
orchestra" says StokowsEd, conductor
Of the Philadelphia symphony orches-
ira for the last 81 years.
mo player will be accepted wf1a
would not be accepted for the Phila-
delphia orchestra, If there were a va
cancy IN it. In addition to these
standards, the enthusiasm of youth
will provide the most vital factor In
the performance of this group"
StokowSh has announced the expert
musicians who will direct and conduct
the regional additions, McMurphy add
ed. These include Hans Kinder. con-
ductor of the National symphony or
cheStra, Washington, d. c.; Karl
Kruger, conductor of the Kansas City
symphony orchestra; jacques Singer,
conductor of the Dallas symphony or
chestra; John Bitter, conductor Of ths
Florida WPA symphony orchestra;
Peter Merenblum, conductor and teach
er, Los Angeles; Dwight Anderson,
dean of music, University of Louis
vile; Tor Hylbom, formerly of the
Stockholm symphony orchestra, Den
yer; Saul CASTOR, the Philadelphia
symphony orchestra; Joseph E. Maddy,
dean of music department, University
of Michigan.
The final additions will be conducted
by StokowSki in person.
Stokowski has emphasized that the
new organization is unique in that
it viii be. the first musical organiza-
ton attempting to represent the talent
of all the states in the union, Nc
Murphy said. At least one program
made up of compositions by native
Americans will be performed. Accord
ing to Stokowski's tentative plans, the
first concert will be held next July 4
in Washington, ID. c., at the Water
gate near the Lincoln memorial on
the Potomac river.