Evening star., 1940-07-21

Favored in
Preparation
Visit Here Comes
Before Tour of
Latin Lands

And he told them how they were
to play it.
He has what he said he would
have when he started. months ago,
to recruit the Youth Orchestra.
Those select" he told the press.
"must be more than competent
musicians, with mastery Of their
instruments. They must have
passion for music"
They have that fierce love Of their
art, those who won the coveted
places, and that's why the rehearsal
was an experience to be remembered,
well worth whatever devious way
was necessary to crash the gate in
defiance of the Stokowski edict
against kibitzers.
And surely the name all-American
Is justified. If the term ever was.
These musicians come from every
State in the Union. from every
background and racial strain.
There are some who have played
In professional symphonies. But
others never played in even a village
band or a school orchestra. And a
few. belonging in completely in
credible category. never took a
formal music lesson. but taught
themselves largely by initiating
records and learning to read music
through instruction books.
But all, necessarily, could read
their scores fluently and play their
instruments with grasp that made
their musicianship stand out above
the hundreds of others against
whom each had to compete in his
own community.
Lauds Musicians.
When he was In Washington re-
Gently for the final additions Of this
region, Dr. Stokowski was asked
whether he thought those boys and
girls who had never played in an
ensemble of any kind could gear
themselves quickly to a great SYM
phony orchestra.
I'm no time at all" he said.
He knew.
Some members of the Youth Or
chestra came from remote farms.
They played violin. horn or clarinet,
working out, fiercely. alone, the i'm
measurable difficulties. Others had
the advantage of excellent teachers,
schools, colleges, Conservatives. But
all had skill and power amounting
to interpretative genius.
They represent, truly, cross sec
ton of America.
There is, for example, William
Horner. jr, a l9-year-old colofed
youth. the only member of his race
to make the grade. He halls from
Detroit and plays the trumpet.
There are 10 girls in the orchestra,
all highly talented and many highly
ornamental.
Washington contributed Three
youthful members of the National
Symphony-Miss Kay Rickert. vio-
Hnist, of 1901 Nineteenth street
NV; Franklin M. Biskey, bassoon
player Of 2707 Adams Mill road
NV, and Philip Silverman, tuba
player of 1873 G street NV.
Two other members of DR.. Hans
Kindler's orchestra who won places
registered from their home States.
They are Albert Upton. flautist, from
Missouri, and Ralph Hersh, vbla
player, from New Jersey.
In addition to the Bach and
Brahms works, DR.. Stokowski will
give here two numbers by Wash
ington omposers-"Stars," by Howe,
and Circles of Washington" by
Shure. The program will be rounded
out with the love music from WAg-
ner's Tristan and Isolde"
This Is booked as the "inaug,iral
concert" Two concerts billed as
'previews" will be given earlier, one
tonight In Atlantic City and another
In Baltimore tomorrow night. The
orchestra will play In New York
July 26 and 60 from Lewissohn
Stadium to the steamer Uruguay to
sail for the good will" tour of South
American cities. which DR.. Stokow-
ski has planned In cooperation With
the State Department. e
It's safe to predict that the audi
ences in the few American cities
which are privileged to hear the
young symphonists before they set
sail are due for a sensation. mo
wonder DR.. Stokowski remarked as
he started on his unique tour: AZ
Something entirely new Is hap.
pening in this country. A genera.
ton u arising that 10 amazif11
rich Ia musical talent"