Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-06

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fessional musicians and others are
amatuers, but all play because they
love to and because they hope to
establish symp phony orchestra
which will be a credit to the whole
valley.
The orchestra is a spontaneous
outgroWth OF the desire of a few
musicians. all of whom had been
wishing for some time that there
was some sort of organization in
which they might play, keeping up
their musical work.
After considerable desultory con-
versation, when it was realized that
there was such general interest, the
original nucleus called a public
meeting last fall which met with
such enthusiastic response from all
parts of the valley that then and
there the Imperial Valley Civic
Symphony orchestra came into be-
ing.
The group decided to ask Stan
Atkin, head of Centrais music de-
partment, to be their director, and
their choice was fortunate for Atkin
not only has sure musical know
ledge as his work with the Central
band and orchestra proved, but he
is a true musician in the sense
that he is willing to devote time
and energy to furthering the cause
of music.
The dictatorship OF an amateur
orchestra is no .sinecure as, players
of unequal training and experience
must somehow be welded into an
harmonious whole.
Good Instrumentation
That Atkin is succeeding in his
goal is obvious to any one who
has heard the orchestra. For
tunately, there was no preponder-
ance of any one type of musicians,
really excellent Instrumentation be-
ing found in the original grouping
with a nice balance of wind and
string instruments.
The orchestra is busy preparing
for its first concert to be given
later in the spring and its fame is
beginning to be noised about for
already, in addition to the invi-
tation to open the Cavalcade pag-
cant, the group has received other
flattering invitations.
Atkin is highly enthusiastic over
the orchestra possibilitis for he
has watched it develop and he has
also seen what has happened III
other communities. AS q member
of the Walla Walla Washington
orchestra, he witnessed that Or
ganization's growth from similar
beginnings to the most popular in
stitution of the city and he sees
no reason why the Imperial Valley
Symphony should not reach the
same standing.
Members of the orchestra are
Zona North, Marjorie Applegate, d.
L. Young, Jean CrisS, Mrs. Dorsey
Whitelaw, Frank Maynard, Annie
Lee Rapson, Robert Nelson,
Wendell Waterman, Pollyanna Bos-
mon, Kenneth o. Owens, Mrs F.
M. Carter, Sara Bernice Couzett,
Henry Keltz. Richard Brissenden,
Mrs. E. N. O. Hatch, Sam Smiley,
Marie r. Jenkins, Eugene Water
man, Jack Henselmeier, Robert
Henselmeier, violins: L. N Holland.
James Potter Al DeVore: T. j.
Okey, Wesley Roth, Walter Mccall
Lambert M S, Martinetti, Sgt
Perfuma, James E. Cole, Warren
Cornett, Opal Beaver, Bill Geyer,
Albert Fulton, Grady Boas, Fritz
Bingelli, John Schultz, James Moco
John Studer, Loris Mcconnell Ger
ry Williams. Louis Rhyner, r. E,
Henderson. Jerry Taylor, wind in
struments; Ruth Teeple Reid, Es-
telle Livingston, Emily Kaford, pi-
amos; Cap Taylor, Philip Fahs, Le-
land Ritter, percussion instruments.
Martha Rauenzahn, Lee Lander
man, Mrs. Don Schneider, Daisy
Rapson Killgore, Charlotte Hensel-
meier, Colleen Mckinney Fly, cellos.