Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-09-23
News of Music
National Symphony Orchestra Launches
Ticket Sale Drive on Tuesday
By Alice Eversmon

The National Symphony Or
chestra will inaugurate its ticket
sales drive with a luncheon Tues
day in the Mayf1ower Hotel. This
is the second big drive the Sym
phony holds each year and is as
important as the one that sup
plies the sustaining fund. Not
only does it provide the addi-
tional financial support needed,
but it builds up the audience
without which the operations of
the Symphony have small value.
Many people feel that a con-
tribution of money is sufficient
to indicate their interest in a
cultural group. But this is not
sufficient for either a conductor or
performing musician. For them
the human element in the form
of participating audience is most
important, The intangible bonds
that develop between them in
f1uences the character of per-
Torrance. The stimulation is mu-
tual and likewise the benefit. Ar
lists cannot do without it and
are often willing to make flnan-
cial concessions in order to have
it. Their art has no life unless
shared and appreciated by as
large q group of people as pos
sible.
The musicians of a symphony
orchestra are as susceptible as an
individual to the currents that
flow between them and the audi
ence in a concert hall. The
creation of a warm, appreciative
feeling on the part of the listeners
is as necessary support as the
monetary. The programs devised
by Howard Mitchell for the COM
ing season have absorbed hours of
thought and planning and they
will be supplemented by hours of
practice. The public's taste has
been taken into consideration and
the orcheStra's duty as a progress
sive cultural unit has not been
forgotten. The preparation for
an interesting season is COM
pleted, it remains for the public
to patronize the concerts.
Two New Series.
In an effort to make it possible
for more people to hear the Sym
phony without inconvenience, the
orchestra management has instl-
tuted two new series of concerts,
The Sunday events in Constitution
Hall have been abandoned in favor
of four programs to be given at
2:30 pm. on Thursdays in Lisner
Auditorium. Another set of con-
eerts with the slogan Music at
your doorsteps." will provide music
lovers in Bethesda, Chevy Chase.
Hyattsville. Silver Springs and the
Prince Georges County commu-
mites with the opportunity to hear
the local organization. At present
the series will consist of three
programs to be given in the Coli
scum of the University of Mary
land in College Park in October,
January and April.
Howard Mitchell will conduct
and soloists will be Gregor Piati-
gorsky, renowned cellist, and
Theodore Prizes, the brilliant young
pianist of Silver Spring. 1t has
been estimated that a potential
audience OF 100000 exists in these
areas and it is possible that the
series will be extended next sea-
son if it proves popular. The
Thursday events at Lisner Audi
torium will meet long-felt want.
Many whose home duties would
not allow of patronizing either the
evening or the Sunday concerts
in Constitution Hall will find the
early hour and the week day
more convenient. Highlights of
this series will be the appearance
of Sir Thomas Beecham and Leo
pold StokoWski as guest conduc-
tors. The soloists named are