Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-14

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gone into its gath annual sus-
tanning fund campaign. The
campaign, sponsors note. gives
many Washingtonians an oppor-
tunity to express their civic pride
In fact. because of the paternal-
istic form of government of the
city, this and the Community
Fund are among the few means
that exist for an inclusive civic
effort. Symphony hackers hope
to raise $3.50, 900 this vera.
Music Grows on YOU
DIR Howard Mitchell. the Or
chestra's conductor. discussing
the good music boom recently
objected to the term good
music" He described 1t as an
arrogant expression implying
that all other music is bad. His
term for good music is 'perma-
nent music"-"the music you
can hear again and again. and
like it better each time" In that
category he put both Beethoven
"Eroica" Symphony and Gersh-
wins Rhapsody in Blue"
The orchestra is doing its part
in stimulating the boom in
nearby areas and also advertis-
ing the city's cultural resources
Last Friday, it played its 18th
annual concert at Western Mary
land College at Westminster
Md. This was one Of Is "one-
night stands" the orchestra i.
making this season.
There also are two tours. One
already has been made through
Pennsylvania and into New York
State. The other. February 2e
to March IL, will take the
orchestra through Virginia and
into North Carolina. Twelve con-
certs will be played.
Classical Records Sales Tight
What's the evidence of the
good music's new popularity:
First of all, the two biggest
recording companies now are ir
the midst of a fight over the
sales of classical records.
Ask any parent also. The
parents of one age group will
tell you of allowances spent fol
the f1amboyant renderings by
such jazz maestros as Bunk
johnson, Sidney Bechet anc
Duke Ellington and others. They
tell of exhausting searches of the
record shops for Just the right
platters of those artists a.
Christmas presents for the
young.
The parents of the next Older
age group, however, relate
stories of allowances and earn
ings spent on Beethoven. Bach
in his various compositions foi
orchestra and organ, and on uI
to the moderns. Aaron Cop
lands appalachian Spring" is
a favorite. You may hear thai
while Bunk Johnson's records
were taken along to college
freshman year, a recording OF
Handel's sonatas for flute anc
harpsichord went sophomore
year. 60
If the young are going fol-
good music, their elders are 60
ing farther. DR.. Mitchell told Of
a recent magazine article with
the title 1.-THE Classics Are Hot
He said Washington's largest
record distributor reports that
this area spends half of its rec
ord dollars on permanent
music.
200, 900 Concert Fons.
The symphony orchestra ha:
had much to do with this. The
orchestra has attracted a grow.
ing patronage. Four years age
it played u concerts. This veal
it will play more than 100. Il
estimates more than 100000 per.
sons are regular concert-goers
in metropolitan Washington ane
places where the orchestra play.
on its annual tours.
The regular concerts, however
are just part of the story, thai
the volunteer workers from al
over the city will tell in the
sustaining fund campaign fol
$26O,0O0 now under way. Rich.
ard P. Dunn is the chairman o.
it. ..
The National Symphony.
story starts, perhaps with music
for the little children. These art
the Tiny Tots Concerts" two
of them-for different audiences
will be held February 81 in thu
Hotel Statler's presidential ball
room. Two more will be held il
April. It Is at such concerts
that children learn they and {
big symphony orchestra are IA
miliar with the same things
They ihear what an orchestr'