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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Popularity Caused
By its Informal Character and Versatility



By Thelma Baldassarre, °47

Perhaps the first thing the av-
erage Bryn Mawr-~student learns
about the Philadelphia Orchestra
is that hearing it entails 12:15 per-
mission. The Orchestra _ does,
he r, have a good deal more
than to commend it. Its high
standard of musicianship is, of
course, a byword. But aside from
this, the Orchestra occupies a pe-
culiarly warm position in the
hearts of Philadelphians.

Every native knows at least one
member of it personally. His wife
may be a harpist, or his grocer’s!
son a second ’cellist. Probably his
young daughter confesses a weak-
ness for Kincaid, the flutist with a
personality, or Alexander Hils-
berg, the exalted first violinist. “~

(Perhaps this intimacy explains
the readiness of scores of people
to wait for hours for concert tic-

kets in perfect equanimity. Then, |

too, the lure of the Academy of
Music, the Orchestra’s_ winter
home, is not to be lightly passed
over. The Academy is a typical
Philadelphian structure—cold, in-
convenient, and completely lovable.
Weary plodders up the worn wood-
en steps (an elevator would be a
sacrilege) cheer themselves with
the thought that the acoustics in
the “peanut gallery” are better
anyway.

During the summer months the
Orchestra valiantly holds its own
against wind, weather, and bats at
the Robin Hood Dell, an outdoor
theatre. Here it competes for at-
tention with passing trains, mos-
quitoes, and the fireworks from a
nearby amusement park. Ballet
and opera at the Dell acquire a
certain air of teasing mystery for
the unfortunates seated behind
two large trees.

One of the many reasons for the
Orchestra’s popularity is its ver-



satility. Mr. Ormandy leads his

capable musicians through Bach
and Gershwin with the same
aplomb. The Orchestra never hes-
itates to re-interpret an old com-
poser or to introduce a new one.

This was most strikingly illus-
trated in the many radical innova-
tions successfully introduced by
Leopold Stokowski. Under his

eolorful direction Philadelphia has,

learned to accept and appreciate
such men as Stravinsky, to accept,
if not to appreciate, an orchestra
whose brass section was placed at
the front of the stage, or the ap-
pea?ance of penguins and lion cubs
during a children’s concert.

Yet the withdrawal of Stokow-
ski after a long and fruitful asso-
ciation with the Orchestra did not
in any way impair its integral vig-
or. For the Philadelphia Orches-
tra is a genuinely united group. It
is not a formal institution so much
as a gathering of men who have
in common.a love of music, a-com-
plete mastery of its techniques—
and a sense of humor.



Elections

The Glee Club announces that
Mary Cox, 45, and Elizabeth
Potter, ’46, have been elected
president and business manag-
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I. R. C. Talks Present
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