Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-25 | Page 12 | Wide Support for Symphony Advisable

Wide Support for or Symphony Advisable A campaign to support the Utah Symphony orchestra was launched at a Hotel Utah dinner Thursday eve eve- ning Governor Lee who vetoed a state appropriation for the orchestra spoke at atthe atthe atthe the dinner He explained that he felt his veto was necessary in the interest of state economy and that anyway he thought it would be a serious mistake to tomake tomake tomake make the symphony a part of govern govern- ment Nevertheless the governor hailed the symphony as a cultural and advertising advertising advertising adver adver- asset for Utah and promised it his full personal support That is the attitude generally should now take regarding the symphony While the easiest method of financing the orchestra would be through taxes the better way undoubtedly is through personal support When support support support sup sup- port the symphony through payment of taxes they have no personal feeling of interest in in n it It is the governments government's symphony But if they give their dollars to the orchestra they are likely to develop develop develop de de- de- de the feeling that it is their symphony sym sym- phony which phony which is what we really want It is that kind of public support which will make the Utah symphony great In this connection it is to be hoped that who love good music will contribute to the symphony's support in large numbers It would be far better for Utah and for the symphony if 50 gave a dollar each to subsidize subsidize subs i- i dize the orchestra than if 50 gave 1000 each Of course there must be large donations donations donations dona dona- from those who can ean well afford to give substantial support But lets let's have havea a lot of small donations too too too-a a dollar or five or 10 dollars from dollars from those who can only afford to give a small sum And it wouldn't hurt a bit to solicit the pennies pennies pennies pen pen- nies and dimes of school children The Themore Themore Themore more we can make the Utah Symphony really a symphony the better better- and the more this state and its people will benefit from this fine cultural pro pro- gram A splendid opportunity for such wide support for the symphony is being offered offered offered of of- this Friday evening in the University University University sity S SO SOS 0 S save our symphony musical musical musical musi musi- cal program at the tabernacle The students students students stu stu- dents have planned and arranged this concert by the combined U. U choral groups and the band Tickets are being sold at prices ranging from to Those who want to make a small donation to the symphony can do it il painlessly b by Y purchasing tickets to this concert They'll be helping the symphony and at atthe atthe atthe the same time getting an hour and and anda a half of fine musical entertainment