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Show ; Y ' ') I ; . . . v .Y:- Y ' ! 1 v1"; ;S , ' . ''W'.i' . ' 1 f .. .ff-::- : Y:Y::;' ; '; Governor Herbert B. Maw, left, hands baton to Maurice Abravanel, musical director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra, symbolic of the Governor's support of Utah Symphony Orchestra Week. Utah Symphony Orchestra Week Proclaimed By Governor Maw ) . "oring the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Governor Herbert B. Maw ilaimed the week of March 22 to 28, inclusive, as Utah Sym-: Sym-: , rchestra Week. Activities dJring the week include a statewide ' ifi . Your Symphony" campaign sponsored by the Salt Lake Junior chamber of Commerce Music Foundation, and on Saturday evening, March 27. musical director Maurice Abravanel will conduct the final concert of the 1947-48 winter sea-ion sea-ion in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. ' "In order that the people of this ffstf might better know and under- ap3. the purposes of the Utah ' I'ihony Orchestra and resolve : through their interest and It1 V it will continue to exist and ' ' V stature, and thereby fur-:, fur-:, d to the cultural development develop-ment of the State of Utah' . i . I, lerbert B. Maw, Governor of the jtate of Utah, do' proclaim the rreek of March 22nd to 28th,' 1948, is UTAH SYMPHONY ORCHES- 7RA WEEK." Thus reads the proc-j proc-j jamation which Governor Maw has ' issued to honor the Utah Sym-S Sym-S '-buy. ' i flans for the 1948-49 season are already being made and include a .number of concerts throughout the state, outside of Salt Lake City. 'In this way the orchestra .will be made available to a great number y Utah residents, who are not able o attend the concerts in Salt Lake Vty. Other new developments include j l arrangement with the Univer-ity Univer-ity of Utah whereby the orchestra ; will work closely with the Univer-' Univer-' sity', and the University will provide ', place for orchestra rehearsals. Closing the present winter sea-n, sea-n, Maurice Abravanel, musical rector of the Utah Symphony, I1 conduct the orchestra in an 'ill-request program in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Saturday. March 27 at 8:30 p.m. Fred E. Smith, president of the Utah Symphony Board, commenting comment-ing on the progress made by the orchestra, said "Under the musical (direction, of Maurice Abravanel, the Utah Symphony Orchestra has reached a degree of musical excellence excel-lence which would have been thought impossible a few short 3 years ago. Since the orchestra has broadcast on a number of regional 1 and nationwide radio programs, its fame has spread far and wide. Those who have heard the orches-' orches-' tra in concert or on the radio know how fortunate Utah is to have such " a fine musical organization. ; ; "But like every other symphony '' orchestra in this and every coun-- coun-- try," Mr. Smith added, "the Utah ' iSymphony is faced with financial problems for the coming year. ' Symphony orchestras do not make money. Sale of tickets accounts for only a part of the operating , expenses. ""The balance must be ' made up from state help, broadcast revenue and private contributions. ! In the past, Utahns have been very generous in giving funds for the ; maintenance of the orchestra, and there is every reason to believe ; they will continue to support this 1 fine institution." ' . Emphasizing the need for an ad-'. ad-'. ditional $30,000 subsidy for the , next year, Mr. Smith explained that up to now the responsibility has , been on the shoulders of a comparatively compar-atively few individuals. Small contributions con-tributions from a larger number of people, he said, would do a great deal toward' making this orchestra one of the very greatest in the nation, and just as important, it will then be an orchestra which belongs be-longs to its people. For Utah Symphony Orchestra Week, the orchestra has adopted the slogan, "Put A Dollar In The Mail, So Your Symphony Won't Fail." All contributions should be addressed ad-dressed to Utah Symphony Orchestra, Orches-tra, 125 South Main Street, Salt Lake City 1, Utah. |