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Show M. WITEPSKIE DIRECTOR The Chautauqua Orchestra UHWWIIWW !.!.. II I. (Ill JW ...ni . ! ' I ; ' t -- - . I ! 1 4- . f: 1 ' '; 1 J to. ' I tax llV.-l..4. il.l..i,.-rr. . i-IJif.- -. M. Witepskie, conductor of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra is a rare combination of technical wizardry and interpretive genius. His musicianship is best expressed in' the dash and fervid response of his orchestra. The warmth, sincerity sin-cerity and unaffected manliness of Witepskic's'leadership, awaken an enthusiasm scarcely less tumultuous tumult-uous than the applause for his musicians. He enjoys a distinction distinc-tion second to none among the really great orchestral directors of the jresent day. The magnetism of M. Witepskic's Witep-skic's personality is free of any resort tu'f gymnastics so common among famous conductors. On the contrary, con-trary, whether deftly guiding the harmonies of a simple ballad, or piloting his men through the breakers break-ers of a Wagnerian opera, or driving them through the crash and smash of the most intricate rhapsodies, the man appears outwardly scarcely to change, but one feels his complete at-one-ness with the piece he is interpreting. |