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Show Why Not Put the Orchestra On a Permanent Basis From Ticket Sales? Sales from tickets do not produce sufficient revenue to cover operating and mainte-" nance costs of any symphony orchestra. or-chestra. Even the Metropolitan Opera does not pay its way. As is true of colleges, universities, libraries and art galleries. All symphony orchestras must be subsidized to exist. If admissions were increased to cover all the costs, concerts would be beyond reach of all, save the very wealthy. I Pay For My Family Tickets Why Should 1 Contribute? Every cubic foot of college, hospital, church, library and art gallery building in America was a gift. So every symphony orchestra or-chestra must be subsidized by thoughtfulness, far-sighted men women, who like yourself recognize recog-nize the value of music as an inspiring, in-spiring, calming, cultural addition addi-tion to our educational program and who are anxious to place these opportunities before those people who are not so fortunate as are your children. Who owes it to you to build and maintain a good symphony orchestra in Utah? It is someone some-one else or is it you? How Are Pledges Payable? Pledges are payable in two installments. First pledges are payable by May 15. Final pledge payment by January 1st, 1950. Is My Gift Deductible From Federal Income Tax? Yes. Each individual ana corporation corp-oration can make a gift to the Utah Symphony that will represent repre-sent to the orchestra an amount considerably in excess of the actual ac-tual cost to the donor. Why Does the Symphony Need Soloists? To stimulate season ticket and single sale. To provide a more varied program. pro-gram. To give the audience an opportunity op-portunity of hearing the rich concert literature that otherwise could not be heard. All soloists draw their fees in single admission and bring I new patrons to concerts. |