The Rotary Balita no. 701 (July 31, 1952)

Music For Manila Perhaps the greatest step so far towards the revival of art since the end of the war is the series of popular concerts given b the Manila Symphony Orchestra, the firs of which was held successfully at the Far Eastern University Auditorium the other Sunday. Dr. Herbert Zipper, conductor of the MSO, is the militant spirit behind the movement. This eminent musician has not only afforded art-starved Manilans priceless of opportunities to hear the best in music but h has also endeavored with a measure of success to place this art form within access the average purse. of With its regular concerts and local Pop Concert, the MSO has rendered signal ser ice to the community in the field of artistic and cultural development. Its latest enter- prise is the Beethoven Festival whose mag- nitude, considering the very limited facili- ties of the university auditorium used ersatz a real theatre, was a challenge. Be- tween the orchestra and the choral ensem- ble, the FEU stage was awfully inadequate. But the success was there, and a popular presentation of the performance is planned. The MSO needs the support of all cosmopolitan Manila and the Rotary could do its bit, not only for the continued development of this art form but also for the eventual erection of a temple worthy of art. How about it?