Orchestras: The Greatest Satisfaction

The man from the musicians' union blessed the evening with a bronze plaque of gratitude, and the beaming directors of Washington's National Symphony Orchestra could be sure that the next week's mail would bring a welcome blizzard of polite thank-you notes from the audience. With 1,no teenagers from 24 schools across the nation dutifully gathered in a Government auditorium last week, the orchestra picked up the beat and began its five-week series of 30 free "Music for Young America" concerts. And as has been the happy case for eight spring seasons now,...

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