Music-proud Salzburgers hardly knew what to expect. The conductor was a sergeant: most of the 65 players were youngsters, and all wore the suntans of the U.S.
Army. But the program was solid, symphonic fare, and as it progressed, the performance compared favorably with good European orchestras. When it was over the audience applauded long and loud.
The three-year-old Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, the only full symphony orchestra in the *Army, had just won itself and the occupying forces some new friends. Their success was no surprise to orchestra members. "We are," says one,...
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