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Re: Chicago's Orchestra Hall

Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2006-11-28 13:19

During the brief tenure of Artur Rodzinski as CSO music director in the mid-1940's he incurred the wrath of the orchestra's board of directors by advocating that they abandon Orchestra Hall in favor of the Auditorium Theater -- a couple of blocks away. I haven't played in the "new, improved" Orchestra Hall , but as a member of the Civic Orchestra, and as an usher at Orchestra Hall 1949-51 I had many memorable experiences there. I remember that among the ushers the plum assignement was to the second balcony (the cheapest seats) where the sound was likely to be the most satisfying. And it could be very satisfying, listening to players like (young) Bud Herseth and Phil Farkas. Solo clarinetists in those two years were Mitchell Lurie and Iggy Gennusa!

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