ra Los : ran . oe . Here's how 61 musicians of Vancouver orchestra will join in one symphonic voice Every instrument, performer Ge) oe ree ce 8 “united in smooth teamwork "When the Vancouver Symphony orchestra plays its-three concerts in Prince Rupert Senior High school auditorium Friday, March 23, some 62 musicians, playing a variety of instruments will merge their talents under the inspired baton of musical director and conductor Inwin-Hoffman. “What are some of these in- struments? What is that strange-| CELLO—-This is a descendant looking: instrument and how islof the viol da gamba or knee it played? Why is it played and |fiddie. In a string quartette it what sort of a sound does itis the lowest or bass instrument, make?” . but in a sympnony orchestra it These are some of. the ques- is usually assigned the “tenor” tions school children and others part. It is often given a prin- might be asking themsclves Fri-|cipal role and a group of 10 or day when they see and hear in 12 of these instruments playing person the Vancouver Symphony | in unison can accomplish 2 sing- orchestra assembled on the stage | ng, penetrating sound of great in, the high school auditoriun, effectivencss. On this page we hope our read- DOUBLE BASS — The double ers ‘will find, in short form the|bass is in many ways the true answers to some of these ques- {foundation orchestral instru- tions, ment. It has a rich, deep sound Basically, the symphony or- land while it is not often asked chestra is a group of four kinds {to provide the melodic line, can of instruments -— strings (the |portray clephantine humor ad- : backbone OF itce “color pairably, The ote alow es tne : LOS ANGELES «m — A park- EVERY WEEK woodwinds ‘adding color of jalso called, often doubles er me ae ie Se as : Lu BLES iM — | WE ehormous range), brasses (color icello part, in effect it plays the !ed by blowing across a hole to-jcan. also accomplish the change Smooth playing is the inatru-, ing them together in an up and 8100 ono attendant rope inst 3 VARIETIES 1.75 again, but with ereatly increased |same notes an octive lower. ward one end, The pitch is con-jof tone. The latter is the result ment's forte and for obvious rea-!'down motion a “clash™ is ob- netor Prank Sinatra after the | Phone 6226 possible vohuines and percussion | HARP—The harp is a descend- |trolied by altering the length ofjof “over - blowing” and results|sons it is able to cope with glis-; tained, without which many Or- Dottes was setlled for an in. | Chinese Pood, Fried Chicken, Gneans by which rhythm and lant’ of one of the oldest known the vibrating column of air. Ad-jin a blatant rather sinister} sando passages easily, A some-|chestral climaxes would sound oo oe ‘| Spaghetti, Hamburgers, Fish. & Only one fire causes. | | serious damage in February | } © ' prince Rupert’s Fire Depart-;three occupancies, one. seating ment answered 17 fire calls dur- capacity, and 13 chimneys, of ing February with only one|which three Yukon chimneys | blaze amounting to any serious |were ordered removed. Six ail damage, according to a report |burner permits were issued last from Fire Chief E. W. Becker. month. oe A fire February 25 caused Complete imspections were 1 $1,000 damage to 2 boat owned carried out at 25 hotels, five by C. E. Cotsford of 1727 Gra-|schools, seven public buildings ham Avenue. and two dwellings. Five fire Other reported calls included: | drills were held in the schools. rour overheatect smoke pipes, Eighty-five water hydrants lseix oil burners, two electrical, | were checked and six were re- two smoking, one garbage, one ferred to the water department ismoke scare, and one false for repair. | alarm. Equipment was: checked daily The department also respond- and miintained in good work- loa to 27 ambulance calls in Feb- |'né order, | ; . . ruary. The auxiliary department held During the month both the weekly practices with an average city and the waterfront alarm (attendance of 10 members. systems were tested and found et Dalle Ne — to be in good working order. oy Rupert Davy News 4 Three new fire alarm box cases Thursday, March 15, 1962 4} were installed. ’ ee i | Inspections were made of 15 P A GO D A oil burner installations, one ras Drive-In | \ | pump installation, one furnace, | S p E Cc | A L climax are often achieved). instruments and heard most!mirable for rapid, ornamental|sound. what large instrument, the bass} very tame. The player can stop See roran, 22 Wednesday: ed chips We pay aenvery charges The strings. having @ some- often in the orchestra in sweep- | passages the tone is clear, hol-|_ ,,, trombone is sometimes used in|the sound by bringing the edges that Sinatra and «friend beat. wr olen . Te . what-less penetrating tone than jing arpeggios (broken chords) | low, mellow or brilliant depend- TROMBONE — In the trom-|ihe bass choir as well. Its range|of the cymbals against his body yim in an altercation in May NY Open 2:20 pan. fo 3220 a.m. mahy of their partners which |and glissando passages. ing on the register (‘approximate ,Pone, in place of valve opera-|is a fifth lower. and some extraordinary effects|jog9 in a nightclub parking lot are blown or struck are found| TYMPANI — The tympani or pitch) being used. tion, the pitch changes © are! uPA — The tuba is too often | 2 be obtained by striking them| ©" . Y in greater number in the orch- kettle drums is the only member|{ pyccoLo — The pi achieved by lengthening OF) neiated i minds with ita; With soft ANA Nard - Nerded | yrange ahah eases ee ~~ ; an : 2 piccoio 1s not | shortening the air column b associated in our minds with its) a sats ' estra and almost always toward |of the drum family which ¢aN |. jong as the flute and sounds’ 1B ‘ y “oompah” role. This bass instru- drumsticks. Pri R t Fish n’s Credit Union “stage front.” The double bas-|be accurately tuned. One can |ay, - Wiot s'means of moving a slide, Of ut-| . rince Rupert Fishermen's Creait Uns ce apa : : AN lan octave higher. Because of its most importantce obviously, is ment can be used in many ways} CELESTA — The celesta is a ses are an exception: to'this andjoften see this being done while shrill tone it can pierce the sound-an excellent car , for deviation to complete an orchestral sound. of a full orchestra and is used from true pitch will result with Phe pore 's ret and the insti charming tone of which results to brighten the woodwind partithe slightest inaccuracy from: ment is capable of surprising d hicl ‘agility considering its si jfrom hammers striking small : and in music which is violent|the sli adiusi fagility considering its size, . Lote 79 1 ot 1 sto ; ; hr “ 32? - nn . the slide adjustment. The tone, 'stel plates suspended over uNnEec have to peer: around them to seejally three “tymps™ im a sym land terrifying in character. ne *enductor. shony orchestra and these are has much grandeur when vol- CYMBALS — These are twoi wooden resonators. A pedal is tpe Henductor. oo and harp are|raned iB the first, fourth ana | TRUMPET —- The trumpet is ume is stressed and in quiet pas- icircular metallic plates held by {used to sustain sound when this Thursday, March 15th included in the orchestra. These | fifth notes of the key in which | the clear - toned soprano of the |548es it can be awe - inspiring. means of leather loops. By strik- effect is desired. ; 7:30 p.m : . instruments do not fit into any | the orchestra happens to be play-| brass family. As are all instru~ |” pyeesgaacor . SONS OF NORWAY HALL & ae Le ; 2 7 re ‘i ce 4 - of the four broad classifications |ing. Tuning is accomplished py|ments of this type, the basic becaaise of: their size are always the orchestra is playing. The placed well” in’ the :background tone is resonmmt and the volume | so that, other. players will notirange very wide. There are UsU- | i keyboard instrument, the light Lo agtemrcn ce but are often called for by com- \tightening or loosening the drum |notes are obtained by what is posers. ‘head. known as the embouchure (lip “ike a member of any team,| BASS DRUM--The bass drum | and wind pressure variations). In every orchestral player is im- ihas a tone not unlike that of a {all brasses, aside from the trom- portant and a great deal is owed tympani but is indefinite in; bone, further pitch variation is to the plaver who seldom [piten, Like the kettle drum, 21809 by valves which alter 1 handles anything but a sup-jit is played with soft - headed | the length of the vibrating col- porting part. Listeners are not sticks and although perhaps |tmn of air. The trumpet in Bh, aware of him as they are for ;most commonly associated with |3 transposing instrument, is the the instrument thundering forth [the strong beats of military mu- the main theme or tune, but they would realize, if he were absent, that something was miss- ine. The more perfect the orch- extra, the more conscientious and co-operative the players. Isic it is frequently used in cli- |maxes and for thunder effects. | SNARE DRUM — The snare idrum is also military in associa- Ition but with a very different ‘sound. The crisp, sometime snarl- The conductor, or the captain; ing tone is the result of snares ‘ ne stretched across the lower drum |and tonally is not as brilliant. at the team has innumerable du- ties. He must procure the best instrumentalists available, choose head which vibrate against the | ; par provrams, rehearse the orches- ;is played. Hard one most commonly heard and is used to advantage in providing substantial accompaniment back- ground as well as for brilliant melodic statements and peak 'volume effects, The cornet, often iconfused with the trumpet, is ‘slightly more conical in shape CLARINET — The clarinet is chment when the instrument ja tremendously useful, versatile - headed sticks! instrument using one reed which tra, Choose the tempos, cut the /are used and the playing of jis clamped to the mouthpiece. . +. by HEWETSON ‘CUSHIONED INSIDE & OUT for cal MAXIMUM orchestra or sections of it inj“rolls’ in either increasmg or Due to fingering difficulties it such matters as attack and re- | diminishing volume is one of the jis what is Known as a trans- COMFORT lease, {most effective uses of the instru- | posing instrument and “clarin- _ ae His main duty, of course, is;ment. — ets in B” and “A” are those com- oe ; ae : Interpretation, Yor it rests with} ‘TRIANGLE — This is a steel |monly used. An excellent ensem - 4 lal — ast oh, - the conductor to draw from his: rod in the shape of an incom- ble instrument, it can step Into players the beauty as he sees it plete three - sided figure. Held|the melodic spotlight at a mo- pd i me ; T- 9 95 ny owhatever music Is being iby a cord, it is played with a ment’s notice. a -~ ee —— on ow, . puayed., ‘short steel bar. Rapid striking| pRASSOON — A double-reeded | f age go oo : a ge a This then, in eapsule form is of two sides produces 2 temolo ‘ instrument the pipe of which is doubled back on itself for ease ‘of carrying and playing. The in- strument {s held in a slanting position and has rather a sol- emn tone. In contrast it ean be eur modern symphony oreches-:and the tone is clear and sharp. tra. the most complex and the It ds used sparingly but can add Most marvelous musical instru- {a great deal of interest to soft ment the world has ever known, |passares. A description of cach of the | OBOE -— The oboe Is the In- Lr will be played |strument to which all others immensely humorous vere by the Vancouver Symphony j tune, Th ds the soprano of the ‘ , ig ' . \ orchestra Lollows: ‘double - reed class, so called he- moons BASSOON “ Is mueh SU WIOLIN A violin is the high+!eause the player uses a mouth~ Oe eat ns idernbl vvreor nas cst - sounding member of (heipiece made of two bound slips fee pitet ear we yee and| |“, wtrmg family. For orchestral pur- lof eane. Tt is a difficult and sen- s pitch is an octave lower, Like ue ne Menem. tind Or the double bass it sounds an oc- ” — oe oO . Se poses the pliyers are divided into | sitive instrument to play and has : sant RAPT ATTENTION of students ab children’s coneert. presented by Vancouver Symphony orches- Hest and second violin groups. Itla unique nasal tonal color. Tts tave lower than the score would . oy Smartly Styled Featherweight | OXFORDS and SLIPONS 2 in Suede - Glove - (New) Living Leather RSS a | Come in and try a pair at . . ' ; . ive yee ge , cate and the tone in its low- tra is demonstrated here as part of high school group) watches big musical group perform. GEO HILL & SONS LTD. ts often piven to "Violin 1" to use in pastoral and reflective Poet nne is pratt nee Mn Special concerts for children will he presented at Prinee Rupert Senior Migh sehool at 1 | ° play the principal melody in a passages is very common and ing extreme. pm. and 2 pan. Friday, March 2%, when Vancouver Symphony orchestra, under direction of 'l g94 Third Avenue West Phone 2016 Wor he p secon’ Tr SOO LISH HORN This | BASS CLARINET — This is not conductor Irwin Hoffman, pays iis second visit to Prince Rupert. Adult) concert is scheduled | nthe accompanying part, but! ENGLIS N — This is SS CLARINET — Us is for 8:30 pan. ro L both divisions can be used for [probably not. originally English to be confused with the saxo- - cre ce cc cathe thee petunia ene snot a aeons : either role. The expressive rangeland certainly not a horn. A|phone which It resembles In ap- Is unlimited, double ~ receded instrument, it |/Pearance, It has a wide range The concertmaster, he “first}is casy to tell from the oboe in and although capable of playing officer” of the orchestra, is the|that it is longer and wider, has loudly, perhaps its chief charm leader of the first violin section. slightly bent reeds and a small {lies in its resonant reedy quality VIOLA] The Wola is a some-lbulb near the lower end. The 0 Soft pAssApes, what larger andas a resullsome--tone ds rieh and sonorous and| FRENCH WORN — A descend. what lower member of the string |when used in solo roles 1s rather {ant of the old hunting horn, the family, Uts tone ds mot ss bright ssad dn character, French horn has an even, mellow ax that oof the violin but it iss PLUTE The flute Is the col- tone which blends equally well opten used in vomuuitie and som joratura soprang of the wood- |with the woodwinds as with oth- bre solo passages. Tots chietly wind yroup. Unlike the ancient jer brass instruments, The play- tised as iy gecompanying instra- | fhites which were held vertically, jor's hind Inserted Into the “hell” metit and as sueh as earmousty ithe modern Instrument is known lot the French horn can influ. helpiud. ne n transverse flute and te play- lence the plich in fine degree nnd eee “Repair work keeps city crews busy Repairing wooden sidewalks andhandrails, repairing and replacing traf fie signs, grading and pravelling city streets, brushing road allowances, making conerete pipe, Cleaning culverts, catch basins and ditches, and hauling: garbage caver have heen keeping city crews busy, City Works Superintendent ©, J, Guse taffson said today. ee ene —- _ Under the heading, reuds, side- “alles, enlverts and drains the following work has been “om pleted or ds wnder way: removal ineh conerete pipe, a 1 of rock to widen Alsth Avenue Jor tyt on Hays Cove md placing Fast between Basil Street and }the junetion of Sixth Avenue Claude Street, is almost come trast to the junetion of Wghth pleted, levelling, placing of ft. Avenue Kast ts nearhy comple. removal of overburden and dtl |tton and construction of the new ing und blasting of rock on the ladewalk is well under way. cast side of Conrad Strect from , the Junetion of Ways Cove Avee| Under the heading water do- pue toa Beaventh Avenue is nenre|portment the following work ing completion, inutallation of | has beon done: repairs to the the new sidewall ts about 60 per fire hydrant out McLean's Ship- Vingott Avenue from the acad end is progressing well, removal of overburden, drilling and binst- Ing of rock, Installation of V2- HAs, reading water meters nnd | thawing frozen water services, , In the sewer department the: followhng da inderweiys renewal a a ar of the sewer main on Ninth Ave- 7 ro ai Wue Bast tron Alfred Street to) ; ae Baeon Street is about 7h per : cont competed, dastatlation of av! how sewer man from Waghth Avenne iust to the north aide; of the ane on Frederick Street | and aloe the south side af the awed ern! ITS LI CKY WHEN You DO WHAT YOU LIKE complated, Installation of a new v sewer main in inne of Wook v4, ep od pers | ' cent completed, conatriction of |yard at, Ben} Cove, repairs #6 seve | Bectlon 7 between Donald Erect free home dediperys phone 4032 the rock retaining wall to effect eral valve hoxes, ropatring water lind Claude Street ty about {0 ee ce avectag wenmececeesnanie waiter amet aut oto gonmetmeene stm widening on the south alde of meters, cutting brush over water per cent completed, This advartisoment is not publistud ar displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. . 4 . : ‘ | ce ‘ , en) 8 Pree tale ieee Mas co cot er cae