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Concert Marks Start Of Sesquicentennial

One week from Sunday the University will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the
granting of its charter with a concert by the Hague Philharmonic.

The performance of the Hague Philharmonic will mark the beginning of the University's
Sesquicentennial year celebrations. The concert will begin at 8:30 p.m. in University Hall
and is part of the University Union's Artist Series.

For those who did not get tickets for the Artist Series, tickets for this performance may
be obtained either at the door the night of the concert or in the Director's Office, in
Newcomb Hall.

The Program for the January 19 concert includes
"Symphonictta" by Willem Van Otterloo, the
conductor of the Philharmonic; "Symphony in D
Major, (The Prague Symphony)" by ; and
"Symphony No. 7 in A Major" by Beethoven.

Third Visit

This is the Hague Philharmonic's third visit to this
country. On their first trip to the United States The
New York Times said of their performance in Carnegie
Hall "The ensemble is superior and so is its conductor.
Altogether handsome sound. The string section (is)
suggestive of the Philadelphia Orchestra strings; full,
rich and colorful."

The Orchestra is made up of 106 musicians, of
which 102 will perform in University Hall. The
orchestra is subsidized by the Dutch government, as
well as by the municipality of The Hague..

Willem van Otterloo is the fourth regular
conductor of the Hague Philharmonic. He has led the
orchestra in more than 1750 concerts and under his
baton it has achieved International recognition for the
highest standards of performance.

Large Number Of Concerts

In the Netherlands and on tours during the 65
years of its existence, the orchestra has given more
than 7500 concerts under more than 275 conductors.

Mr. van Otterloo was appointed to the post of
conductor of the Philharmonic in 1949 after he had
already made a name for himself in the Netherlands
and abroad.

In America he has appeared as guest conductor of such major ensembles as the
Washington National Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and
Stokowski's American Symphony in New York's Carnegie Hall.

As a composer Willem van Otterloo ranks among the most outstanding in Holland and is
esteemed in other parts of Europe. His Symphonietta for sixteen woodwinds was a program
feature of the Concertgebouw Orchestra during its first tour of the United States in 1956.

The Hague Philharmonic will perform that piece in University Hall on the 19th.

Of the 150 performances presented annually by the Hague Philharmonic, Mr. van
Otterloo is on the podium for about 90 of them. He is
away from home usually two or more months of each
year as guest conductor in various parts of the world.

In 1967 Mr. van Otterloo visited the United States
and Canada (Expo '67) as conductor of the Melbourne
Symphony. The previous year he led that orchestra in
40 concerts in Australia. In 1966 he became the
orchestra's regular conductor so that his seasons are
now divided between Australia and The Hague.

He has twice been "the best of
the year" by music in
been awarded the highest official
governments of the Netherlands. Denmark,
and Austria.

Many Orchestras

The Netherlands has a of orchestras
for such a small country - sixteen altogether. Of
those, the Hague Philharmonic is perhaps the finest.

The Hague Philharmonic boasts two concert
masters who are on a par to their positions and
functions in the orchestra. They are Theo Olof and
Willem Noske, both pupils of Oskar Back. Both men
began careers as child prodigies on the concert stage.

Following the concert there will be a candlelight
reception for members of the orchestra and selected
guests in Newcomb Hall that is being sponsored by the
University Union and the Sesquicentennial
Committee.