Stokowski tackles acoustics at Madison Square Garden forum
In New York Leopold Stokowski, 85, rehearsed his American Symphony Orchestra for the first concert at the Garden forum on February 24. He pressed for wood paneling and adjustable baffling to perfect sound, directing 100 players through Bach to Ravel while vowing to continue tweaking acoustics until the hall feels right.
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This Day In History February 1 Highlights 1968
On February 1 1968 history features the Supreme Court holding its first session in New York City Texas votes to secede in 1861 Julia Ward Howes Battle Hymn published in 1862 The 400 social debut in 1892 Edison moves pictures studio in 1893 first auto policy in 1898 Autherine Lucy admitted to Alabama in 1956 and more 1956 merger talk for United Arab Republic and 1960s US politics. Also notes on working women aviation auk birds and the Journal classified pages.
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