European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tjho stairs and strips be Turo Section sgt Alley orchestra s eighth conductor won stateside Fame before entering the service. Leader Alley wields Baton As orchestra plays the National Anthem at american Pavilion. 7th army symphony . Cultural envoys below at the fair the orchestra performed for television. 65-Man Soldier orchestra has travelled 50,000 Miles for european engagements by Jack Walters staff writer the month of november Murks the seventh Winter season for America s Best known cultural envoys in Europe the 7th army symphony orchestra. Sixty five Young and talented musicians will embark on a swing through North Germany where they will perform at bad Wil Dungen bad Hersfeldt Hamburg Hur Burg Wil Helmsburg Kiel Lubeck Schles wig Fassberg Essen Wuppertal Wesel Bonn Aachen Solingen Krefeld and Moen Chen Gladbach. A few weeks ago the symphony barn stormed the Benelux countries winning added applause As one of euro pc s finest orchestras. High Point of that tour came before audiences in the american Pavilion at the Brussels world s fair where the orchestra received standing ovations time and again. In the past six and a half years the symphony has toured More than 50,000 Miles through nearly a dozen countries creating More pleasure understanding and Goodwill than Many a professional Diplo mat. Their praises have been Sung by saturday november 1, 1958 the stars and stripes music critics from the British Isles to the Mediterranean. Frequently in the reviews there can be detected a note of Surprise that american soldiers who sacrifice nothing of their military training in their performance As musicians can interpret so Well the Musi Cal Genius of other lands As Well As their own. The idea for an army symphony or Chestra the Only one of its kind in the world originated with a Young Corporal Samuel Adler who was touring Germany As a member of a siring Trio sponsored by 7th army s special services div. A native of Mannheim Germany Adler had studied at Boston and Harvard universities arid while in the army had been guest con Ductor of the Rhine philharmonic of co Blenz and of the palatinate orchestra Ludwig Shufun. During his tour he had met. Fellow sol Diers interested in classical music. Where could they play As a group while in the army Adler thought it Over and finally broached the idea before his superiors at cont. On Page 1%j Page 11