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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 7-1-1943 Volume 61, Number 07 (July 1943) James Francis Cooke Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude Part of the Composition Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, and the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation Cooke, James Francis. "Volume 61, Number 07 (July 1943)." , (1943). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/226 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the John R. Dover Memorial Library at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. — , ffteke 25 Cents music /Hums wvtyvceA au/L %llUc AfilOl^ Aoldi*** the pio- JUictuwi ^Lovd to v fcaUr %tiiic /re 7 fa lL F *- yotlHn aid alikt, cm, vve cmd “r*hm«dU wtactlnic tccdt4^ to M ** C**T •Hit „•„. .. OF T<»* oo.<rf*5’ r . A RACHMANINOFF memorial concert was presented on June 1, in Carnegie Hall, by the American Society of Com- posers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) The program was devoted to the com- positions of the great Russian master, and the participants were the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, con- ducted by Howard Barlow; Fritz Kreisler, Lawrence Tibbett, Gladys Swarthout, and Sergeant Eugene List. TRAl'BEL, „ HELEN Metropolitan Opera so- prano, will make her STLBESTS He WHT BOB JOBES COLIEdE p? first, operatic appearance .Wr outside this country 'jr*' r when she sings this HERE, THERE. AND EVERYWHERE summer at the Teatro CHOOSE THE BEST THE Colon in Buenos Aires, IN MUSICAL WORLD BECOEBHE MO Jf:- jfgfr Helen under the direction of Traubll Fritz Busch. Ten per- formances of “Tristan GARDNER READ, young und Isolde,” with Lauritz Melchior and a ob Jones College, which American composer of number of other leading American opera Normandy, Missouri, has singers, are included in the season at the stands for the “old-time won the award of one Colon and the Teatro Municipal in Rio thousand dollars offered de Janeiro. religion" and the absolute OSCAR WAGNER, Dean of the Juilliard ent day artists. It was he who brought by the Trustees of the Graduate School, in New York City, was the then relatively unknown Kirsten Paderewski Fund for the DR. EDWIN FRANKO GOLDMAN has authority of the Bible, offers awarded an honorary degree of Doctor Flagstad to the attention of Gatti- Encouragement of Amer- written several new marches to be played of Music at Muskingum College, New Casazza in 1934. can Composers for the during the season of summer concerts to Bachelor Concord, Ohio, on May 24. best work for symphonic “S"” courses leading in Park, York, DR. SETH BINGHAM, organist and which began Central New or chamber orchestra. on June 16. One of these. Hall Brooklyn, choirmaster of the Madison Avenue THE WISCONSIN FEDERATION OF MU- His winning composition is “Symphony of Arts and Bachelor of is dedicated to the citizens of Brooklyn, Presbyterian Church, New York City, was SIC CLUBS, cooperating with the Milwau- No. 2, in E-flat minor.” David Diamond is in recognition of their enthusiastic sup- honored recently when special services kee Journal, will provide opportunities the winner of a similar prize for the best Science degrees, and in the port of the Goldman Band concerts for were conducted in celebration of the for young artists of the state to be heard piece of chamber music, with his “Quartet so many years. thirtieth anniversary of his assuming this in public, through a series of twenty-six for Piano and String Trio in E minor.” important post. Dr. Bingham’s own com- Graduate School of Religion radio broadcasts to be given over the positions featured the musical program ALBERT STOESSEL, distinguished con- radio stations of the newspaper. The first VAUGHN DE LEATH, singer and com- of both morning and evening services; courses leading to the Master ductor and violinist, collapsed and died concert of the series is scheduled for early poser, who had the distinction of being and there were many special guests in within a few minutes on May 12, while in December. the first woman to sing over the air, died attendance. of Arts degree. Beginning conducting members of the New York on May 28, at Buffalo, New York. Known Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra on DEEMS TAYLOR, President of the THE NATIONAL GUILD OF PIANO as “The First Lady of Radio,” and “The the stage of the American Academy of with the school year 1943-44, American Society of Composers, Authors TEACHERS reports that in place of the Original Radio Girl,” her right to these Arts and Letters, during the annual cere- (ASCAP) has been titles was well founded, for it was in 1920 and Publishers , anticipated twenty-five per cent decrease monial of the Academy and the National Medal by the that she sang Swanee River into the in- courses leading to the Doctor awarded the Henry Hadley in enrollments for this year’s auditions, Institute of Arts and Letters. Mr. Stoes- National Association for American Com- there actually was an increase of between verted gramophone horn microphone of sel, although but forty-eight years old, posers and Conductors, as the one “per- fifteen and twenty per cent. The 1943 Dr. Lee De Forest, thus beginning a of Philosophy degree will had won wide acclaim for his work in * forming the greatest service to American auditions were held throughout the coun- career which paralleled the amazing de- various fields, most notable of these being 1942-1943.” velopments in radio. Her compositions, music during the year try on June 2, 3, 4, and 5. A total of one also be offered in the field in connection with the Juilliard Graduate hundred twenty-eight cities were repre- among them several outstanding hits, School, the Chautauqua Institution, and five hundred. ERIC SEMON, for many years one of sented in the enrollment of some fifteen number more than religion. the Oratorio Society of New York. Before of Europe’s leading concert managers and thousand students. becoming a conductor, Mr. Stoessel estab- the European representative of the Met- THE KOUSSEVITZKY MUSIC FOUNDA- lished himself as a violin soloist, making ropolitan Opera Company, died on May LESLIE HAYS HEWARD, for thirteen TION, at its annual meeting, approved his debut in 1915 with the St. Louis Sym- conductor of the Birmingham compositions to be 20, in New York City. Mr. Semon was a years awards for symphonic phony Orchestra. He was assisting artist leading figure in the impresario field and (England) Civic Orchestra and formerly written by Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok, last Opera If you can attend college for only one or two If you are still in high school, we on Caruso’s tour of the country. was identified with the inauguration of conductor of the British National and William Schuman. The Foundation Later he succeeded Walter Damrosch as the careers of some of the leading pres- Company, died on May 3 at Birmingham. also authorized grants for chamber music years before entering the service of your advise you to come to the Bob Jones conductor of the Oratorio Society of New compositions to William Bergsma, now at York. For many years he had been mu- the Eastman School of Music, and Robert country, we strongly advise your coming to College Academy (a four-year, fully- sical director of the Worcester Festival — M. Palmer, an instructor at the Univer- and the Chautauqua Institution. (^om ni •titiond sity of Kansas. Bob Jones College for this year or two of accredited high school) for special TEACH- MRS. CARRIE WIL- DR. HENRY S. FRY, for THE CLOSING DATE of the Patriotic THE CHICAGO SINGING ERS GUILD announces the seventh an- LIAMS KROGMAN, com- character preparation and intellectual and Christian training enter thirty-one years organ- Song Contest, conducted jointly by the before you nual prize song competition for the W. W. poser of more than a ist and choir director of National Federation of Music Clubs and Kimball Company prize of one hundred thousand compositions, spiritual training so essential St. Clement’s Church, the National Broadcasting Company, has now. upon your military service. dollars. Manuscripts should be mailed not 14 in Philadelphia, has re- been extended to October 31. All details died on May Bos- earlier than October 1, and not later than his position. concerning the contest may be secured ton, at the age of eighty- signed from October 15. Full details of the competition West 57th three. Mrs. Krogman Dr. Fry has had a dis- from Miss Rhea Silberta, 200 may be procured from E. Clifford Toren, Plane, Violin, Voice, Pipe was born in Danvers, O^an, Speech, and A>U tinguished career in mu- Street, New York City. 3225 Foster Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Massachusetts, but re- sical Philadelphia, not Mrs. Carrie Dr. Henry childhood in Williams only in his official ca- THE EURYDICE CHORUS AWARD THE NATIONAL BOARD of Delta sided from uuthxud adJLUional S. Fry Krogman cW of 1943, to stimulate choral compositions Omicron, National Music Sorority, an- Boston. She spent sev- pacity as organist of a voices, is announced by the nounces a National Composition Contest of leading Episcopal Church, but also as for women’s eral years studying in Europe. Many chairman of the committee, Miss Susanna open to women composers. The award were written aMoue Hetfulasi academic choral conductor and teacher. He has her piano teaching pieces tuition Dercum. The award is for one hundred will be a one hundred dollar War Bond.

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