American Concert Field ^.’Ii American Achievements in the World Ofmusic Fcieaut^ Iietta May Mfhenrv Cla$Sic Dancing
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1 ne JDiiiDoaru January 31, 1925 American Concert Field ^.’ii American Achievements in the World ofMusic Fcieaut^ Iietta May MfHenrv Cla$SiC Dancing (CotBtnanicationM to 149} BroaJway, Srw York, S. Y.J Orchestra Situation Four American Compositions Chicago Civic Opera Unchanged Awaiting Meeting Accepted by Josiah Zuro With Federation Committee Moves to Boston Joslah Zuro, conductor of the Sunday Symphonic Society, of New York, has - Many and varied are the rumors con- accepted four new orchestral composi- OO cernmg the symphony orchestra situation rions submitted In hlj contest for Ameri¬ 99 1 eriOrmanceS CjlNCn LJuring fn New York Citv as the result of the can cojnposers. Three of these manu¬ Run of 1 1 14 Weeks at Audi- Remand by the As.sociated Musicians of scripts will be performed publicly at the . ' . New lork that the New \ork Symphony free concerta given bi-weekly in the tOriUm in Ohicago and the Philharmonic increase the waees Criterion Theater in New York City, and of its memljers employed by those or- one Mill be given at an invitation re¬ , TO-™.,. .. chestras. The demand is that the men hears^ for the composer and his friends. Chicago, Jan, 2i>,—The swan song of pe paid $25 more a week, and when the The first selections to be presented are the 1»24- _j season of the Chicago Civic formal notice was served on the directors announced as two songs by Evelyn Opera was sung at the Auditorium last these orchestras their representatives Be-ckman, a native of Philadelphia but night with as the fare- poinwd out that the cost of any such Tales of Hoffman now residing in New York, and these well opera until the next regular season, increase must necessarily further add to will be sung on February 1 by Mme. Two hours before daybreak this morn- the present enormous deficits each or- Itaymonde Delaunois of the Metroptolitan ing the entire company of artishs, or- chestra had at the close of every season, Cpera Company, and at the following chestra, chorus ballet and technical and and that if the demand was insisted concert, February 15, an Orchestral executive staffs boarded two social upon it would mean the personnel of Suite by Frederick Stahlberg, conductor trains to Boston, where a fortnight of the orchestra would have to be decreased and composer, will be performed. opera will be sung in the Boston Opera or fewer concerts given, or perhaps both House. of these measures of reducing expenses During the weeks in Chicago at would need to be utillBed. Prominent Concert Artists the Auditorium 99 perforrnances were Committees were appointed to represent given out of a repertoire that included each orchestra, also the American Fed- To Broadcast From New York j French and eration of Musicians, and George Hamer English. V erdi led in the number of per- and Paul Sharrow were chosen for the While the argument pro and con as i « ^rmances sung, being five in number, York Svmphony with R. M. Willson. to the effect radio has on concert bust- v operas were given, a. Edison snd Morris Tartas as the three nesa .continues merrily, each week sees ^ while Rossini, Flotow, W agner, Gounod, representatives for the Philharmonic Or- .nouncements^ of prominent artists to Charpentier, Dehbes. Bizet, Massenet, chestra, and these men will, with James/'.P'’?8Tani8.1:: Gustave 't Mouesorgsky and Saint-Saens all had Lawnhan, Sam Finkelstein and Edward; Langenus, famous clarinetist, a member - presented In varying number, Canavan of the American Federation o/ of tne Philharmonic Orchestra, also the ^ . _ _ New York Cftiicber Music Society, was Margaret Sittig, vlolin^lst, is a young The past opera season was replete with Musicians, meet with Mr. Damrosch, ArA exceptional social splendor, marked by thur Judson and D, E. Porter. No dale luxurious stege settings and investitures has as yet been set for the discussion ol_ In which the I avly-Oukrainsky ballet the contemplated contract as several of big part. , the managers are on tour with their or- and instructor is scheduled to give a ® ® 2/ Toti Dal Monte, Olga Forrai, Helen chestras. but at the American Federation most interesting program of piano music, rifL Vn Freund and Elvira Hidalgo were the so- pf Musicians’ headquarters it was In- and on'tbat'same evening the Philhar- ,1" pranoB who made their debut with the t'mated to The Billboard representative monic Orchestra of New York will broad- xvvv^^^rif critl^sms^ on this recital— civic opera this season. sopranos that it would likely take place within the <ast Its concert for students, while on Sun- *^‘^oro* musicianship in the company were Leila Barr, Alice next fortnight. The contracts now held bv 7e^or**^f ’ Ouf^Sfe^tronofita^^^'to^iTi^ sound intelligence were evident ihni- P’Hermanoy, Mary Gard^. Elizabeth the New York Symphony and the Phll- I ProKram. She deserves to be Kerr. Florence MacBeth. Edith Mason, harmonic Orchestra with the American u ^^Ooletto and heard again." S’eto York rime#: "E-tab- Mary McCormlc, Claudia Muzlo, Grazlella Federation of Musicians expires at th^. Isabel Marsh, lyric soprano, will iished herself In the favor of her audience Pareto and Rosa Raisa. close of this season and the new contract be heard in a group of songs. Partic- py ^ fiuent mechanism and g.ive form Augusta. Lenska, Gladys Swarthout under discussion will Involve the years iilarly on the evening of January 29 will an^ color to the portraval of various and Flora Perinl were mezzo-sopranos 1925 and 1926. those of the radio world who enjoy moods.” Eveninfj World': "A forceful making their dehut and the others in cnamber inusic have a delightful eve- player of sure technique and intonation.** that arm of the company were Anna Cor- lung as the Victor Company will broad- Miss Sittig. altho still quite voung. has rentl, Maria Claeasens, Louise Homer, cast a concert by the Flonzaley Quartet, studied for a long time in this country, Kathr>-n Meisle and Cyrena Van Gor¬ widely known for their programs of also in Europe, and in the past few sea- don. rhamber music. Others to be heard dur- sons has appeared as a memlx-r of the Antonie Cortis and Ivan Dneproff were ing the week are Louise Vermont, con- Sittig Trio, which is composed of her tenors appearing with the company__ this__ The coming weeks will be busy ones tralto; Alice Sievers, pianist; Sylvia brother, a cellist, and her father, a season for the first time. Other tenors for many artists under the management Kramer, Etta Stein and Irwin E. Has- pianist. During 1924 she gave recitals were Fernand Ansseau, Charles Hackett,■■ of the Wolfsohn Musical Bureau. Albert selL in Europe, appearing in Bremen. Berlin. Forrest Lament, Charles Marshall,__ Jose Spalding, American violinist, will spend Dresden and Munich also In Amsterdam. Mojica, Ludovico Olivero, Alfrei'‘d Piccaver the month of February on the^Pacific Pavinta 5>lcrng Cnntrarr where she was soloist with Willem Men- and Tito Schlpa. Coast and will play a concert almost - , gelberg’s Orchestra, and several of these Mariano Stabile and Douglas Stanberry ‘Very day in the month. Alexander With MuSlCianS at NcW Scalc cities are negotl.ating for return enpage- were the two baritones mf-'.-’.-„laking their'.1..;. Brallowsky, Russian pianist, plaj'S a re- _____ ments. A recital will be given by Miss debut and others were Georges Baklanoff," • • “ turn engagement In Boston on January Sittig In Boston on February 9 and William Beck, Desire Defrere. Ce.sare 30,. and- Washington will hoar him on Negotiations for a new wage scale for several other recPals are announced Formichl, Gildo Morelato, Giacomo Rimini Fe^uaryr' 4 in a recital, also as soloist the orchestral musicians for ih- summer during February, and she will also he and Joseph Schwarz. with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on opera at Ravlnia Park, Chicago, have heard with the Trio in Montrlalr. N. J . Among the* bassos Antonio Nlcollch February 5 and 6. Ooeilia Hansen, too. been under way for some time between on February 6; In Philadelphia February was the only new one. The veterans were will have a busy month, and among en- the president of the Chicago Federation 13 and on March 16 a return engagement Feodor Chaliapin. Edouard Cotreuil, Al- pagemefits booked for her are concerts of Musicians and Louis Eck.stein, prcsl- will be played In Boston at a concert e.xander Kipnis, Virgilio Lizzari and Vit¬ in Cincinnati. Buffalo. Minneapolis, dent of the Ravinia company and dl- to be given in President Coolidge's torio Trevisan. Wtlkes-Barre and Albany. Margaret re..tor of the opera company, and a de- church, Among the conductors who made Matzenauer at the close of her duties at cision was reached a few days ago. This debuts was Henry G. Weber. Associated_ the Metropolitan left immediately for a decision granted the request of the men r'lnrtnnxri Svmr»hnnv Arfordcd with Maestro Giorgio I’olacco in the di¬ concert tour which will take her to Bos- for an Increased scale and under the new ovnij^iiuiiy rxvvwiu « rection of the opera season were Pietro ton. where she appears as soloist at a contract the 50 musicians from the Chi- NlUCb PfJISC Ofl 1 ODf CiminI, Roberto Moranzoni. Dino Bigalll, pair of concerts with the Boston Sym- cago Symphony Orchestra who play dur- _ Charles Lauv.-ers, Frank St. Ijeser, phony Orchestra; also she will be one ing the summer at Ravinia were given The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Giacomo Spadoni and Isaac Van Grove, of the- soloists with the fociety of the an increase of $12 a week for the 1925 while on its mid-summer tour won assistants.