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store .employees who have their daily sings are a more efficient and happier lot of workers than those who do not, and American 1Wusic Has Not Yet uArrived'', he is convinced that the same will appl1 to singers in any other vocation. So it will not be a surprising thing Declares New Leader of Boston Symphony to enter the city hall at lunch time hereafter and hear city surveyors, tax Pierre Monteux, Back from F ranee, Begins Rehearsals-" Let Us Forget the War; It H as No Part collectors, policemen off duty and other eaters blending their melodious voices in in the Selection of Programs," Says Parisian the interpretation of a nything from jazz to grand . H. P.

~ OSTON, Aug. 29-With the arrival our best in literature and in poetry re­ 'dance s·pir·it' which characterizes Rus­ B her e this week of P ierre Moriteux, ma ins and always will be dear to us. sian music-not of the same style as NOTABLE MU SICIANS that of Russia but with a style char­ the new Boston Symphony Orchest r-a His View of American Music acteristically American. . JOIN PEABODY STAFF conductor, the stage is fast being set f or "You ask whether we ar e t o develop "I think it will come. It will be very a Symphony season of rare distinct ion a true American type of music. Yes, or iginal; very American." Baltimore Conservatory Opens on Sept. and success. M. Monteux, with Mme. perhaps so, but the time has not arrived Mr. Monteux r eferred to the Bos-ton !-Scholarship Exams Take Place Monteux and Denis-e Monteux, the . composer Gilbert as one who has written themes having the originality and the Sept. 28-30 six year old daughter, opened his new true "color" of American music. BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-When the Pea. home in Brandon Hall, Br ookline, yester­ He ~s to confer with Loeffler, Chadwick, body Conservator y of Music, Baltimore, day. To-day he will begin the re-ar­ Converse, F'oote and others here with a opened its doors for instruction on Sepl r angement of the progr am for this view to learning what the American music-lovers desire as American com­ 1, it presented one of the .strongest and winter. positions. one of the most noted faculties in the ,He comes to this country and city with "Americans want the classics in country. Besides its regular teaching an open mind and a refreshing view­ music," he said. "That means German staff, such celebrities as F r ank Gittelson, point r egarding the musical predilection compositions. Hitherto Italian music of Boston and America. Nor is he a has failed for the concert. There have violinist; Horatio Connell, baritone; stranger within the city's gates; he suc­ been no · symphonies. To-day, Alfredo Gerard Dul;Jerta, baritone, and Austin ceeds H enri Rabaud, last season's suc­ Casella and four or five other young Conradi, pianist, took up their duties cessful leader, and Dr. Karl Muck, of Italians have written musical p·oems and as meml:iers of the faculty. Elizabeth unsavory memory, who wa s interned ballads which seem worthy of production. Coulson, pianist, and Franz C. Born­ during our participat ion in the world "Some of these will be given by the schein, violinist, left the Preparato ry war and who recently sailed fr om New Symphony Orchestra this winter. I can­ Department and joined the main school York for Copenhagen. M. 'Monteux was not say how these will be received. P er ­ staff. Both of these teachers are grad­ here in November 1916 at t he presenta­ sonally I like them. It is another uates of the Peabody and have estab· tion of the Russia n Ballet in the Boston question ·as to what audiences will say. lished themselves as two of the best Opera House, and again last year for · s-i x "A new symphony written by D'lndy teachers in t hat section . of the country. weeks as conductor· of "Symphony" will perhaps prove of interest here. He Geovge F . Boyle, the senior member of pending the arrival of M. Rabaud. With is an old man-a spectator to the things the piano depar tment, has established all his musical lore M. Mimteux f ought that have been transpiring in France himself as a co~ert pianist of excep­ valiantly f or France and in the open, for the past four terrible years; but he tional attainments and wm be heard in living twenty-five months with the sol­ seems to have translated the spirit of recital in Richmond, Va . ; Chatham, Va. ; diers of France as one of them 'in the the war into hi'S scores. Frederick, Md., and Baltimore. He will trenches. "Boston has a different spirit of appear also as soloist with the Boston "I had my violin with me,' ' he said. musical appreciation from New York. Symphony and the Detroit Symphony ·"When it was possible I played. I played Here we are, to a very praiseworthy Orchestras, playing his own concert(}­ in the F rench churches on Sundays with degree, looking for the good, the ap­ a work first introduced in this country · an organist and a solo singer accom- preciable in our music. The New by Ernest Hutcheson, who played it with Yorker, it seems t o me, is always trying . panying. S o m ~ tim e s when there was no the New York Philharmonic Society. singer and no organ I played by myself. to compare what he hears with some­ Scholarships are given by the Peabody I watched the shells flying overhead in thing he has heard before. He is what in each branch of study and are for a Rheims, Verdun, Soissons, and lat er in you might call a pe•ssimist, while we are term of three years. These scholarships Argonne." In 1916 M. Monteux was optimists. He finds out the bad. We are in great demand and are awarded by find out the good in our music. C. R. the faculty after a competitive examina­ r eleased f rom militar y dut ies and came Photo© Mishkin to this country. Pierre Monteux, French Conductor, Who tion. Students from all sections of the country compete for these honors, which "Now that the war is over, let us for- Now Leads the Boston Symphony CITY EMPLOYEES SING get the war ; it has no part in "the carry with them such supplementary studies as the Director deems advisable. ·selecti?n _of o_ur musical progr an;ts." for that_. At present. Amer ican ~u sic is Louisville, Ky., Institutes Noon-Hour These examination s take place on Sept. That 1s h1s attit ude as ~ega rd s ~u s 1 c al not at I ~ s best. ~t IS so much 1mpreg- Music in Municipal Offices standards from the pomt of v1ew of nated With the mfluence of old-world 28, 29 and 30. Harold Randolph, the Director, has what happened dm'ing the war. music--of the Italian and the Russ·ian LOUISVILLE, KY., Aug. 28-Several en- been spending his vacation at his Sum­ " Neither America n ~r any of the re~t an,? the G ~r man composer. .. tertainments given by the employees of mer Home at Northeast Harbor, Me., but of the world has lost Its, love for :music To-~ay ~f we hear Germa~ musiC. we the City Hall have disclosed so much will be at his rooms at the Conservatory .as· a result of the war·, he co_ntmued. recogmze. 1 ~ a~ ~n ee f rom Its . typical musical talent among thei_r numb~r that on Sept. 19 for the examination of pupils "In fact, the same old love exu~ts and ~hara c t ens tiC; It I S the same with I t al- they have decided to put 1t to daily use. who desire to matriculate. will always exist in the hearts of those Ian, with French, with Russian music. The former head of the Board of Public with a true love of music. We shall have " But American music is not so. Some- Works, D. B. G. Rose, is so enthusiastic symphonies and music of a new char- thing as yet is lacking. The time may' over the matter t hat he is going to pro­ acter perhaps here and ther e. Of course. be near when all this will be changed. mote daily concerts at the noon hour, MARIE TIFFANY ON TOUR th'at is inevitable. But the time will When the true American music comes- at which time chorus singing, as well as not come when the .world of music lovers when we are able to present it in the vocal and instrumental solos are to be Soprano Will Give Recitals Before Open- will tire ·of classical ~usi c . That will scores of _the s ympho~y a_s such, it will given by the men and women employees. ing of Metropolitan r emain and endure-Just as some of be r ecogmzed. And It Will possess the Mr. Rose contends that the department iii======9.i'======iil Prior to the opening ·of the opera sea­ l m _ son Marie Tiffany, soprano of the Metro- politan Opera Company, will be active in The Commodore Series of The Biltmore Series of an extended Fall tour of concerts cover­ ing pr actically two months. Miss Tif­ Friday Evening Musicales Friday Morning Musicales fany left New York on Labor Day for Altoona, Pa., where she appeared on BALLROOM OF THE HOTEL COMMODORE BALLROOM OF THE HOTEL BILTMORE Sept. 2. In September she sings in twen­ Forty-second Street and Lexington Avenue Madison Avenue and Forty-third Street ty-two cities of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West JOHN McE. BOWMAN GEORGE W. SWEENEY Vir ginia and New Jersey. In October President Vice-Presirle11l JOHN McE. BOWMAN, she appears in some t en cities in Penn­ and Managinll Director President. sylvania, New Jersey and New York R. E. JOHNSTON, Manager, ·begs to announce a series of eight R. E. JOHNSTON, ,Manager, "egs to announce a series of eight state, closing in Nyack on Oct. 16. Ey ening Musicales. to be. given aJ eight-thirty o'clock on the following Morning Musicales to be given at eleven o'clock on the followinv Following this Mis s Tiffany leaves the dates during season 1919-20: dates during sea s o~ 1919-20 < middle of October for the West , where November 2S December. 26 J;muary 30 February 27 November 7· December 5 January 9 February 6 she is booked for a series of ten concerts, November 21 December ·19 J anuary 23 February 20 December l2 January 16 F~b:uary 13 March 12 , opening in Boulder, Col., on Oct. 20 . and including recitals in Denver, Pueblo, El The foilowing artists ·have been. definitely engaged: The following artists have'. been definitely engaged: Paso, Roswell, N. M., a:nd other cities. F RANCES ALDA - . . JOHN McCORMACK On her western tour she will be accom­ . GABRIELLA . BESANZONJ. GABRIELLA BESANZONI F RIEDA H EMPEL ANNA CASE CHARLES H ACKETT panied by Mildred Turner, pianist, of · ENRICO CARUSO · . LUCILE ORRELL .EMMY · DESTINN · . ' MISCHA ELMAN. '. · !DELLE PATTERSON JOSE MARDONES New York. Among the new songs which GERALDINE FARRA-R CLAIRE LILLIAN PETELER LUCILE ORRELL she will sing in these concerts are several ·:.. ANNA FITZIU .. . . T.ITTA RUFFO . MISCHA ELMAN ARTHU R RU BINSTEI N ·AMELJTA GALLI-CURCi ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN ANNA FITZIU HELEN STANLEY by Eugene Goossens_, the young British ·MARY· GARDEN . . . ROSITA RENARD . AMELITA GALLI-CURCI T OSCHA SEIDEL composer, and new songs by Cyril Scott, ,, . ·· , LEOPOLD GODOWSKY ANDRES DE SEGUROLA MARY GARDEN ANDRES DE SEGUROL A Alice Barnett and Buzzi-Peccia. . ·,:.-.RUDOLPH' GANZ , . . . . CYRENA VAN. GORDON OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH J ACQUES T H IBAU D LOUI S GRA VEURE .. CYRENA. VAN GORDON On her return to New. York in N o.vem­ -. · -C?>-~_OUNA LAZZ~RI MARY w~Jf~lON WILKINSON WINST ON W ILKINSON ber Miss Tiffany will begin her fourth ;_ and others 1(). be.announced later., and others to,. be annou;,ced later. ·season as a meinber of the. Company. Her concerts will again - ·~ ------~ . - -- - S~bsc;i·j; tio;;s may · lie .. ordered· n'ow from ·R.:· -E. ibHNSTON, 'Subscri'ptions · ma':Y' he ' ordered now from R. E. JOH NSTON, 1451 this season be under the management of 1451 Broadway, New York .. Telephone 608-609 Bryant. Broadway, New York. Telephone 608-609 Bryant. Antonia Sawyer, Inc. . '~: · ,' Subscription Price, Reserved ·Seats, ·$25 . for eight Concerts, plus Subscription price, Reserved Seats, $20 for eight Concerts, plu• 10 % war tax. , 10% war tax. Lida Carnahan, dramatic soprano, Subscription Price fo r Boxos, .·$200 for e,ight Concerts, plus Subscription price for Boxes, $150 for eight Concerts, plus 10% sang r ecently in the Greek Theater at IO o/o war tax. -·" . ._ _ ' war tax. Berkeley, Cal., giving a " Half-Hour of ;price per Seat per single concert, $4 and $3, plus 10% war tax. Pric~ per Seat per single Concert, $3 plus 10% war tax. Music." Among her songs was Vander­ Price: per ·:B<;x (6.·seats) per sfngle coticerti$3o; ·. ~us 10% war tax. .Price per Box , (~ s~~~s) , p~r s!ngle Concert, $30plus· 10% wa,r tax. pool's "Values," which ..s he scored· in, as well as i ri songs .· by Gilberte, William ---~ - e;_ : ~A~E PIANf>·USED KNABE, P I.A,NO USED Arms. F isher, Carl· Epper t, Sa!ter, ---·- - ' !,!gel,lfr!tz. ~J! d fou!: ·by heLa C ~ Q_JTfp a ni st ,