Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 9-1-1949 Volume 67, Number 09 (September 1949) 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 67, Number 09 (September 1949)." , (1949). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/158 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]. » music magazine EziQ PlNZA compares Broadway and the Metropolitan — THE WORLD OF MUSIC * * * * * * * * * * * * * * tor tfje Orchestra, Beethoven work The Chautauqua Symphony Ormainly, world-renowned con- August 21. Soloists in the ftolotet Eugene direction of Franco Autori, pre- Cfmrcf) were Mariquita Moll, soprano, Nell Tange- under the ductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has been opening tenor, and sented an all -Wagner program at its of his present man, mezzo-soprano, William Hess, given a three-year extension which drew an audience of Chester Watson, bass. The chorus was trained concert in July contract which will assure his remaining with the amphitheatre. Mr. Autori has Lester McCoy, conductor of the University 8,000 to the Philadelphia group through the 1953-54 by recently been named associate conductor of recognition of the fame of Michigan Choral Union. season . this in Or- the New York Philharmonic-Symphony DAY SOLOS and prestige won by Dr. Ormandy and the SABBATH chestra. their recently concluded tour of Low Voice orchestra on Cali- Voice R. N. Loucks, Jr., of San Gabriel, High England. fornia, and Nella Sharpe Holden, of Hen- recital work. solo material for church Cincinnati Summer Opera, which contents providing excellent derson, N. C., were co-winners in the 1949 The Identical soprano, the solos do not require Lotte Lehmann, distinguished had been scheduled to close July 16 because short notice I Herbert Memorial Psalm Tune Competi- the choir soloist when called on J. B. Good for was recently awarded the honorary degree of attendance, was able to continue Hearts (Roberts), and tion conducted by Monmouth College, Mon- of poor (Wooler), If With All Your lengthy preparation. Be Still Doctor of Music from the University of Port- through the generosity of a number of donors by contemporary mouth, 111. part of the twelve numbers Thy Will Be Done (Marks) form a land (Oregon). who contributed over $43,000. 1 .00 each ; Price, $ writers. Opera will open its Marian Anderson, American contralto, The San Francisco season on Sept. 20. It will run died who has had outstanding success on her Eu- 27th home Mme. Sigrid Onegin, contralto, who to Oct. 23, with additional engagements in 16 by the dedi- DEVOTIONAL SOLOS ropean concert tour this past summer (her in 1943, was honored on July Los Angeles from Oct. 25 to Nov. 6. A revival Magliaso, Switzerland. first such tour since 1938), was awarded two cation of a shrine in and Home Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut” will be a fea- For the Church high honors by the Finnish government, the of Two rooms in her former home have been of the season. Singing with the company White Rose of Finland and the Marshal Man- ture set aside and filled with costumes and other the foremost modern and in medium voice range by first time will be Uta Graf, Rose Eighteen solos mostly nerheim Medal. for the mementos of her career. The memorial service but just for the church soloist and Pia Tassinari, sopranos, Ralph contemporary composers of sacred songs. Not Bampton, was attended by many important personages organ. Herbert and Enzo Mascherini, baritones, and accompaniments are for piano or at Tangle- from various countries. programming in any recital. The The Berkshire Music Center for Michael Szekely, bass. Price, $1.25 wood, Mass., had a record enrollment of 465 students at its recently-completed seventh and Paul Nordoff have re- Included in the number were Henry Cowell summer session. 27-year-old pianist of Frederick Marvin, commissions for the next two operas REPERTOIRE young musicians from 36 states and 19 for- ceived ORATORIO the winner of the first AND HOME Los Angeles, was produced at the annual Festival of CHURCH eign countries. Among outstanding students to be Concert and Artists Corporation National Music at Columbia University. Mr. Sacred Songs Selected and edited by were Seymour Lipkin, pianist-conductor and American Collection of Carnegie Hall Award. Mr. Marvin was given Cowell’s work, scheduled for performance winner of the first Rachmaninoff Award; Voice Nicholas Douty as the young artist who played High Voice Low the award will be called “O’Higgins of Chile,” Irwin Hoffman, violinist and teacher of con- next May, last season’s outstanding New York debut Elyakuna and is based on the exploits of General Ber- Vol. I Soprano ducting at the Juilliard School; soloists for church or recital work. Twenty fine sacred recital Carnegie Hall. An invaluable aid to in nardo O’Higgins in freeing Chile from Spain Vol. Ill Tenor Shipara, conductor; Janice Moudry, con- the high voice are no duplications except for five numbers— 1818. Virgil Thomson also has been of- solos. There tralto; Leonard Pennario, pianist; David in Vol. II Alto Koussevitzky especially to the soprano and tenor numbers, the low voice Pease, bass; and Jean fered a $1,000 grant by the volume adheres IV Bass Lloyd, tenor; James The increase in the number of opera Vol. opera. composer. Music Foundation to write an volume carries numbers best suited for alto or bass. Catoire, French workshops and small opera companies has Price, $ 1 .25 each Clarity of diction, so necessary in sa- brought about a search for operas that can he successfully produced by small companies cred music, is made more possible in The New Orleans Opera House Associa- a schedule of opera perform- working on limited budgets. One such work, these volumes by the translators' en- tion announces Malgre Lui,” was pre- THE CHURCH SOLOIST ances for the coming season which will include Gounod’s “Le Medecin OBITUARY deavor to find words which can be at the annual Strauss’ “Salome,” “Petrouchka” by Stravin- sented during the past summer High Voice Low Voice Spartansburg, S. C. Other operas comfortably pronounced and easily sky, “Ai'da,” by Verdi, Giordano’s “Andrea festival in companies are Chenier,” Verdi’s “Masked Ball,” “The Bar- being given by small opera Two fine collections of devotional solos for general use. One for the soprano, sung. Not only the master group of Gretel,” “The Old Maid and the ber of Seville” by Rossini, and Massenet’s “Hansel and Dr. Ruby Davy, composer, pianist and for the alto, baritone or bass. These tasteful num- works mezzo, or tenor; the other oratorio numbers, but modern Secret of Susanne,” and “Sister “Manon.” Walter Herbert is the general di- Thief,” “The conductor, who was the first woman in Aus- selected from the better compositions of such writers as well are represented for the reper- bers have been as rector and Lothar Wallerstein the stage Angelica.” tralia to receive the degree of Doctor of Music, Rathbun, Topliff, Percippe, Hosmer, Frysinger, Brackett, Wolcott and others. toire of the oratorio soloist. director. died July 13 in Melbourne at the age of 66. audience of 3,000 who jammed the Her compositions include a choral work, Price, $1.25 each An Price, $ 1 .50 each Fair and Free,” which was per- The fourth annual Brevard Music Fes- Concert Hall in Amsterdam gave a ringing “Australia Britten’s “Spring formed in Melbourne during the Centenary tival was held at Brevard, N. C., on the second ovation to Benjamin Sym- Celebration in 1935. and third weekends of August. Soloists in- phony” in its world premiere on July 14th at the Holland Music Festival. The new work, cluded Tossy Spivakovsky, violinist, Joseph •k THEODORE PRESSER CO., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Battista, pianist, Eugene Istomin, pianist. according to reports, received a “brilliant per- Novak, widely-known Czech Fiances Yeend, soprano, Nan Merriman, con- formance” by Eduard van Beinum and the Vitezslav Soloists were composer, died July 18th, in Prague, at the tralto, Mario Berini, tenor, and Carroll Glenn, Concertgebouw Orchestra. Jo Ferrier, contralto, age of 78. In 1945 he was given the title of violinist. The highlight of the Festival was Vincent, soprano, Kathleen Artist.” Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, performed on and Peter Pears, tenor. “National ETUDE-SEPTEMBER 1949 1 - 6o COMING IN OCTOBER Enjoyment for Your Reading the music magazine "Football is More Thon Touchdowns” p Reve||| ^ CO.. 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