Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 10-1-1944 Volume 62, Number 10 (October 1944) 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 62, Number 10 (October 1944)." , (1944). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/212 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]. I * A... kiA.k.s. f J tmmmm wji i'i . mm „ w MMW JMitairal (gremlins ,. AN OPERETTA, “SONG OF NORWAY,” about Edvard Grieg and using much of his music, had a most successful opening recently in New York City. Episodes in the life of the great Norwegian composer contribute to the story, and many of his most familiar and haunting melodies are adapted to the musical score. In the ex- cellent cast is Irra Petina, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Association. FRANCO AUTORI, conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, who has just finished his first season with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra as suc- cessor to the late Albert Stoessel, has been reappointed as conductor for the summer season of 1945. HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE SOLOISTS, to the num- IN THE MUSICAL WORLD ber of twenty-seven, have been engaged by in a series of six pairs of concerts on MRS. HARRIET AYER the New York Philhar- Monday evenings and Tuesday after- SEYMOUR, a leading monic-Symphony Or- noons. American pioneer in the chestra for the new sea- Held of musical therapy, son which opens on Oc- THE NEW YORK LITTLE SYMPHONY, died on July 30 in New tober 5. Among these Joseph Barone, director, will present a York City, at the age of are Zino Prancescatti, series of six concerts on Friday nights sixty-eight. She was Jascha Heifetz, Erica the option for the broadcasting rights during the coming season. As formerly, widely known as an ad- Morini, Fritz' Kreisler, for the remaining five years. the orchestra will introduce young Amer- vocate of the use of mu- .saac Stern, Gregor Piatigorsky, Claudio ican soloists, conductors, and composers sic as a cure for certain Arrau, Josef Hofmann, Wanda Landow- JOSEPH BONNET, distinguished French in formal debuts. These include Don- forms of illness. Mrs. ska, Rudolf Serkin, Kerstin Thorborg, organist, who had made his home in New aldina Lew, soprano; William Bodkin, Seymour was born in Charles Kullman, and John Brownlee. York City since 1940, died on August 2 baritone: Mary Michna, pianist; Albert Chicago and was educated musically in at Ste. Luce sur Mer, near Rimouski, Brusiloff, violinist: and Harry Hewitt, Germany. For a number of years she was SAMUEL BARBER'S “Violin Concerto” Quebec. Just last year he had been given composer. on the faculty of the Institute of Musical was included in one of the recent pro- charge of the organ class of a newly Art. Largely as a result of her observations grams of the fiftieth of the healing power of in her season of Sir Henry formed conservatory of music in Quebec. A NEW NOTE in industrial recreational music Wood’s Promenade Concerts hospital work during the First World at Albert Mr. Bonnet was born at Bordeaux, activities was registered in August when Hall in London, with the Australian War, Mrs. Seymour founded the Seymour France, on March 17, 1884. He was for the employees of the Gruen Watch Com- violinist, Eda Kersey, as soloist. School of Musical Re-education. In 1941 some years organist of the Church of St. pany were guests of the company man- she established the National Foundation Eustache in Paris, and succeeded Alex- agement at a performance of “Rigoletto,” of Musical Therapy, of which she was THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON opera andre Guilmant as organist of the Soci- given by the Cincinnati Summer Opera president. broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera ety of Concerts of the French Conserva- Association at the Cincinnati Zoological Association are to be continued for six tory. He had made several world tours Gardens. years under the terms of a contract re- before the war. THORNTON W. ALLEN, New York com- poser and music cently announced by the Metropolitan FRITZ KREISLER’S next radio appear- publisher, died on July Opera Association, 30 at Hyannis, Massachusetts. Included the Texas Company, LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI will return this ance will be on October 9. The remaining among his many activities and the Blue Network. Under the agree- month to the New York City Cester as dates in the NBC “Telephone Hour” was a period ment, the of eighteen years as managing editor of Texas Company continues as music director of the New York City series, which began July 17, are January the sponsor “Musical Courier.” while still in college for the coming season, with Symphony. He will direct the orchestra 1, February 19, and April 16, of 1945. he won fame as the composer of the Washington and Lee Swing, which he wrote for his alma mater. Following this he formed a music publishing company C^ompetitiond and wrote, on request, a great many college songs. the Air . presented by NBC University of LEON SAMETINI, head of the violin . department of the Chicago THE SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL of Columbia University and the Metro- AN ANNUAL COMPETITION to be Musical Col- lege, YOUNG ARTISTS AUDITIONS of the politan Opera Association. The opera must called the Ernest Bloch Award has been died on August 20. He had been on the National Federation of New World” Thursdays at 11:30 p.m. (EWT) by Music Clubs, be not over seventy-five minutes in length established by the United Temple Chorus the staff of the Chicago Musical College Course 111 in “Music of the which carry and the awards of $1000 each in and by a native or naturalized American of Long Island, for the best work for about forty years. Mr. Sametini was born National Broadcasting Company piano, violin, voice and classifications, will citizen. The closing date is September 1. women’s chorus based on a text from or in broadcasts "Music of the Rotterdam, Holland, and became The 1944-45 of independent radio stations associated with be held in New York City in the spring 1945 and full details may be secured from related to the Old Testament. The Award known as the infant prodigy of the of 1945. State auditions will ” begin October 12, and in- begin around Eric T. Clarke, Metropolitan Opera Asso- is one hundred and fifty dollars, with New World the NBC network— embraces three main Netherlands. At the age of fifteen he was March 1, 1945, with district auditions, ciation, Inc., New York, 18, New York. publication of the winning work guar- half-hour pro- a protege of clude thirty-eight weekly musical for which the State winners are eligible, Queen Wilhelmina and was approaches: a) Chief historical anteed. The closing date is December 1, Cities,” following. The exact date of the National presented by her on a concert torn-. At grams. Titled "Music in American contributions; b) Compositions about THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL and all details may be secured from the Auditions will be announced later. All sixteen he was graduated from the con- the contributions to * CONTESTS for Young Artists, sponsored United Temple Chorus, Lawrence, Long the series traces cities; c) Music by composers definitely details may be secured from the National servatory at Prague. After by the Society of American Musicians, is Island. coming to the fostered in the popula- Chairman, Miss Ruth M. Ferry, 24 United American music identified with certain cities. announced for the season 1944-45. The States he appeared as soloist with Edgewood Avenue, New Haven 11, A PRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED DOL- centers, both large and small, of the classifications include piano, voice, violin, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. tion Connecticut. LARS is offered by The H. W. Gray Com- violoncello, and organ, with various ages . cradle of pany, Inc. to the composer of the best Western Hemisphere . Boston, for each group. The contests will begin "Music the New World” and its com- anthem submitted SIR HENRY WOOD, of A PRIZE OF A $1,000 WAR BOND about in a contest sponsored religious music and the singing school . February 1, 1945, and all entries will by The American Guild of Organists. well known British con- panion NBC University of the Air courses be the award in a nation-wide com- must be in by January 15. Full details is ductor Lima, Peru, center of viceregal music . petition conducted by the Cincinnati The closing date January' 1, 1945. Full who was just are broadcast as a public service for the with entrance blank may be secured from Symphony Orchestra, for the writing information may be secured from The about to celebrate his focus of musical enterprise of a Mr. Edwin J. Gemmer, Sec.-Treas., 501 Williamsburg, American Guild of Organists, 630 Fifth advancement of education and entertain- “Jubilee Overture” to celebrate the fiftieth Kimball Building, Chicago, Illinois. fiftieth anniversary as a Avenue, New Y'ork in the Colonies . from early days to the anniversary of the orchestra, which takes 20, New York. baton wielder, died on ment under the American system free of place during the coming season. The com- present. THE SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLICA- THE EIGHTH ANNUAL PRIZE August 19, in London.