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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 3-1-1943 Volume 61, Number 03 (March 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 03 (March 1943)." , (1943). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/230 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]. 1 BOB JONES COLLEGE OFFERS VOICE, PIANO, VIOLIN, PIPE ORGAN, SPEECH, AND ART WITHOUT COST ABOVE REGULAR ACADEMIC TUITION. Young men and ADDITIONAL women may prepare for radio careers in music or speech. Bob Jones College professional, teaching, or also offers young men and women an unusual opportunity to prepare for part time or full time Christian service in the ministry of music and speech. If you can attend college for only one or two years If you are still in high school we advise you to before entering the service of your country, we come to the Bob Jones College Academy (a four strongly advise your coming to Bob Jones College year, fully accredited high school) for educational for this year or two of character preparation and and Christian training before you enter upon your intellectual and spiritual training so essential now. military service. Bob Jones College offers a wide variety of courses leading to Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees, and in the Graduate School of Religion co urses leading to the Master of Arts degree Be ^ 'ng with the school year 1943-44, courses leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree will also be offered in the field of religion. Bob Jones College has high scholastic standards. It also stands without apolo for the "old-time religion" and for the absolute authority of the Bible. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION WRITE . DR. BOB JONES, JR. BOB JONES COLLEGE ’ ; THE ANNUAL SPRING TOUR of the Metropolitan Opera Company has been curtailed drastically, due to the difficul- ties and uncertainties of wartime trans- portation. Boston, which for ten years has enjoyed the annual visits of this company, and Baltimore, where for six- teen years the Metropolitan has played a spring season, definitely are cancelled, with perhaps other cities to follow. It is possible that this condition will cause the management to lengthen the regular sea- son of the opera company in New York City. THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, under the HERE. THERE, AND EVERYWHERE direction of Sir Adrian Boult, has been giving a IN THE MUSICAL WORLD series of concerts in the Corn Exchange in Lon- don, which has drawn SIR HARRY LAUDER, large audiences from a hale and hearty despite public which, after three his seventy-two years, is Sir Adrian years of war, has shown Boult actively engaged in en- a steady increase in its tertaining the soldiers interest in good music. The Com Ex- triumphed over the WINNERS OF THE SACRED SONG CON- world that she had in the various camps change concerts are divided into two struck her in the spring TEST conducted by The Harmony Music illness which had throughout his beloved groups, one series of six being given on the height of her career. Publishers of Chicago have been an- of 1941, just at Scotland. He gave his Wednesday evenings and the other six, According to reports, at the close of the nounced. The first prize of $100 was first concert of World called “Lunch Hour Concerts,” at 1.15 on chorus of “Bravo’s!” roared awarded to Mrs. Grace Jebe, of Wausau- first act a War II in Glasgow on Friday afternoons. song. Holy from the audience, "and in the galleries kee, Wisconsin, for her Thy October 23, 1939, and excited patrons stamped until the cur- Hill; and the second prize of $50 was since then there is scarcely a camp TIIE INTEREST in the revival of the won by Mark Owen Spencer of New York tains fell.” throughout Scotland that has not been recorder is so pronounced that a seasonal City, with his song, Love Not the World. entertained by this “grand old minstrel,” GALLICO, pianist, composer, magazine known as the American Re- PAOLO as he was described recently by Winston recital in New York’s corder Review; entirely devoted to this MARJORIE LAWRENCE was the recipi- and teacher gave a Churchill. He scorns the use of a micro- flute, on January 19, which marked old English style of is now pub- ent of a thrilling and heart-moving Town Hall phone and has no difficulty in making anniversary of his first ap- lished in New York. The spring issue ovation on the occasion of her return to the fiftieth his voice carry, even in the large audi- a composition, "Maria’s Evening operatic stage when, on January 22, pearance in that city. Among his best contains the toriums. On November 1, in St. Andrew’s is an oratorio, “The Apoca- Service, by Billington, for recorders, pub- she sang the role of Venus in the Metro- known works Hall, Glasgow, he “had the audience a $5,000 prize of the lished for the first time since 1801. politan Opera production of “Tannhau- lypse,” which won singing the choruses of his songs, as Federation of Music Clubs. ser,” and demonstrated to the musical National they have done for fifty years.” BELA BARTOK’S violin concerto re- ceived its American premiere recently, - PHILIP MITTELL, widely known violin- when it was on the program of the Cleve- Competitions ist and teacher, who as a youth played land Orchestra, conducted by Artur Rod- the “Fourth Symphony” of Brahms un- THE ANNUAL COMPETITION for zinski, with the orchestra’s concertmas- THE ED" W. LEVENTRITT der the personal direction of the master, orchestral compositions FOUNDAT.. N has announced that its the publication of ter, Tossy Spivakosky, as the soloist, died January 27 in New York City. He by American composers also is announced fourth annua competition will be open in Germany by the Julliard School of Music. The win- was born on March 26, 1865, to both pianists and violinists between the national symphony orches- ning composition will be published by the and after a successful concert career in ages of 17 and instead of players tra of Washington, D. C., Hans Kin- the 25, School, with the composer controlling the Europe came to the United States, where of only one of these instruments, as for- all royalties and dler, conductor, held a Beethoven Festi- copyright and receiving he soon became established in New York merly. The winners will have appearances fees. This contest also closes on March 1 concert artist highly val > uring the week of January 17, in City as a and suc- next season with the New York Philhar- and full details may be secured from Os- •vhich the concerts on Wednesday and cessful teacher. Among his early pupils monic-Symphony Orchestra. car Wagner, dean of the School. rhursday evenings were given over to Applications were Miss Nellie Grant, daughter of for- will be received until May 15, and full the “Ninth Symphony” of Beethoven, mer President Grant. details may be secured by addressing juanita Carter, soprano, Jean Handzlik, the THE FIRST STUDENT COMPOSI- Foundation at 30 Broad Street, New spirit alto, John Hamill, tenor, and Howard TION CONTEST, sponsored by the AS AN INSTANCE of the of "carry- York City. Van'denburg, bass; all members of the National Federation of Music Clubs, ing on" in war time, it is interesting to Philadelphia Opera Company, were the open to native born composers between note that the Curtis Institute of Music THE NATIONAL BOARD of Delta the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, is soloists. in Philadelphia has reinstated the courses Omicron, National Music Sorority, the president of the Fed- an- announced by in Woodwind, French Horn, and Double nounces a National Composition Contest eration, Mrs. Guy Patterson Gannett. SAMUEL LINE LACIAR, Bass, with virtuoso teachers, including open to women composers. The award There are two classifications with prizes music critic, twenty-five dollars in each Marcel Tabuteau and Carl Torello. Audi- composer, be one hundred dollar of fifty and will a War Bond. for scholarships will editor, who since classification. The national chairman of tions be in April. and Unpublished manuscripts in solo voice, 1918 had been active as the Student Composition Contest is the string, woodwind, brass, piano, organ, and Amercan composer and au- a newspaper music critic distinguished TWO SCHOLARSHIPS small instrumental ensembles will be ac- thor. Miss Marion Bauer, 115 West Sev- in Philadelphia, died in and three supplementary cepted. The closing date is March 15 and enty-third Street, New York City, from ; were given as that city on January 14, awards a full details may be secured from the chair- whom all details may be procured. result of the first com- at the age of seventy- man, Mrs. L. Bruce Grannis, 219 Lake of the Annual two. He was born in petition Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois. FOUR AWARDS OF $1,000 are an- Samuel Chunk, Pennsyl- Marian Anderson Music Mauch nounced by the National Federation of Line Laciar Award conducted re- vania, and following his THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL OF MUSIC Music Clubs for the outstanding violinist, cently in Philadelphia. graduation from the public schools in announces a third contest for an opera by pianist, man and woman singer, to be citizen.