New Mexico Musician Volume 8 | Number 3 Article 1 5-1-1961 New Mexico Musician Vol 8 No 3 (May 1961) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nm_musician Part of the Music Education Commons Recommended Citation . "New Mexico Musician Vol 8 No 3 (May 1961)." New Mexico Musician 8, 3 (2019). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ nm_musician/vol8/iss3/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in New Mexico Musician by an authorized editor of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SPRING 7^ Ttecui Tttexica ISSUE MUSICIAN May, 1961 Albuquerque, New Mexico Vol. VIII No. 3 PROSPERITY, MORAL VALUES, STEIN TO BOSTON U THE ARTS, AND MRS. TOMPKINS Dr. Edwin E. Stein, dean of the Blaise Montandon College of Fine Arts at the University S W M T N A President of New Mexico for the past four years, resigned this spring to become Dean of ;■ Victor Hugo once said, “ Adversity the College of Fine Arts at Boston [makes men; prosperity makes mon­ University. Dean Stein came to UN M sters.” in 1957 from the University of K en ­ ; In the last twenty years we Ameri­ tucky where he was chairman of the cans have experienced the extremes music department. He earned his mas­ of both adversity and prosperity. The ter of music and Ph.D. degrees at the depression years of the 1930’s were dark Eastman School of Music. His other ones for many Americans. This was an teaching experience has been at M ichi­ era described by an American President gan State College, University of Texas, as one in which one-third of our nation and George Peabody College for Teach­ [was “ill-nourished, ill-clad, and ill' ers. housed.” The new five million dollar fine arts The impact of these bitter years was center to be built at U N M was largely felt by those in music. I remember many the result of Dr. Stein’s efforts. He good musicians who were thankful to has worked in the community and feke out a living playing in W P A bands state to promote the Albuquerque and orchestras. Music teachers had CARL CRAMER HONORED Youth Symphony, The Albuquerque rough going, too. Perhaps there are a Civic Symphony, The Santa Fe Opera, lew of you who will recall how prices and the unification of purpose between The N M M E A has presented an hon­ bf lessons were cut to the bone, and I the departments of music in the vari­ orary life membership to Carl Cramer remember how many teachers— good ous colleges throughout the state of for his many productive years of service bnes— were happy to barter music les­ New Mexico. to music in New Mexico. Currently he ions for a few dozen eggs or produce Although we are happy for Ed Stein is the instrumental instructor at Jack, Dr for services they could use. with his challenging promotion, we re­ son Junior High School in Albuquerque. I Then came W orld W ar II ushering gret the lose of his leadership for music He also is director of the very active in New Mexico. Un an era of prosperity. From a nation Albuquerque Shrine Band and has been that was “ ill-housed” we were trans­ responsible for its effective operation for NEWS BULLETIN formed into one of homes with 2-car many years. For more than 25 years he C. M. Stookey, chairman of t he [garages, 2 baths, automatically con­ was the director of the Albuquerque school of music at Eastern New Mexico trolled heating and air-conditioning, High School Instrumental program University has resigned to accept the perhaps even a swimming pool, and from which many musicians have grad­ directorship of the School of Music at Rvith every gadget for our ease and con­ uated to carry on the cause of music. the University of Oklahoma. (More venience. Today there is scarcely a When he came to Albuquerque, he set next issue.) liome, be it ever so humble, without its up the instrumental music program for |TV set. M any Americans find today the public schools. Before Albuquerque SWMENC OFFICERS that their problem is not one of being he taught several years in Raton. Carl These represent the results of the ill-fed, but of being over-fed. A famous is a graduate from the Vander Cook election held in Albuquerque during the Economist, John Kenneth Galbraith, School of Music in Chicago where he SWMENC Convention. palls ours “ the affluent society” and was an accomplished trumpeter. President: Jack R. Stephenson goes so far as to suggest means by Thoughout his career he has studied University of New Mexico which proverty can be eradicated en­ extensively every instrument of the Albuquerque tirely. band and orchestra, and he continues 1st Vice President (immediate past ■ Music has shared in this general pros­ studying them as recently as this past president) perity. Not long ago baseball ranked as year. It is well for N M M E A to recog­ John Roberts America’s favorite pastime. Now— and nize such a man who provided the Supervisor of Music fry not to be too surprised at this! — leadership needed to establish music in Denver Public Schools baseball has been displaced by music. New Mexico and the inspiration to 2nd Vice President Statistics show that for the last five young people to carry on for him and Arthur Harrell Lears Americans have spent more with him the cause of music in our Director of Music Education (Continued on Page 8) state. Wichita Public Schools *7&e Ttecv Tftexica Editor Dr. Jack MUSICIAN Stephenson Official Publication of New Mexico Music Educators Association and New Mexico Music Teachers Association EDITORIAL — VOLUME 8 MAY 1961 NUMBER 3 The N M M E A and the state of New Mexico is to be complimented for its support of the S W M E N C Convention TABLE OF CONTENTS in Albuquerque. The growth in regis­ tration, the fine performing groups, the Prosperity, by Blaise Montandon, S W M T N A President................................................ 1 attendance at the sessions, the contri­ Carl Cramer Honored ......................................... 1 butions of our people from New Mexico Stein to Boston U ........................................................................................................................... 1 all helped in making the conven­ Editorials ............................................................................................................................................ 2-3 tion a success. W e are sure that this Certified Private Music Teachers ........................................................................................... 3 convention will lead to “bigger and Around the Horn ........................................................................................................................... 5 better” things musically for New N M M E A Minutes ........................................................................................................................ 5, 7 Mexico. Financial Report for All-State Music Clinic ...................................................................... 9 N M M T A State Convention ..................................................................................................... 10 W e are quick to criticize the nations New Head for S ta te ........................................................................................................................ 10 of the world interested in freedom for Workshop by Schoenfeld............................................................................................................... 10 not presenting a united front to halt Guy Swanson Leaves New M e x ic o ........................................................................................... 11 communism and establish rights of free­ N M M E A State Convention ........................................................................................................ 11 dom. Yet we in teaching and particu­ Orchestra Division ........................................................................................................................... 13 larly music teaching are slow or Dale Kempter T o E N M U .......................................................................................................... 13 reluctant to present a united front to Band Division ..................................................................................................................................... 15 halt ignorance and establish music in National Band Association .......................................................................................................... 15 our culture. Not only must the band, Choral D ivision................................................................................................................................ 17 director, choral director, orchestra di­ U N M Fine Arts Festival............................................................................................................... 17 rector, and general music teacher in Santa Fe Opera ................................................................................................................................ 19 the schools work together among them­ selves for the good of all children, but E d itor......................................................... Jack R. Stephenson, University of New Mexico they must join hands with the private Business M a n ag er............................Wm. Carlander, K & B Music Co., 4516 Central, music teacher, the universities, the ad­ Albuquerque ministrators and counselors, and the Circulation Manager............................... Donald McRae, University