C URTIS INST I TUT E O F MUS IC C ATA LOGU E 1 938- 1 939 R I T T E N H O U S E S Q U A R E P HI L A D E L P HI A P E NN S Y L V A NI A THE C RT S ST T TE OF M S C o ded U I IN I U U I , f un in 1 1 M o i e C i Bok e come 9 4 by ary L u s urt s , w l s f i i i students o all nat onal t es . Th e Curtis Institute receive s its support from Th e M o i e C i Bok Fo d i o i s ary L u s urt s un at n , operated under a Charter of th e Comm onwe alth of Pe i an d i s cc edi e d for th e nnsylvan a , fully a r t i c onferr ng of Degrees . Th e Curtis Institute i s approved by th e United State s Go vernment as an institution of learning for th e i i of n on - o o ei de tra n ng qu ta f r gn stu nts , in m A f 1 1 accordance with th e Im igration ct o 9 4 . T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E O F M U S I C M ARY LOUISE CURTIS BOK ' Prcud mt CURTIS BOK Vice- President CARY W BOK Secretary LL PHILIP S . CO INS Trcawrer Board of Directory A E T E A S RA C RY W . BOK DI H V N B UN LL CURTIS BOK PHI LIP S . CO INS E S M ARY LOUISE CURTIS BOK JENNIE M . F L [PAGE roux] T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E M U S I C M ARY LOUISE CURTIS BOK Acting Director DOROTHY BOWM A N Ex ecutive Secretary SARAH HETTINGER Librarian JANE FAIRFA' HILL Regixtrar JAY H M ATTIS Comptroller ELSIE HUTT Publicity A C . D VID HOCKER Concert Bureau [PAGE F I VE] P U R P O S E TO HAND DOWN THROUGH CONTEM PORARY M ASTERS THE GREAT TRADITIONS OF THE PAST TO TEACH STUDENTS TO BUILD ON THIS HERITAGE FOR THE FUT URE T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E O F M U S I C T H E F ACU LTY EM ILIO D E GOG ORZA ELISABETH SCHUM ANN EUFEM IA GIANNINI GREGORY Piano DAVID SAPERTON ISABELLE VENGEROV A Vi oli n EFREM ZIM BALIST LEA LUB OSHUTZ ALEXANDER HI LSB ERG Vi oloncello FELIX SALM OND L S A LL Muc D M A' AR an ictant OUI B I Y , . ONOFF Harp ARL S SALZED O Muc D C O , . Organ ALE A ER M c CURD Y Mm D X ND , . 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En isb and Latin Y N , , g L SE A RETA TEA Frencb OUI ND BU U , LESTER EN LA ER Frencb G ND , M AR M WA PH D . S . German Y HU Y , , M ART A T R German H U K , E EM A A RE R Italian UF I GI NNINI G GO Y , PLA D E M ONTOLI U Italian and S anisb CIDO , p Academi c Tutors M AR M A H D W . S P . Y HU Y , W S ER A . B MAR E . Y N , [PAGE TEN] T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E O F M U S I C Pri vileges Enj oyed by Students of The Curtis Institute Free tuition . i i i - m Ind vidual nstruct on by world fa ous artists . Th e use of i me o ed th e i e f r m nstru nts wn by Inst tut o ho e prac tice . ’ Th e use of music an d boo ks from th e Institute s Library for home study . i n i Preparat ory publ c a d rad o performances . Curtis Institute Graduates Wb o Qualify Are Granted Th e De ee f M i gr o Ba chel or of us c . i n Introductory publ c appearances here a d abroad . Th e use of instruments owned by th e Institute for th e peri od of ei i th r publ c introduction . i i Ind v dual coa ching in preparation for profe ssional engagements . A i in m ss stance o btaining professional engage ents . [RAGE ELEVEN] T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E O F M U S I C COL LECTION OF INSTRUM ENTS OWNED B Y THE CURTIS INSTI TUTE F OR TH E USE OF I TS STUD ENTS AND GR AD UATES 6 V L S Amo em old i me i c d 4 IO IN ng th nstru nts , n lu i n g 1 Ant onius Stradivarius (Cremona 1 6 n 1 i 95 a d 709) an d 7. Jean Bapt ste d i i Mi o an d P m 1 8th Gua agn n ( lan ar a , Century) 1 7 VIOLAS Am o ng th e m 3 o ld i nstru m e nts : o da S o e ci e 1 6 Gaspar al (Br s a , lat th century) an d an Ant onius an d Hieron y mous Amati (Cremona I V L ELL S Amo em old i me i c d 3 IO ONC O ng th 9 nstru nts , n lu i n Domi ic M o Ve ice g a n ntagnana ( n , 9 a Giofreddo Ca pa (Turin 1 697 p )' an d a Nicolas Lup ot King of France (Paris 8 P A S S ei : 6 d co ce d 4 I NO t nway 9 gran s , 3 n rt gran s I 7. an d uprights . — Z ORGANS Aeli an - Skinner : a fiv e manual concert (i n Casimir Hall) an d a three - manual Aelian prac tice . 1 HARp s o an d He i c di 2. co ce 5 Ly n aly , n lu ng n rt grands . Orcb estra I nstruments H TRUM PETs 1 3 DOUBLE BASSES I ENGLI S HORN 7. FLUTES CLARI ETS R M ES 7. 7 N 3 T O BON PI CC L S ASS S 6 TUB As 7. O O 3 B OON 3 OBOES I CONTRABASSOON 6 TYM PANI Miscell aneous other Percussion Instrumen ts m lete equipment for recording an d reproducing disc records an d or radio reception . — I Steinway Duo Art Player Piano Large collection of musical records an d piano rolls [RAGE TWELVE] T H E C U R T I S I N S T I T U T E O F M U S I C PUBLIC AND RADIO ACTIVITIES OF CURTIS INSTITUTE STUDENTS AS PART OF MUSICAL EDUCATION — Radio S de o oi e em e o an d th e tu nt s l sts , ns bl gr ups , Curtis Symphony Orchestra composed of Curtis students participate in thirty radio programs during — m r th e school year 1 938 39 . These progra s a e broad c om C imi H th e di o i m of Th e C i ast fr as r all , au t r u urt s i e of M ic o e io - ide oo - u of Inst tut us , v r a nat n w h k p th e Columbia Broadcasting System .