Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 8-1-1944 Volume 62, Number 08 (August 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 08 (August 1944)." , (1944). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/214 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]. m P'T. i 3 S ir=\l August 1944 c oj, Price 25 Cents 09q *r • EUGENE ORMANDY, during his recent tour of Australia and other Pacific army camps, was invited by Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur to conduct the Manila Symphony Orchestra when the American forces re- take the Philippine Islands. Dr. Ormandy spent an hour with Gen. MacArthur at College the General’s headquarters, discussing UnusuAl music, and it was during this visit that “AmeeicA’s most the invitation was given. THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS has taken over the re- sponsibility of supplying musical equip- ment for all hospital ships used in bring- ing back wounded Americans from for- eign battlefronts. The project will be THERE, AND EVERYWHERE under direct supervision of the War HERE, Service Committee of the National Fed- IN THE MUSICAL WORLD eration. her retirement in 1928 she was for a time GEORGES BARRERE, A TRAGIC SIDELIGHT head of the vocal department of the long considered one of the is the find- of War Hartford School of Music in Connecticut. the world’s greatest flut- following ing in Rome, ists, died on June 14 at the occupation by Allied BRUNO GRANICIISTAEDTEN, widely Kingston, New York, at the world- troops, of known Viennese composer of operettas, the age of sixty-nine. composer, Pietro famous who had been a refugee in this country Born in Bordeaux, he Mascagni and his wife, ELEANOR W. SCHEIB, concert pianist for four years, died suddenly on May 30, studied at the Paris living in most deplorable and vocalist, and former pianist and ac- in New York City. He was at work on an Conservatory. He had conditions. His money Georges Pietro companist for Schumann-Heink. Louise operetta scheduled for fall production been in America since gone, he had been per- Mascagni Barrere Homer, Alma Gluck, and other famous when stricken. For twenty-five years 1905, when he became to remain with mitted concert artists, died recently in Phila- operettas by Mr. Granichstaedten were first flutist of the New York Symphony small hotel when it was his w'ife in a delphia. She was born in Chicago and produced regularly in the leading theaters Orchestra. Since 1931 he had been on over a kindly disposed French taken by made her debut at sixteen with the of Vienna. He composed also for the the faculty of the Juilliard Graduate eighty-one years old, he wept officer. Now Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Following films in Austria and France. School. In 1910 Mr. Barrere founded the one time, ninety- as he recalled when, at Barrere Ensemble of Wind Instruments opera houses all over the world were six and in 1914 he organized the Barrere t« simultaneously performing “Cavalleria People * * Little Symphony which was destined to Rusticana.” Tmlm Mg maintain its place in the musical life of etitionS Ccomp New' York City for almost two decades. BOB JONES COLLEGE STANDS BORIS KOUTZEN has won the annual publication prize of the Juilliard School ERICH KLEIBER, noted Austrian con- "DO-AS- A PRIZE OF A $1,000 WAR BOND THE EIGHTH ANNUAL PRIZE AGAINST THE POPULAR of Music with his symphonic poem, ductor, has been engaged by the Metro- will be the award' in a nation-wide com- SONG COMPETITION, sponsored by Koutzen is head of politan Opera Association for the coming YOU-PLEASE", "LIVE-YOUR-OWN “Valley Forge.” Mr. petition conducted by the Cincinnati the Chicago Singing Teachers Guild, is Philadelphia season to replace Bruno Walter, now en- "GO-THE-LIMIT" PHILOS- the violin department at the Symphony Orchestra, for the writing of a announced. The award is one hundred LIFE". Conservatory, and has had his orchestral “Jubilee Overture” to celebrate the fiftieth dollars, with guarantee of publication of joying a year’s vacation. Mr. Kleiber, a OPHY OF THIS EMOTIONALLY works performed by the Philadelphia anniversary of the orchestra, which takes the winning song. Manuscripts must be former conductor of the New York Phil- Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, place during the coming season. The com- mailed between October first and fifteenth, harmonic-Symphony Orchestra, and a UNSTABLE DAY. and full details may be secured from Mr. and the Chicago Symphony. petition is open to all American citizens director of the Berlin State Opera, never E. Clifford Toren, 3225 Foster Avenue, r and works submitted must be between before has conducted at the Metropolitan. Bob Jones College stands ten and fifteen minutes in length and Chicago 25, Illinois. WINNING MUSIC FESTIVAL AWARDS written especially for the anniversary. for the "old- THE FLINT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA of without apology when playing on a home-made violin is AN ANNUAL COMPETITION to be AN AWARD OF $1,000 to encourage Flint, Michigan, one of the major proj- time religion" and the abso- becoming almost a habit for nine-year- called the Ernest Bloch Award has been “the writing of Amercian operas in gen- established by the United Temple Chorus ects sponsored by the Flint Community old Curtis of Truro, Nova Scotia. Bible. Joan in is lute authority of the eral, and of short operas particular,” of Long Island, for the best work for Music Association, recently finished its She recently won the silver cup award announced the Alice Ditson Fund by M. women’s chorus based on a text from or twenty-fifth Organized in 1918, (Nova Scotia) season. at the New Glasgow of Columbia University and the Metro- related to the Old Testament. The Award entrants from with about twenty players, it has grown Music Festival, in which politan Opera Association. The opera must is one hundred and fifty dollars, with both in numbers and in playing ability pipe competed. This is be not over seventy-five minutes in length — piano — all over the province publication of the winning work guar- Voice and by a native or naturalized American until at present it is a full symphonic speech - Academy the third such prize to be won by Joan, anteed. The closing, date is December 1, violin— citizen. The closing date is September 1, organization of one hundred players cap- organ— whose father made the violin as a hobby. and all details may be secured from the additional 1945 and full details may be secured from United Temple Chorus, Lawrence, Long able of presenting programs of high art —without The adjudicator of the festival. Dr. J. Eric T. Clarke, Metropolitan Opera Asso- artistic standing. The director. Dr. Wil- Frederick Staton, commented on the Island. ciation, Inc., New York, 18, New York. liam W. Norton, has been with the cost. Liberal Arts College beautiful tone of the instrument. orchestra since 1921 and it is due to his THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL A PRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED DOL- LARS is offered by The H. W. Gray Com- ability and untiring efforts that the CONTESTS for Young Artists, sponsored pany, Inc. to the composer of the best orchestra has made such gratifying A MOZART FESTIVAL by the Society of American Musicians, is anthem submitted in a contest sponsored of four concerts will be announced for the season 1944-45. The progress. Graduate School by The American Guild of Organists. directed by Dr. Serge classifications include piano, voice, violin, The closing date is January 1945. Full of Religion Koussevitzky at Tangle- violoncello, and organ, with various ages 1, SIR HENRY COWARD, information may be secured from The wood, Massachusetts; for each group. The contests will begin famous English choral American Guild of Organists, 630 Fifth this in lieu of the Berk- about February 1, 1945, and all entries conductor, author, com- Avenue, New York 20, New York. must be in by January 15. Full details shire Festival which re- poser, who once made a Graduate School with entrance blank may be secured from mains a war casualty. world tour with the Mr. Edwin J. Gemmer, Sec.-Treas., 501 A COMPOSITION CONTEST open to of Fine Arts The four concerts are Sheffield Choir, died on Dorothy Kimball Building, Chicago, Illinois. all composers of American nationality is Maynor scheduled for July 29 announced by Independent Music Pub- June 10, at Sheffield, and 30; and August 5 THE SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLICA- lishers. A cash award of five hundred England, at the age of and 6. Soloists announced are Dorothy TION OF AMERICAN MUSIC has dollars will be given the composer of the ninety-four. He was born Sir Henry Maynor, soprano; Ruth Posselt, violinist; announced its twenty-sixth annual com- winning composition and also publication in Liverpool and did not Coward Robert Casadesus, pianist; and the duo- petition. Composers who are American of the work will be assured, with royal- take up music as a pro- citizens (native or naturalized) pianists, Luboshutz and Nemenoff. Fol- are in- ties on sales and fees for public perform- fession until he was forty, and before he vited to submit manuscripts.