Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 5-1-1941 Volume 59, Number 05 (May 1941) 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 59, Number 05 (May 1941)." , (1941). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/250 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 . N»J " '** fifty jM( * 'H it' » f A f ’\Jf ? 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Hall Endowment Series MARIAN ANDERSON, Philadelphia con- PAUL HINDEMITH has been commis- concert course for next ARTURO TOSCANINI tralto, received the annual Bok award of sioned by Benny Goodman to write a season, which includes received a surprise birth- ten thousands dollars as the person who concerto for clarinet. Mr. Goodman is other such distinguished gift on his seventy- had done most for Philadelphia during also negotiating with the Russian Gov- day artists as: Richard Tau- Grace fourth anniversary, the past year. The award was made at ernment for Sergei Prokofieff to compose Moore ber, Gregor Piatigorsky, 25th, when Mad- the historic Academy of Music in Phila- a similar work. March the Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers, Frances Alda and delphia, on March 17th, when Deems ame Lotte Lehmann, Jose Iturbi, Robert Gold- of friends pre- Taylor presented Miss Anderson with the THE FAMOUS MONTREAL FESTIVALS of a group sand and Lawrence Tibbett. sented the maestro with scroll and check which represent the 1941 will take place in the little chapel a bronze bust of Giu- highest honor her city can bestow. of the College in St. Laurent from June THE UTAH STATE SYMPHONY ORCHES- the work of Arturo 10th to June 19th. These delightful fes- seppe Verdi, Toscanini TRA recently did an unique bit of lobby- in the late Vincenzo Ge- THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF tivals were started June, 1936, by ing, when its members entertained mem- mito, Neapolitan sculptor. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC is giving its Madame Athanase of Montreal and Wil- bers of the State Legislature and then- eighteenth festival—for the first time in fred Pelletier of the Metropolitan Opera wives with a buffet supper followed by THE PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY SO- the United States—in New York City, Association of New York. This year, Sir an orchestral concert. The concert had CIETY OF NEW YORK, in observance of during the week of May 17th to May 25th. Thomas Beecham will conduct the Fes- the desired effect of exacting a promise its centennial next season, has engaged Heretofore, the annual Festival has been tival. that the State would take the proper nine distinguished conductors to appear held in the most important cities of steps in the future to promote the de- KOUSSEVITZKY, famous con- with the orchestra: Leopold Stokowski, Europe. Composers of all nations were SERGE velopment of Utah talent. Boston Symphony Or- Serge Koussevitzky, Bruno Walter, Dimi- invited to submit works for performance ductor for the chestra, has passed his final examina- THE BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY of Hill- tri Mitropoulos, Walter Damrosch, Artur during the Festival. Americans present- tions for citizenship to the United States side, New Jersey, is providing the em- Rodzinski, Eugene Goossens, Fritz Busch ing their compositions this year are : Ed- and John Barbirolli, regular conductor. ward Cone, Aaron Copland, Russell G. and is soon to take the oath of allegiance, ployees in their chemical plant with four Harris, Emil Koehler and Paul Nordoff. together with his wife, and his niece. hours of recorded music, during the work- workers to “go through THOR JOHNSON will direct the annual ing day, to enable NATIONAL FED- the with a minimum of fatigue.” The May Festival at Ann Arbor, Michigan, THE day programs are made up of opera and swing from May 7th to May 10th. Featured ERATION OF MUSIC musical organizations and soloists in- CLUBS annual conven- music. tion, to be held in Los clude: The Philadelphia Orchestra, the GEORGE CHAVCHAVADZE, famous Choral Union, under Mr. Ccompetition Angeles during the week University young Russian-English pianist who re- the Youth Chorus; Jascha of June 18th to 25th, Johnson; cently gave twenty-five concerts in as Jose Iturbi, Gregor Piatigorsky, promises to be the most Heifetz, many cities of Englahd, regardless of Suzanne A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR award colorful and largely at- jarmila Novotna, Sten, Dorothy black-outs, made for the amateur musical play adjudged bombings and a suc- Maynor, Enid Szantho, Lawrence Tib- tended in its history. the best work of the year by the Na- cessful American debut at Town Hall on Norman Cordon, Charles Kullman Among the many out- bett, tional Theatre Conference is offered by March 18th. Harrell. standing soloists en- and Mack the American Society of Composers, Au- gaged for the "American Music Festival” thors and Publishers (ASCAP). Any resi- ITALO MONTEMEZZI conducted the are: Josef Hofmann, Rosalyn Tureck, THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION, dur- dent of the LT nited States, eighteen or first American performances of his lyric pianists; Helen Jepson and Charles Kull- ing the year 1940, made three grants for over, may compete. All entries must be poem, Paul and Virginia, by the New submitted not 1st. For man of the Metropolitan Opera Company, work in various aspects of radio broad- later than July York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, information write: Professor Barclay and Elsie Houston, Brazilian soprano. casting: one to the Library of Congress, at Carnegie Hall on March 6th and 7th. Leathern, Secretary of the National Thea- the Library to broadcast radio The Orchestra also gave first perform- to enable tre Conference, Western Reserve Univer- the second to the Rocky Moun- NYLON WOUND STRINGS for violin, orchestral works programs; sity, Cleveland, Ohio. ances of three by Amer- viola, violoncello and bass are the latest tain Radio Council, to explore the utility ican composers during the week of March of the wizardry of chemistry. and value of a special radio service in a products 2nd: Morton Gould’s "Foster Gallery”, Colum- Produced by the Dupont Company, they thinly settled area; the third, to Roy Harris’s “Three Pieces for Orches- support of studies of are considered a boon to musicians who bia University, in tra” and Bernard Wagenaar’s "Symphony direction of ROBIN DELL play at the seashore or under any humid radio listening under the HOOD Number Three.” the so-called concerts of Philadelphia, conditions, or who suffer from excessive Paul F. Lazarsfield. Using will make under a new manager, perspiration of the hands. The nylon fila- THE EASTERN MUSIC EDUCATORS panel technic, Prof. Lazarsfield of radio C. David Hocker, and ment provides protection for the natural CONFERENCE is being held in Atlantic an intensive study of the effect Stadium Concerts, Inc. gut, without in any way interfering with City, New Jersey, from May 2nd to 7th. on listeners. of New York City begin the tone quality. Together with Region Four of the Na- tional School Music VINCENTE GOMEZ, Spanish Guitar their summer outdoor Competition-Festi- frequently been heard series in their respective THE JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM ME- vals, they will present timely programs in virtuoso, who has MORIAL FOUNDATION recently awarded observance of National and N.B.C.