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No. 1 • JANUARY, 1937 The World of Music Interesting and Important Items Gleaned in a Constant IT atch on Happenings and Activities Pertaining to Things Musical Everywhere THE “THIRD SYMPHONY” of Sergei THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SO¬ THE SECOND CEN¬ MME. ERNESTINE CIETY of London has begun its one hun¬ Rachmaninoff had its first performance in public when on the program of the Phila¬ TENARY of the death of SCHUMANN - HEINK, dred and twenty-fifth season, which will Giovanni Battista Pergolesi best loved singer in all of include four concerts conducted by Sir delphia Orchestra, for October 6th, with musical history, joined the Leopold Stokowski conducting, at which time has been celebrated B. Puccini Thomas Beecham, its official leader, two by Buenos Aires, by a series heavenly choir on the eve¬ Sir Hamilton Harty, two by Felix Wein- it was received with enthusiasm. ning of November 17th. of performances of Italian gartner, one each by Adrian Boult, Dr. Mal¬ classics. The master's “II Maestro di Musia Born Ernestine Roessler, near Prague, Bo¬ colm Sargent and Constant Lambert, with THE BAYREUTH FESTIVAL of 1937 hemia, by diligent study and determined is announced to be held from July 22nd to (The Music Master)” had its first harm* one concert by the Dresden State Opera in Buenos Aires, along with which "La Sena persistence she developed a vocal and stage Orchestra under its own conductor, Dr. Karl August 20th. There will be eight perform¬ technic which placed her among the greatest Bohm. ances of “Lohengrin,” five of “Parsifal,” and Padrona (The Mistress as Servant)" and T! actress-singers of all time. Perhaps more •s-»■ two of “Das Ring des Nibelungen.” Matrimonio Segreto (The Secret M-irnagrJ than by these accomplishments, the world THE ANNUAL GUITAR FESTIVAL of were heard. was won by her magnetic and free hearted Havana, Cuba, was held early in October EAK TAI AHN, Korean violoncellist and personality, as was so wonderfully displayed at the Auditorium. This event was sponsored conductor, is announced to lead a November, THE FOURTH NATIONAL PIANO in the camps of the World War. And thus by the Pro Arte Society and was under the 1937, program of the Orchestre Symphoniquc PLAYING TOURNAMENT, oi the National has closed one of the most picturesque careers direction of Clara Romero de Nicola. of Paris. Guild of Piano Teachers, will begin in Los Angeles in - February and then continue of the concert and operatic stage, with a THE SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCAST¬ final touch of glory in the film art. THE CENTENARY of the death of Mali- serially in about fifty cities till it ends in bran (September 23, 1836), one of the most ING COMPANY, of Johannesburg, gave New York and Philadelphia in April. BOTH THE NEW ENGLAND CON¬ gifted singers in the annals of music, has lately a gala performance of “The Mikado,” SERVATORY and the Chicago Musical Col¬ been appropriately celebrated at Brussels. A in celebration of the centenary of the birth THE COLON OPERA HOUSE of Bueno? lege celebrate this season their seventieth an¬ daughter of the famous tenor, Manuel of, its eminent librettist, Sir W. S. Gilbert. Aires recently closed a successful season. One niversaries. The New England Conservatory Garcia, by a second marriage she became the The Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, the of the last performances was “Der Rosen- was founded in 1867 by Dr. Eben Tourjee; wife of Charles de Beriot the famous Belgian Philharmonic Choir, and widely known solo¬ kavalier," revived after a psl of three sea¬ and in the same year Dr. Florenz Ziegfeld violinist. ists joined their efforts under the leadership sons. It is reported to have b-en presented instituted the Chicago Musical College. of John Connell. Neapolitan Peasants Dancing the Tarantella at Sorrento IGOR STRAVINSKY is reported to have brilliantly, with Editha Flcisher and Alex¬ accepted a commission to write a new Ballet HORATIO CONNELL, widely known ander Kipnis of the Metropolitan Open DR. STANLEY MARCHANT, who was Company in prominent roles. lately appointed as Principal of the Royal for the American Ballet, which will probably baritone and teacher of Philadelphia and have its premiere in New York during the New York, passed away November loth, at Academy of Music, of London, has had con¬ THE PORTLAND SYMPHONY OR¬ ferred upon him the title of Organist Emeri¬ spring season. the age of sixty. Born in Philadelphia, he studied with leading teachers of America and CHESTRA (Oregon) has celebrated its first tus of St. Paul’s Cathedral; which is said to THE THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL, per¬ quarter of a century. Willem van Hoogstraten be the first time that St. Paul’s has given Europe, and made his debut as soloist with Superstitions m Music haps the most popular of these great British conducted a special program for the event, of this recognition to a departing organist. the London Symphony Orchestra in IQ05. •j-s> musical events, was held this year from He appeared with many leading orchestras which a feature was the “Concerto in C major, THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHES¬ September 6th to 9th, at Hereford.