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THE W©^" ItUTII SLENCZYNSKI (slen-chen'ske) now a JAMES HOTCHKISS , HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE IN full-fledged young artist ROGERS, world famous of sixteen, returned to THE MUSICAL WORLD organist, composer and the New York concert music critic, passed away TIIE LEAGUE OF COMPOSERS gave its GUY AND LOIS MAIER, duo-pianists, stage December 7th, at November 28th, 1940, at opening concert and reception in honor featured Lee Pattison’s fantasy, Heroical Town Hall, after five his home in Pasadena, of Darius Milhaud, December 27th, at Fountains at their Town Hall concert year’s retirement. Music California, at the age of the Museum of Modern Art, New York in New York City, December 14th. Among lovers will long remem- eighty-three. For fifty City. Mr. Milhaud appeared as conduc- other truly musical interpretations were ber Ruth’s sensational years, Mr. Rogers served James tor and pianist and was assisted by his two Bach arrangements by Mr. Maier. Slhnc/.ynski New York debut in the as organist and director Hotchkiss wife, Madeleine Milhaud, diseuse, and The recital was a brilliant success. Rogers Hall at the age of nine, when at The Euclid Avenue same Town other artists. On January 12th, the her as a pianistic genius. Temple in Cleveland, Ohio, where, at a critics hailed league presents an interesting program THOMAS WILFRED gave a series of testimonial dinner given at his retire- of "music-with-films.” clavilux (.color organ) recitals at the Art BACH FESTIVAL OF WINTER ment, Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner re- THE Institute of Light in Grand Central Florida, under the direction of ferred to him as a “truly spiritual lead- PARK, RENE POLLAIN, former conductor of Palace, New York City, during Novem- Christopher O. Honaas, will be given in er in the life of the city.” Mr. Rogers the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra ber and December. New "stops”, added Knowles Memorial Chapel of Rollins also served as organist at the Second the and former first viola player of the through Mr. Wilfred’s tireless experi- on February 27th and 28th. The Baptist Church and the First Unitarian College New York Philharmonic-Symphony Or- mentation, enable him to achieve a great- Chapel Choir, supplemented by Church, both of Cleveland; and for many Rollins chestra, died in France, early in Novem- er variety of color blendings and rhythms. from neighboring cities, as- years was music critic for The Cleveland Choristers ber, at the age of fifty-eight. Mr. Pollain Plain Dealer. Among his many composi- sisted by faculty members of the Rollins first came to the United States in 1918 ROBERT CASADESUS (cas-a-des-iis') Conservatory and instrumentalists from tions are cantatas, sacred and secular and became assistant conductor for Wal- presented for the first time his “Five Curtis Institute of Music will take songs, and many works for the piano and the ter Damrosch, then conductor of the Etudes for Piano” at his New York re- soloists engaged are: Rose organ. Mr. Rogers came from fine old part. The on December 10th. New York Symphony Orchestra. cital in Carnegie Hall American stock and his lofty Dirman, soprano; Lydia Summers, con- Puritan achievements have made him one of the tralto; Harold Haugh, tenor; David Blair distinguished of our native com- McClosky, baritone; Herman F. Siewert, most posers. His lovable character endeared organist. C^ompetitiond him to many of the world’s foremost GEORGES ENESCO, Rumanian conduc- musicians. composer, is unable to fulfill con- A PRIZE OF ONE THOUSAND A PRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED tor and IRVING BERLIN, returned recently this country, having is offered in the LaForge- cert engagements in DOLLARS AND APPEARANCES DOLLARS WITH Bcrumcn Piano Solo Competition Con- from a West Indies cruise, told New been detained abroad because of Euro- THE Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic-Symphony test announced by the Composers and York reporters that Iris song God Bless pean conditions. Orchestra are offered finalists in the Authors Association of America. The America had earned more than seventy Young Artist Contest sponsored the competition is open to all native and thousand dollars. The entire proceeds LEON BARZIN, direc- by National Federation of Music Clubs. The naturalized citizens of the United States go to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts the National Or- tor' of closing date is February 20th, 1941. For who have never had a manuscript ac- Association in of America. chestral information, write: Phyllis Lations Han- cepted by a recognized publishing house. an- New York City, son, National Competitive Festival The contest closes March 1st, 1941. Details THE MUSIC TEACHERS’ NATIONAL AS- nounces the formation of Chairman, Studio 337, Day Building, from Myrtle Artman Montrief, Contest SOCIATION held its sixty-fourth annual school 215 Ellison Building, Fort an experimental Worcester, Massachusetts. Chairman, meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, December with a perma- Worth, Texas. of opera, '^7 28th to 31st. Carleton Sprague Smith, $250 $150 are of- group to ''feed” PRIZES OF AND President of the American Musicological nent fered by the Sigma Alpha Iota sorority SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and an companies of Society and Warren D. Allen, President ,ne opera for a work for string orchestra and one appearance with the Illinois Symphony just as the Na- of the speakers America, for violin, viola or violoncello solo with Orchestra will be given the winning vio- MTNA were among at Asso- Lb™ tional Orchestral piano accompaniment by American-born linist in a contest sponsored by the Rho the opening session; and such prominent young oi- ciation trains women composers. Entrances close Febru- Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha. March 1st educators and musicians as David Mat- to take their is the closing date. For details, write: hestral players places ary 1, 1941, and further information tern, Rudolph Ganz, Randall Thompson, Leo Heim, 500 Kimball Building, Chi- ° the large symphonic organizations from Mrs. Merle E. Finch, 3806 North Johann Grolle and Elizabeth Ayers Kidd Kostner Avenue, Illinois. cago, Illinois. throughout the country. Eighty-five Chicago, conducted forums covering all aspects been assem- oung singers have already of musical activity. Edwin Hughes led one-act productions to be forum, with Jan Chiapusso bled for four the piano and in Carnegie Hall after the inter- Emile Baiune as principal speakers. civen PADEREWSKI’S eightieth birthday in PAUL ROBESON is said of four of the organization’s Harold Gleason and Raymond Kendall mission November was commemorated in Jordan to have discovered the heduled concerts. Members of the staff took part in the program featuring Hall, Boston, performances of the new “acoustic envel- Josef Turnau from Vienna, stage with Visual Aids; and other highlights were delude:*1 I rr i first “Symphony in ope” which, through Karl Kritz ofAf thefho r’inbinnatiCincinnati movement of his discussions by Sir Ernest MacMillan, Paul director; B-minor” Concerto in sound control, permits a ensemble coach; Howard Bay, and his “Piano Hindemith and Ernst Krenek, and a two- nnera A-minor” by the orchestra of the New singer or instrumentalist designer; Clark Hobinson, light- piano program by Arthur Loesser and scenic’ under to hear himself on the England Conservatory of Music Beryl Rubinstein. ing- Wallace Goodrich’s direction. Jesus concert stage as he would in a small, highly THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE FREDERICK DELIUS’ (da’-le-oos) mem- Maria Sanroma was the assisting artist. tPaul reverberant room. De- ANCIENT INSTRUMENTS, under the di- be honored by music lovers in ' to Robeson 0, is” velopment of the device rection of Ben Stad, held its thirteenth y are now restoring the small GEORGE KLEINSINGER’S new one-act , da who pl°” John’s opera, “Victory Against Heaven”, will came about through experiments by Dr. annual festival, December 4th and 5th, at Solano Grove on St. Burris-Meyer, Mr. Robeson and the at the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia. Delius spent his formative have its premiere at the Avery Memorial - r where research project, to the corn- Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, Janu- Stevens Institute sound Three programs featured music of the ’ data pertaining aU Jersey, the- 6 col- ary 17th. Mr. Kleinsinger is the com- first in a Maplewood, New sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth s' years in America is being in the Florida poser of the cantata, “I Hear America ater and later in the Metropolitan Opera centuries. P and will be placed °Kd Singing.” House. i Continued on Page 64) State Library. 1 JANUARY, 1941 . i : iriSE g ETT0P 31 || Published Monthly By Theodore Presser Co., Philadelphia, pa. EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY STAFF DR. JAMES FRANCIS COOKE, Editor Guy McCoy and Helen MacVicbie, Assistant Editors William M. Felton, Music Editor Robert Braine Dr. Henry S. Fry Blanche Lemmon Peter Hueh Reed I Gehrkens nr'rsi-^r n Dr. Guy Maier William D. Rcvelli y Dr. Nicholas Douty HiabMhGo; N. Clifford Page He^lwer1 Georfic C. Krick Dr. Rcib Roy Perry C Founded issi by Theodorei presser WW.