New-York tribune., 1901-10-31
MUSIC.
THE PADEREwsKI PRIZES.

The judges IN the first prize competition under
the fund established by Mr. Paderewski in Novem-
Der 1900 announced their award yesterday. The
competition limited 10 composers born in
america and the prizes We're $500 each for "a piece
for fun orchestra" "a piece for chorus with
orchestraI accompaniment, with without solo
voice parts and "a piece of chamber music for
any combination OF Instruments The judges ap-
pointed by Mr.. Paderewski were Wilhelm Gericke
b. j. Lang, Carl Zerrahn and w F. Apthorp, OF
Boston, I'll. e. Krehbiel. w. ]. Henderson II. T.
finck and j. G. Huneker, OF New-York and
samuel 5. Sanford. of New-Haven decision of
the majority of the board be binding on all con-
cerned Messrs. Zerrahn Finck Huneker and San
tord were prevented from acting by absence In
Europe The remaining five examined the manu-
Scripts and arrived at unanimous decision az a
meeting IN Boston last week Yesterday the trus-
tees Henry L. Higginson and William P Blake
follows:
l. Symphony entitled "The Four Seasons
motto. "Geheimniss''; composer. Henry K Hadley
Garden City. Long Island.
H. Piece for chorus. "A Star Song: composer
Horatio w. Parker, New-Haven.
Ill Piece of chamber music for any combinat ton
or instruments. serenade for wind Instruments
motto 'Nento'; composer. Arthur Bird. of Berlin
The award is signed by Wilhelm Gericke, B. j.
Lang H. E. Krehbiel, William F. Apthorp and w
j. Henderson.
The competition thus ended excited extended in
terest the generosity of the prizes exciting consd-
eraDle comment abroad No less than sixty-eight
compositions were entered. of which thirty
Tor orchestra. twenty-eght for chorus and orches-
ira and nine for combinations of Instruments de-
signed for chamber music There were seven svm-
phonies. three symphonic poems. seven overtures
ana thirteen fantasias. pieces in variation FORM
romances, etc of the choral works seven In
the large cantata form with parts for solo voices
The prize winners are widely separated now so far
as their fields Of activity concerned. but by a
coincidence they all natives of Massachusetts,
ana the training of two OF them had to a great
extent under like auspices. Mr.. Hadley was born
at Somerville in 1871. His father was a musician
and gave early care to his educa ton, sending him
TO Boston. where he studied harmony with Stephen
Emery, counterpoint with George w Chadwick
violin with Henry Heindl and Charles Allen. He
afterward went TO Vienna where he studied COM
position with Eusebus Mandyczewski. archivist of
the "Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde" In 1896 he
was put In charge of the music in St. Paurs Cathe-
dral School, in Garden City Long Island. position
which he still holds A ballet suite of his compo-
sition was performed at a concert of the American
Symphony Orchestra, Sam Franko. conductor. at
Chickering Hall. March "a 1897. and a cantata
I'm Music's Praise" at the last concert OF the
Peoples Choral Union in Carnegie Hall last April
under Mr.. Frank Damrosch In January. 1900. he
gave concert, consisting almost exclusively of
music OF his composition at the Waldorf
Astoria.
The winner Of the prize for the choral compost
tion Horato ". Parker Is BatteII professor OF the
theory of music at Yale University and the COM
poser of the oratoro ''IIora Novissima' and the
Greek commemorative hymn which performed
at the bcentennial exercises at New-Haven last
week. He is the most widely known and admired
OF American musicians the present time, and is
rapidly becoming popular IN England he is
in the United States. He Is just enjoying his
first sabbatical year. but called back from
Munich conduct his works in connection with
Yale's bicentenary. He sailed for Europe on Tues
day before the result Of the competition had been
made known by the trustees He born In Au-
burndale Mass. September Is. 1868. studied
theory with Stephen Emery composition with
George ". Chadwick and pianoforte with ]. Orth
in Boston; then went 10 the Hochschule fur Musk
in Munich. where from 1852 10 1855 he pupil
OF Rheinberger and Abel. After his return and be-
fore his call 10 the Batten chair OF music at Yale
draI School in Garden City, organist at ST. An
drew's Church in Harlem. Church Of the Holy
Trinity Madison-ave. and Forty-secOnd-st. and
OF Trinity Church. Boston.
Though native American. and therefore quail
fed 10 enter the lists. Mr. Arthur Bird is a resi-
dent OF Berlin where he has spent nearly all OF his
professional life. He born in Cambridge.
Mass. on July g. 1856. In 1s75-'T he studied in
Berlin under Haupt, Loeschhorn and Rohde. On
returning 10 America he became organist and
teacher at Halifax. where he founded the frsr
chorus OF mems voices in Nova Scotia In 1881 he
went back 10 Berlin and studied composition and
orchestration with II. Urban In the summer of
1855 he was with List In weimar. and in 1855 he
made his last visit America He has composed
IN many forms. and New-York. besides smaller
pieces has heard a symphony in and "Carni-
val Piece OF his composition.