The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
The National Conservatory
 of Music of America

Founded by Mrs. Jeanntte NJ Thurber. Wassili safonoff. Director. Twenty-third Scholastic Year Begins Sept. 4 Address Sec retary, 47 West 25th St. N. '. City. Was siii safonoff. Director. In engaging this em- inent and inspiring musician, Mrs. Jeannette M. Thurber. President of the National Con ssrvatory of Music of America, of 41-49 West 25rh Street, New York. co-operated with the New York Philharmonic Society, once be- fore, the National Conservatory had for it's director one of Europe's leading musicians
 the late Antonin Dvorak But Dvorak while without a superior among the composers of Europe, was not as the new director is a trained conservatory director and organizer. For more than decade MT. Wasili Safonoff has been the head of the Moscow Conserva- tory which became under him one of the leading music schools in Europe, the nursery of Russia's greatest composers. singers and players Not few Americans have studied under him in Moscow. and they speak of him as being the most sympathetic and helpful of teachers-an inspired guide Of whom they could say what Lenz once said of Lizst: that in four bars of q Weber sonata he learned more from hin than in years from his former good teachers" Recent events in the concert world have called at tention to the fact that the present conduct of the New York Philharmonic Society and Director Of the National Conservatory of Music of America Is not only great orches- traI interpreter and director. but d success fui piano teacheT-one who show re- suits. Two of the pianists prominently be- fore the public at present. LheHine and scriabine We're his pupils at the Moscow Conservatory MT. sat9notf himself Was a pupil Of Leschetitzky and Brassin. and he has played much in public in the capitals of Europe. He now has a piano class at the National Conservatory and. all advanced students should avail themselves of this op- portunity. The lessons given indivld- ually in class. or privately. if preferred Twice a week he instructs the Conservatory Orchestra which has supplied many mem bers to all the leading orchestras in Amer ica, and he also has d class for the study of the art of combating Besides Prof Safo- noff, the artistic faculty of the National Conservatory includes Adele Marguilies. Leo pold Lichtenberg, Eugene Dufrlche, Leo Schulz. Max Spicker. Charles Henroth, Hen ry T. Finck. and nearly fifty other we'll known vocal and iHstruTnf htal teachers of New York City. including. for orchestral in struments the leading players of the PLil- harmonic Orchestra. Three of the most prominent American composers-Harvey Worrhington Loomis. Harry Rowe Shelley and Rubin Goldmark were National Conser- vatory students. There Is q Society of Alumnae of which the eminent pFlma don ma, Lillian BlauVelt. is president. The Ma tional Conservatory of Music of America tfounded by Mrs, Thurber). Wassili Safo- noff. director. was incorporated in lsS5 un der the laws of the State Of New York. md chartered in 1891 by a special act of the Congress of the United States. II iS there fore the NATIONAL MUSICAL I&STITu- TION Of this country Communications should be addressed to the SECRETARY only.