The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-07
SINGERS OF THE WORLD
 WILL PRESENT THEIR
 NATIONAL AIRS IN 1915
Vast Musical Festival will Be Held at Panama Exposition-Big Prize
 For American Symphony.

tivaI that the world has ever known | at the Panama-Pacific International 1 al Exposition which will open at San
 Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 2oth, 1915. l The choral societies of the world 1 will be represented upon great scale
 and in June Or July of the exposition year a n1assed chorus of 20, 900 voices, ] trained and pitched to the note, will
 join in a rendition of their national
 songs. Famous prima dornas will at | tend. In the great Court of Festival choristers from all parts of the world l will assemble and give voice in united
 song to the meaning of the exposition
 which is being held to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. The l fundamental meaning of the compie- | ton of the Panama Canal is the es- l ab1ishment of international peace and 1 the gathering together of all nations | in one stupendous chorus will send out
 the message that the Canal carries to l the world.
 ! One of the greatest attractions dur
 ing the year will be the production of
 a symphonic work for which the New | York Italian Philharmonic society has
 offered a prize of $10,0O0. The com petition will close on May 1st, 1914.
 Arrangements are being made to se- l cure as judges the following famous
 composers: Puccini, Franchetti, Sgam- ! boti, Bofto and Perosi. The decision
 of the New York society to hold a, con- | test IS the result or the
 arrangements for the great musical congress to be held at the exposition.
 The successful work will become the
 property of the society and will be
 produced for the first time in public | at the worlds fair of 1915.
 1 The composition, for which any
 theme may be chosen. must be by a
 composer of' italian birth resident in, i America.
 Musical societies throughout the 1 world are already. collecting subscrip- tions for funds to pay the expenses of l competitive events in which every
 country will participate. In Ger
 many, Italy. Scandinavia, Wales, 1 Switzerland and France, and other
 European countries the societies are
 banding together for the one great
 purpose-triat of being fully represent
 ed at the Panama-Pacffic Exposition
 in 1915. Americas national airs and
 folk songs will be presented on a great scale
 Singers from the countries of South
 ern Europe have assured through sub
 scriptions sufficient funds to enable l them to present their national airs
 upon a vast scale. The National Eis- 1 teddfod of Wales is collecting a sum 1 of $50,o00 to be devoted to the mas 1 sive festival. German choral societies, l both in the Fatherland and America are also raising a fund to bring to the 1 exposition the best that all the Ger
 man singing societies in the world
 have to offer. Most of these singers | will be taken to San Francisco by
 way of the Panama Canal. They will be thus given the inspiration which
 will guide them in the singing of their 1 tremendous message Nor will the monster festival be de- voted entirely to vocal music. Bands from all parts of the world will also be represented at the festival and will compete for international prizes soloists. duetttests and chorus singers will compete one with the other ana will be judged by some of the most famous musical adjudicators in the world These experts who will judge the competitions are being selected py
 MT George w. Stewart who has just been appointed Director of Music to the exposition
 MT. Stewart is celebrated through oI1t America as the organizer of the famous Boston Band of which he was the conductor for many years. lie has had experience as director II music to expositions at Chicago ana St. Louis and is admittedly the pest man for the job that the 1915 world
 fair could have selected He will proba bIy conduct the massed bands and choruses who will take part Tn the festivals that are to be- helo throughout the exposition year. There
  icaI attraction and musicians VIII De catered to more fully than any other profession at the exposition
 For the meeting of the worlds best choristers no more appropriate place could have been selected than San 5Trancisco. In addition to the Fes- tiyaI Court and hall where concerts and competitive meetings will be held' the city is building a municipal opera house where the most famous singers of the day will be heard; d dne expo tSe sitton has devoted s1,0Oo,O0O to the
 building of a grand auditorium which is being erected on the new civic cen ter of the San Francisco Many ol inc large musical concourses Will pc held here during the exposition year as well as in the courts ana haAiS III the exposition itseIf
 Then again the exhibit sectlon or the exposition will present the most comprehen sive display of mus1cai m struments that has ever been 3'esl prousn sn I together in one place. The manuIac- ture of instruments from the tin whistle to the pipe organ Will De oem- onstrated in the palace or Llperal ALls and every known department or the universal art of music ana the hldA ing of the means of its production will be on view to the thousands Wno VIII visit San Francisco in 1915
 As an education and an entertain ment to the music lover nothing mas ever been attempted on so 1daS a scale as is being prepared for the world at the Panama-Pacif1c Expos1- l ton. It is hard to, conceive exactly what the great gathering of musicians will mean to the musical world. When it is realized that every phase of the beautiful art will be represented by every exponent in the world from Chile to Peru and from India to Japan some slight idea may be had Of the scheme now. being formulated.
 The exposition has determined to make the musical features of the fair historical The best organizers have been appointed to carry on the execu- l tive work and the most ardent enthu siasts have been selected from all countries to do their part in picking 1 the best that each land has to give. |
 They will all meet in the most beau | ------:.:...= -uo,-Id l,n- 1