The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-10
YOUNG MUSICIANS
IN COMPETITION
SECOND BIENNIAL CONTEST
OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
OCCURS THIS MONTH.
Event Is to Be Held Under Auspices
Of National Federation and Many
Aspirants Are Expected to Com
pete; Of ate-W Wide Interest.

OF much interest to the musical art
lists all over Montana will be the stu
dents contest to be given at the Palm
room of Hotel Rainbow on November
2S. 1t will be the second biennial
contest for young professional musi-
clans. under the National Federation
and the arrangements arc in charge of
Mrs. 0. f. Wadswor1h, Jr., president
of the federation.
Eligible to take part in the contest
are pianists, vocalists and violinists
under the age of 30 years, who are
American trained and members of the
state federation. All musical artists
can become membeys by sending ST.
to the state president.
Contestants Behind Screen.
The contestants will perform behind
a screen, by number, nc will know
who is performing, nor will the names
Of contestants be given out. The
minimum number of judges will be
three for each branch of music as the
contestant and one musician Of gen.
eral culture.
The palm room will be open to the
public and the judges who will com
here from outside towns will sit in
different parts of the oom and will
be unknown to each other or to the
audience. In this way no personal
feeling can enter.
District Competition Next.
There can be three winners in each
state contest. a vocalist, pianist and
violinist. The winners will be sent to
the district contest and to Birming-
ham, Ala, in April. The district is
composed of the states of California,
Washington. Oregon, Wyoming, Mon
tana and Idaho.
The winner of the national contest
will be accepted as a prote@e by the
Federation and will be placed
on the professional stage.
This is the first BIG opportunity
that the musicians of Montana have
had to get a hearing from the most
famous critics. Several have already
made application to enter. and I'M
doubtcdly Great Falls will have the
pleasure of sending musical artists to
the district meeting and perhaps to the
national meeting.
The Selections.
The selections to be played are:
Piano. 1.-Bach. Chromatic Fan
tasy and Fugue: Toccata Fugue. D
Minor. arranged by Tausig: Fantasy
and Fueue, G. Minor. arranged by
Prelude and Fugue. G. Minor
(either one from book No. l or ..
Well tempered C%lavichord) : any of
the Preludes and Fu-ues in the List
arrangement; or Beethoven-Sonata.
-. No. ,: Sonata, Opus 81, No.
,; Chopin-Nocturne in c Minor or
. Major lin thirds) Ballad or Sonata,
or Schumann-Arabesoue, Sonata G.
Minor Or f. Sharp inMor; MacDowell
Concert Etude or Les Orientales: or
\ Minor.
Violin. Backbone movement from
any Of the six Sonatas for violin
observation-disclosures No. 4,
D Minor. first movement: Wieniawski
Concerto No. 2. d Minor. first
movements; or Lalo-Concerta. D
Minor. first or fourth and fifth move
Sarasate-Zioeuner Wissen;
Or Observation-Disclosures: or Wcidi@
-Bource in G. Minor; Hubay-Ke-
phir.
Vocal. lone air by Handel, Mo-
Fart. Chuck or an early Italian com
poser; 2. Selection from any Ora
torio; 3. Aria from any opera in any
or two sonos-one German
or French: one English.
Each contestant renders three num-
bers.