The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-21
RUSSIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILL BE HERE FOR TW0DAYS Programme Announced for Big Events of Biennial Week in Birmingham PRIZE NUMBERS OF
 SPECIAL INTEREST Rare Treats Will Be Afforded in the Rendition of Various Prize
 Compositions During
 the Week

While the outline programme or th' biennial convention of the National Fed eration of the Music clubs to be held 1T Birmingham April 15-21 has been pub lished, the Russian Symphony orchestra programmes are now presented for th' first time
 This famous organization, of whicf Modest Altschuler is conductor, will have its premier appearance in Birmingham on this occasion. It will be heard in two concerts, April IS and 19. In the hrs' Louis Kreidler, baritone, will sing, ac companed by the orchestra and Lada the artist dancer, will be a popular flea ture.
 John Powell, the distinguished com poser pianist, will be a feature at the second orchestra concert, April 19. These are the programme:
 APRIL IS PROGRAMME-PART l.
 l. Symphony "Pathetique" (Tschaikow- sky). I. Adagio, allegro non troppo. IL Allegro con grazia. III Allegro molte vivace. ". Finale adagio lamentoso
 ?. Louis Kreider, baritone.
 PART II.
 $. Hungarian Rapsody NO. lLlSzO Lada.
 4 (a) "Berceuse" Glyinsky); (b) Dance of the Gnomes" Qlyinsky). (From the suite, "NurInitrao, orchestra.
 5. Shadow Dance (MacDowelD, Lada G. Death Scene from Boris Godunoff (Moussorgsky), orchestra.
 7 "Valse Triste" (Sibelius), Lada.
 8. (a) '1ntermezzo Russo" Qppolitoff IvanofD; (b) "Canbzonetta7 (Godard) orchestra.
 g. .'The Beautiful Blue Danube (Strauss), Lada.
 APRIL 19 PROGRAMME. PART l.
 1. New Engla,d Symphony (stillman Kelley). (a) Le..-o macetoso. Allegro ap- passionate (b)Larghetto msterioso. (c) Lento ma non troppo. Theme, New England Hymn and variations (d) Fi- nale. Allegro.
 2. Hungarian Fantasie" Giszt, John Powell
 3. ''Thunderbird Suite 7 (Cadman). (a) Love song;" (b) "The Dance;' (c) Passing of Nuwana."
 (. (a5 Love Song" (From Indian SuiteD (MacDowelD; (b) Banjo Picker From suite, At the Fair'D PowelD, John Powell.
 Choral numbers to be inserted)
 5. Overture, "1s12" (Tschaikowsky).
 
 Rare treats will be found in the prize compositions to be rendered during con vention week.
 Class I, String Quartet. prize $500. Won by Frank F.. Ward of Columbia uni versity. MT Ward was born in WysoS township, Bradford county. Pa He is a pupil of Will c. MacFarlane, who was so long organist of St, Thomas church, New York city. Afterward a pupil of duo or1 nd ner, both of Columbia university Tn 1909 he was appointed Mosenthal fellow at Columbia university. In 1902 he was ap- pointed Mosenthal fellow at Columbia for compositions by Edward Mcdowell. The same fall he was appointed organist of the university. His subjects at Columbia are now harmony and counterpoint. MT. Ward is organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity and Temple Israel of Har- lem (the first named of New York.
 The Zoellner String Quartet will play the prize quartet.
 Class II-Concerto for Piano. prize $500 Won by Ralph A. Lyford, director of the School of Opera of the Cincinnati Con- servatory of Music.
 Myra Reed, an artist student of the conservatory, will play the concerto with orchestra. under the direction of the com poser.
 MT. Lyford has directed 15o operas with the Boston Grand Opera company, and is a graduate of the New England conserva- tory. He has had excellent training abroad He will assist pr. Ernst Kun wald conductor of the Cincinnati Sym phony orchestra. in the production of "Thistan and Isolde" which is to be given in Cincinnati the same week of the biennial convention in Birmingham
 Class IV--Sonata for violi and piano. Won by Harold Webster of Los Angeles, who is the son of an honorary vice pres ident of the federation.
 Class V-Organ solo. Won by Harvey B. Gaul, organist of the Calvary Episco- pal church of Pittsburg. Prize of $150 is given in memorial of Helen Wheeler
 (Continued on Page Nine)