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theme. 'The Mountaineer," and the third
symphony OF Beethoven. NJ. Cortot VIII
render the "Ballade" Of Faure, and Al
fred Brun. first violin of the orchestra,
will give Saint aens's prelude to the
"Deluge."
The second concert OF the orchestra
will take place at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Sunday night, october IL. ana
the announcement Of this programme
will shortly be made.
AS previously announced the coming
OF the orchestra Is due to plans of the
French High Commission and the United
States Government, and 1t will be under
the direction OF the French Government
The French American Association for
Musical Art Is in charge OF the arrange
ments for the tour of the sixty leading
American cities which 1t is to make.
Things happen quickly these days. and
1t Is announced that on Sunday after
noon and evening at the Lexington The
atre the famous fighting Grenadiers Band
OF Sardini. whose arrival at an Atlantic
port Is expected momentarily. will give
two concerts. The band will be led by
the noted composer and conductor,
Maestro Comm. G. Tarditi.
The announcement will surely be
hailed with JOY by both Italians and
Americans in this country, for 1t has
long been a source of wonder that we
have had no representative Italian body
OF musicians in this country at a time
when their presence would mean so
much both for the cause Of Italian mu-
sic and for our allied interests and
ideals.
The Royal italian Grenadiers Band Of
the Guard Of the King of Italy has been
in service in the Italian Alps ever since
the war began, and this, its first leave
of absence, is conferred as a special
honor, the reward for conspicuous
bravery.
The concerts will be held under the
auspices of Ambassador Count v. Macchi
di Cellere and G.. Bevione, head of the
Mission for Propaganda in the United
States.
Nine. Namara, soprano Of the Chicago
Opera Company, will give her annual
recital at Aeolian Hall Sunday after
noon, October 10.
Greta Torpadie, the Swedish soprano
Of New York, has been engaged by est
Erik" the Society for Advancement Of
Swedish Music, as one Of the solosts al
its concert in Aeolian Hall Saturday
evening. November 9.
Miss Torpadie will present songs BY
the Swedish composer Emil Sjogren
who died last spring: She will also sing
selections from the compositions of viii
helm Stenhammar and Peterson Berger
Reina!j Werrenrath will give his first
song recital of the season. in Aeoliar
Hall on Sunday afternoon, October 20
He has arranged a programme to bt
sung entirely in English.
Miss Dai Buell.. pianist, will make hel
first New York appearance in Aeoliar
Hall on Tuesday afternoon. October %
Heifetz will give a recital in Carnegie
Hall on Saturday afternoon. October IS
Josef Hofmann will open his season
by playing with the Boston Symphony
Orchestra in Cambridge and Boston
| Mass, on October II, IS and 10. Hi:
New York recital will take place in Car
negie Hall on Saturday afternoon, No
vember 20.
Mrs. Mabel Garrison of the Metropoli.
tan Opera Company will give her forth.
coming recital in Carnegie Hall on Sat
urday afternoon. November 2. Mrs. Gar
| rison will open her season in Worcester
Mass, during the coming week and be-
fore appearing in New York will make
a trip in the middle West as far as ST
Paul, MINI.
The Elshuco Trio. composed of Samuel
Gardener. violin; Willem Willeke. cello,
and Richard Epstein. pianist. will give
chamber music concert in Aeolan
Hall on Thursday evening, October 81.
The Philadelphia Orchestra Associa-
ton announces a series of five concerts
in New York city the coming season at
o'clock on Tuesday afternoons. Novem-
Der 10. December II, January 81, Febru-
airy IL. March IL, in Carnegie Hall
These concerts will be under the direc-
ton of Leopold Stokowski. who is enter
ing on his seventh year as conductor OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra. The solo
lists will include Nine. Margaret Matte
nauer. Efrem Zimbalist. Ossip Gabrilo-
witsch, Nine. Olga Samaroff and Harold
Bauer and Jacques Thibaud in conjunc-
ton.
Or. Fleck announces "Cavalleria Rus
ticana" for the second of the series of
operate nights given at Hunter College
October 10. a. s 30 o'clock, under the
auspices of the American Art Education
Society and the New York City Orches-
ira.
Notes of Social World
The Charter Chapter OF the Daughters
of the Union, Mrs. william r. Stewart
regent held a business meeting on
Wednesday at her residence. 1875 River
side Drive