New-York tribune., 1919-11-16

oeeshoVon symphonies, giving one I'M
portant movement At each concert. All
the members Of the ensemble donate
their services, as will the nine or moro
soloists who will assist. Joe Fuchs.
Alberto Bachman and Mr.. Nathan Of
the Rialto orchestra, are among the
soloists. The first Of the series Of
concerts was given at the Progress
Club, Rockaway, November ii.
Dr.. Henry T. Fleck, Of Hunter COL
lege, announces series Of free "op-
cratic nights" to be given on success
sive Thursday evenings under the au-
spices OF the evening sessions of the
college and the American Art Edu-
cation Society In Hunter College au-
ditorium, Lexington Avenue and Sixty
November 20, at $3.50, III Trovatore''
will be the opening opera Of tho series.
with Nine. Modesto In the role Of
Azucena. The public is cordially in-
vited. Registration for tho course Ia
free.
Rachmaninoff, the third artist On.
gagged by Joseph A. Fuerstman in his
World Famous Artists series, will ap-
pear at the Newark Armory on Decem-
Der II. O. He will be followed BY Casals
and Lazzari in Joint recital. the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra, Gans, Hci-
The dock strike in England II re-
sponsible for the delay In tho arrival
OF number of musical artists who
were to have made appearances in this
city in the near future. The first tn
be affected is the Philharmonic Sooa
ETY., which was to have presented Benno
Moiseiwitsch, the new Russian plan list.
for his first American appearance
Originally Moiseiwitsch made arrange
ments to sail from England November
on the Saxonia.. The strike on this
side Of the ocean has kept the SaxDnia
at her dock in this city. Then Mr.
Moiseiwitsch transferred his sailing to
the Mauretania, scheduled to sail last
Monday, the 10th, bat, instead Of re-
celvlng cable that she was on hcr
way, it brought the news that her sail
ing was delayed until the 18th. Con-
ssequently Mr.. Moiseiwitsch will mako
his debut in Carnegie Hall in piano
recital on Saturday afternoon, Novem
Der ~, and not with the Philharmonic
as originally planned. A later date is
now being fixed for him to play with
that organization. 1t is also reported
Nine. Ietrazzini is q passenger on the
Mauretania.
The Vatican Choirs, under the dirsc-
tlon of Maestro Raffaele Casimiri. will
bring their wonderful American tour
to close at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Tuesday night, December 2.
The Evening Telegram Concert Club
will hold free concert at the Stuyve
SAINT High School, First Avenue and
Fifteenth Street, this afternoon. at 3
o'clock. Mana-Zucca, composer-p{ani
Thaddeus Wronski, bass; Hans Kro-
mold, 'cellist, and Bertha Lansing Rod
gers, contralto, will appear
There will be a concert of new
songs and old ballads from Scotland
sung by Harrison Dowd and Allan Ross
Macdougall at the Provincetown Plav-
ers Theatre, 1873 Macdougall Street.
this afternoon, at $3.50.
Dlrk Foch reports that he has been
writing several new COMPOSITIONS.
Jascha Heifetz will soon play one of
his shorter violin pieces. while Sascha
Jacobsen is to bring out the andante
OF the Dutch composers new violin
concerto. Mr.. Foch has also composed
number Of new songs which Nine.
d'Alvarez will include in her recital
programs.
Nine. Yolande Mer6, the Hungarian
pianist, has returned from a successful
tour In South America. She will prob
ably not be heard in New York this
season, but will spend her time in rest
Ing from the strenuous work of the
past two seasons, with a possible visit
to Mexico.
Pianists of New York and New
Jersey are eligible to the piano con-
test organized by the educational de-
partment of the World Famous Ar
lists series Of concerts now taking
place at the Newark armory. Each
contestant must be prepared to pjav
one classic, which must not take more
than tive minutes in performance. One
Cor. two) short Chopin pieces and a
prelude by Debussy or Rachmaninoff.
In all, twenty minutes will be the
limit of time allowed.
Names OF contestants may be sent
in up to November 25. Notification
will be issued from the office of the
World Famous Artists series at what
time and place the hearings will be-
held.
AZ the IrsC prellmlnares the con-
testant will be entirely screened from
the Judge, who, it is planned, will be
a we'll known New York critic and who
will not in any way be able to know
who the contestants are. The second
preliminaries will be judged by Ru-
dolph CAM, the master Swiss pianist.
who will name his own conditions. The
finals will be Judged by Rachmaninoff
on the evening of December 26.
A public appearance in the form of
recital will be arranged for the win
rer under the management of the
World Famous Artists series.