Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-11-18
MUSICAL COURSES
FOR AMERICANS
France Establishes Summer Con-
servatory in Palace of
FontainebIeau.
SUGGESTED BY BANDMASTER
School Will Be Conducted for Benefit
OF Students Of Both Sexes Who
Have Been Studying at Amer
lean Conservatives.


OF music soon will be established at
Fontainebleau as the result of the ac-
ton of the Fontainebleau municipal
council, which voted a subvention of
100000 francs for the creation of the |
school. The suggestion was put for
ward by Mr.. Francis Casadesus, pres
ldent and conductor of the Paris or
chestra, and the French minister of /
public instruction has set aside for
the school the Louis XIV wing Of the
national palace of Fontainebleau. 1t
Will be summer school and the first
session will begin July 1, 1920.
MIR. Casadesus- spent seven months
at Chaumont, the American headquar-
tiers of the A. Il. F., teaching instru-
mentation at the American army
bandmasters' and musicians school
created by DR.. Walter Damrosch at
the request of General Pershing.
Suggested by casadesus.
Mr.. Casadesus first conceived the
idea of the school after the American
school at Chaumont completed its
work. He planned to place the courses
Music in Paris at the disposal of the
Americans. His friends discouraged
the idea, on the theory that Paris
with all its attractions. was not the
proper place to study music, as the
temptations to waste time were too
many for students.
Following a recent meeting between
ATr 90 L,,-oo o,,I
project of Fontainebleau and a great
lover of music, the historic place was
selected. 1t was agreed that it was
an ideal spot for such a project and
that American students would not be
subject to the influences of a great
city.
The municipal council unanimously
voted the 100000 francs, which will
be added to by French donations to be
expended for proper lodging and
board facilities.
The school will be conducted for
the benefit of students of both sexes
who have been studying at American
Conservatives in winter and who de-
sire to perfect their studies in France
during summer months. The profess
sOrs will be those of the staff of the
National Conservatory of Music in
Paris, and students will be able.
through competition, TO get high
French awards equivalent to those
given at the Paris conservatory.
The courses will last three months
July, August and September-and
will include musical composition, har-
mony, orchestra leading, counterpoint
and fugue organ, piano, violin, violin
cello, voice and harp. Students In
those courses may also enter competi-
ton for the Paris grand prize for
musical composition.
Competition Every Year.
The competition for this grand
prize will be held every year and only
those pupils who have followed the
course in a musical composition and
have passed rigid tests will be eligible
The trials will last six days, from
September Is to 20, inclusive, the
tests consisting of fugue for foul
voices and an eight-part chorus.
The rules of the Paris conserva
tory, which are most severe, will b'
vigorously enforced. The definite ad
mission to the competition will b.
given October 2, and the selection o
competitors will begin on October
During that time the contestants will
not be allowed to see or communicate
! with any one They will be rigorous
Iy isolated and their correspondence
will be opened.
The work demanded will be one o
!. the following: An allegro for SYN
: phony, a symphonic poem, cantat
: for three voices and orchestra, Sc
9 nata for violin and piano or for violir
: cello and piano. The hearing of tb
: compositions will be held in the col
: cert hall of the Paris CONSERVATION
: in December. At the end of the heal
ing, which will be open to the pull
: lie, the awards will be made.
Tuition for the summer school wi
be $64 a month. The school will
able to furnish room and board fl
200 students at from $40 to SIS
: month. An additional 100 studen
z can be accommodated on conditiC
: that they find their own living a
= rangements. A course in musical hi
: tory will be obligatory, but all 9th
= courses may be followed according
choice.