The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-12

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The Berkshire Music Colony fno,. an
nounoes for 1891 the competition inau-
gurated by Mrs, u, =, Coolidge TO atim-
ula,e tho creation OF chamber mualc
works, II offers u prise OF $1,000 10 the
composer Of the best trio for plano,
violin and cello submitted 10 a Jury the
names OF whose members viii be am
nounoed later,
Tho winning composition will have ltA
initial performances by the ElAhueo Trio
at the BERKSHIRE Festival OF Chamber
Music, 1921, 10 be held NJ Pittsfield,
Mass, The special conditions governing
this contest arc as follows;
Tho contest will " open from now
until August /, 'i9sL Only compost
tlons which are not Published and have
not been performed In public. either IN
part or their entirety, viii be accepted,
No composition which has already won
prize will be accepted. Transcrlptions
or adaptations will not be eligible. The
compositions must be sent TO Hugo Kort-
sohRk, South Mountain, Pittsfield,
Walter Damrosoh. conductor Of the
New York symphony Orchestra, viii In
elude In the Italian programme OF next
seasons historical .ey'cle a work by |
Francisco Maliplero. who recently won
Sha berkshire chamber music prize, The
composition TO be performed wac chosen |
by Mr. Damroach from number OF |
works submitted by Big. Malipiero when |
Mr.. Damrosch was In Italy, II is en-
titled "lmprebsioni 'dal Vero," and Ia |
written In the form Of u suite In three |
parts each OF which Ia aubtitled. 'The !
Bells Speak" "rhe Expresses and the
Wind" and ~ Holiday" Mr., Dam
rOSch has secured the Malipiero work |
for first performance In this country,
Mrs Frederlc, 3 Coolidge announced
from plttafleld, Masr, the programme
Tor the Berkshire festival Of chamber
music In her temple OF music on South
Mountain September 2S, "a and 2b, "A
IN other years, there will be five con-
oerts The first viii he given by the
Berkshire string quartet, The second
II 10 be sonata programme, presented
by Efrem zlmballst (ylolin) and John
Powell tplano), The London String
Quartet will give the third, The fourth
10 10 be chamber music concert, or.
ganiEod by Carlos Salzedo, The fifth
will be ny the Berkshire String and the
London string Quartets, The feature Of
he final concert will be the playing by
the Berkshire musicians OF Francesca
MRllpIero'a $1,000 prize winning com.
position for string quartet
Albert spalding. the American y.oln'st,
wlll return from England on the Aqui.
tania about September ia lie viii give
his first New York recital In Carnegie
Hall Saturday afternoon, November 20,
This appearance win be preceded by
road tour which will begin October s.
70, Robert SchmltE, French pianist, has
brought from France a collection OF new
piano works. including q new sonata by
Darius Mllhnud which will have It's irst
New York performance NJ Mr. Schmitz's
recital on Novombor s.
Bernardo olshanslIy. barytonc, for
mcrly OF the Boston and Montreal opera
Company, will make his first appearance
'st the Ocean Grove concerts on septem-
Der 20,
The seyanty-nlnth season OF the New
York Philharmonic Society will open In
November with Josef Stranpky, conduc-
tor, beginning his tenth year at tha
head OF the orchestra, The several SER
leo OF Carnegie Hail concerts will in
c,ude twelve Thursday evenings, six
teen Friday afternoons four Saturday
evenings and twelve sunday afternoons,
Five Sunday afternoon concerts will be
given at the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music, as usual,
First performances OF American COM
positions win be features OF the seasons
offerings In addition TO these novelties
the programme will include premier per-
fOrmanceA OF several important Euro
pCan works. The orchestra will make
three short tours In the East and Middle
West and at the conclusion OF It's New
York concerts will travel from, coast TO
coast IN spring tour OF ten weeks
willem Mengelberg, before coming 10
New York 10 conduct the National sym.
phuAy Orchestra during the latter part
OF tie approaching season, Will make
European tour with his Coneertge-
bouw Orchestra OF Amsterdam, Holland.
Alexander schmullSr, violinist. will come
TO the United States with Mr., Mensel-
berg and make his American debut un-
der him. The first concert Is TO be given
on the evening OF october S. Ossip
Gabrllowitsch, pianist and conductor OF
the Detroit symphony Orchestra, will be
the aolo!st. lie viii be heard again on
the afternoon Of oct. 10 with the or
chestra.
Mrs. Marx 70. oberndorfer, OF Chicago.
who has been appointed the national
music chairman OF the General Fedora
ton OF Women's Clubs. will direct Its
| musical activities in over ten thousand
clubs. At the recent biennial conven-
| ton OF the General Federation Of
Womens Clubs, In Des Moines in June,
tho cluhs passed resolution condemn
ing vulgar popular songs and promising
support to ala In the development OF all
| Vood American music.