New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
Chimes to Ring
In Music Week
This Afternoon,
Civic Organizations, Schools.
Colleges, Churches and
Business Houses Join in
Observing Great Festival
Scores Of Concerts Daily
National Show at Grand
Central Palace To Be
Center of All Activities

trat3oN NA - iStS w SSh. WNiCh promises
10 be the biggest musical festival in
is history
Every possible agency through which
the influence Of harmony can be ex-
tended has been put in motion with q
view Of further awakening the city's
love OF music. Civil organizations,
nublic schools. colleges, churches and
business houses have joined with pro-
fessional musicians and grand opera
stars to Qseseat during the week as
Msny orchestra concerts, song recitals
s1d choruseS as the city has capacity
fo- The purpose IS TO put New York
beyond all question foremost among
the music-loving centcrs of the world
"Why Music Week >" asked Otto II.
Kahn. honorary chairman Of the Com
nittee on Music Wees. Because never
il ctr history was there period when
tie public VAS hUngering more for
music, aeCauSe the way 10 stimulate
love for music is TO hear It. and be-
cause the effect Of 4 city-wide musical
revival VII. be permanent"
Music Show at Palace
Thc center Of activity for the week
viii be Grand Central Palace. where at
ire ringing of chimes At O'clock this
afternoon Will begin the ffth National
Muse Show. Three floors of the vast
exhibition building have been crowded
With eXt; ;bits. Every musical instlu-
meHt from -he smallest tuning fork TO
the most elaborate organ viii be shown
The range includes all makes of phono-
graph 'aiklng machines. player pianos.
orcaestreles violins, horns, harps and
pianos. from the original owned BY
john Jacob Astor 70 the most modern
instrument costing $4,000. The COM
4 IVA hi
100000
Fifty concerts Will be given daily in
connection with the show Each Of
these Will De in small sound proof
rooms The vocal music will be fur
MS ed by opera stars.
"Olr show Will be purely to stimu-
lste the public taste for music and
not 70 increase the musical trade" said
Charles Il. Green, the general manager.
Ever exhibitor already has enough
business to keep him busy for the next
* months without rev orders Never
the less the trades believe that =
musiesi revival will have permanent
resu'. for good No people in the
world are fonder Of fine music than
are New Workers.. The only trouble is
that even, with all the D,ncert halls
available here there is not nearly
enough room"
symphony Orchestras AID
Almost every prominent symphony
orchestra in the country viii con
tribute to the festival Carnegie Hall.
Aeo,an Hall, the Brooklyn Academy
Of Music. the auditorium of City Col
lege and The smaller seats of music
have their schedules flied with pros
receive concerts Prominent among
he concerts viii he those given by
iha ros,on .ylnpl oay Orchestra. the
Phil srmo7.c %ecie.y and the Sym
rboay Society of New York which VIII
provide gala concert for children
Aeoian Hail next Saturday morn
ing he Hostol Symphonr's concer-
at Carnegie FaN in the afternoon OF
The same day will be followed at night
by Ills Phi-harmon.c's program. All
through the week, however. concerts
will be available to the public. These
viii supplement. the regular opera sea-
son OF me Metropolitan with the Chi
eago Opera Company at the Lexington
Iheater
Mex in In portance 30 the profes-
slonal program will be gala music to
be furnished by the colleges, schools
and churches.
Four hundred churches have agreed
to assist tn the &c ebratioa of music
week with special vocal and organ
recItals Many Cf the churches in
auguratad the week yesterday with
The ringing OF chimes. Some pastors
rretaccd Their sermons with talks on
the value Of music as religious in
spiration
Columbia University will center it's
musical activity for the wek in con-
ceFt TO be given at Carnegie Hall
ednesday night. The event will be
rs
Oratorio' by the Columbia University
chorus. City College Will Give free
organ recital by Samuel A. Baldwin
at o'clock Wednesda
Music Prizes in Schools
Music in The public schools will be
stimulated by an offer of prizes from
the National Bureau for the Advance
ment OF Music Three borough con-
tests between high schools will be de-
clded by the winning of prizes for the
Dest essays written by high school
pupils on the educational value of
music George II. Gartlan. director of
music OF the Department Of Educa-
ton. has taken an active part in en-
eouragine teacl<rs TO give school room
concerts conducted entirely by pupils.
Every pupil from the most advanced
IN lne hlgh schools 10 the smallest tot
N the Xndersartens will raise his or
ner voice IN song during tbs week"
sad Mr.. Gartlan yesterday Music
IN the schools should not only be re-
W>d. bus If should stay revived No
influence Is more uplifting to the child
ana none does more TO create bonds
u sympathy in the classrooms. There
could be no more inspiring event of
music week than to hear the voices
ef all New Yorks school children
ahlfed IN one grand chorus, if that
We're possible" ="
, Arrangements have been made 80
mat patients in hospitals and asylums
ana ana pr oners IN jails will not be neg
.ec'ed. Several opera stars have agreed
" sing IN these places. so that the Joy
Vi music available TO every one else
WI not be lacking to unfortunates.
business and society VIII join hands
~ spreading the gospel that the world
s.iI never grow so practical that it can
ptlspense with music. Many prominent
BUSINESS houses will provide concerts
sfne noon hour.
Business Houses Participate
:, Under the direction Of Mrs Arthur
w. ". HAs, chairman of the MrNic League
~ 'he Peoples Institute, concerts will
ne gwen IN high school auditoriums.
..', Inc New York Symphony Orchestra
M give concert at the Stuyvesant
rt'gh School on Saturday. Baroness
IIa'herine Evans Won Klenner, presi-
asht Of the National Opera Club, has
sl1anged for an afternoon of free grand
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