The New York herald., 1922-10-05
Philharmonic and
Colleges Unite on
Music for Teachers
City and Hunter Colleges Aid
in Providing Concerts for
Public School Instructors.

Teachers in the schools Of New
York and other persons In the city en-
ploy will be enabled 10 hear the Philhar-
monic concerts this season under favor
able conditions. Through a cooperative
arrangement with the Philharmonic So
ciety. the College of the City of New
York and Hunter College are undertake
ing to popularize the highest forms OF
orchestral music
At the City College on Monday eve
nings. beginning October 8. Prof Samuel
a. Baldwin. head of the music depart
ment, will give course of lectures on
the appreciation of symphonic music.
All his lectures will be illustrated by
himself at the piano and on the great
organ of the college and by many mas
tiers Of special orchestral instruments.
At the end of the first term the stu
dents will understand the way the SYM
phony was evolved from simpler begin
nings. and they will also understand the
way in which the various instruments
and groups of instruments of the or
chestra are used in interpreting the
works OF the great masters.
During the second term symphonies
by Haydn. Mozart. Beethoven and mod
ern composers will be taken up and
analyzed so that the students will un-
derstand the various movements in them.
On Friday evenings Prof Fleck of
Hunter College will give a similar course
OF lectures al Hunter College. Prof.
Fleck will especially stress the work OF
the various instruments. Himself an
orchestra man of many years expert
ence. he will give the students an in
innate insight into the composition Of
modern symphony orchestra and the
manner in which the conductor can draw
upon his various resources His lectures
also will be illustrated by various ar
lists. The second term will be devoted
primarily to the analysis of great or
chestral compositions.
All students enrolled for these lecture
courses will be given tickets to ten
great Philharmonic concerts played by
the regular Philharmonic Orchestra. The
first Ave. on November 22 and 20, De-
cember and 90 and January 8. will
be given in the Great Hall of the college
and will be led by Josef Stransky and
Henry Hadley. Just before each of these
explain to their students the nature of
the compositions to be rendered and
give them a key of appreciation.
The remaining five concerts Of the
whole series of ten will be played at
Carnegie Hall on February and 21
and March 7, 81 and 28. These con-
certs will be conducted by the Dutch
conductor Wilem Mengelberg.
The enrolment fee for these lectures,
carrying with 1t seats for the ten con-
certs, is the usual nominal fee charged
by the college for a full year course of
special lectures-S10. Students enrolled
in the course and obtaining thereby ad-
mission to the concerts will be seated in
balcony seats. Those wishing dress
circle seats, orchestra or box seats may
have them by paying slight additional
fees. For details on this point COM
municate with DIR. Frederick b. Robin
son, director, at the College of the City
of New York
While these lecture courses. with their
seat privileges for ten Philharmonic
concerts, are arranged primarily for
teachers and public servants. applica-
tions from others will be accepted In
limited number.
The persons interested in promoting
this cooperative work are: Mr.. Clar-
ence ii. Mackay, chairman of the board
of directors OF the Philharmonic So
ciety; President Sidney F.. Mezes of the
College OF the City of New York: Pres
ident George S. Davis of Hunter College.
and the educational committee of the
Philharmonic Society. Mrs. Charles E.
Mitchell. Mrs. Elihu Root. Jr., Mrs. AL
bert Gallatin and Mrs. Arthur c. Claflin.