The New York herald., 1922-11-12


variety Handel, GluclS. schumann and
Critics are among the composers rep
resented.
Paolo Calico, composer of the new
oratorio, THE Apocalypse to be given
at the initial concert of the Oratorio
Society on November @. was born in
Italy. but like so many other Latin
artists he has found his principal In
spiration in America and has made
his workshop New York city. Since
1899 he has resided in the United States
and during these years his artistic
development has ranged from writing
single piano pieces 20 a work of such
Importance as The Apocalypse"
THE Apocalypse founded on the
libretto of Pauline Arnoux Macarthur
and Henri Pierre Roche, won FOR Gal
leo the $500 prize offered by the Ma
tional Federation Of Musical Clubs.
Jean Gerardy, the Belgian 'cellist, now
In this country after an absence OF
several years, will make his first reap
pearance with the Philadelphia Orches-
ira in Carnegie Hall on the evening
of November Il.
George Engles. who is directing Mr..
Paderewsld's American concert tour,
which opened at Worcester, Mass, on
November 8, announces that the great
pianist will make sixty concert appear
ances in this country, taking him South
thence to the Pacific coast and then
TO return East His final appearance
OF the season will be at the musical
festival in Newark, n. j., on April 26.
The, first appearance in New York OF
the Irish Regiment Band from Toronto is
scheduled for the Hippodrome next Sun
day evenings November 10. The organi-
Zation includes forty musicians, all OF
whom served in the war, including an
Irish bagpiper, Major John Trenholme.
AS a soloist. The other soloists are
Beatrice O'Leary, soprano. and Jean
MacNaughton, Irish character and folk
dancer. The conductor of the band is
Lieut.. ]. Andrew Virgins The band has
been on tour in the United States for the
last six weeks, and is to make a tour
across the continent, the Hippodrome en-
gagement being it's only scheduled ap-
pearance in this city.
Nine. Marguerite sylvia will be heard
ia her first "At Home" with songs. at
the Broadhurst Theater Sunday after
noon, December 10. She will present an
entirely new program.
The $500 Paderewski prize for 1921 sbr
the best piece of chamber music sub
mitted by an American composer was
won by wallingford Riegger of the
faculty of Drake University, Des
full fI,aY ~.
Martin Loeffler, Frederick Stock and
Wallace Goodrich. Mr.. Riegger has been
conductor, composer and teacher since
his graduation from the Institute OF Atu-
sical Art, New York city, in 1907. He
went abroad the following year to study
at Berlin. He returned TO this country
in 1910 and became 'cellist and assistant
conductor Of the st. Paul Symphony Or
chestra. In 1919 he was chosen to a pro-
fessorship Of harmony. counterpoint and
musical composition at Drake University.
The National Federation Of Women's
Clubs Is interesting Itself as heretofore in
American music. In the official bulletin
IL submits n list of American operas
needing production" urging Its mem-
bers to study as many of them as pos
sible. A good many OF them have al
ready been produced. Another move
Inent backed by the federation is TO get
newspapers in the smaller cities to start
=. music page" in their sunday editions.
AZ the Ecole Normale de MusIque IN
Paris a concert was given illustrating a
lecture by Lazare Saminsky on The
Younger Generation Of Contemporary
American Composers" Music for piano,
violin and voice was played. and the ten
- N~n1V
Kramer. Louis Gutenberg. Frederic ia
cobi, Richard Hammond. Carl Engel. Leo
Sowerby, Deems Taylor. Marion Bauer,
Alexander Steinert and Emerson Whit
horne.
The directors OF the Gewandhaus con-
certs in Lelpsic, which Nikisch con-
Quoted for years. wish to make the spot
where he Is buried "a place Of solemn
beauty" by the erection Of a memorial.
Orchestras that he conducted as guest
have Joined IN the movement, and stu
dents and assistants who worked with
him have contributed.
An announcement has come fror.
Princeton that the combined musical
clubs of the universlty-the Orchestra.
Csiee Club and Banjo Club-have an ex-
tensive schedule for this year. At
Princeton, in addition TO the two reg
1ilar concerts Of the year. there VIII be
:. series OF four university concerts by
the orchestra, with well known soloists
The combined musical clubs first ap-
peared at Harvard on November 10, fol-
lowed by a concert for the New England
alumni meeting in Boston. then Welles-
ley, before the alumni other dates ara.
East Orange, y. j.. on November 10.
and a concert in combination with the
Yale musical clubs at Princeton on
Friday. A Philadelphia concert will be
given with the Pennsylvania clubs on
January 81. with later trips TO Pitts
hurgh and White sulphur Springs. be-
sides short one in February through
New Jersey
In the mel ighborhood OF New York tho
,,ubs will play In Flushing at Thanks
living time. while concerts have bee
requested by Westfield. Maplewood.
piainfield. Englewood. Madison, Orange.
Moutclair and Brooklyn. It Is also
probable that n concert will be given
az tho dedication % the new Princeton
Club, In New York.
Alexander Slot. the Russian pianist,
who will be heard In recital IN Aeoliau
Hall next Sunday afternoon, Will Include
in his program his own piano trans
cription OF Liadov's -Four Russian Folk
Songs for Orchestra. These are
Legend about the Birds" y Danced
with n MosIuito" Cradle Song" and