The New York herald., 1922-10-23
Philharmonic Has
Plan to Advance
American Music
Concerts to Be Broadcast, New
Works of European Com
pOsers Presented.

The Philharmonic Society. which will
open its eighty-first season next Thurs
day evening in Carnegie Hall, has APP
proved an extensive educational plan
and established a definite policy for
advancement of American music, in adj
dition to the regular concerts. according
to announcement yesterday by Clarence
I'll. Mackay, chairman of the beard o.
directors. He said also that the per-
sonnel of the orchestra has been en-
larged and important new works by
European composers will be presented.
Five concerts to be given in Great
Hall, City College. will be broadcast by
radio for the benefi. of listeners within
a radius of 1.5o0 miles There will be
other concerts in Cooper Union. the
Metropolitan Opera House and various
schools
For the encoura cement of American
composers the society has engaged
Henry Hadley as associate conductor.
He will examine American compositions
for selections to be played at concerts.
I'm establishing a definite educational
program said Mr. Mackay, ''the direc-
tors of the Philharmonic have felt tha.
as trustees of the public for the oldest
orchestral organization in America the
society should enter upon a definite
course of service in the education of a
new public. To accomplish this result
It has been arranged to give series of
five concerts in the Great Hall of City
five at Cooper Unior. four at the Com
mercal High School in Brooklyn and a
series of single concerts at Princeton,
Yale, vassar. Smith, Mount Holyoke and
Connecticut College.
''In order that the educational work
done at these concerts may have their
widest value it has been decided to
broadcast by radio the five concerts in
the Great Hall at City College, so that
colleges. high schools and other educa-
tional institutions within a radius Of
1900 miles may profit by the concerts.
Plans are now under way whereby the
institutions in this large territory Will
arrange for their students to listen In
on the nights of these concerts.
1.-THE directors have felt that the de-
velopment of music in America has
reached the point where an organiza-
tion such as the Philharmonic should
offer definite encouragement to the ma
tive American composer of orchestral
music. With this idea in mind they
have engaged Mr.. Henry Hadley as as
sociate conductor. with instructions to
c,11,
mitted by American composers and to
perform at certain concerts Of the year
those scores which. in his judgment,
seem to merit presentation.
Pursuant to its policy Of enabling
the orchestra to give its concerts un-
der the best possible conditions. the di-
rcctors have enlarged the personnel
from ninety-eight to 102 players.
"The success of the series Of concerts
at the Metropolitan Opera House last
asop has determined the directors 10
continue these concerts 70 rthe coming
year. The new works of European COM
posers will also be heard at the regular
'subscripton concerts. Mr.. Josef Stran-
sky will for the first half Of the season
present at each concert some important
new work. while Mr.. Mengelberg's pro-
grams will also include several new
scores which he has chosen during his
vacation abroad. AS heretofore. Mr..
Stransky will preside over the orchestra
until the end of January and Mr.. Men
gelberg will conduct the remainder of
the season. Mr.. Hadley's performances
will take place during January. Emil
nent soloists, including such artists as
Jascha Heifetz. Sereei Rachmaninoff
and Josef Hofmann. will appear.
Mr.. Mackay also announced that
Henry f. Cooper. for several years pres
ident of the Philharmonic Society. has
retired. and is succeeded by Frederic
a. Jui,lard. Mr.. Cooper continues to
serve as trustee of the society. The
management is now in the hands of
Arthur Judson, who is also executive
secretary. and ID. Edward Porter. asso-
ciate manager. New offices have been
established in the Fisk Building, Broad
way and Fifty-seventh street