Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-17
LOCAL MUSICIAN
BUILDING SZ5,UUU
MUSIC ACADE MY
E. A. Todd Plans to Install
Pipe Organ In New
Studio

An announcement coa~inc mucl
interest in local circles is thar OF
Elmer 4. Todd, local musician. VIII,
;1s,eHds to erect m academy Of mu
. sic sin this city, preliminary con
>trHstiou Of which is already rudcl
Wy. The new fS'ituiou- viii bt
second to none Of its size III com
HjaHtss Of appointments and rp-to
'asa equjumD,. viii be 20 by 81
feet orrt a'. and viii ho erected
o@ o'iNa street next to Mr. Todd :
present studio ANA home. The eX-
.ar.or ot the luildin~ viii Be carried
aat In the old English e.v5e aud win
~ featured by an abundance of
r2Se#eHt windows. 4 dtIieItfU,
e.,r fircrhc, and chimney. tag lat
ter extending Two stories II the
raaE. VIII provide cheer and GoSpi-
lilly.
Hae main feature Of the new
structure will he the large concert
tsa., with cathedral dome ceiling
uish heavy beams. the center at the
dome being 20 feet high. There
NH - IN artistic stage l2xi- feet
and opening from the coueer hall
Viii 0e f,ur studios. one OF thcm
11N11 feet. with the omen fir,nlacc
II. these studios will be housed the
va-ious piano, dramatic and vocal
students, IS Todd expects "a have
Il we'll known teacher of expression
affiliated with the academy. rs well
rs Madame kupejian the well
known singer from Caiipatr.ls who
NH conduct daily classes.
Cir. Todd expects TO install pipe
organ OF The very --latest design in
Que end ot HE hall. the organ now
h11.@ under construction ia the fac
10y Of lie Moelicr Organ Company
q Hagerstowu. Maryland. This
VII. be q three manual instrument.
tac SAME as the one used ~ P0-
moUa College and viii 10 doubt be
conc ona Of the dominating notes Of
lie mus:-al life of FL Centre. Ii, Mr,
Todd is an accomplished pipe organ
F,aEer and plans ON using +; e&tenS-
lively In recital and coHeer. work.
The organ loft viii occupy
ghc seeo#l story ca one eud u tn
bnldtng while pretty balcony viii
III The atEer end. The entire build
irE VI be heated bv q large fur
naee, burning dis,illare installed in
The basement.
Severa, Assistants
N;,s E-tclI. Nyrdham. Miss Fern
>ewfea and several other assistants
vi assist Mir. Todd cl lie teach
iuc faculty, and it is M. Todd :
sim . make -hc i..titHt. which
MI b. known as The Academy OF
zfz.zis - tlo outstanding ere Of is
IHa in the Imperial Valley. Each
aensr,meu. is TO have a full -ra5aat-
ing course equal +" that Of any ma
sieai .Hstitu-.,a. and carefully ar
ranuca cu',rsa. ct study.
Robert \. Ch-saut OF this e.v iS
Putting Uu tAa hnildlHg. which when
completed and equipped with -ar-
c.>biags and pipe organ viii repro
sent aa OUTLAY of approximately
$4,000.
Nh Todd has been in - Centric
for m..r years aad If known aS one
81 the eminent teachers OF piano in
t,.e sar invest. lie was hoGareG
recently bv beng chosen rs one OF
he committee which viii select and
arrange the musical selections TO he
used uv piano contestants in the
Ei-te#+tsl movement il tho south,
#J plans 70 lavo several Il his own
nrtls enter the contest.
Ms. Cr.a Kcual. another music
teacher o. this city. has recently
omu,eteG aa artistic ..ni-1 apart
muf ia the same block as Mr.
T.ld's. AMID tao acquisition If two
sch musical Institutions In q town
Tie size of Fl Centre proves thai in
CO. arN progress we are far head
.Dl fe4I.V r.i.-. large: than taIs.