The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-14
BEETHOVEN
HOUR TO BE
BROADCAST
Program Saturday Evening,
March 10, to Celebrate Bee
thOven Centennial

Twenty-Five cities of the United
States will join in the great ma.
tional celebration Of the Beethoven
Centennial March 1926, when, or
Saturday evening, March 10, ut {
o'clock, in honor Of the worlds great
est composer, "The Beethoven Hour
will be sent out through the Gold
Medal Station, WCCO, together with
WEAF and the Red Network of Sta
tons. The program will be broad.
cast direct from the Lyceum Theatre
Carnegie Hall, New York City. The
feature Of the Beethoven Centennial
will embrace recognition by schools
colleges. and churches, but will have
its elimination in two great radio
programs through stations scattered
over the eastern and middle western
parts of the country. An Advisory
Committee of many prominent Amer.
leans, of which George Eastman OF
Rochester, N. Y, is Chairman, are
identified with the arrangements 70,
this notable celebration.
On Saturday evening, March 10
the main feature of the broadcast.
ing program will be piano lecture
recital on Beethoven's Fifth Sym.
phony" by Walter Damrosch, Con.
ductor Of the New York Symphony
Orchestra, an authority on Beethoven
and already we'll known to vast
radio audience. Mr.. Damrosch will
explain the meaning of Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony" and play its i'm.
portant themes at the piano while
talking. Assisting him in this pro.
gram will be the Musical Ar,
Quartet, using four rare Stradivari-
Gus instruments presented to them
by Felix Warburg, the noted banker
The members of this quartet arc
Sascha Jacobsen, first violinist, Bern.
ard Ocko. second violinist; Louis
Kaufman, viola, and Maria Romaert
Rosnaof, cellist. The quartet will
play two movements from the great
quartcts of Beethoven and will as.
sist Mr.. Damrosch in his presenta.
ton Of "The Fifth Symphony"
Damrosch keenly Interested
Mr.. Damrosch, who, for foul
decades has been the Conductor Of
the New York Symphony Orchestra
is said to be the first person to give
Beethoven cycle in this country
In 1909, he gave the complete nine
symphonies of Beethoven in order
but grouped with them other works
OF the same period.
Mr.. DamrOsch has expressed keen
interest and delight in this far-flune
radio tribute to the immortal Bee.
thoven. His last appearance before
the microphone was last Saturday
evening and, for this reason, to an
extent, MIR. Damrosch is carrying
forward in this celebration, the work
ksAh L. l~H~ A,I IL
with the radio audience.
In commenting upon his bfoad.
castinp of lecture recitals in the last
few months as related to conducting
the New York Symphony Orchestra
for nearly half century, Mr.. Dam
rosch stated, II have learned Qore
Of the inner. nature of Americans
through my broadcasting programs
than in the forty-two years as an
orchestral conductor. These broad.
casting programs have enabled me to
enter into the homes and the inner
life Of the American people," Mr.
Damrosch continued by voicing the
opinion that the real significance OF
the broadcasting programs as part
Of the Beethoven Centennial will be
a deeper understanding on the part
Of the American people of the char
acter Of music composed by Bee.
thoven and that the programs them
selves will literally open the door Of
musical appreciation to millions Of
people.
In addition to the participation of
Mr.. Damrosch and the Musical Art
Quartet, very brief address con-
corning Beethoven will be delivered
by Hon. James M. Beck, Solicitor
General Of the United States, an EN-
inent barrister and diplomat. He is
in addition. said to be profound
student Of Beethoven and his influ.
ence. Mr.. Beck, member Of the
Advisory Committee, has, for years
been recognized as one of Aperica's
leading orators.