The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-26
Radio Concerts
TO Be Offered
Programs Announced by
New York Society.

The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn announces that Sunday after
noon concerts and six Saturday
morning children's concerts pre-
sented by the Philharmonic-Sym-
phony Society of New York for the
season of 1885 will be broadcast
over the coast forecast WABC-Co-
lumbia network and the nationwide
network of the Canadian Radio
Commission.
Otto Klemperer distinguished
German conductor, will direct the
first broadcast, tentatively set for
from 4 to 6, indianapolis time,
Oct. 10.
Arturo ToScanini, the noted Ital-
ian maestro, will return for his
eleventh consecutive season on the
stand of the Philharmonic-Sy
phony Society to conduct the broad
casts during the second part of the
series.
The Philharmonic Symphony So
ciety's 1885 season promises to be
a most colorful one in the variety
of works presented to the nation
wide radio audience.
A highlight of the forthcoming
series is the engagement of Sir
Thomas Beecham, prominent Eng
liSh director, who will provide Co.
lumbia's radio audience with three
Sunday broadcastS on Jam 5, II
and 10.
English Music Requested
The Philharmonic Symphony So
ciety has requested Sir Thomas to
investigate the possibilities of Eng
liSh music with the idea of present.
ing to the American public in these
three weeks the outstanding English
works.
The society also has requested
Hans Lange, who will conduct four
separate broadcaStS during the sea-
son, to examine the field of Ameri-
can compositions and to arrange for
each of his broadcastS, if possible!
new and interesting composition by
an American composer.
The Philharmonic Symphony So
cietys conductors for 1885 and
the schedule of broadcaSts they will
direct over the nationwide Colum-
bia network are as follows:
Otto Klemperer, Oct. Is, 20 and
81; Nov. 3, 10, II and "a; Dec. /,
g, IS, % and %. Sir Thomas Beech
am, Jan. 5, II and 10. Arturo Tos-
canini, Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 16 and %,
March 8, Is and 20, April 5, 10 and
26. Hans LANCE will direct four con-
certS on Feb. 8, March l, March %
and April II.
SchelIing Will Direct
The Children's Concerts will again
be under the direction of Ernest
Schelling and will be broadcast on
the following Saturday mornings:
Jan. II, Feb. l and %; March 7
and %, and April 10. Lawrence Gill
man, music editor of the New York
Herald Tribune, will be the COM
mentator on the Sunday Philhar-
monte programs.
Sir Thomas Beecham, often called
the most unusual figure in the Eu-
ropean musical world, has been in
this country only twice before-in
January, 1928 and in March and
April, 1882. Inheriting millions from
his father, young Beecham dis
played early signs of an unusual
musical genius.
He directed a touring opera COM
pany in 1902; established the New
Symphony orchestra in 1905 and
formed the Beecham Symphony Or
chestra in 1908. In 1910 he en-
gagged Covent Garden and began his
great work as a producer of opera.
Despite the fact that at one time
he lost million pounds on opera
and despite his assertion on the first
occasion he was here that the Eng
fish are the most unmuSical of peo-
pie, Sir Thomas is never happy I'M
less he is founding a new orcheS-
ira, producing new works on most
elaborate scale, or evolving new
schemes to give England more
music.
AS usual, all of the Philharmonic
Symptoms concerts for 1885,
including those for children and
young people, will be transmitted
direct from Carnegie Hall over the
nationwide CHS network.