Milford chronicle., 1936-03-27
MUSIC EDUCATORS TO
MEET IN NEW YORK CITY

Local members of the Music Edu-
Gators National Conference report
that some 5000 will attend the BIZ
ennial Convention of the organiza-
tiOn to be held in New York City,
March 29-ApTil $. This will I'M
events in the history of music edu-
cation. The educational phases of
the program will be presented in
five general sessions and some 25
sectional meetings, in addition to
daily "clinics" for teachers of voice,
piano, band and orchestra. General
sessions will be held in the Metro
polltan Opera House, Madison
Square Garden and Center Theater
of Radio City. Headquarters win be
at Hotel Pennsylvania, and here
many of the section" meetings will
be held as well as in the seven other
official" hotels (AstOT, Governor
Clinton, Imperial, Lincoln, Martin
ique, McAlpln, and New Yorker.
Mayor FiorellO H. LaGuardia is
Honorary Chairman of the COnven-
ton Committee and DR.. Harold g.
Campbell, Superintendent of the
New York Uublic Schools, General |
Chairman. In addition to the several |
score of prominent music educators
who will take part in the programs |
of the week, many well known ar
lists, general educators and leaders |
in national affairs will contribute,
among them DR.. Walter DamrOsch,
DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, DR.. Harry
WOODBURY. Chase, DR.. Howard Han
son. Mrs. August Relmont, Sir Gran
willie BantOck, Thomas H. Briggs,
Helen Christianson, Henry S. Drin-
ker, Dr.. Edwin Frankie Goldman
Dorothy Gordon, L. Thomas Hop
kins, William H. Fitzpatrick, Estelle
Liebling, Mrs. Francis Mcfarland,
James L. Mursell, T. Tertius Noble,
Daniel O'Sullivan, Milton
c. Potter, Harold Rugg, Agnes Sam
uelson, John Smallman, Percy Rec
tor Stephens, Florence B. Strate-
meyer, Albert Stoessel, George ID.
Strayer, Edward L. Thorndike.
The concerts and musical demon
strations will involve the contribu-
tions Of more than sixty oTganlza-
tions ranging from the New York
Orchestra to pre-
school groups of tiny tots. Some OF
the high school and college Organi-
cations will travel as far as 5000
miles to take part in the program.
In addition to its importance as
an educational congress, the event
will also provide a major music fes-
.ival. Among the special features OF
Music Education Week. announced
by President Herman F. Smith OF
Wisconsin, will be a
special performance of Lohengrn
Dy the Metropolitan Opera Com
Dany; concerts by the New York
Orchestra and Boston
symphony Orchestra; International
folk Festival contributed by the
New York Folk Festival Council; l
concert with a chorus of some 1900
male voices given in Madison Square
iarden by the Associated Glee Clubs =
f America; New York Public
schools Music Festival also in Madi-
on Square Garden; Brahms Re-
uiem by the St. Thomas Church
hoir; BeethOVen's Ninth Symphony
iven by the Juilliard School Sym II
hony Orchestra and the OTatOriO
oeiety of New York. demOnstra- II
on in Center Theater of latest de-
in the reproduction of
ght, sound and color provided by
ne laboratories of RCA Manufac-
iring Company, Electrical Research
roducts, Inc, and the General
lectric Company. A great expo
ton of music, rare manuscripts,
DOks, instruments and materials
i'll also be a feature. Sc
The Music Educators National =
difference was organized in 1907,
I'd is a cooperative nOn-prOfit or
IMITATION comprised chiefly of tea
lers, supervisors and directors of
usic in public, parochial and pFi-
tie schools, colleges, universities n
ID conserYatOries. Membership, .
,Wever, is open to anyone interest
in the purpose of the Organiza- ~
IN /. e., ito make music a living IL
rec in the life of the nation and of
cry citizen" This is accomplished
y discovering, encouraging and
as a part of the educa- 6
nal routine, every child's interest =,
d talent in music. .. 1t is belieY-
that such interests and talents
2, however small or however great
1t least equally genuine and, if de-
oped during school years, equally
i they be spiritually and intrinsi-
1V FaUardfun hnfh IN fha fudfvid
Is and to the social complex" On
s basis is founded the broad pro-
I'm of the ORGANIZATIONS activities.
which the Convention in New
TX City represents the climax Of 1O:
Diennium. ~.
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