Evening star., 1937-08-07

of pipes was an instantaneous bid
for popularity. Now the same in
ventor has gone step farther and
made of this same electric organ an
automatic PLAYER thereby bringing it
still more within the reach OF those
who long to avail themselves of the
organs rich tonal and interpretive
possibilities.
This last development of the electric
organs principle was recently made
known at the Music Trades Conyen-
ton in New York. 1t has been de-
signed to allow those who cannot play
the keyboard to have personal out
let in the realm of organ music. so
long confined to specialists on this
Instrument 1t is the outcome of a
years intensive experimentation with
the Aeolian- Skinner Organ Co on
the basis of that company's "Duo-Art"
principle. This new model. which is
designated as e" Hammond, has a
case in keeping with religious en-
vironment in dimensions of 57t2
inches wide, As high and 4734 deep
Following in every respect the prin-
ciples of the earlier model which is
to be continued and with the same
range of tonal color, this latest in
vention has 32-note pedal clavier
and other technical Improvements
which give greater opportunities for
effects.
The Aeolian- Hammond is operated
from rolls as in the player-piano and
rolls which have already been made
for pipe organs can be utilized on the
new model so that the library of organ
music existing in this form is at hand
for immediate use. There is no wait
ing for further developments or eX-
perimenting as to the success of the
instrument All that the player needs
to do is to select his own tonal cOlOrS,
volumne and nuances and put them
into operation by the simply devised
system Of stops, expression pedal
manipulation, tremulant adjustment
and other expression devices with
which the new organ is equipped
Thus, at long last, musicians who have
despaired of acquiring the necessary
organ technique or whose musical gifts
exceeded their performing ability, may
give vent to their musical feeling to
an unlimited extent on the nobleSt
instrument of them all.
BECAUSE of the important position
taken by American compositions
in programs in this country and In
Europe as we'll, the New York Wom-
ems Symphony Orchestra. of which
Antonia Brico is conductor, has de-
cided to encourage American COM
posers and is offering cash prize
Of $500 for an orchestral work. Promi-
nent judges will be announced later
and the prize-uinning composition
will have a public performance IN
New York by the New York Women's
Symphony Orchestra at it's third con-
cert OF the season, on March Is. 1898
in Carnegie Hall The rules of the
| contest are as follows:
The work, which must be written
by an American, is to be not less than
10. nor more than 20 minutes in
length. It is not to include any solo
tirely for orchestra, with a maximum
Of the following instruments: 3 flutes,
2 clarinets, 2 oboeS, 2 bassoons.
horns, 3 trumpets. trombones, l tuba.
percussion and strings.
1t must be understood that the
works submitted have not had previous
public performances and that the
chosen composition will be first per-
formed by the New York Women s
Symphony Orchestra.
The score of the work is to be
marked with nom-de- plume. which
is to be repeated on the outside OF
sealed envelope, the latter contain
ing the name and address of the
composer, together with return postage
covering the cost of mailing and reg
isterlng to insure it's return to the
composer. All works must be sub
mitted prior to December 81, 1887,
addressed to the New York Women 8
Symphony Orchestra, SO West Fifty
seventh street, New York, N. Y.
NINE. LOTTE LEHMANN, soprano
? of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
was honored this week by the French
government with decoration that
few women have received, the Officer
OF the Legion Honneur of France
This, the highest rank among the
French official honors, was conferred
upon her shortly after her perform
ance opening the Salzburg Music Fes-
tlVal, in which she sang her famous
"Fidelio" under the baton of Arturo
Toscanini.
A HUGE audience, filling Holly
woods famous bowl recently, gave
Hans Kinder of the National SYM
phOny Orchestra one of the most en-
thusiastic welcomes in its long history
of receiving colorful musical person
ages.
The demonstration following DR..
Kindler's debut as guest conductor in
the bowl was termed by one Los An
geles, California, critic, "the most ef-
fectlve ovation accorded any of the
Tuesday night symphony directors
since the opening of the bowl season"
and it was precipitated, according to
another critic. by concert that was
"by all odds the best work yet turned
out this season by the Hollywood Bowl
Orchestra"
For the first time since this series
OF concerts opened" declared Mildred
Norton of the Los Angeles Evening
News, the musicians all seemed to
know just where they we're going from
note to note, and all managed to ar
rive there at the proper time, unrum-
pied. and with every hair in place.
Reason for this unprecedented abb
sence of rugged individualism was DR..
Kindler's persuasive touch on the ba-
ton. A firm, definite beat that put
the idea across without seeming to
conduct gym drill, apparently made
the orchestra feel that the issue was
worth struggling for"
DR.. Kinder scored his distinct tri-
umph on the occasion of his first con-