The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
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The Glory that Uos Mot
arts; Lily Pons and Andre
10 Perform. Music OF Pale
stins, Pottstown Moose
Have a WoV, Portland Girl
Wins $500
The incompatible Mozart, who
was born with such a divine spark
that he began composing at the
age Of three. is being paid full
honor in this i50th anniversary
year Of his death. There In scarce
" a symphonic orchestra in the
country which has not laid en-
phasis on Mozart works in current
programs. and the recording COM
panies have done equally well.
The Metropolitan Opera Company
opened it's season with The Mar
mage Of Figaro" and Ia also giving
Don Giovanni" and The Magic
Flute the latter an addition 10
the repertoire, with English text.
The Metropolitan had trump
card in its leading basso. Ezio
PIMA. who was assigned the title
roles in both Figaro" and Don
Giovanni" Hs voeslizstion Of
Figaro" was one Of the high
spots Of opening night.
The first performance Of "Trois
Chansons dc Ronssrd" by the con-
temporary French composer Oar
ius Milhaud. will be given by Lily
Pons and her conductor-husband.
Andre Kostelanetz at a joint APP
pearance at he Wsldorf-Astoria.
New York, In a Monday morning
on Dec. s. The work
was dedicated to Miss Pons.
The Brahms variation on a
theme by Psgsnni. a. arranged
for violin and piano by Vittorio Gil
snnini, will be given its first New
York performance by Rugiero Ric-
70 at Carnegie Hall on Dec. IL.
The recital IL being sponsored by
200 musieally aspiring feminine
members of the Parnassus club,
who have dopted Two Hundred
Students and a Genius" a. their
slogan for the event.
Cyril Towbin, American violin
st. now concertizing in California,
will appear with Harry Kaufman,
in a recital, next Sunday
light, in Los Angeles, Calf. Mr..
rowbin plans to appear in several
Ioint recitsls on the West Coast
With Mr.. kaufman, who recently
arrived in Los Angeles from Phila-
ielphis, where he was associated
With Joseph Holman for II years
Al the Curtis Institute of Music.
THE Singing Palestine" a
containing Is popular Pal
estinian songs compiled by Ruth
Sachs and edited by Josef Freuden-
thai, has just been published by
the Transcontinental Music Cor
poration OF New York. The book.
which includes literal English
of the song texts, is
designed as an inexpensive work
Tor use among Jewish and Zionist
groups.
The Moose Symphony Orchestra
Of Pottstown, Pa, co-cslled be-
cause it is supported by the Loyal
Order of Moose Of that commun-
Ity. Its conductor, Kenneth J.
Morse. and its 81 members all do
nate their services and the or
first public concert was
given as a benefit for the towns
band shell. Three more concerts
are planned this season.
Miss Pauline Alderman. Of Port
and. is the winner of $500 prize
IN the competition sponsored by
the American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers for
The best amateur play of the year.
The play is called Come On Over"
rhe lihretust. Miss Evelyn West
also won $500.
Or. Frederick Stock. the vener-
able conductor Of the Chicago
symphony orchestra, began his
'7th year with that organization
when he conducted the opening
concert this season.
Your postmaster can tell you