Evening star., 1941-05-18
Opportunity
Knocks For
Musicians
Prizes Are Offered
To Young Artists
And Composers
Bv Alice EverSman.

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be the period when opportunities
croo up for musicians of various
types to bring their talents before
the public. Prizes are being offered
to embryo artists, and composers
have ways opened to them in which
their skill at musical creation can
be put to a test. The pleasant part
of this activity IS the realization of
a continuous effort to develop
American talent and to provide
substantial incentive for those who
take their music study seriously to
strive for perfection that will be rec
ognized throughout the country.
It also proves that the young talent
Is not forgotten and that those older
and already arrived artists are
putting the benefit of their own
experience at the disposal of those
who may follow in their footsteps.
One of these opportunities is being
offered by Guiomar NovaeS, the
Brazilian pianist who annually has
been on concert tours of this coun-
try to soldout houses Nine. NovaeS
wishes to repay her spiritual debt
to this country" and to this end
has created Guiomar Novaes
award, which provides for a con-
cert tour at Nine Novaes' expense
for a young American pianist in
Brazil. This is entirely a personal
affair with Nine. NovaeS, and she
plans for the tour to include at
least four concerts. 1t is her con-
tribution to the cultural inter-
course between the Americas that
has been so enthusiastically spon-
sored in the United States.
30-Year Age Limit.
A contest will be held in New
York with a committee of four
prominent musicians acting as
judges. The general supervision of
the contest will be in Arthur Jud-
sons hands. First consideration will
pe given the winners of the awards
of the Naumburg Foundation, the
National Federation of Music
Clubs, the Town Hall Endowment
Series and other organizations. The
contest will be held soon, the exact
date is not yet announced, and the
winner will sail for Rio de Janeiro
in August or September. The only
stipulation so far is that the ap-
plicant must be all American cit
izen and not over 80 years of age.
AS a feature of the Centennial
Celebration of the Philharmonic
Symphony Society of New York,
the committee of the Young Peoples
Concerts will hold contest for
composers between the ages of 10
and 10 years. There will be three
prizes awarded, the first winner to
receive 5000 and have his work per-
formed at one of the Young Peoples
Concerts during the 1941-42 season
under the direction of Rudolph
CAM. The second will receive sl00
and also have his work performed
while the third will have only the
monetary recompense of $50.
There are four types of COM
positions suggested. Three single
pieces, one for strings, one for
woodwinds and one for brasses not
to exceed three minutes comprise
the first suggestion. The second
Is a work for chamber orchestra
of not more than 7 minutes of
playing time. A symphonic COM
position for large orchestra not to
exceed 8 to 10 minutes is next out
lined while short concertino in
one movement for a voice or ORCH
estral solo instrument with or
chestral accompaniment of a length
not more than to 10 minutes con-
cludeG the list.
Only composers born in the
United States or Canada may
compete and the submitted works
must not have been published or
performed before. December l is the
deadline for the manuscripts to be
sent to DR.. Rudolph CAM, Chicago
Musical College, GA East Van Buren
street, Chicago, Ill.
Town Hall Rental Offered.
For singers and instrumentalists
the gift of a Town Hall recital is
being offered by the New York
Madrigal Society of which Mar
guerite Potter is the founder. This
group which was organized in 1920
has for objective the launching of
young musicians and each year
sponsors recital in the popular
New York hall for the winner of
the contest. Judges for this years
contest will include Frank La Forge,
Frances Aida and Louis Persineer
with others to be announced, The
rules for this contest are not given
but can be had by applying to the
secretary at BIT Steinway Build
ing, New York City.
These various opportunities are
listen for the consideration of
musicians of this city. Few con-
tests offering concert appearances
are sponsored In the District of
Columbia and none that lead
directly to the mecca of all earnest
students-a Town Hall appearance.
Playing in New York City is still
requirement by the important
concert managers and the winners
OF contests naturally claim their
first attention.
1t Is with considerable satisfac-
ton that we read the announce
ment sent from the National Music
Council of its protest against the
proposed 10 per cent tax on musical
Instruments A resolution was
adopted at its recent annual meet
ing opposing the tax on the ground
that it would interfere with the
furthering of music both in the
military forces and among the
civilians, and that musical instru-
merits constituted zone of the most
important tools of education in the
public school system and in higher
institutions of learning" Copies of
the resolution have been sent to
President Roosevelt, Secretary of
the Treasury Morgenthau, and to
all members of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Repre-