The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-10-19

at o pair Of special concerts on Oct.
The concerts will commemorate
the 25th anniversary Of the found
ing Of the Czechoslovak republic and
will be given In collaboration with
the American Friends OF Czecho-
Slovakia. Arthur Rodzinski. musical
director Of the Philharmonic will
conduct, and two Czech artists will
be soloists, the Metropolitan Opera
soprano Jarmila Novotna and Ru-
dolf Firkusny, pianist.
The Hartinu work Is called Me-
mortal to Lidice." The other COM
posers represented on the program
are Dvorak and Smetana. Firkusny
will be heard In the first perfor-
nance by this orchestra Of Dvorak's
Piano Concerto in q minor.
TIVE Philadelphia Orchestra, Just
l. starting It's 1854 season, re-
ports an unusually heavy sale Of
subscriptions, with prospects Of
many sold-out concerts at its Sc
ries In Philadelphia and Washing
ton. The growth Of public interest
Is attributed to the war by Harl
Mcdonald, manager Of the orches-
ira.
always IN times Of stress and
strain" Mcdonald said, music as
sunes O dominant role as q source
fescape, comfort and hope. Since
the beginning Of the present war
there has been an ever-increasing
influx Of people into Americas con-
cert halls, seeking music's aid In
coping with the problems and Diff
6cultieS OF the hour"
The Philadelphia Orchestra's out
of-town engagements have been
heavily curtailed by wartime travel
restrictions. It will, however, be able
to give its usual series In New York,
Baltimore and Washington, with in
dividual concerts in Harrisburg,
Reading and Pittsburgh, Pa; Hart
ford, Conn; Richmond, Va; Toron-
TO, Ont, and Ann Arbor, Mich.
HELEN TRAUBEL, dramatic So
IL prano Of the Metropolitan OPP
era, is scheduled for the most ex-
tensive transcontlnental concert tour
Of her career this season. She Is
booked for more than 80 recitals
In as many different cities, as well
as appearances as soloist with SYM
phony orchesrtas In New York,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland,
Baltimore, Rochester, Indianapolis
and Houston.
Miss Traubel has just returned
from South America, where she
made her first operate appearances
outside her native United States.
She will be heard as usual at the
Metropolitan this season in the
ring operas, Tristan und Isolde"
and "Tannhaeuser."
THE Griffith Music Foundation Of
4 New Jersey has announced its
sixth annual concert series, to con-
sist Of six concerts at the Mosque
Theater in Newark.
Starting with Fritz Kreisler on
Oct. 10, as soloist with the National
Symphony Orchestra under Hans
Kinder, the other articGs to be
heard are Maurice Eisenberg, cell
ist; John Charles Thomas, baritone;
Vladimir Horowitz and Alexander
Brailowsky, pianists, and Robert
and Gaby CasadesuS, duo-pianists.
This will be one Of several Joint
appearances by Casadesus with his
wife during this seasons concert
tour, which will take him from
Cuba to Canada and from coast to
coast in this country. Orchestras
with which he will be soloists in
clude the New York Philharmonic
Symphony mad the orchestra in
st. Louis, Minneapolis. Pittsburgh,
Indianapolis. San Antonio andxx
indianapolis. San Antonio and
Montreal.
ELIE SIEGMEISTER, composer
~ and authority on indigenous
America music, has complied an
unusal book on music In general |