The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-22

capacity, compared with 81 per cent
in 1941-42. The gross deficit was
$130,504.
Revenues this year will be boil
stored by the broadcast of So Sun
day concerts under commercial
sponsorship, regarding which Field
said:
ut leaves the society free artis-
tically to carry out its musical
plans at the highest possible STAN
dard, while providing financial as
sistance. This assistance comes at
time in the affairs of the society
whe nthe neew is great and where
some such help was necessary if the
organization was to go forward
A PROJECT for the establish
~ ment Of a municipality spon-
sored hall of music, opera and
ballet at Mecca Auditorium in New
York is reported under way, with
the opening possible this fall.
The auditorium has been taken
over by the city for unpaid taxes.
The city will not be financially re-
sponsible for operating the project.
beyond making the hall available.
Financial support is expected to
come from the public. According to
Musical Courier about $4,000
already has been received in
pledges.
1t is planned to set up a member
ship corporation and board of
directors, which will engage an i'm
presario. NeWbold Morris, presi-
dent of the City Council, is quoted
as saying that both labor and cap
ital are cooperating in the enter
prise"
A NNOUNCING its Goth consecu-
~ tive season of free summer con-
certs in Central Park, New York,
and Prospect Park, Brooklyn, the
Goldman Band has scheduled 60
concerts at which American music
will be given special attention along
with the works of Bach, Beethoven,
Wagner and others of the classical
repertoire.
Five programs of all-American
music are listed and there will be
one program of Pan American mu-
sic. There will be three all-Russian
programs. as well as French, Ger
man and Italian programs. The
American programs will include
several important premieres.
rVCHAIKOVSKY'S symph on C
l. poem for full orchestra. Man
fred" has been recorded by Victor
as the chief release on its May list.
The task of recording this beautiful4
and lengthy work was undertaken
by Fabien Sevitsky, conducting the
Indianapolis Symphony orchestra,
and it is a notable contribution to
recorded music. The playing takes
up seven 12-inch records.
Gabriel Maure's incidental music
to "Pelleas ct Melisande," which
makes a short orchestral suite, is
presented by Serge KousseVitzky
and the Boston symphony Orches-
ira as another Victor attraction. 1t
makes q lovely and welcome record
ing. On the fourth side of the two
12-inch records is lively orches-
tration Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "Du-
Columbia's chief Offering for
MAY is the great second symphony
of Borodin by the Minneapolis
under Dimitri Nitro
poulos. given rousing perform
ance in keeping with its character.
Two 12-inch records.
More suited to many tastes is a
recording of Beethoven's Quartet
No ~ in E-f1at by the incompara-
BILE Budapest String Quartet, which
is a jewel Five 12-inch records.
Artur Rodzinski and the Cleve-
land orchestra do RavelS "RapSo-
die Espagnole" with proper brilli-
ance. 1t is well recorded. Two l2-
inch records.
The recording classic" of the
month revived by Columbia is Pro-
kofiievs Concerto in D for violin
and orchestra by Joseph Szigeu
and the London Philharmonic Or
chestra under Sir Thomas Beech
am. Three Pinch records.
HELEN TRAUBEL, dramatic So
IL prano of the Metropolitan OPP
era, will make the first peratic APP
pearance outside this country at
the Teatro Colon In Buenos Aires
and the teatro Municipal In Rio de
Janeiro this summer. Miss Traubel
will sing Iso lie, Bruennhilde and
other Wagnerian heroines in 10
performances at the Teatro Colon,