The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-29
WAVELETS
By ED LEAMY

and two trios. it is a gay and tune- ful composition reminiscent of the composers Norwegian Moods," re- gently performed in this country.
 The Blue Networks Creative Music Fund, established in May Of this year, was set up to encourage prominent contemporary compos- CTS to write streamlined works in vest pocket" or symphonette form. The fund commissioned. on a noE- competitive basis. thirteen noted composers Of popular and of serious music, to write original works rang. ang from five to seven minutes in length, especially suitable for radio performance.
 Composers Of serious music who accepted the commission include Stravinsky, Roy Harris, Aaron Cop land and Paul Creston. In the pops ular music field are David Rose. Morton Gould. Peter de Rose, Vie- tor Young and Ferde Grofe.
 ADNAS AatAtIkA, tEbEthl aNboS VI the Broadway stage and Hollywood films. has been signed as master of ceremonies for Music America Loves Best," the series featuring famous recording personalities which debuts on NEG Sunday, Sept. 3 at 4:30 p. na.
 calhern thus joins Jay Black ton and his orchestra and chorus as a program regular" on the series. Eacn week, Music Amer lea Loves Best" will present two or three guests from the top ranks of music. Pops as well as classics will have their innings on the series.
 Nov starring in the Theater Guild production of "Jacobowsky and the Colonel" calhern comes to the air as a familiar figure to the nations theatergoers who have seen him in such stage hits as Life With Father" Dinner at Eight, l" ''rhe Song and Dance Man" (witb George M. c0hanD, 't'he Love Duel and ''The White Peacock" l" as well as in such movies as Up in Arms" Heaven Can Wait" 'srhe Bridge of San Luis Rey" and 'The Count of Monte cristo," 4 native New Yorker. he got his start gitb the Cecil 6po0ner Stock company,
 Guests on the opening program Sept. 3 include Jan PeeTce, Metro politan Opera tenor; Slgmund Rom- berg, noted composer of operettas and music comedies, and Martha Stewart, popular vocalist
 cuFtain-Falser will be Adams Nancy Lee" featuring Peeree and the chorus. Martha Stewart fol- lows with GegshWin's Somebody Loves Me-, and Peeree vii present 6pOllansky'g "Tell Me Tonight, With 6ignund R0Hberg himself at the piano, Jay Blackton's instru- mentalists will perform the com. poser's My Land Is Your Land" " ''One Alone" and "The Riff Song" PeeTee and the chorus will then be heard in Leopard'g Ida" and an orchestra speciality will be MeKee's "Ceelle Waltz"
 All the guest talent and Rlaekton's AfNtF@NAbh Aet4 NAthf Ett"Ftftaf4 Heaf join in a brilliant finale Of three R0mberg selections from "New Moon; Lover Come Back to Me" "st0ut Hearted Men" and Softly as tn Morning Sunrise"
 Paging the Society of Ancient Musical IrslTumentsl Paul Layalle, maestro of 'The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street" 1" Sundays at e,l6 D, m, (WATR end the Bluel, Is the proud but puzzled owner Of what appears to be 8 by. bFid clarinet. He doesn't know what lt ts,, the instrument is shaped like Q modern "lle0Tiee stick" but It's stops are for flute flngeTing different from that of Q elaFinetl and the darn thing has a bassoon mOuthpieeel
 LaValle found the instrument in an 0li, music shop and when he iDs qnlTed of the owner as to lts name and history, the proprietor shrugged Look, bud, you're Q musician; slpg pose you tell me?" One thing Is eeFtalni it Is neither . Aageolet nor . recorder, both pretty ancient instruments, Paul has an Idea that it Was made by some iTth century Roh hEEns with q aNha