Evening star., 1944-12-31
Music
Notes
Postwar Music
To Unite Nations
In New Plan
By Alice Eversman

In line with several plans now be-
Ing formulated for postwar music
comes one from Allan F. H. Swanson
Of Milwaukee with the copy of a
letter from Leopold Stokowski, con-
tanning expressions of interest and
further suggestions. Mr.. Swanson s
outline is for an international post
war program with the purpose ito
coordinate national and interna-
tional postwar interests and activi-
ties in music by means of radio
short wave and exchange of artists,
and to develop and project interna-
tional peace and harmony and as a
minister of good will, appreciation
and understanding"
The objective is divided into a 10
point plan which covers all angles
of harmonious effort on the part
of artists, music organizations,
educational institutions and others.
It's organization will consist of an
Executive Committee, an interna-
tional music board with eight port
folios, and administrative, advisory
and district boards of many subdi-
visions. Mr. Stokowski suggests that
the center be either in New York or
Washington, with representatives in
every State in the Union and that
the group "act swiftly and without
meaningless formalities so that our
ideas do not remain merely ideas,
but become facts and dynamic
realities"
The thinking world today we'll
realizes the value of music in form
ing a close bond between different
nations. These war years have also
proven what music means to the in
dividual and how it can sustain the
spirit where other means fail 1t is
only reasonable to suppose that its
influence would be of equal might
in working toward the ultimate goal
of international good will and under
standing which every one realizes
must be attained if war is to be
outlaWed.
However, this great aim can be
helped by means of music only if
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heretofore in it's forwarding is
abandoned. Music presentations of
all kinds must be purged of the
selfish and monetary interests that
have been their inspiration many
times and really be altruistic in in
tentlon and in fact. How all the
different factions can be brought to
this idea, human nature being what
it is, is problem but for any plan
to succeed so as to become min
lister of good will, appreciation and
understanding" the personal angle
will have to be put aside Perhaps
this will be one good thing devel-
oped by the war.
Paganini Data on View
The unique exhibitions of ma
terial relating to that fascinating
18th century personality, Nicolo
Paganini, violinist-composer, will
remain on view on the second floor
of the Library of Congress until
March II. The data were acquired
by Gertrude Clarke Whittall from
the late Maia Bang Hohn's estate
for the library and represents the
renowned violin teachers labor of
love over the period of years it took
her to make the collection.
Among the material is to be found
Paganini's diaries and account
books, bank statements, letters of
credit, contracts with managers,
correspondence with members of his
family, with royalty and members
of the nobility and with friends.
There are posters advertising his
concerts as we'll as personal items
such as the draft of his will. his
visiting cards and his silverware in
the collection.
Besides several unpublished quar-
tets for violin, viola, cello and
guitar, nearly a hundred contem-
porary portraits and caricatures
from all over Europe are included,
many of them original drawings or
water colors by famous artists of
the period. This priceless collection
will be added to others which Mrs.
Whittall has acquired and given to
the library to form part of the
Whittall Foundation