The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-02
World of Music

NEW YORK - When the Ballet " International makes its debut in a season of six weeks at the In- ternational Theater in New York on October 30, it will present roper tory of IS pallets, including nine world premieres.
 Two of the premieres, Brahms Variations" and "ColloQue Senti- mental" were on opening night, on a program which also offered the standard "Les Sylphides" and "Bo- lero."
 Included in the new company is a native American choreographer, William Dollar, from East St. Louis, H., who is also one of the leading dancers. Two of his new balelts will be . given during the season. One is "Constantia'' set to the music of the Chopin Concerto No. 1, and the other Last Flower" inspired by 8 James Thurber story, with music by Nobokov. Dollar will dance the principal male role in both.
 The company, whose musical di- rector is Alexander Smallens, in- cludes among its leading dancers, in addition to Dollar, Andre Eglev- sky, Viola Essen and Marie Jeanne.
 | 4 RTUR RODZINsKI has com h pleted his first four weeks of conducting the New York Philhar- monic Symphony'S season and Pierre Monteux, of the San Fran cisco Symphony, will take over as guest conductor for two weeks be- ginning November 2. On his first program, Monteux will offer the Brahms Third Symphony Beetho- ven's "Leonore" Overture No. 3 and two modern works, Debussy's I'm ages" suite for orchestra and Respighi's Pines of Rome"
 THE New York Chamber Orches- \ tra under the direction of F. Charles Adler gave the first oi three subscription concerts of tho season at Town Hall this week The program included the seldom. performed Jena" symphony at- tributed to Beethoven and the first American orchestral perform. ance of Tartini's Concerto in D for cello and orchestra, with Joseph Schuster as soloist. The orchestra is composed of 38 members of the Philharmonic-S c-Symphony.
 THE 16 chamber music concerts \ by the New Friends of Music al Town Hall, opening on November 5, have again been completely sold out by subscription. Fifty standing room tickets will be available for each concert and a limited number oi tickets have been set aside for mem- bers of the armed forces.
 Works by Mozart will form the cornerstone of the programs this season, and there will be a com prehensive survey of the chamber and vocal works of the great French composers from Rameau to Ravel. Many distinguished soloists will assist the four different string quartetS which have been engaged COLUMBIA CONCERTS an- VI nounces that the largest com munity Concert Association in the United States, with a membership of more than 4,00O has been formed in Grand Rapids, Mich. It is one of more than $50 associa- tions organized in this country and Canada. The Grand Rapids season will include presentation of Carmen" in English, with Metro politan Opera artists in the leading roles; the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra and various soloists.
 A RTUR RUBINSTEIN, pianist, A returned to Carnegie Hall on Sunday, October 28, for a recital which was the start of a tour scheduled to take him over some 10000 miles of the United States this season. including two journeys to the Pacific coast and back.
 REGOR PIATIGORSKY h $ " resigned as head of the cello department of the Curtis Institute cs Music because of the increasing pressure of concert work. Piatigor- sky already has 54 dates booked for 1944-45, including appearances as soloist with the orchestras of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, Baltimore, Denver, Colorado Springs Oklahoma Springs, Oklahoma City and Montreal. He will play with the National Symphony of Washington in Richmond and Norfolk.
 THE Brooklyn Institute of Arts A and Sciences has scheduled more than 60 events for it's 1944- 45 season. now in progress at the Academy of Music. Almost every type of musical SaxN h represented including symphony concerts. cham. Der music, solo recitals and orator. jos. The Boston Symphony Orches- ] tva under Serge K0ussevitzky will