Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-20
Newer Musical
Compositions
Get Attention
By Alice Eversmun

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Clubs has taken its position as
guardian of music's best interest
with seriousness and with splendid
results. In addition to its contests |
by which young, promising artists
are launched on career, 1t has had
such diversified occupations as
adopting foreign children, sufferers
of the war, assisting financially in
the rebuilding of Albert Hall In
London, and equipping orchestras
in Europe with necessary instru-
ments and repair parts.
1t has, at all times. sponsored
every effort to promote American
musicians and American music. One
of its most important works has
been the study of compositions by
American composers with the intent
to give their presentation the added
spur of the federations recommen-
dalton. The special department
concerned with the orchestras OF
this country has been headed until
recently by Mary Howe. well-known
composer of Washington. Mrs. Howe
has resigned as chairman OF or
chestras because of the nature OF
her other duties, but has accepted
membership in the International
Music Relations Committee. Her
successor in the orchestra division
will be Marion Rous member OF
the Juilliard faculty.
Repetition of Works Sought.
Besides Mrs. Howe, the members
of the choosing group. known as the
American Composition Committee,
consisted of Quincy Porter OF Yale
University, Marion Bauer OF the
Juilliard and New York Univer-
sity, Douglas Moore Of Columbia
University, Ernest Bacon of SYRIA
cuse University, with Otto Leuning
of Barnard College as chairman. In
letters sent to conductors over the
country, the chairman states that
"the desire of the federation is not
only to insure a hearing OF new
works, but also to have worthwhile
works written in previous seasons
by contemporary American COM
posers repeated more than once, so
that audiences may become familiar
with them and gauge their merits
more accurately than is possible
with premiere"
The list chosen by the organiz"-
ton is longer this year than ever
before. It consists OF Is compeS.-
lions, eight of which are of full
symphonic length. These latter in
clude Douglas Moore's Symphony
in A Major; Roy Harris Sym
phony No. 81; Aaron Copland's
Symphony No. g.; Henry Brant's
symphony No. u; Paul Creston's
Symphony No. 2" and symphonies
by Tom Scott and Henry Cowell
Among the shorter works, the COM
posers represented are Marion
Bauer, William Bergsma, Lukas
Foss, Norman Dello Joio, Arthur
Krentz, William Grant Still, Rich
ard Donovan, Ross Lee Finney, Anis
Fuleihan and Burrill Phillips. The
names of Krentz, Dello Joio and
Donavan are the least familiar to
Washington audiences.
Farsi Impression Unreliable.
Nearly all of the other composers
have been represented on the pro-
grams of the National Symphony.
the Philadelphia Orchestra or those
given in the National Gallery of
Art.
The reason for the selection of
these particular works is not given
by the chairman. Several of these
composers will be brought to the
attention of conductors for the first
time while others who have en-
joyed their sponsorship are not in
Guided in this years list. The very
important point mentioned, how
ever. by the chairman is that a
single hearing of a work is not
sufficient to form a lasting opinion.
Even those trained in analysis are
conscious Of this fact and no one .
In the music world welcomes the |
repetition of new work as much as
does the official critic. He knows.
better than does the general listener
that the first impression may I'M
dergo complete revision with sew
eral hearings and only in this way
can the stature of composer be
firmly established. The conductors
of major orchestras of the country
have co-operated fully with the
federation as reported by Mrs.
Howe.
Edward A. Caray will present his
vocal and instrumental students in |
an annual recital Tuesday night in
the Second Baptist Church, Seven
teenth and East Capitol streets at
8:15 o'clock. The following will
appear: Donna Condor, Shirley
Davis, Patsy Eggleston, Charles Hay,
C. j. Hay I'd, Joyce Light, Anita
Lawrence. Barbara Nuthal, La RIe
Pusey, Charles Rhodes, Conrad
Voegler and Betty Lee White. He
will hold another recital in Septem-
Der at which different group will
take mart