Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-19
NEWS OF MUSIC
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turned out to be two degrees
warmer than that in Field
No. 2.
The corn in Field No. /
came up IL hours before that
in Field No. 2, had better
stands, and by silking time
had outstripped the other by
three days.
Moral: Never underesti-
mate the power of art.
BITS AND PIECES
Radio station WGMS will re-
broadcast the Casals White
House concert Of last Mon
day night at 2:05 pm. on
Thursday. Thanksgiving day.
1t will be from a tape-record-
ing. According to a letter writ
ten by Pierre Salinger to the
editor of the London Musical
Times, "the President does
have some Muzak played
on his plane. He enjoys
having a musical BACKGROUND
at almost any time and likes
q wide variety of music
ranging from classical to
popular. The University
of Southern California has
established a new Institute for
Suecial Musical Studies, and
claims that mo conservatory
or school Of music in the
world can offer instruction
Of such quality. variety, or
stature as that afforded at
use" Among the faculty
members are JaScha HeifetZ,
GregOr PiatigOrsky, and Will
lam Primrose. The
WASHINGTON Music Teachers
Association has established a
Scholarship Fund to advance
serious music students.
Among those who testified
at the first day of hearings
held last Wednesday in New
York by the Select Subcom-
mittee on Education of the
House, taking evidence on the
economic situation of per-
forming artists in America,
were Leopold StokOwski, Sol
Hurok. George London, Her.
man Kenin, John BrOwnIee,
Helen M. Thompson, and
many others prominent in
music. The San Fran
cisco Symphony Association
is offering its patrons a short
series Of five concerts as a
convenience for those who
cannot attend the regular
series of 10. The NSO
might well consider a similar
IDEAS we'll as perhaps
offering a reduced rate for
series subscriptions to re-
tired people living on pen
sions.
NEWS FROM THERE :.
Baltimore: The Berlin Phil
harmonic plays here Tuesday,
offering a different program
from that Washingtonians
will hear this afternoon.
New York: Hans Schmidt
IsSerStedt makes his New
York conducting debut Tues
day at Carnegie Hall leading
the Philadelphia Orchestra
in a program which will in
clude the premiere of the
Hans Werner HenZe Second
Symphony. Also making his
first appearance this week is
Josef KripS, director of the
Buffalo Philharmonic, who
moves in for a 'four-week
engagement at the helm Of
the New York Philharmonic
Evanston, ILL.,: Howard
Hanson's "Elegy in Memory
of serge KousscvitSky, -
played by the Boston Sym
phOny last Thursday in Con-
stitution Hall, will be per-
formed here today by the
Northwestern University
symphony Orchestra con-
Quoted by Thor johnson. :.
Los Angeles: The Monday
Evening Concerts will cele-
brate st. Cecilia's Day to-
morrow with performances Of
two Purcell and one Blow
Odes to the patron saint Of
music.
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WORDS ON MUSIC
Martin Cooper's excellent
French Music (Oxford; S1.85)
is a welcome addition to the
paperback bookshelf. The
author analyses in detail the
period from the death Of
Berlioz to the death Of Faure.
The November issues of
Musical America and of the
International Musician (offi-
cial organ of the American
Federation Of Musicians) are
almost entirely devoted To