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Musical Courier 1927-10-27: Vol 95 Iss 17, 1927
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1A Coöperative Apartment-Studio Building for Musicians
2As has already been announced in the MUSICAL COURIER, both on its editorial and advertising pages, a musical studio apartment building is soon to be erected in New York.
3The man who is undertaking this work and who has conceived and planned it from its incipiency is Walter Russell, portrait painter, author, architect, sculptor and scientist.
4Mr. Russell specializes in portraits of children and has painted the children of the foremost families of America, including the Roosevelt family.
5He is the author of The Universal One, The Sea Children, The Bending of the Twig, Salutation to the Day and other publications.
6He has received recognition by foreign governments for his noted allegory, The Might of Ages, and other pictures.
7He is a member of the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts and Letters.
8He is the newly elected president of the New York Society of Arts and Sciences.
9He is a member of the Authors' Club and Transportation Club.
10He maintains a private laboratory for electrical and chemical research.
11He is known as one of the foremost authorities on cooperative ownership, and has repeatedly been termed "The Father of Cooperation" by the New York Times.
12Among the many cooperative buildings he has created individually or in association with others are: the Hotel Des Artistes, Central Park Studios, Number 2 West Sixty-Seventh Street, West Sixty-Seventh Street Studio Building, Town House Hotel, The Prasada, West Seventy-Seventh Street Studio Building, West Eighty-Sixth Street Studio Building, "Pierrés" at 290 Park Avenue, East 6th Street Studio Building, East 67th Street Studio Building, Holbrook Hall, and many others.
13Names of well known artists who have occupied his studios are: Buzzi-Pecchia, Galli-Curci, Howard Chandler Christy, Burton Holmes, Nazimova, Leonard and Estelle Liebling, Henry Miller, Holbrook Blinn, Henry Francis Du Pont, Fortune Gallo, Howard Borden, Frank D. Childe Hassam, Ben Ali Haggin, Penrhyn Stanlaws, Emil Fuchs, James Lawrence Breeze, James Howard Bridge, Ernest Anderson, Henry Ranger, Mae Murray, etc.
14Mr. Russell's buildings have all, without exception, been so successful that the owners who have lived in them for as long as twenty-seven years can now sell the buildings for three times what they paid for them.
15Mr. Russell points out the fact that all of his buildings were made possible by getting the groups of owners together in advance and depositing their money in special trust funds created for that purpose. This saves the extraordinary financing charges, which range as high as twenty-five per cent in some instances, which must be paid by some speculative companies who build in advance and sell afterwards. Mr. Russell also points out the fact that all of his buildings have low mortgages and large equities, which fact renders them safe as investments, gives them stability, and lowers upkeep by the lower per cent charged for small mortgages and by the saving of amortization charges.
16He believes it wiser to pay a thousand or two more for one's space, and have the assurance of the safety and comfort of lowered annual expense than to get off as cheaply as possible now, and struggle for five years to stabilize one's investment. Mr. Russell also believes in good substantial material, such as brass water piping and the best of equipment in what are known as the wearing parts of a building, rather than extravagance in superficial things done for show, at the expense of the substantial construction on the inside, which does not show.
17From all of this it may easily be observed that Mr. Russell is a man to be depended upon. He has won high standing in America and abroad not only as an artist but also as a financier, being a man of ideals as well as ideas.
18It need scarcely to be pointed out to musicians of New York that they are here offered the opportunity of killing two birds with one stone. By purchasing apartments or studios in this cooperative building they are not only making themselves comfortable and freeing themselves from any possibility of coming into conflict with landlords who object to their neighbors being annoyed by their music, but they will at the same time save money. Their investment will also increase so much in a comparatively short time owing to the constant rise in New York real estate values that they will be able to dispose of their holdings at a profit.
19The New York musical world has long been waiting for just such a man as Mr. Russell, who will give his attention to the creation of an apartment studio building for musicians.
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22Cecil Arden Praised in Geneva
23PARIS.—Cecil Arden, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, gave a recital in Geneva at the Salle du Conservatoire which brought out the music loving Genevois in great numbers and left them enthusiastic. The program included Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Tschaikowsky, Strauss, Gabriel Fauré, and a group of Negro Spirituals, which were especially appreciated. The critic of Le Genevois wrote: "Cecil Arden enchanted her audience not only with the marvellous quality of her voice but also with the charm of her personality, her perfect diction and the intelligence of her interpretations." one of two readings
24PARIS.—Cecil Arden, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, gave a recital in Geneva at the Salle du Conservatoire which brought out the music loving Genevois in great numbers and left them enthusiastic. The program included Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Tschaikowsky, Strauss, Gabriel Fauré, and a group of Negro Spirituals, which were especially appreciated. The critic of Le Genevois wrote: "Cecil Arden enchanted her audience not only with the marvellous quality of her voice but also with the charm of her personality, her perfect diction and the intelligence of her interpretations." N. DE B. one of two readings
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27Myra Mortimer Successful in Copenhagen
28A cablegram recently received by Baldini & Tremaine of New York states that Myra Mortimer opened her fall season in Copenhagen on October 4 with much success, receiving an ovation and excellent press comments. Mme. Mortimer will soon returned to the United States for a four months' recital tour, interspersed with orchestral appearances, which will open with a recital in Carnegie Hall, New York, on November 7.
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31PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS
32[The Musical Courier will endeavor to keep this department up to date and to that end requests that all notices and prospectuses of musical prize contests be sent to the Musical Courier so as to be included in this department. It will be found that in each contest the name and address are given, to which intending candidates may apply directly for further information. Manuscripts are submitted at the risk of the composer.—Editor's Note.]
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35The Society for the Publication of American Music—Manuscripts (Chamber and Orchestra Music) should be sent under nom de plume to William B. Tuthill, 185 Madison Ave., New York.
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38Hot Springs Centennial Celebration Club—$1,000 for best historical scenario concerning Hot Springs, around which pageant may be built. For further information address F. Leslie Body, Chamber of Commerce, Hot Springs, Ark.
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41Musical Fund Society (Philadelphia)—$10,000 in prizes for chamber music compositions of from three to six instruments—first prize, $5,000; second $3,000; third, $2,000. Compositions must be submitted before December 31, 1927, to J. H. Ingham, 1213 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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44International Society for Contemporary Music, American Section—Modern chamber and orchestra music by American composers wanted for annual European Festival. Write to the Chairman of the Music Committee, Frank Patterson, 113 W. 57th St., New York, N. Y.
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47Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for Advanced Study Abroad—Fellowship of about $2,500 per year, open to men and women of unusual talent in any branch of Art. Address Foundation, at 2300 Pershing Square Bldg., New York, N. Y.
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50Associated Glee Clubs of America—$500 cash to composer of best male chorus composition submitted prior to December 1, 1927. Address Associated Glee Clubs of America, 113 West 57th Street, N. Y.
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53Associated Glee Clubs of America—$100 for the best song-poem submitted before December 1, 1927. Address: 113 West 57th Street, N. Y.
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56Fontainebleau School of Music.—Two vocal scholarships of $300 each, one for baritone or bass and one for tenor. Address School Office, 119 East Nineteenth Street, New York.
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59Society of Friends of Music—$1,000 for an original cantata. Address: Richard Copley, 10 East 43rd Street, New York.
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62Music Branch of the Combined Arts Association of Santa Barbara, Cal.—International competition open to composers of the world, offering a prize of $1,000 for string quartet. Manuscripts to be sent in not later than February 15, 1928, to George W. MacLellan, manager, 914, Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, Cal.
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65Swift & Company.—Prize of $100 for winner of a competition for male chorus. It is probable that the winning composition will be produced next year at a concert by the Swift & Company Male Chorus. The award will be made by a jury composed of Adolf Weidig, Allen Spencer and D. A. Clippinger. All communications should be addressed to D. A. Clippinger, 617-18 Kimball Building, Chicago, Ill.
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68Paderewski Prize Fund Competition—A prize of $1,000 is offered for the best work for the orchestra, in form of symphony, suite, symphonic poem or other serious work, not exceeding fifteen minutes in performance. Prize of $500 offered for best piece of chamber music—a trio of pianoforte, violin and violoncello, or a sonata for pianoforte and violin or violoncello, not exceeding fifteen minutes of performance. Competition open only to American-born citizens, or to those born abroad of American parents. Manuscripts to be sent under assumed name, with sealed envelope containing the composer's real name and address, to Mrs. Elizabeth C. Allen, Sect. of the Fund, 296 Huntington Ave., Boston, Mass.
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71E. W. Beatty—Prizes offered for musical compositions based on French-Canadian chansons populaires and folk melodies. $1,000 for best suite of tone poem for small orchestra (no more than twenty-five instruments), and not to last over thirty minutes. $750 first prize and $250 second prize for cantata introducing French-Canadian chansons populaires. $500 for suite for string quartet, not to last over twenty minutes. $250 each for group of arrangements of four chansons populaires for male voices or mixed voices. The last two confined to Canadian composers; the others open to international competition. For information as to competition, letters may be addressed: Folk Song Competition, c/o J. Murray Gibbon, Director of Publicity, C. P. R. Bldg., Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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74Society for the Advancement of Synagogue Music—Prize offered is for $500. International competition for a sacred musical composition written to the Hebrew text of Adon Olam. Manuscripts to be submitted not later than December 1, 1927, to Cantor Reuben R. Rinder, c/o Temple Emanu-El, Arguello Boulevard and Lake St., San Francisco, Calif.
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77Columbia Phonograph Company—$20,000 in prizes for the completion of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. International competition. Grand prize of $10,000 offered for the best composition; thirty other awards to be made. Contest opens in September and closes in July, 1928. Address Columbia Phonograph Co., 1819 Broadway, New York City.
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80C. C. Birchard of Boston.—The National Federation of Music Clubs announces a prize of $1,000 offered by C. C. Birchard for a cantata requiring not less than thirty minutes or more than fifty minutes for performance. The composer must be an American citizen and the text must be on an American subject, either religious or secular. All manuscripts are to be sent to the Federation of Music Clubs, Oxford, Ohio, before February 1, 1928, and are to be accompanied by sealed envelope and return postage.
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83Virginia Federation of Music Clubs—Prize of $100 for the best art song written by a Virginia composer, and $50 for the best art song written by a student composer under the age of twenty-one years. All manuscripts to be sent to the chairman, Mrs. Lacy K. Wood, 1811 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, Va., before March 1, 1928.
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86Estey Organ Company.—In cooperation with the National Association of Organists, Reginald L. McAll, president, offers $1,000 for the best composition for orchestra and organ, submitted on or before December 1, 1927. Address: Prize Competition, c/o President, Nat'l Ass'n of Organists, 49 West 20th St., N. Y. City.
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89Hollywood Bowl Association—Prize of $1,000 for a concert overture, requiring not more than eight minutes for performance and composed by an American born citizen. Manuscripts are to be sent in duplicate to Hollywood Bowl Association, Suite 214, 7046 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif., before March 1, 1928.
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92Hon. and Mrs. Philip Berolzheimer—Free scholarship for next season at Guilman Organ School. Open to young men and women of talent and ability between ages of eighteen and twenty-six, lacking funds for tuition. Applications must be received before September 20, 1928. Examinations in October. Address: Dr. William C. Carl, director, 17 East 11th St., New York City.
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95Activities at the Mannes School
96Announcements from the Mannes School of Music, New York, are to the effect that the two string orchestras at the school are being conducted by Mr. Stassevitch and Mr. Mannes, and other chamber music is under the leadership of Mr. Salmond, Mrs. Maruchess and Mr. Wolfinson. A choral class for girls and boys, under the direction of Charles Kinney, and an adult chorus under George Newell will be continued this season. The theory department, in charge of Rosario Scalero, has selected Anne Soffray as supervisor of solfège, and she is assisted by a corps of six teachers. Five special classes are open this year to students who do not enroll in other courses at the school; these include lectures on the history of music and musical form, two choruses, and an ensemble class for amateurs.
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