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OCTOBER 14,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1922
DENVER DEALERS DOING GOOD BUSINESS AS FALL OPENS
Wells Music Co. to Observe Ampico Week, With Philip Gordon Participating—To Organize Sym-
phony Orchestra—Knight-Campbell Co. Featuring Radio Concerts—Other News
DENVER, COL., October 7.—Ampico Week will be
observed here next week by the Charles E.
Wells Music Co. Newspaper, street car and
nearly every form of advertising will be used
to attract the attention of the people to the
subject of music. During the week the Ampico
reproducing piano will be given a thorough test
with recitals at the store and in the schools.
The climax: of the week, however, will be the
appearance of Philip Gordon, a pianist of in-
ternational renown, who will giye a free recital
at the City Auditorium the night of October 13
under the direction of the Charles E. Wells
Music Co. Mr. Gordon arrived in Denver Oc-
tober 4 and plans to spend ten days in the
city. On the concert program with him will be
Miss Ellinor Whittcmorc, celebrated violinist.
Both artists reside in New York.
During Ampico Week the Charles E. Wells
Co. will put on a demonstration of the Ampico
reproducing piano at Casper, Wyo., where they
have a branch store. Mr. Gordon will also
give a recital at Casper.
In an interview Mr. Gordon said that com-
paratively few go to the recital halls because
the great majority of people feel that the so-'
called classical artist must necessarily play a
type of music which they cannot understand
and enjoy. "This impression," he says, "has all
resulted from bad publicity and today there is
a d'stinct belief throughout the country that
music is divided into two separate and distinct
parts, the first 'popular' and the second 'classi-
cal.' This erroneous impression has done more
to retard the real national enjoyment of good
music than any other cause. If I can succeed
during my week in Denver," said Mr. Gordon,
"in convincing only a few that in being in-
different to better music they are actually miss-
ing an appreciation which could quickly be-
come one of the finest influences of their lives I
will be infinitely more pleased than by having
the opportunity to entertain thousands with the
ordinary type of concert."
Symphony Orchestra a Fact
At last Denver has a symphony orchestra. A
seventy-six-piece orchestra, to be known as the
Civic Symphony Society, has been organized
under the direction of Horace E. Tureman.
CHARACTER
"Admirable Quality; Acknowledged Reputation"
—(Standard Dictionary)
PIANOS
Manufactured by
Smith, Barnes
and
Strohber Co.
have for 33 years
justified their right
to be called
Pianos of Character
FACTORIES
North Milwaukee, Wis.
Chicago, 111.
OFFICE
1872 Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, 111.
The first concert will be given November 6.
The musicians are volunteers playing for the
sake of the orchestral training. At least 75
per cent of the players are members of the
Musical Protective Association of Denver. Six
concerts will be given this Winter in the Audi-
torium. The public can hear these concerts at
a nominal cost, ten cents for any seat in the
house and all seats reserved.
New Florentine Model Baldwin Pianos
The new Florentine model pianos, highly
decorated, were being shown this week by the
Baldwin Piano Co. The company expects a
good business during October. Earle Hage-
meyer has returned from Cincinnati, where he
was called by the death of his father, A. P.
Hagemeycr, treasurer of the Baldwin Piano Co.
Friends for the House
Does a music house reap any benefit from
furnishing musical programs for broadcasting
stations? The Knight-Campbell Music Co. be-
lieves it is giving a service that is making
friends for the house and that these friends are
potential purchasers of musical instruments or
music in some form. The company finds it is
no little effort to give two radio concerts a
week. There is the seeking after the artist, the
accompanist and getting the proper setting for
the work of broadcasting for two evenings a
week. The company finds that the newspapers
are very generous with their space, the Rocky
Mountain News especially so, willingly using
pictures of artists to appear on the Knight-
Campbell programs and giving extended no-
tices of their work. The company has been
able to give local musicians not especially well
known some publicity that has been greatly
appreciated. Monday and Thursday nights are
known as Knight-Campbell nights. On Mon-
day nights the Colorado National Guard station
is used and on Thursday the Reynolds sta-
tion KLZ.
Plea for Co-operation
The Denver Music Dealers' Association has
again resumed weekly meetings. At the last
meeting Frank Darrow, president of the asso-
ciation, spoke to the members on "Co-opera-
lion." His remarks were followed by an open
discussion, with the members agreed on closer
lines of co-operation. Local speakers are ob-
tained for these weekly meetings who discuss
practical problems of interest to the dealers.
The main talk is always followed by discussions
in which all take.a part.
Small Goods Picking Up
According to E. E. Gaul, manager of the
Sharp Music Co., the small goods end of their
shop is picking up. He believes that this Fall
will see a big return to the clarinet and trom-
bone. Business for October has started out
better than that of a mouth ago. The record
department reports a good business.
Sheet Music in Demand
At the Denver Music Co.'s sheet music de-
partment Miss Frost reports a call for Fred-
crick Knight Logan's new waltz, "Thru the
Night." Two picture plays caused a run on
"Burning Sands" and "The Eternal Flame."
"Call Me Back, Old Pal o' Mine," also has been
a big seller.
Hedley Baskcrville, in charge of the sheet
music department of the Charles E. Wells
Music Co., reports a run on "Chicago," "Call
Me Back, Old Pal o' Mine," "Burning Sands"
and "The Eternal Flame." With the Fall, busi-
ness has picked up in his department.
The Pattison Music Co., specializing on the
Victrola and small goods, has been in its new
location for six months and reports a strong
increase in business.
The Sonora Music Co., at 1527 Welton street,
is putting in a line of Vocalion records. W. T.
Marsh, general manager, says while the past
Summer was rather quiet he experts a good
business this Fall.
READY FOR ILLINOIS
CONVENTION
Excellent Program Being Arranged for Annual
Meeting of Illinois Music Merchants' Asso-
ciation to Be Held in Peoria Next Week
PEOKIA, 111., October 9.—The details of the pro-
gram for the annual convention of the Illinois
Music Merchants' Association to be held at the
Jefferson Hotel here on Monday and Tuesday
of next week, October 16 and 17, are rapidly
being whipped into shape.
Some interesting discussions will be heard at
the business sessions and among the speakers
will be Dr. Signiund Spaeth, noted musical
critic and director of the musical department
of the Ampico. There will also be a radio dem-
onstration by the Zenith people on Tuesday.
The entertainment program includes a 25-mile
automobile ride through the Illinois Valley, fol-
lowed by dinner at Peoria's new Country Club.
The dinner will be followed by an elaborate
musical program. At the annual banquet the
speakers will include Homer J. Buckley,
Charles E. Byrne and several others..
LaFORGE CONCERT AT AEOLIAN HALL
New Series of Monthly Recitals Inaugurated
With Elaborate Program Last Friday
The series of LaForge-Berumcn recitals held
on the first of each month at Aeolian Hall was
inaugurated for the new season on Friday of
last week when an interesting program was
offered with Arthur Kraft, the noted tenor;
Charles Carver, basso, and Helen Schafmeister,
pianist, as the featured artists. Mile. Schaf-
meister made a particular impression with her
playing of the Suite L'Algcrian by Saint-Saens
for two pianos, she playing one instrument while
the second part was played by the Duo-Art
piano from the recording of Percy Grainger.
The concert was opened with a reproduction
of Padcrcwski's newest Duo-Art records,
namely, Waltz in A Flat by Chopin.
The LaForge-Berume concerts, which were
inaugurated for the first time last season, are
held on the first Friday of each month, admis-
sion being free. They have proven very pop-
ular with music lovers and as a result the audi-
ence at the first concert filled the hall.
MUSIC EXPENSIVE IN VENEZUELA
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 9.—The prices of
musical instruments in Venezuela run consid-
erably higher than for similar articles in the
United States, due principally to the high tariff
rates which are assessed on the gross weight,
according to advices received by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce here from
Vice-consul Samuel J. Fletcher, stationed at La
Guaira. The tariff rate, including surtax, on
phonographs is $17.13 per hundred pounds; on
musical instruments, $17.13 per hundred pounds;
on sheet music, $1.37 per hundred pounds; on
organs, $10.28; on perforated music rolls, $10.28,
and on pianos, $3.43 per hundred pounds.
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