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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
April 15, 1929
teachers and schools outside of school instruction,
and be favors the plan to furnish lesson materials
of first cost to the pupils.
Notable Cooperation.
The school board will cooperate with the Chicago
of Music and returned to Europe, where a meeting
with Raol Gunsbourg, noted impressario of the Monte Symphony Orchestra in a very prominent manner
Carlo Opera gave him his first big chance. He was and also with the Chicago Civic Opera so far as can
engaged to sing four performances in Monte Carlo, be made practical but in all ways and in everything
and was kept for ten. Then followed engagements pertaining to musical instruction the best interest of
in Italy, Havana, Munich. Hamburg, Dresden, Ber- children must be conserved. It is the children who
lin and Paris in leading operatic roles. While singing will make the musical folk of the future and with
in Paris with Mary Garden, he attracted the atten- proper attention to their studies and their instruction
tion of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, which a development will take place which also will result
to the financial advantage of the music industries.
engaged him to sing its leading baritone roles.
May 23rd has been set apart for an exhibit of the
Effects of Baldwin Program.
It is generally conceded that the Baldwin Piano school work of pupils in music, at which Dr. Brown
Company's radio program is a Baldwin dealer help said their advancement will be displayed. The exhibit
of untold value, while at the same time it serves the will be a showing of how the work of instruction in
entire piano trade. Evidences of the value of the the schools is carried on from the first lessons on
weekly program over radio keep coming to the Bald- through to "the finished product," as Dr. Brown put
win Piano Company. Here is an unsolicited letter it. This exhibit will take place at Orchestra Hall,
from a tire dealer in Denver which reflects the gen- Chicago, and will be free to the public, but of course
tickets should be secured as far in advance as pos-
eral reactions of the public to the program:
sible.
Listener-in Writes.
"Mr. Ashby L. Payne,
"The Baldwin Piano Company,
"Denver, Colo.
"Dear Mr. Payne: Since my selection of a Baldwin
grand piano for my home I have been more than ever
interested to observe the constant progress of this
instrument in the favor of professional and amateur
musicians, both locally and nationally.
"Especially have I enjoyed the National broadcast
every Sunday afternoon "At the Baldwin." I feel
that your company has helped millions to realize that
the piano is truly the essential musical instrument in
every home, and I know that I value my Baldwin
the more for having heard Gieseking play one on
There is nothing to compare
your radio programs. I am delighted to know that
with the complete line of
this artist is to appear again "At the Baldwin" on
April 14.
"I can assure you that we have become very
greatly attached to our piano. Cordially yours,
"RALPH KREAIER,
"Kremer Tire Service,
"Broadway at California and 20th Sts.,
The Players are RIGHT in
"Denver, Colo., March 27, 1929."
Gieseking on Baldwin Program
A program based on results of a nation-wide poll
and reflecting an interesting cross-section of the
American musical taste was offered "At the Baldwin"
Sunday, April 14, over a nation-wide network of sta-
tions when the brilliant German pianist, Walter Giese-
king, who played a recital made up entirely of num-
bers requested by piano students, teachers and ama-
teur pianists.
It was announced several weeks ago that the dis-
tinguished virtuoso, universally recognized as an out-
standing authority, would present an educational
concert, interpreting for the student and the non-
professional pianist the familiar classics they en-
counter in their own musical work. Hundreds of
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requests have been received. The National Bureau
for the Advancement of Music and many music col-
leges and conservatories have co-operated. News-
papers and the music press have advocated the plan
as a worthwhile experiment and pointed out the pos-
sible bearing it may have on future radio programs
in relation to musical education.
A Surprize.
The requests were not tabulated until the day
before the program and no announcement of the
"winning" requests was made until the Baldwin Radio
Hour. Under the plan, however, Gieseking played
one composition each by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann,
Chopin and Grieg.
This recital was a fitting "au revoir" by Gieseking
after his triumphant successes in every part of the
country. He will soon sail for Europe to be gone
two years. He has just completed a tour of the prin-
ciple cities of the United States, creating a furore
wherever he appeared.
A Rare Service.
For the first time over the radio a great virtuoso—
one of the greatest pianists the world has ever
known—is to give the younger generation of pianists
the benefit of his masterly interpretation of the same
classics they are playing or learning to play.
Bonelli Star April 7.
The star of the Baldwin radio program April 7 was
Richard Bonelli, leading baritone of the Chicago
Civic Opera Company.
Bonelli's career reads like fiction. At the age of
9 he was a newsboy on the streets of Syracuse, N. Y.
He worked his way through school, entering Syra-
cuse University to study mechanical engineering.
One of the professors there induced him to take up
music. He studied under the late Jean de Reszke in
Europe, made his debut in Brooklyn at the Academy
DR. BROWN'S WORK FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC
Music Supervisor in Chicago School System
Talks Encouragingly of Efforts to
Extend Piano Classes.
The work of promoting piano class instruction in
the Chicago schools and the activities it involved pro-
vided a theme for Dr. J. Francis Brown, music super-
visor of the school system, at the luncheon of the
Piano Club of Chicago, April 1. It was the continu-
ation of a topic at the meeting January 22 of the
Chicago Piano and Organ Association.
Dr. Brown told about his own efforts to extend
piano classes in the schools and the cooperation in his
efforts of the principals in the various schools. He
felt particularly cheered at the enthusiastic part taken
by Superintendent Bogan in the encouragement and
furtherance of his music class plans. Whenever the
superintendent is approached by Dr. Brown for ad-
vice on any proposition relating to the music studies,
his replies are always very cheering. "Put it over!"
is his invariable suggestion.
Number of Pupils Grows.
The number of pupils of the Chicago schools who
are taking piano class lessons has increased from
about 7,000 early in the year to 9,800 enrollment at
this time. Not only are new classes being formed
but enrollment of pupils to continue their instruction
is the rule. The same rule applies to teaching of
other branches of music, particularly violin and vocal
instruction.
Dr. Brown spoke of the method of securing teach-
ers for piano class instruction. Most of them are
regular teachers in other branches of school work.
School music instruction will be a great aid to the
regular music teachers and the music schools.
Dr. Brown is strong for class instruction even with
everything t h a t means
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