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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

WORDS AND MUSIC

3

Harvey Shapiro, Noted Young 'Cellist, To Be

By DANIEL L SCHORR
Soloist. on NBC Symphony on September 5
MORE ON
AMERICAN CONDUCTORS
Harvey Shapiro, noted young of rare talent—he composed mu•
Through our respective col- 'cellist, will be soloist for the sic of exceptional beauty, in-
umns, personal corres
NBC Symphony's
pondence Camille
Saint-Saens' performance
Concerto in of eluding the lovely Adagio for
and telephone conversation Henry A Minor, the feature work to String Orchestra. It is a piece of
Simon, music critic of PM, and be played on the General Motors somber, nostalgic mood, described
I have clarified somewhat our Symphony of the Air program, on the title sheet of the score
points of difference on the ques- p.
Sunday, Sept. 5 (NBC, 5 to 6 as "The Pale Flowers of Remein-
in., EWT).
tion of American conductors. I
The concert, conducted by D. brance"
think it worthwhile to devote an.. Frank Black, will be introduced
In the final group, three cele-
other column to the issue because with the overture to Snietana's bikited composers contribute a
it has important implications.
comic opera, "The Barteree?study in waltz form contrasts.
to be followed by the Tchaikovsky is not g enerall y
I had said that Simons
's pro- Adagio for
String Orchestra by thought of
posal to open more opportuniti es
in this category of
Guillaume Lekeu. Next will come music, yet in his ballet successes
for American conductors would the Saint-Saens Concerto. Con- are to be found some of our
result, in practice, in discrimina- eluding the varied program will finest waltzes. The waltz from
group of three famous his "Sleein
tion against foreign-born con- w
p g Beauty " ballet
bealtzaes, ' the, "Sleeping
is
Beauty" an outstan din g example.
ductors. In PM Simon replied te i
One
of
'by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius' "Valsc Johann Strauss' most ardent
fans
me by saying that he "never Triste" and the ever-popular was Jan Sibelius, so it is not
made any suggestion about remov- "Blue Danube" of Johann Strauss. surprising that he should have
ing our great European-born con- Harvey
Shapiro, who will step written one of the most widely
ductors" and that "if another from the 'cello section to play appreciated of all waltzes, the
Toscanini, Koussevitzky, etc., the exacting passages of the Con- "Valse Triste". The concluding
should show up on our shores, let certo in A Minor, has been a selection needs very little corn-
us again welcome him with open member of the NBC Symphony ment. It is perhaps the best loved
arms."
since
organization
in 1937. and most famous of them all,
In a letter
Simon its
further
said In addition
to his work under Strauss' "The Blue Danube".
he was "distressed to note that conductors Toscanini, Stokowski The Program:
I (Simon) had written so care- and Black with the NBC Sym- 1. Overture—"The Bartered
lessly as to give you the impres- phony, he has appeared frequent-
Bride"—Smetana.
sion that I want to get rid of the 1 Y
throughont the country as 2. Adagio for String Orchestra
(c)
The
National
Jewish
Monthly,
/Vaal
B'rith
great
foreign-born
conductors
we
soloist
and
concert
artist.
Shapiro,
ONLY HISTORY 1040WS
—Lekeu.
TO WHAT EXTENT ANTI -
have in America. Nothing could graduated
CHANGE NATTERS IN OUR
SEMITISM AMONG OUR ENEMIES CAN'
with highest honors 3. Concerto in A Minor—Saint-
FAVOR ." -- DR. JOSEPH 60EBBELS, NAZI PROPACrANDA MINISTER.
be further from my intention." from the Institute of Musical Art
Saens. (Harvey Shapiro, 'cell-
Simon had not written careless- in New York, won a scholarship
ist, soloist).
ly, nor do I believe he harbors at the Julliard Graduate School 4. Three Famous Waltzes--
any animus against foreign con- and, later, received the Nau m-
a. " The Sleeping Beauty"-
duct ors. Perhaps it was I who burg
Foundation Award. The Con-
Tchaikovsky.
wrote carelessly, for I was taking certo is played in three move-
b. "Valse Triste"—Sibelius.
issue
not
with
what
Simon
said'
ments
without
a
break.
By CHARLES BENSON
c. "Blue Danube"—Strauss.
so much as the logical implica-
Before Lekeu died of typhoid
Washington.
dons
of
his
remarks.
It
seems
to
fever
at
the
early
age
of
24—
production and trans por t ation of me that
at if Simon . s . pr
Just as he was beginning to be
It would be simple enough to these articles and the furnishing that more opportunities
should
be appreciated as a Belgian artist
characterize the recent action by of these services."
created
for
native
talent
on
Ameri-
the War Food Administration in
Th
can podiums—were to be accept-
withholding an allocation from
The army is concerned with ed, discrimination would arise in
the Office of Foreign Relief and winning a war, and will feed peo- practice as an inevitable conse-
ple because it is necessary to quenee.

CAPITOL LETTER

BUY WAR BONDS!

attempt by the army to usurp risingss on the part of a hungry chestra committee is
seeking a
of the distribution of food in lib- people. Once the area is corn- conductor. Several foreign-born
crated countries. It makes color- pletely occupied. OFRRO, as Di- ones and several Americans are
ful reading to talk about a cat rector Herbert M. Lehman ex- available. The committee decides
and dog fight between two gov- pressed it, is concerned with to operate under the idea. that
ernment agencies. Actually, the measures to stop starvation and an American should, if possible,
question of who is te, distribute death and spiritual attrition be given a chance. This weights
the relief is a more complicated the
world."
among
the suffering millions of the scale in favor of the
issue than one of jurisdiction.
less talented American. That
at tal-
the
According- to the War Depart-
The War Food Administration American may also be more
ment's way of thinking, the army is in charge of allocating the sup- ented is beside the poi
nt. As soon
must feed a country it occupies ply of food. The food reserves for as an
y standard other than merit
as a matter of military necessit the liberated territories are note
is introduced, the effect is, to
before any civilians can possibly being withheld when they are that
extent, to depart from merit
to the army rather
come in and take control. OFRRO Y distributed
alone as the
the danger
criterion.
,Therein
was created early this year to than to OFRRO, but they are in resides
of iliscrim-
plan, coordinate, and arrange for the hands of those who are not ination.
the "administration of the United concerned with a long-term pro-
for
But that is not the main point.
States' activities for the relief gra
i
the rehablitation
of The important consideration is
li bemated
r
of victims, of war in areas Tiber- here.
areas, it s believed that Simon would like to see an
ated from Axis , control through
American school of conducting
is a limited
the provision of 'food, clothing, OFRRO has
supply. arise and flourish. So would I.
and other basic necessities, hous-
not mited
been food
precluded
differ about the means.
Simon
ing facilities, medical and other from getting types of food the We
feels that an American
essential services; and to facili- army is not interested in—soy- shool
c
of conducting
ur, for instance, which velop
tate in areas receiving relief the bean flo,
until
we make will not der
r oom for
hasa high protein .content. But
both OPRRO and the army are young American conductors. I
interested in the basic foods feel that an American school can
, devel
milk, wheat, eggs, etc. The armY of all the schools brought to this
cannot
conquer an area without country, combined with what
food.
OFRRO officials
cials realize that America has to offer.
Ethnology seems to be on my
relief must be initiated by
the s ide. The fr om t cultures
which must take food and developed fr reat
om the stimulation
Many medicinal purges work
clothing and
with the
it given
by foreign influences.
Ro-
on you—by prodding the in-
when
it medicine
storms
beaches.
As have
testines into action or draw-
conditions
grow
more
stable,
man
culture
would
have
been
water into them from
OFRRO thinks conditions are such poor indeed had it not been for
other parts of the body.
the contributions' of Greece.
that it must move in because, Spa
But KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN-8
after all, the army, which has Levant.
nish culture owes much to the
Crisp, delicious breakfast
not been constituted for admin-
cereal-works mainly on the
contents of your colon. If
istering relief, has not the facili-
In music specifically, the same
you have normal intestines
ties nor the ability to handle a generality holds true. What we
and your constipation is due
complete relief program.
call the Russian "school" of mu-
to lack of "bulk" in your
Food allocated to the army sic might never have developed
diet, you'll find ALL-BRAN a
' would therefore eventually be dis- without the salubrious stimula-
much gentler way to treat i t.
tributed by Lehman's agency
tion of music from Western Eu-
Eat KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN
in rope. Music
any case. But OFRRO prefers that
is flourishing in Pal-
regularly and drink plenty
the allocations be made to its estine today largely because it
of water—and you'll find
agency because there would be has received so much exiled tal-
wonderful relief. For this
less danger that the relief ent. The musical culture of Pal-
way, ALL-BRAN gets at the
cause of constipation due to
Pro- estine is not merely a European
gram go contrary to the minci-
lack of "bulk" and corrects
pies and ideals on which OFRRO music in exile; it knits together
it. ALL-BRAN IS made by
operates. all that it receives and adds its
Kellogg's in Battle Creek and
What the three government own ingredient, producing some-
sold by your grocer. Try it!
bodies—the army, OFRRO • and thing new.
the WFA—are now working on
is how to reconcile the military program of OFRRO. .The prob-
needs with the more basic relief lem
has not been resolved, and
OFRRO's request for large-scale
food supplies has not been turned
down as yet pending the outcome
of the discussions by the three
groups, despite the reports to the
contrary.
Chances are that some compro-
mise will be arranged. The point
at issue is just how long the army
should be in control. That de-
pends to some extent on mili-
tary developments, of course, but
it is thought here that a more or
less arbitrary time limit for mili-
tary control in operation will be
established and that OFRRO will
be allocated food for the area
that period.
At any rate the army, OFRRO
2
.
and the War Food Administra-
tion are seeking a clarification of
the picture.

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