Friday, September 15, 1944
THE JEWISH NEWS
'Hats Off, Gentlemen, a Genius!'
Leonard Bernstein, 26,
To Conduct Symphony Here
Youth Who Substituted for Bruno Walter a-1 , Carnegie Hall
Last November Already Is a Recognized Leader;
• To Conduct Sams Broadcasts Over WWJ
Jewish Farmers Mark
60th Anniversary
VINELAND, N. J., (3TA)—
The oldest Jewish farm settlers
in this country,' the surviving
pioneers who founded the South
Jersey colonies '60 years ago,
together, with refugees from
Germany who took up farming
in the same vicinity a couple of
years ago, turned out here this
week to celebrate 60 years of
Jewish agriculture in America.
The contributions made by the
early settlers to the development
of Jewish agriculture in the U.
S. were reviewed by Benjamin
C. Stone, editor of the Jewish
Farmer. After discussion of the
postwar prospects for Jewish
farmers, a film depicting Jewish
farin life in the U. S. was shown.
When Leonard Bernstein comes to Detroit, on Sept. 24, Oct. 1
and 8, to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the radio
broadcasts sponsored over Station WWJ by Sams, Inc., this corn-
munity will learn about the great • r
achievement of a young man
who is verily a musical genius.
The news that was flashed to
the entire country on Nov. 14,
1943, that Leonard Bernstein, the
composer, was given the chance
to be a symphony conductor,
turned—into a great sensation be-
cause the young musician, then
only 25, not on13), undertook the
assignment given him by Bruno
Walter but also turned in a great
Bernstein was for fear of ap-
performance.
pearing ridiculous.
Born in Lawrence, Mass., -on
`Goes All Overboard' ,
Aug. 25, 1918, son of Mr. and
"However he is willing to go
IVI7•s. Samuel Bernstein, Leonard,
all overboard and quote Schu-
a normal American boy, attend-
mann's famous salutation to
ed the Boston Latin School and
Chopin: 'Hats off, gentlemen, a
went on to Harvard where he
genius!' Mr. Bernstein is far
majored in music.
from being what we refer to as
Koussevitzky Student
a composer-conductor. He di-
As a student of Serge Kous-
rects an orchestra as one to the
sevitzky, he conducted at the
manner born."
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Berkshire Festival at Tangle-
Mr. C. W. Durgin, Boston Daily
wood. A gifted composer as well symphony that has the drive, the Globe, in lauding Bernstein says:
as conductor and pianist, Mr. poignancy, the dramatic strength
"That Mr. Bernstein is great-
Bernstein ha's written "A Clari- and the emotional force of this ly talented, both as compo§er
net Sonata," "Cycle of Five Kid "Jeremiah."
and conductor, must have been
Songs," "I Hate MtIsic" a num-
obvious to all present."
Assistant
Conductor
• His gestures, often similar to
ber of jazz and anti-Vascist songs,
Now assistant conductor of the those of Mr. Koussevitzky, were
and the music for Jerome Rob-
New York Philharmonic, he has never superfluous nor contrived
bins' ballet, "Fancy Free."
Mr. Bernstein's phenomenal rise enjoyed equal success as -awcon- merely for visual effect. They
to glory resulted from a drama- ductor. Endowed with the ability meant something to the inter-
tic opportunity which fate placed to control his men and elicit their pretation of the music. "His con-
before him. Bruno Walter who confidence, he precisely. moulds ducting was like his • music;' di-
was scheduled ts4 conduct the every phase and every lihe and rect, emotional, but .poised and
Sunday afternoon concert of the thus effects a superb presenta- usually c'ear-cut."
New York Philharmonic at Car- tion.
Success Story
Mr. Bernstein's conducting has
negie Hall became' ill, and Bern-
Thus commences the miracu-
stein, .without rehearsal substi- been referred to as an "inde- lous success story of Leonard
tuted so magnificently that he scribable combination of suppli- Bernstein, simple, unassuming,
was acclaimed "a conductor to be cation, command, yearning and typically American Jewish youth.
reckoned with." His performance gesture." He is possessed of in- He is one of the few American-
was hailed as one of "glow and tensity and of rare orchestral born,- contluctors and the "only
splendor," and "as a fine demon- technique.
maestro to have led a major or-
In one of the finest tributes chestra wearing a gray sack
stration of his remarkable gifts."
paid Bernstein, Warren Story suit."
Creation of Fervence
The evening of Jan. 28, 1944, Smith of the Boston Post writes: - Bernstein, the youngest man
found Bernstein conducting the "In commenting_ upon what ever to direct a Philharmonic-
Pittsburgh Orchestra in t h e seemed to him a, real significant Symphony concert, is just em-
world premiere of his three- occasion, this reviewer finds barking upon • a career as con-
m9v em e n t symphony, "Jere- himself', in the predicament of ductor, composer and pianist
miah." Proclaiming "Jeremiah" the Symphony man who is said which must of necessity stamp
"a significant and intellectual to have remarked he didn't dare 'him as one of the truly great of
contribution to contemporary say how good he thought Mr. our day.
symphonic writing," the critics
were unanimous in their praise
of this masterful work:
A creation of fervence, "Jere-
miah" is music of a deeply, re-
ligious nature employing a cad-
ence commonly used in the syna-
gogue on Tisha .b'ab. It translates
into music the lamentation of the
prophet for Jerusalem. "Jere-
miah" has appeal to both the ear
and the emotions.
In commenting on this most
significant composition, the crit-
ics wrote—"One cannot think
off-hand of any other American
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Dies Witness
Held in Plot
Banta's . Secretary Reveals
Conspiracy to 'Frame'
John Roy Carlson
NEW YORK (JPS) — Edwin
Bahta, former Communist, and
latter clay witness for the Dies
Committee and speaker at meet-
ings of the German-American
Bund, was held in $15,000 bail in
Special Sessions Court here on
charges that he had conspired to
have John Roy Carlson, author
of "Under Cover," accused of a
criminal attack on Banta's sec-
retary, June Kelly.
Miss Kelly, though not arrest-
ed, has been mentioned by Dis-
trict Attorney Hogan as a co-
conspirator with Banta.
The prosecutor charged that
when Miss Kelly told Banta that
she had been interviewed by the
author of "Under Cover," her
boss•- advised her to allege that
Carlson had attacked her. "If
you make the story stick, we'll
blow the sedition trial all to
hell," he is alleged to have told
her. Reluctant to charge an ac-
tual attack, Banta's secretary ac-
cused Carlson of attempted as-
sault. Two days after filing the
charge she called Police Commis-
sioner Valentine and disclosed
the conspiracy, District Attorney
Hogan charged.
Recently, Hogan said, Banta
"posed as an investigator for the
Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League,"
getting into the organization for
the purpose of securing evidence
that might be used for the de-
fense at the mass-sedition trial
in Washington.
Col. Fink Patents
Aerial Gun Mount
WASHINGTON (JPS) —
Col. Rudolph Firgc of the Army
Air Forces has patented a new
type of mount for aerial guns,
S c i e n c e' News-Letter reports.
Colonel Fink's mount sets the
gun in a hinged sliding panel
that is flush with the side of
the plane, thus securing greater
fore and aft command.
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