TH E MICHIGAN DAILY .r -- Music Future Said To Rest In Small Cities Felix Knight Claims Little Coinmunities Perform Very Important Service Brought up in small cities himself, Felix Knight, popular tenor of con- cert and radio, believes that the fu- ture of Amierican music rests in the small communities. "Of course, the cosmopolitan cen- ters are the communal points of the artistic elite," admits Knight. "Only the large cities can afford elaborate opera houses and major symphony orchestras. But the backbone of sup- port given to fine music comes from the little communities. Without them, few artists would be able to continue-their careers."' Received Scholarship Knight got his start in music when some friends made it possible for him to get a three year scholarship for study with Melbone Beasley in Santa Barbara. Knight says that if it were- n't for those friends, he might today be a discontented aviator or aero- nautical engineer. He tried his hand at flying for a time and had several close calls. However, flying is still his favorite hobby. Airplane for him is the most logical method of travel. A hop from New York to Hollywood for three days' intensive study with his coach, Melbone Beasley, is not at all un- usual. Knight's mechanical bent turns to cars as well as to airplanes. He owns several speed cars with which he tinkers himself. And he seldom misses the Indianapolis auto races. Keeps In Condition Although not athletic, he keeps in condition by going through a series of "machineless" gymnastics which requires no equipment, making it possible for him to exercise even when on tour. They are a sort of one-man jiu-jitsu which builds up certain parts of the body without making the muscles knotty. Knight advises all young singers to sing in the shower, for the added resonance makes it easier to detect defects. Conductor Castor, Joined Philadelphia Symnphony At Age 16 The yong associate conductor of thePhiladelphiahOrchestra, Saul 'Caston, has put his musical lineage to good use. At the very young age of 16, Cas- ton joined the Philadelphia Orches- tra, then under the baton of. Leopold Stokowski. Five years later, Caston conducted his first rehearsal. The young trumpeter conducted the great orchestra on its first trans- continental tour and from that time on he has been the associate conduc- tor. Among his performances are numbered many premieres Born in New York, Caston exhibit ed musical talent while yet very young. He studied trumpet and soon mastered the instrument. When he was only 14 he was playing in a sym- phony orchestra. Rabbi Brickner To Be Narrator In Presentation Of_'King David' Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner will take the role of narrator in Honeg- ger's "King 'David." He is one ofj America's outstanding rabbis, and a leading American Zionist. He won high praise for this same role when he appeared together with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Rabbi Brickner presides over the Euclid Avenue Temple in Cleveland, one of the largest congregations in America. Previous to his arrival in Cleveland in 1925, he served as Rabbi of a congregation in Toronto, Can- ada. On his departure, the Toronto community established the "Rabbi Barnett R. Brickner Scholarship" at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Toron'to. He is well known for his many and varied activities. Besides doing his rabbinical duties he delivers weekly radio addresses, many of them over national networks. Rabbi Brickner has also gained considerable notice as educator, debater, and publicist. Zionism has long been a focal point of his activities. He is an outstanding figure in the American movement, and was a prominent figure at the Zionist World Congress held at Gen- eva in the summer of 1939. Rabbi Brickner has traveled exten- sively, principally in Europe and the Near East. In the course of his tra- vels he has studied conditions in the Festivals Were 1893_Accidenit [9os!oi Symlhony Altered Local .Mu1sic History Because the Boston Symphony Or- chestra changed its 1893-4 concert plans, the University Musical Society consequently made alterations in its Chgral Union Concert series, and out of'the program shifts came the May Festivals which since then have provided the climax to Ann Arbor's annual musical entertainnent. The May Festival was indeed the result of an accident, for back in the fall of 1893 the Boston Symphony Orchestra which for 15 *years had given the annual music series a lasit rousing performance suddenly found itself forced to canc] this concert. However. it had a small travelling orchestra. the Boston Festival Or- chestra, which the Board of Directors of the Society seized upon as a sub- stitute. Because the Board was forced to pay the railroad charges to transport this group to Ann Arbor, they decided to give three concerts instead of one. thus creating the Festival. Since that year of its first signi- ficance. the May Festival has in- volved I he services of practically all of the world's most distinguished artists. 1, ----- , I wommmommmmm ) ad/LAi 4( ELLWIG I AN OUTSTANDING SOPRANO SECOND AND SIXTH CONCERTS MAY 7th, 9th zti--- ----* RABBI BRCKNER Soviet Union. Germany, Italy and Pa'lestine. An outstanding figure in the field, of labor arbitration, Rabbi- Brickner is also a member of many- Jewish' agencies. He is vice-chairman of the United Palestine Appeaf and is on the executive board of the National Council for Jewish Education. In ad-1 dition he holds membership in many education, social welfare, and peace boards. AMERICA hs fouid in Judith Hellwig a personality of vivid charm and a singer, possessed of a magnificent voice trained in the great tradition of European vocal art. Acclaimed in every performance oh the concert and opera stage, she has won a firm place in the hearts of all music lovers. i 1I + MAY FE S TlVf4L'+ J.i PEERCE ...TENOR..., l I SECOND CONCERT El;JI('D/t hi "HRAVO! BELLA VOCE!" says Toscanini. "Mr. Peerce, a true lyric tenor, is unusual. It was a shock to hear the music of "Tristan" actually sung without effort or strain. Wagner would have been pleased with Mr. Peerce's beautiful and easy delivery." New York Post y Jan Peerce, given an 1\t~ovton..at1SeIve'- ance Hall by a large and enthusiastic audience, added to laurels won on pre. If SE IJE I3ULINN 1'IOLOJWEILRST EMANUEL FEUERMANkN h 1s been pruiioninc(d by leadin m 11 sical authorities to be not only the greatest cellist now on the con- cert stage, but also one of the foremost living musicians. A favorite solo artist among leading orch estral conductors he has appeared under the batons of Toscanini, Artur Nikisch, Fritz Busch, Pierre Monteux, and others, in addition to ving hundreds of recitals of his own. "music mnakinig 0f a loJ(y andJ diiItu +1i /n'juis ore' -- -\ n W 1% I i "Mas'r lI ccIpi /, dcep poc/w feeblun. A targe audu'eue gave ra/ a( heJn.io '" -WA',lHINGTION YITAR vious occasions," -Cleveland News SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9th I 11 I ~i I 1 Ill