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Friday, March 21, 1941. THE SALEMITE Page Three. WEEK OF GOOD MUSIC PRESENTED TO SALEM m Ir sm- Pictured above are the members of the Salem College string orchestra who were this week presented in two concerts under the direction of Miss Hazel Horton Bead WHAT AMERICA IS READING by fiction. H. M. Pulham, Esquire by Jphn P. Marquand. Harry Pulham tells his own story, from the vantage point of a man who is facing his 25 reunion, the story that will not appear among the class biographies. My Theodosia by Anya Seton. Exciting story of Theodosia Burr who remains a haunting memory, still lovely, still imperious, never vanquished. Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell. War or no war. the people of the English countryside carry on; and because this is a story by Angela Theirkell, they carry on in the en chanting inconsequential fashion beloved by all her readers. NON-FICTION. A Smattering of Ignorance Oscar Levant . Entertaining, impudent anecdotes, myths, and gossip about famous people, mostly musicians. England’s Hour by Vera Brittain. At perhaps the most critical moment of England’s history, Vera Brittain shows how modern war fare affects familiar places and the people who live there. The Bedemption of Democracy by Hermann Eauschning. A challenge thrown in to the faces of England and America to pool their resources and revitalige their democracy as the only pos sible strategy for the survival of our way of life. A book of stunning impact. England Speaks; a symposium, Oistinguished articles that aim to clarify the real issues at stake in this war, which involves the civilian almost as much as the soldier. STRING ORCHESTRA GIVES CONCERT For those who were unable to at tend the orchestra concert Monda,y evening, Miss Hazel Horton Bead and the string ensemble repeated part of their progjam, Thursday night on the regular Salem broad cast. The program featured the talent ed 12-year-old pupil of Miss Read, Miss Barbara Ann Benson of Elkin, RADIO PROGRAMS MUSIC Alezandxlana, By Legette Bylthe. The story of the American Eevolu- tion in the South — of the great revolutionary chaiactera we all know, and of the ordinary men, who plowed and hunted and fished, who fought in the ranks, drank and caroused in the taverns; all glowingly drawn on a .background of accnrate bat little known his tory. Saturday, March 22 Dr. Howard Hanson directs the Eastman School of Music Orchestra in a Moravian program. WEAF 12-12:30. Juintet Peter Go, Congregation, Go Antes Unto Us a Child is Born Peter Metropolitan Opera Company presents Verdi’s “Aida” Ettore Panizza, conductor. WJZ—2-5. Cast Ramfis Ezio Pinza Badamis Giovauni Martinolli Amneris Bruna Castagna Aida Stella Roman King of Egypt Norman Cordon Amonasro Leonard Warren and others. NBC Symphony Orchestra, Goerge Szell, conductor. WJZ—9:35-11. Program Overture, Le Carnival Remain Berlioz The Incredible Flutist Walter Piston Symphony No. 3 Beethoven Sunday. March 23 Pilharmonic Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, conductor, Jose Iturbe, pianist. All Tschaikowsky program. WABC—3:00. Program Suite for Strings “Souvenir de Florence." Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor. Suite from ballet, “Swan Lake." Theme and Variations from Suite in G, No. 3. Thusrday, March 27 Salem College weekly broadcast. Student Open Forum on the sub ject “What Students Should Ex pect to Get From a Liberal Arts College," WSJS—8:00-8:30. THE “Y’s” WORK who played two. movements of the Rode Concerto No. 7, with orchestra aceompanisment. The members played by the orchestra alone were as follows: Saraband and March Purcell II (From Suite No. 1) Berceuse Stravinsky (From Fire Bird Suite) Ladies of the Ballet Maganini Joy—(France). Griselda—(Vienna). Rachael—(Poland). Kitty O’Hara—(Ireland). It is interesting to note that transcriptions were made of the en tire program, for permanent record in the string department of the School of Music. RADIO PROGRAMS OTHERWISE FRESHMENI SOPHOMORES! IF You Want $10 or $5 In Books To Start Your Library Sign Up By March 31st At 10 P. M. For The BOOKLIST CONTEST 10 MORE DAYS LEFT What is the Young Women’s Christian Association Definition is a difficult thing, so difficult that most of today’s quar rels can be reduced to basic dif ferences in definition; for example, the different meanings people give the words democracy, free speech, fascism and the like. And one word or phrase often gathers up a multi tude of associations, all or some of which may be meant or understood whenever the term is used. Suppose, for instance, a student asks, “What is the college Young Women’s Christian Association? What does is mean ,who is it, for what does it stand?" And the answer is not a simple yes-or-no proposition. What is the “'Y”? To some it is the students who constitute the cabinet which meets every Wed nesday noon to discuss policy, plan program and administer activities To others it is the faculty, the ad visory board who carry on major administrative duties What is the “Y"? Perhaps it is the thousands of living alumni who carried on the Association’s pro gram as undergraduates and who then went out into business and trade, the churches, the schools and colleges, and the social problem areas of the nation and the world. Or maybe the “Y" is the students faculty, parents, alumni and friends who annually contribute to the budget of the Association, making possible the furtherance of its broad socially religious aims. Obviously, however, the answer is none of the specifics that have been mentioned, but a sum of them all and many more. The “Y” is more than the many people behind it or touched by it, it is more than a program of activities; it is an agency whereby men learn to work with other people, to practice and arust dmocracy, to understand themselves and society, and to ap ply Christian ideals in campus and community relations.—Daily North western. Friday, March 21 7:30 P. M.—Curator — of San Diego joins A1 Pearce’s Gang — CBS. 9:00 P. M. — Great Moments From Great Plays — Npw Program Seizes: Opening with scenes from “Out ward Bound” — CBS. 11:00 P. M. — Sports-Time—Round up of sports news by staffmen — CBS. Saturday, March 22 1:30 P. M. — No Politics — Con gressmen answer riddles about other things — CBS. 10:15 P. M. — Australia — Talks through Minister Richard Casey — CBS. 11:00 P. M. — Basketball Semi finals — Described from Madi son Square Garden — CBS. Sunday, March 23 11:15 A. M. — Red Cross — Series of programs on National De fense — NBC Blue. 6:05 P. M. — Fritz Stiedry — Con ducts New Friends Orchestra — NBC Blue. 9:00 P. M. — Efrem Zimbalist — Violin soloist with Ford Sym phony — CBS. 2:00 A. M. — Eddy Duchin — MBS. Monday, March 24 8:30 A. M. — Gay Nineties Revue — Beatrice Kay and others. Va riety — CBS. 12:'00 mid. — Linton Wells — Re- jK)rta the news. Every night same time — CBS. Tuesday, March 25 9:00 P. M. — We, the People — Ga briel Heatter meets the people —CBS. Wednesday, March 26 9:00 P. _M. — The Texaco Star Theater — Fred Allen and his party — CBS. If you make the news today, just take it easy; you’ll make it again —at your funeral. New Wilmington, Del.—(ACP) Classrooms at Westminster col lege wUl be done over in colors like salmon, apricot and “cool green" in an experiment to relieve the monotony of drab walls for stu dents and thus keep sleepy ones ‘ ‘ individualized. ’ ’ “There would be fewer dozing and sleepy students if classrooms were made attractive instead of be ing merely 50 chairs surrounded by 80 feet of blackboard and bare walls," Brennan said. VARDELL GIVES PIANO RECITAL THURSDAY Thursday afternoon at the regular four o’clock Music Hour, Salem students, faculty, and guests were honored to hear Dr. Charles Vardell in a piano recital. His program was very well planned and appealed to all who attended the concert. The program, was as follows: Prelude and Fregue in C minor Bach (Prom “The Well Tempered Clavichard.") Sonata in F major Mozart Allegro. Adagio. Allegro Vivad. Gavotte in A "'S'jor Gluck-Brahms Prelude in C sharp Minor — Chopin Impromtu in A flat major Chopin Rhapsody in B minor Brahms Reflections on the ^ater Debussy Suite: From Cherry Orove Vardell Deep Sea Incantation. Egrets in the Marsh. Sir Crab. A very interesting opening num ber, the Bach Prelude, was full of quick moving voices and, in con trast, the fugue was of a staccato nature, also very fast. In the typical 18th century style of writing was the Mozart Sonata with its exquisite runs and delicate phrasing that Dr. Vardell treated so beautifully. Upon the first hearing of the Gavotte, one would notice charact eristics of the two composers: Gluch’s melodic work and phrasing, combined with Brahms’s use of fuli harmonies. Later in the piece it was interesting to note the beautiful legals minor melody with a light staccato accompaniment in the left hand. The two Chopin numbers were quite contrasting and equally dif ficult as for interpretation and technique. The first consisted of flowing arpeggio accompaniment with a melody among fluent modu lations. After the brilliant and difficult scale passage in the opening of the Impromtu a very expressive melody in F minor was heard, followed by a return to the beginning. The second group began with a very authoratative and majestic number by Brahms of which heavy octaves passages was charactirestic. After a quiet section with broken arpeggio accompaniment and a re turn to the first subject, the com position ended quitely. Debussy’s impressionistic idea is very evident in the number and one can easily see his “reflection in the water” from the artistic inter pretation of Dr. Vardell. For a climactic close, Dr. Vardell gave the first public performance of his own suite, which was written during his stay at Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina, in the sum mer of 1940. Very unusual and in an extremely radical style, with its modern harmonies and syncopated rhythms, it was certainly presented with the touch of a true genius. JUNIORS! SENIORS! 10 More Days Left To Turn In Your Name Deadline: 10 P. M., March 31st MOBILIZE YOUR BOOKS DRAFT THEM ALL Let Them Win You $25 or $15 More
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