Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 1, No. 6 (1927-03)

The Phonograph Monthly Review 269 31 <3V i Overture Setttirajnide Kosnm 2-Symvh3)foi\QX(2nS/fov&J Schubert SrH-TWood-QueensHadOrcft- 3. Great isjeftovaft Mormon Tdbentaae Choir A -LaUuklTubtto Pearsall Otovr-WesfmmsCerAbbey.HHS&tplish SYdSse Tsiste Chicago OrrM Sibelius 6. pdaisebidcbbre Philadelphians St.Sdens 7. Fetes from 3 Nocturnes Debussy H.M.S J)ihertHall Siytish 8. Afternoon ofnitam r.philh. qAsIbjrenfsm Summer Plyar JippoVo Oioir- HH-S Stflish lo\$r fatctich duScfioener&kl Mendels. XL Fire Music Vie VaUd/re fcafes) VCaanrr iZSiegfiriedS Khiu£ Journey - X3. long VayQases Orph choir clerelaitdCs fCUR joKWKYHRS SundayJanno,2927 T HE recitals which Mr. R. J. Bucholz of Cleveland, Ohio, gives his friends have the the added beauty of carefully designed pro- grams embodying the name of the friend for whom the concert is given and the titles of the records played. It is a pleasure to be able to have the opportunity of reproducing one of these programs here in order to demonstrate that phonograph recitals may be made by the artistic- ally inclined—beautiful to the eye as well as to the ear. Mr. Bucholz’s Beethoven cover design for this number and his communications to the Corres- pondence Column testify more effectively than we may to both his musical and artistic tastes and capabilities. The Providence Phonograph Society The initial meeting of the Providence Phonograph Society was held Monday evening, January 31st, in the music room of Mrs. Marion L. Misch’s home at 601 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, It. I. Under the direction of the Local Com- mittee of Sponsors (Mrs. Misch, Professor R. C. Archibald of Brown University, and Mr. R. H. Parker) and with the co- operation of the Advisory Committee of the Boston Society, invitations were sent to the phonograph enthusiasts of Providence and announcements were published in the local newspapers. A group of over fifty people gathered for the meeting, al- though Professor Archibald, Mr. W. S. Marsh, the authority on recorded Spanish music, and some other well known en- thusiasts were unable to be present at this meeting. Mrs. Misch welcomed those present and read letters of best wishes for the new society from Mr. Vories Fisher, President of the Chicago Phonograph Society, and from Mr. B. Mai of Chi- cago. The Secretary of the Boston Society took the chair temporarily while the all-Beethoven musical program was given. After the playing of the Egmont Overture and the “Moonlight” Sonata with illuminating program notes and interesting comment by Mr. Moses Smith, a period of dis- cussion was held in which the history and aims of the Phonograph Society Movement were explained. Mrs. Misch and Mr. Axel B. Johnson, Managing Editor of the Phono- graph Monthly Review, each presented details of the so- cieties and of the need and opportunities of a similar organization for Providence. Messrs. Harry L. Spencer, William S. Parks, and James A. Frye, representing the three leading manufacturing com- panies, gave brief talks, assuring the new society the co- operation and full support of their respective companies. Mr. Swartz, of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company’s headquarters in Chicago, also gave a short address. The great aim of the phonograph society movement, — to be absolutely impartial as far as all manufacturing com- panies were concerned and to exist as a purely amateur group of musically interested group of people, a point well stressed in the outline of the history of the movement, was strongly confirmed by the splendid spirit of the representa- tives of the leading companies in their short talks. As one man expressed it, “During our business hours we must of course be business men with the interests of our company at heart, but in the phonograph societies we are like the others present, merely people interested in fine recordings and the best music.” Under the temporary chairmanship of Miss Anna Allstrom, one of the moving spirits in the new society, officers were elected. At the suggestion of Mr. R. H. Parker it was de- cided that dealers or those connected in any way with the trade, while cordially welcomed into membership, should not be eligible to hold office. The election resulted as follows: President, Mr. J. Harvey Barber Vice-President, Mrs. Marion L. Misch Secretary, Mr. A. P. DeWeese Treasurer, Mr. Walter Briggs Mrs. Misch, without whose generous support the society could never have come into existence, kindly offered the use of her music room for the meetings of the society on the third Monday evening of each month, an offer which was most gratefullv accepted. The next meeting was set for Monday evening, February 21, 1927. For the present it was decided that no dues were necessary as Mrs. Misch further assumed the responsibility of notifying the members by card. Persons living in Providence or the vicinity who are interested in and anxious to join the new society are requested to send their names and addresses to Mrs. Misch, 601 Elmwood Ave., or to Mr. A. P. DeWeese, Secretary, 36 George St. With the playing of a movement from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony the meeting was formally closed, to enable the large Boston delegation time to catch their train. As the meeting broke up, many of the new T members had the op- portunity of examining Mrs. Misch’s large and most re- markable library of records and scores. Several of those present had the pleasure of following the scores of the works played earlier in the evening, a most enjoyable and instruc- tive practice in which Mrs. Misch is a firm believer. To the members of other societies present, the new Provi- dence organization seemed to promise a most successful future. Enjoying the splendid “home” Mrs. Misch so gen- erously offered it and led by its excellent officers and such energetic and progressive members as Miss Allstrom, Messrs. Moore and Parker, and many others, this new society should fully live up to the musical and phonographic reputation for which Providence is so well known. R. D. Darrell, Secretary Boston Phonograph Society . PROVIDENCE PHONOGRAPH SOCIETY On the evening of Monday, January 31, a group of about forty people interested in phonograph music met at the home of Mrs. Caesar Misch, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, tb enjoy a program of Beethoven records.