Radio age research, manufacturing, communications, broadcasting, television (1941)

Radio Annoitnciiif). Two points, Win- ter session. Given at NBC. Instructor is Patrick J. Kelly, head of the NBC announcing staff. Course deals with the fundamentals of commercial and sustaining copy for radio, with exten- sive laboratory work. Uses of Broadcast and Television Equipment. Two points. Winter session. Given at NBC. Instructor is Ferdi- nand A. Wankel, NBC Eastern Division Engineer. Lectures and demonstrations explain the use of microphones, tran- scription turntables and studio control booth equipment. Sound Effects. Two points. Spring session. Given at NBC. Instructor is Dr. Frederick G. Knoptke. manager of the NBC Sound Effects Division. Course designed to familiarize students with the purpose and use of sound effects, and problems connected with the work of the sound effects technician. Production of Radio Drama. Three points each session. Instructor is Frank Papp. NBC Production Director of "American Story," "Here's to YoJith" and others. A laboratory course in the performance and direction of radio plays. Advanced Production of Radio Drama. Three points each session. Given at NBC, instrjictor to be announced. A practical workshop for students who have had previous experience and train- ing in radio acting and producing. Television Production Problems. Two points. Winter session. Given at NBC. John F. Royal, NBC Vice President in Charge of International Relations. Tele- vision and Shortwave. Lectures and demonstrations will familiarize students with production of television programs in the studio, in the field and from films. Music for Radio. Three points. Win- ter session. Given at NBC. Series of 15 lectures by members of the NBC "Mm- sic Division and others. Lecturers in- clude Samuel Chotzinoff. Manager. NBC Music Division: Ernest La Prade, Direc- tor of Program Preparation; Thomas H. Belviso, Manager, Music Library: Dr. Frank Black. General Music Di- rector: Morris M. Mamorsky, composer and conductor; Gilbert Chase, of the Inter-American University of the Air: David Hall, Script Division: Arthur Aus- tin, producer of "Music of the New World." and Thomas A. Bennett. As- sistant Production Manager in charge of Popular and Variety Shows. Course deals with planning, personnel, talent, conducting, composing, production, writing, musicology and clearance and copyright. Plans for the future call for ad- ditional cour.ses in the fiekls of script writing and broadcasting for radio and television news services: programming, sales, and classroom utilization. RCA Workers Donate Blood War workers in six plants of the RCA Victor Division of Radio Cor- poration of America have thus far contributed 9,942 pints of blood to the Red Cross since inception of drives conducted on the factories' premises during hours of employ- ment. DR. FR.\NK BLACK MUSIC CRITICS CIRCLE IN SYMPHONY AWARD "Jeremiah" Wins First Prize In Chamber Music Competition Presented on NBC Program COOPERATING with the Music Critics Circle of New York, the National Broadcasting Com- pany—for the second year in a row —provided facilities for the group's annual quest for the outstanding symphonic work introduced in pub- lic concert. Also, NBC extended studio and musical assistance which helped make possible the circle's first competition for new chamber music compositions. The symphonic competition was presented over the network Thurs- day, May 11, as a special presenta- tion of the NBC Inter-American University of the Air, with Frank Black conducting the NBC Sym- phony Orchestra in the three works nominated for the selection of "best." The works heard included: Leonard Bernstein's "Symphony No. 1" ("Jeremiah"), William Schuman's "Symphony No. 5 for Strings" and Norman Dello Joio's "Magnificat." At a subsequent meeting, the scroll award went to the Bernstein work. Nan Merriman, NBC mezzo-so- prano, was the vocal soloist in the broadcast "rehearing" of the ".Jere- miah" symphony which won the prize. Following the Critics Circle sym- phiinic broadcast in Radio City's Studio 8-H, the NBC Press Depart- ment was host to the members of the circle—music reviewers of met- ropolitan newspapers and several magazines—at a supper party. Because of limited air time—and the long list of nominated composi- tions—just one of the candidate selections in the Critics Circle chamber music competition was presented over NBC on May 21. Two string quartets—formed from the ranks of the NBC Symphony— performed the nominated works heard in the Radio City studio. The broadcast work — Randall Thompson's "Quartet No. 1 in D Minor" — was played by Mischa Mischakoflf, first violin; Daniel Gullet, second violin; Carlton Coo- ley, viola and Benar Heifetz, cello. Non-broadcast compositions heard by the critics in the same studio included "String Quartet in E Minor" by Leroy Robertson—ren- dered by Joseph Gingold, first vio- lin; Bernard Bobbins, second vio- lin; Milton Katims, viola, and Harvey Shapiro, cello—and "Sonata for Piano and Violin" by Aaron Copland. The latter work was jire- sentod with Lukas Foss at the key- board and Mischa Mischakofl: han- dling the bow. Sergeant Andrew Imbrie's "String Quartet," which was "re-heard" by the critics ear- lier in the day at Station WQXR's studio, performed by the Benning- ton Quartet, won the year's cham- ber music award. A condition of the Critics Circle symphony and chamber music con- tests was that each nominated work had to be by an American composer and introduced in public concerts during the season just ended. Com- positions which had air premieres only were not eligible for awards. However, the radio - introduced works are permitted to be entered in the competition in subsequent seasons when they have New York concert hall renditions. A vote of thanks was given by the Critics Circle to NBC and the cooperating musicians. RADIO AGE 25]