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VOL. Ill, Nos. 7 and 8 Beverly Hills, California July-August, 1946MAXSTEINER PRESIDENTOF S.C.A. ADDRESSESA.S.M.A. MEETINGAt the monthly dinner meeting on June18th, members of ASMA were very happyto have as their honored guest, Max Steiner,president of the Screen ComposersAssociation.At his own request Max addressed theArrangers concerning the past, present andfuture plans of S.C.A. He believes that theArrangers and the Composers have manycommon interests and that there shouldbe close and friendly cooperation betweenthe two societies.He is of the opinion that the arranger deservesone-sixth of performing-right royaltiesas is the case in the French and other Societies.The following are a few quotes from Steiner'safterdinner talk:". . . I feel that I am one of you boys and Iunderstand your problems because I made myliving arranging musical shows for Harms in(Continued on Page 2)New A.S.M.A. MembersMax SteinerHarriet PayneJerry FeldmanMilton J. FranklynMax TerrLawrence MortonHarry H. RodgersHans J. SalterASMASPONSORSSYMPHONYORCHESTRAThe Beverly Hills Philharmonic Society, a non-profit rehearsal orchestra, is sponsoredby the American Society of Music Arrangers. The orchestra, comprising some ofthe finest musicians on the Pacific coast, has been formed with the purpose of readingcontemporary works as well as rarely performed compositions from the establishedmusical literature.Rehearsals are to be held every other Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock, at theBeverly Hills High School, with the first one being held on Wednesday, August 14th.The orchestra is a separate and independent ~organization, the Beverly Hills PhilharmonicSociety, and its functions, in so far as membership,operation of the orchestra, attendance andrehearsals, are governed by an executive boardformed from the membership of the orchestra.Chairman is John Clyman, and members ofthe Board, composed of members from eachsection, include:/ Violins: Felix Slatkin.II Violins: George Berres.Violas: Louis Kievman.Celli: Eleanor Aller.D. Bass: Harold Limonick.Woodwind: Glenn Johnston and HaroldLong.Fr. Horns: Jack Cave.Trumpets: John Clyman.Trombones John Tranchitella.Percussion: Vic Berton.ASMA is represented by an executive committeeof 5 members, with Gil Grau as chair-(Continued on Page 3)A.S.M.A. MembersAdmitted to ASCAPAmong the composers admitted to membershipin Ascap this past month, the followingASMA members were included: Hans J. Salter,Dale Butts, Maurice de Packh, Edward J. Kayand Marlin Skiles.BEVERLY HILLSPHILHARMONIC SOCIETYSPONSORED BY ASMAFirst Concert Rehearsal Wednesday,August 14, 1946, at 8 p. m. in theAuditorium—Beverly Hills HighSchool, Beverly Hills, Calif.Violin Concerto Russell Bennett(Soloist: Louis KaufmanConductor: Felix Slatkin)Fifth SymphonyProkofieff(Conductor: Harold Byrns)Hans Salter In'Magnificent Doll'Hans Salter is musical director and composerof score, "The Magnificent Doll," a Universalpicture.Film Industry PayingLarge DividendsAccording to announcement by the Departmentof Commerce, dividends payed by the film industryare higher than ever before. In May ofthis year, an all-time record was set when filmcompanies paid dividends three times largerthan in 1945.

VOL. Ill, Nos. 7 and 8 July-Aug., 1946Published monthly in Beverly Hills, Calif., byTHE AMERICAN SOC1E1 'tOF MUSIC ARRANGERSEditor:RUDY DE SAXEMAXAssociate Editocs:Joseph DubinCharles MaxwellArtist:George E. Miessner, Jr.Yearly subscription §2.00Single copy 20cAddress all communications toTHE SCOREP.O. Box 807. Beverly Hil^, CalififorniaContents Copyrighted 1946 byThe American Society of Music ArrangersLos Angeles, CaliforniaSTEINER(Continued from Page 1)New York before coming to Hollywood. Duringmy sixteen years of composing and conductingat RKO, SELZNICK and WARNERS,I have had the pleasure of working with agreat many of you here tonight.". . . SCA came about through the realizationon my part that original music composedfor the screen was completely disregarded byASCAP in the classification of its members.The Screen Composers Committee, with myselfas Chairman, spent several years and lots ofour own time and money in research. One yearago we formed the Screen Composers Associationwith Leonard Zissu as counsel. Our membershipof 105 now includes 95% of all screencomposers and composer-arrangers in Hollywood.". . . Through the efforts of SCA and- counselZissu, a new conception of the importance ofmusic composed and arranged for the screenhas arisen within ASCAP. At first they refusedto admit anyone who was not a song-writer.Now, any Screen composer-arranger may becomea member of ASCAP upon submittingone properly printed and published composition.This will enable every SCA member tocollect his foreign performance royalties.". . . You boys who arrange for the screendeserve one-sixth of these royalties as is thecase in the French Society."After outlining the future activities of SCAand its ASCAP problems, Steiner suggestedthat there be close co-ordination and cooperationwith ASMA for the mutual benefit to bothsocities.Maxie was roundly applauded by all, andpromptly became a member of ASMA.EDWARD POWELL,President, ASMA.THE SCOREIncidentally . . . .Worthy of mention is the KERN ME-MORIAL CONCERT held on July 20 at theHollywood Bowl. The program opened withthe Peter Me'emblum Symphony orchestra, composedof youngsters, playing a specially writtenTRIBUTE TO JEROME KERN. The latecomposer always had a soft spot in his heartfor this wonderful group. It was therefore fittingthat Peter Meremblum led his talented"boys and girls" in a tribute to the man whoso warmly upheld his efforts in building upyoung musicians into future symphony players.Johnny Green conducted the regular orchestrain a program filled with beautiful musicand studded with luminaries of the screen.Kathryn Grayson, Judy Garland, Bill Roberts,Virginia O'Brien and Frank Sinatra sang selectionsfrom Show Boat. Other numbers, ablyinterpreted by Johnny Green, included theMark Twain Suite, a symphonic fantasy on theWaltz in Springtime, and a grand finale withexcerpts of Kern's music from the score ofWhen the Clouds Roll By, current MGM productionof the composer's life.Credits for the success of the evening shouldgo to: Johnny Green, as musical director andconductor of the show. Roger Edens, as theguiding hand behind the scenes, with IdaKoverman assisting.Arrangers Conrad Salinger and Al Sendreyfor their arrangements of some of the numbers.Leonard Zissu AtA.S.M.A. MeetingAt the last general meeting of the AmericanSociety of Music Arrangers, Leonard Zissu,counsel for the organization, addressed themeeting with a report on the drafting of thenew constitution for the Society. The matter isto be thoroughly studied by the board of directorsat a special meeting, to be later submittedto the general membership. Zissu isattorney for both ASMA and the Screen ComposersAssociation.Errata CorrigeIn the last issue of The Score, it was erroneouslystated that the Warner Bros, picture,"Dan Juan," made some 20 years ago, hadDavid Mendoza and Major Bowes as arrangers.It has been brought to our attention that musicarrangements were handled exclusively byASMA member Maurice Baron.RADIO N£WSBy RALPH HALLENBECK(Substituting for Frank Hubbell)LEIGH HARLINE (ASMA) is now conductingthe Ford Festival of American Music,heard over A.B.C. from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. onSundays. Leigh arranges the overture eachweek for his 40-piece orchestra and is assistedin the other numbers by Harry Geller, EmilCadkin, Ruby Raskin, Earl Hagen, LawrenceMorton and Pete Carpenter. And with DudleyChambers arranging the choral music, Leighhas quite a large arranging staff for a radioprogram, it seems to me.Each week the show features an arrangementof a work by a famous composer. Victor Herbert,George Gershwin and Morton Gouldhave been presented to date. Also featuredeach week is a prominent instrumentalist.Carl Wild, Matty Malneck and Russ Morganhave been presented in this manner.A third feature is a piece of Motion Picturemusic. Recently, for example, excerpts fromDavid Raskin's score "Smoky" were played.Of special heartwarming interest to arrangersis the fact that the show has a producer,George Zacchery, so competent musically thathe takes the arrangers' scores into the boothwhen he balances the music.MEREDITH WILLSON is conducting theMaxwell House Program (N.B.C. Thursdays,4:30 to 5:09 pm.) with Earl Lawrence doingall the arranging for the 28-piece orchestra.The show favors standards and has a bit oflegitimate flavor.Each week a piece in Willson's Chiffon styleis featured. Carmen Dragon's chiffon arrangementof Chopin's C Minor Waltz soundedvery effective on a recent program. Inasmuchas Carmen wrote it in 1939, possibly thisstyle resists sounding "dated."NOTES AT RANDOM-Eliot Danielsis conducting the Frank Morgan Show andis assisted by James Mayfield on thearranging end. "Encore Theater" is a newshow of Leith Stevens, Dave Torbett helpingout with the score pages. "TheWhistler," conducted and arranged byWilbur Hatch, went T. C. for the firsttime this summer. Wilbur is also conductingthe Edison Hour for a month thissummer. Charles Bradshaw did some finework for Martha Mears on MeredithWillson's San Francisco Symphony programs.Bud Weber is doing Eddie Paul'swork on Seal-Test. Am glad to hear thatKen Darby, of Westinghouse and FibberMcGee fame, has recovered from hissiege of pneumonia.Hanns Eisier To DoChaplin PictureHanns Eisier has been assigned by CharlesChaplin to do the musical score for his nextproduction, "Comedy of Murders." Orchestrationwill be handled by Gil Grau.

THE SCOREWHAT AN ORCHESTRATORSHOULD NOT FORGETBy BOB FRANKLVN(Bob Franklyn, one of our best known composer-arrangershere in Hollywood, has madehimself a reputation for accuracy in his work.His list of orchestral effects to enhance the originalcomposition, is well planned and shouldprove of value to a lot of us who are.too easilyprone to forget.—ED,)There are certain orchestral resources withwhich we are all familiar but which are liableto slip our memory because they are unessentialto the expression of the fundamental musicalthought. And because of their relative unimportance,usually such devices are left bythe composer to the discretion of the orchestrator.I have found it convenient to make a listof these effects to place on my desk. Before finishinga page of score I refer to this list to seewhether the use of any of these effects will inany way enhance the music on which I amworking.Here is the list, (incomplete, of course, becauseevery orchestrator will have certain itemsto add which I may have overlooked) :1. String harmonics.2. Harp harmonics.3. Pizzicato or harp to point up anaccent.4. Celeste or xylophone to point upan accent.5. Horns or brass (muted or open) topoint up an accent.6. Harp or vibraphone to reinforce awoodwind melody, horn melody,or figure.7. Touches of bells, triangle, or celesteto brighten scherzando passages.8. Timpani, gong or bass drum notesCole Porter At MGMCole Porter has checked in at MGM to score"The Pirate."MUSIC PREPARATIONHOLLYWOOD1436 NORTH WILCOXPHONES: HE. 7844; MO. 1-0218in sombre passages.9. Marimba doubling low woodwindor horn in misterioso effects.10. Snare drum, timpani or cymbalrolls to help a crescendo.11. Triangle rolls with high trills.12. Soft stick cymball rolls in misteriosopassages.13. Harp glisses, slow or fast; high orlow.14. Celeste or vibraphone shimmers.15. Marimba or harp to reinforce afterbeats.16. Touches of pizzicato in woodwindpassages.17. String tremolos or woodwindshakes.18. Single woodwind or horn to underlineinner melodies in stringpassages.It goes without saying that the above mentionedeffects must be used sparingly and withdiscretion. In the right place they can be veryeffective.Easy as it is to momentarily forget, I thinkthat this list which I find very useful may comein handy to others.'Yearling' Score InStrong Bid For AcademyIt took MGM 5 years to complete "TheYearling" and no expense was spared to makethis a really "good" picture. Because of itsheart-warming quality, it can be called one ofthe best pictures to come out of Hollywood inmany a day.No expense was spared either to make themusical background fit the picture. Music ofFrederick Delius was used for many of thethemes, and Herbert Stothart wrote a score thatwill undoubtedly put in a strong bid for theAcademy award, come next February. The scorecalled for an orchestra of 80 men, with most ofthe orchestrations being handled by AlbertSendrey, and other arrangers assisting.Bennett Violin Concerto AiredViolinist Louis Kaufman was soloist on theCBS Symphony program on Sunday, June 23,playing Russell Bennett's Concerto for Violinand Orchestra. Bernard Herrman conducted theprogram which also included "The Birds" byRespighi, and Smetana's "Die Moldau."BEVERLY HILLS ORCHESTRA(Continued from Page 1)man, Leo Arnaud, Maurice de Packh, Sid Cutnerand Lawrence Morton.The Committee is to handle all financialmatters for the orchestra such as mailing, libraryexpenses, orchestra set-up and transportationof instruments.All compositions are also to be submittedto this committee. Supervision of conductingassignments, programming, and all matters pertainingto publicity are the responsibility ofthe ASMA committee.Compositions are to be selected by a compositioncommittee, comprising of the following:Ernest TochFor ASMA: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco,Ingolf Dahl, Hugo Friedhofer.For the Orchestra: Felix Slatkin, HarrietPayne, and one member to be appointed.Each member of the Committee will decide,individually and impartially, on the qualificationof each composition submitted, and willthen cast a vote for or against performance bythe orchestra.Several staff conductors have been appointedto rehearse works submitted to them by theExecutive Committee. It is also expected thatfrom time to time visiting conductors—men ofrepute—will conduct the group. At the discretionof the Executive Committee, the composerof a composition will have the choice to conducthis own work.Conductors appointed by the Executive Committeeare: Ingolf Dahl, Harold Byrns, FelixSlatkin.The complement of the orchestra will be thefull-size symphony set-up, 16 first violins, 14second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 basses, 2flutes and 1 piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn,2 clarinets and bass clarinet, 2 bassoons andcontra bassoon; 4 French horns, 3 trumpets, 3trombones, tuba, 3 percussions, 1 timpani, 1harp, 1 celeste (piano).Altogether 89 men, to be augmented whenevernecessary.The formation of a symphonic group of thissize and caliber is unquestionably a great stepforward in the advancement and progress ofmusic in sunny California. True, the group willfunction as a rehearsal orchestra only and therendition of works must of necessity assumethe form of readings. But the performance willnot lack in quality! We have here an orchestracomposed of musicians of great ability—the verycream of the crop in the profession. Evenrehearsals and mere readings will assume theform of pleasurable performances!A great deal of work and planning wentinto the organizing of the Beverly Hills PhilharmonicSociety. Credit must be given to theASMA Executive Committee for their untiringefforts in making this possible.Compositions to be submitted for performancemust be mailed to the Executive Committeefor ASMA, Beverly Hills Philharmonic Society,Box 1256, Beverly Hills, Calif. Any formof composition will be accepted but parts arenot to be mailed until notification of acceptanceby the committee.Rudy de Saxe.

THE SCORECOMPLETE LIST OF A. S. M. A. MEMBERSFollowing is a complete and up-to-date membership list of both the Los Angelesand New York chapters of the American Society of Music Arrangers.Since the last official listing, a substantial number of new members has beenadded to the'organization. In Motion Pictures, the membership includes 99% of allarrangers engaged in that field.A. S. M. A. LOS ANGELESLloyd AkridgeLeo ArnaudWilliam ArtztBuddy BakerRobert BallardWilbert BarancoRoy BargyR. H. BassettCharles BradshawWalter BrennerRadie BritainSonny BurkeDavid ButtolphR. Dale ButtsHarold ByrnsEmil CadkinDr. Lucien CaillietDarrell W. CalkerMario Castelnuovo TedescoJoseph Daniel CatalyneDudley ChambersHoward ChandlerJay ChernissRichard CherwinJaro ChurainPeter ChongFrank ComstockRay ConiffGeorge Copp, Jr.Sidney B. CutnerMurray CutterIngolf DahlEliot DanielKen DarbyJoe De NatMaurice de PackhRudy de SaxeAdolph DeutschCarmen DragonJoseph S. DubinTed DuncanGeorge W. DuningRex DunnCharles EggettAlfred T. EgiziRomo FalkJerry FeldmanSidney FineAldo FranchettiBob FranklynMilton FranklynSamuel Freed, Jr.'Fran FreyNed FreemanHugo FriedhoferRussell GarciaHerschel Burke GilbertAlbert GlasserMort GlickmanGilbert GrauJohnny GreenThomas GriselleRalph J. HallenbeckGlenn HalleyLou HalmyLeigh HarlineWilbur T. HatchWally HeglinRay HeindorfCharles HendersonFrank A. HubbellCalvin JacksonFrancis P. JamesDave KahnEdward J. KayCharles KofiJoe KrechterGail T. Kubiksf|f Arthur Lange' William LavaAlex LawVernon LeftwichFrank LeithnerBruno Doc MasonJack MasonDave MatthewsLou MauryWilliam MayCharles MaxwellJames MayfieldRobert McGimseyPaul MertzGeorge E. Miessner, Jr.Felix MillsCyril MockridgeLucien Alfred MoraweckArthur MortonLawrence MortonJimmy MundySpud MurphyStanley MyersEiner NilsonJoseph NussbaumEddie OcnoffHenry Russell OlsonLouis Salvador PalangeGeorge ParrishHarriet PayneFrank PerkinsJack PfeifferJerry PhillipsEdward PlumbE. B. PowellLeonid RaabDonald H. RaffellDavid RaksinRuby RaksinMilton William RaskinEdward RebnerRalph U. RichardsMilan RoderHarry H. RodgersHeinz RoemheldMilton S. RosenConrad SallingerHans J. SalterRaymon Joe SannsWalter ScharfArthur SchoeppRudolph SchraegerH. Arnold SchwarzwaldMorton ScottNathan G. ScottRoger SegureAlbert SendreyWalter SheetsLeo ShukenHarry W. SimeoneMarlin SkilesFrank SkinnerPaul J. SmithHerbert SpencerLester SpencerFred StarkMax SteinerAlex SteinertLeith StevensHarry StoneHerman E. StutzDavid TamkinHerb TaylorRobert F. TaylorMax TerrJohnny ThompsonNathan Lang Van CleaveRobert Van EpsClifford VaughnRaoul Georges VidasJack VirgilOliver G. WallaceT. W. Webber 'Paul R. WestonClarence WheelerDon WightCharles WolcottAl WoodburyMarwin WrightA.S.M.A. NEW YORKHawley W. AdesLan AdomianJeff AlexanderHarold B. AndersonJack AndrewsR. E. BarnhartMaurice BaronJohn L. BarteeRichard BenderRussell BennettDewey BergmanGerald R. BittickFrank BlackJay BlacktonArchie BleyerRichard BlochE. W. BoneHenry BrantThomas P. BrownSherman P. BunkerJulius BurgerPaul BaronHerbert BourneAlbert J. BuhrmanJoseph CacciolaSalvador CamarataLeon CarrRussell CaseOscar C. CaswellGeorge ColeCharles L. CookeRichard J. CostelloAlex V. Datzkenko (Al Datz)Pembroke M. DavenportFrank DenningWade F. DenningTed Royal DewarRichard DuPageWladislaw Walter EigerAmadeo de FelippiRalph FlannaganTony GaleMaurier GardnerJoseph GloverRoss GormanSydney GreenSamuel GrossmanFrank GuilfoyleChester GierlachM. Russell GoudeySeymour R. GinzlerBerhard GreenClaude Garreau(Continued on Page 6)

PICK- UPSby JOE DUBINHaving been on a two-week vacation tourof the coast states I find myself rather at aJoss for material for this (alleged) column.Maybe I had better talk about my trip. Ready?Well, when the little woman and I reachedSan Francisco, we looked up some old friends,Dr. Clyde Doerr and his charming wife. Manyof you will remember Clyde as a top saxophonistof the twenties. I played and arrangedfor his Davis (Baking Powder) SaxophoneOctet, one of the first radio network features.Clyde has retired from music and is now afull-fledged chiropractor.While in the Bay City I also looked upour old friend and co-worker Arthur Kay,who is now batoning the Victor Herbert revivalhere.I shall not bore you with a travelogue, butcannot resist two items for the "It's a smallworld" department. About as far as you cango from Hollywood and still be in Californiais a little lumbering town called Klamath.Having been unable to get any cold "Cokes"or other soft drinks in some time, we stoppedinto the one and only soda-fountain in Klamath.Upon which the soda-jerker exclaimed,"For cripes sake, Joe Dubin!" He was an oldfriend, of course, an assistant director whohad gone North for his health.Again, on the return leg of the trip, wehad to take a motel reservation in Modesto,the hotels being filled to capacity. When wereached this motel, the manager turned out tobe a former assistant manager of the HotelOlympic in Seattle, and an old crony of mylate brother's.Incidentally, any of you who are planningvacations in this territory should see me. Wefound some amazing spots for both winterand summer vacations. Hard to believe that wewere riding a ski-lift over deep snow on July15th last.Max Steiner Doing'Cloak and Dagger'Max Steiner was set to do the score of "Cloakand Dagger" at Warners. Hugo Friedhoferwill handle the orchestration.1307 Bond St., Los Angeles, CaliforniaPRospect 1388Score and Manuscript Paper(or the Professional MusicianTHE SCORESCOREBOARDHAROLD BYRNS orchestrated on "NoLeave, No Love," "Star fromHeaven" and "The Yearling"MGM.ALEC STEINERT composed score to "LittleIodine" Comet; also composedand orchestrated on "Blondie KnowsBest," "The Unknown," and PersonalityKid," Columbia.LEO ARNAUD doing arrangements on"Calendar Girl" and "Hit Parade,"Republic.JERRY PHILLIPS did vocal arrangementson "Gershwin Concerto" with PaulWhiteman; also vocals on "CalendarGirl," Republic.LEO SHUKEN orchestrated on "Suddenly- , It's Spring," Paramount; also on"The Sin of Harold Diddledock,"and "Till the Clouds Roll By,"MGM.HUGO FRIEDHOFER orchestrated "Cheyenne"and "Cloak and Dagger,"Warners.DARREL CALKER conducted "Zampa"overture for Walter Lantz.CHARLES WOLCOTT and orchestra waxedalbum "Saludos Amigos" for Decca.HANS SALTER musical director on "MagnificentDoll," at Universal.GEORGE DUNNING composed on "SingWhile You Dance," Columbia.GlL GRAU orchestrated on "Woman onthe Beach," "Sinbad" and "Notorious,"RKO.ALBERT SLNDREY orchestrated on "TheYearling," "This Time for Keeps"and "No Leave, No Love," MGM.RALPH HALLENBECK orchestrated on"Perils of Pauline" and "Emperor'sWaltz," Paramount.SID CUTNER orchestrated on "Our Wilderness"and "Till the Clouds RollBy," MGM.CONRAD SALINGER composed on "Tillthe Clouds Roll By," MGM.TED DUNCAN orchestrated on "It Happenedin Brooklyn," MGM.WALLY HEGLIN orchestrated on "TheYearling" and "Till the CloudsRoll By," MGM.BOB FRANKLYN orchestrated on "OurWilderness" and "Till the CloudsRoll By," MGM.DALE BUTTS arranged on "Roll On,Texas Moon" and "The Plainsmanand the Lady" Republic.REX BASSETT orchestrated on "TheYearling" MGM.JOE DUBIN composed on "Roll On,Texas Moon," Republic.NATHAN SCOTT composed and arranged"Out California Way" and orchestratedon "The Plainsman and theLady."SYMPHONY NIGHTSBy CHARLES MAXWELLThe Burbank Symphony Orchestra with collaborationof the Burbank Civic Chorus gavetheir fourteenth and final concert of the seasonat the Olive Ave. Park Recreation Building onJune 30, 1946. Conductor Leo Damiani, assistedby vocal maestro John H. Ellis, presentedan ambitious and well rounded program to aperspiring but enthusiastic capacity audience.The opener was Wagner's "MEISTERSING-ER" OVERTURE. Energetic and skillful batoningbrought this contrapuntal masterpiece successfullyto its stirring climax. Then followeda new work by Rudy de Saxe; "PAUMANOK,"a Tone Poem for Orchestra, Chorus and Narrator,based on the poetic cycle "Sea Drift" byWalt Whitman. On first hearing it seems to bea well conceived series of rhapsodic episodes,punctuated by choral passages and rousinginstrumental sonorities, the whole underlinedby Whitman's poetry, in this instance dramaticallyinterpreted by grand old WilliamFarnum.The composition has throughout a well definedflavor of the American Indian idiom, especiallyin the final phase, the slowly building,spiritually powerful "March of the Dead." Onthe whole an excellent blend of fine musicianshipand good theatre. De Saxe should beproud of it.Soloist Carole Mae Clint played Mozart's"CORONATION" CONCERTO FOR PIANOAND ORCHESTRA (First Movement). Sheis a talented youngster and was well received."IN THE GARDEN" from Goldmark'sRUSTIC WEDDING SYMPHONY and thewell known "CAPPRICCIO ITALIEN" byTschaikowsky closed the program.This new musical organization, now goinginto its third season, is the brainchild of a dynamic,resourceful, but withal modest youngman, Leo Damiani. Honorably discharged aftereighteen months of service with the armedforces he conceived the idea of a civic orchestrafor the city of Burbank.In the fall of 1944, having secured the necessarybacking and official sanction of the cityfathers, he organized and drilled the orchestra.And he's been conducting ever since to filledhouses. The Civic Chorus followed as a matterof course. It was founded February, 1946, byJohn H. Ellis, vocal coach and director.Symphonies For YouthWinner AgainIt was announced by Alfred Wallenstein,conductor of the Los Angeles PhilharmonicSymphony, that the Saturday morning program,"Symphonies for Youth," has againwon this year the annual radio poll of MusicalAmerica.

New Music LiteratureMusicTHEFSCOREA.S.M.A. MEMBERS(Continued from Page 4)Richard A. Haggerty Robert H. NoeltnerJean Hubeau— Concerto in C Major (violin and Carlyle W. Hall Fred Normanand piano)Robert C. Haring Melvin James OliverJean Hubeau— Sonata (violin and piano)Robert C. Haring, Jr. Charles PallosCharles Hale Lou QuadlingDarius Milhaud— Two Songs on Creole Melodies(voice)Lewis HarrisDave KaplanAlfred J. RickeyIrving RiskinDaniel Lazarus— Carnaval HeroiqueHershy KayLouis B. RobbinsDudley King Edward E. SauterDaniel Lazarus— Rythmes de Guerre (piano) John M. Klein Menotti SaltaMilton M. Kraus Louis SavareseKabalewsky— Concerto No. 2 in G minor— (2 Helmy Kresa Adolf Schmidpianos— 4 hands)Ted KlagesIrving Schlein.othar Perl— Four American Variations on aTheme by Paganini (piano)Carl LadraIrving LandauBert ShefterIrving SheinkerBernard T^ndes Alan ShulmanGeorge Leeman Allan SmallU i Erik Leidzen Harry SosnikBOOKS William K. Letford Hans Spialek?ranz Werfel— Verdi the Man in His LettersGus LevineFrederick SteinerNormand Lockwood George SteinerHerbert Weinstock— Handel Biography William G. Loose Herman Steiniudi Blach— Shining Trumpets: A History ofWill LotinPaul SterrettJazzBen Ludlow, Jr. George SumnerJames J. Mclnerney Cornel TanassySTorman and Shrifte— Letters of Composers :. An Richard Maltby Dave TerryAnthologyJack Mason Terig TucciVtarie Pierik— The Spirit of Gregorian Chant Jack Matthias Fred Van Eps, Jr.Al MillerFrank L. VentreLee S. Montgomery Eugene Von HallbergClyde H. Mosely Richard Von HallbergEarle MossN Lang Van CleveJQ^^ -.^^ NEW LOCATION Walter Mourant ; Dgnald J. Walkerft | S T^RSifrt *S. YERKELyn MurrayPhil Wall\ \ w^. /nsuronee Management\ tl ' 'Uti&jf\ V '"jUrHollywood Blvd.' GL. 7105 HE. 5705A.Ernest C. WatsonPaul WeirickMark WhiteRalph N. WilkinsonHarold E. WeedMilton WeinsteinBernard WeissmanRobert C. WilliamsBuddy WilliamsHarold O. WieghartJulian C. WorkGeorge ZevitasLeo Shuken ComposingDorsey ConcertoLeo Shuken was assigned by Charles Rogersto compose a concerto for the picture, "FabulousDorseys," starring both Jimmy and TommyDorsey.Tiny Micro-Wave UsedIn TelevisionA new micro-wave television relay transmitter,which generates less radio power thanthat required to operate a pencil flashlight, hasbeen developed for field pickups and is nowused successfully by NBC. It was used recentlyfor the Louis-Conn heavyweight championshipboxing bout.The transmitt^^ir$^lS^5""%§ pounds,-— '^Tfcswc.Adaptable to any kind of outside televisionpickup, the new transmitter operates on 9300megacycles. Because of the structure of the•>antenna and the fact that it operates in the [super-high frequencies, the transmitter is ableto deliver an effective signal of about 450 watts. • • • •,-fC*s \ ' '" '"John de Keyser and Company *625 South Grand - Los Angeles 14, Califorritop - MU ,ttu/ 1666 '•_,< . •- „,MUSIC DEALERS • ALL PUBLICATIONS • DOMfeSlTc XT^P ^l^fToN ~~*^^» -"S^>"*HEADQUARTERS FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSICCompjf te Stock of Orchestra Scores and Chamber MusicPostmaster — If undeliverable for any reason,please notify sender at P. O. Box 807, BeverlyHills, California, stating reason on Form 3547,postage for which is guaranteed.THE AMERICAN SOCIETYOF MUSIC ARRANGERSEDWARD POWELL, PresidentVice-Presidents:Secretary:RAY HEINDOHF VERNON LEFTWICHJOE DUBINTreasurer:LEO AB.NAUDRUDY DE SAXEMailing Address:P. O. Box 807, Beverly Hills, Calif.. Board of Directors:IARTHUR LANGE, GILBERT GHAU, ARTHURMORTON, BOB FRANKLIN, SONNY BUBJCE,SIDNEY FINE, DUDLEY CHAMBERSAlva Jo•sting,1514 Seventeenth St.,N.w.Washington, D.C.