Show E European Competition Held Musicians Musicians' M Need I By N NEA EA Service WASHINGTON Feb 4 Unless 4 Unless greater opportunity Is provided American musicians to compete with European t talent mt the study of I music in- in inthis this country as the basis I of a professional career had better I Ibe be abandoned I I This Is the opinion of Mrs Irs David DavidI Allen Campbell Campbel vice vice president of I Ithe the National Fed Federation of Music Clubs and n n or the committee commit Commit- tee o on music of th th the National CouncIl Council Council Coun Coun- cil of or Wom Wom Women fl flOne p. p One alternative in n the belief of or Mrs Campbell Campb Jl is action by women's organizations throughout the country country coun coon try to give preference to American rather than foreign artists In their programs Never was there a a. time In the I history of the world when we needed needed need need- II ed more the healing influence of or I music than now Mrs Campbell says but if our people entering professional life in music music- are to live Jive decent respectable ican women women must look some soni facts squarely In the face More than 1000 students go to New ew York alone every year expectIng expecting expecting expect expect- ing to enter the profession of music In addition there are many thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands pursuing the same career in other cities Many of these students make great sacrifices to get the finIshing finishing fin fin- which tho the city teacher is supposed to give D DISCOURAGEMENT I U Fl AG E M E NT But what happens after the di diploma diploma dl- dl ploma is awarded and the finished artist is pronounced fine They apply to managers and clubs for a a. hearing at a small fee to gain experience for their future development They are told they have no box office value Their money is gone and they are broken in In sprit There is no avenue through which h to gain that exper experience ence w which ch Is as important as 1 technique Now Kow I sa say with emphasis if we wedo wedo wedo do not find a a. way to make practical I tr p w MRS DAVID ALL ALLN N CAMPBELL I the output of or the thousands of teachers and in this country we had better direct the talents of the tho young people into some channel in which they can at least earn a livelihood HELP WANTED V Americanization work should take on some practical form of patronizing our own artists and mu mu- If It the musical talent in America Is to have a real opportunity opportunity opportunity for expression it is time for women's organizations to do something something something some some- thing practicable in support o of American artists Passing resolutions asking someone someone someone some some- one else to provide the opportunity will not hot save the situation |