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Show BELIEVES AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC SHOULD BE FOSTf RED BT GORDON H. PLACE. Modest Alrachutor. conductor and dom-Inatlaa: dom-Inatlaa: spirit of lh famoua Russian Symphony orchestra, which wtll open tha May mualc festival at the tabernacle to-n to-n I tit. is a firm believer In the com In American school of music, mnd declares that It la time that American spirit, : American tendencies snd American Meals i In mualr be fostered and developed, that the youthful aiant amona; the nations may take Ita Individual place In ths world of muatrat art. Mr. A,U-huIerTsan admirer" 'of" Amef-' Iran virility and dash, and aaya that the time la ripe for the advent of a school of treat American- composers, who will portray In music the bis: and rich spirit of this country and this as. "8uch a development la looked for with eagerness by the old musicians.' said the famous conductor today. "All the masters mas-ters sirree that ths time Is rips for the advent of the American school. They marvel that thia country, a Titian among ths nations, has made such truly marvel-ous marvel-ous strides In the sciences. In ondustry snd In the commercial phase of life, hut haa not fostered snd encouraged ths development de-velopment of tbe artlatlc. "There is so much that la peculiar and distinctive In American life, that can be translated Into music. There Is the virility viril-ity of your people, their admirable dash, and thst quality which you rail. In your collooulallam. 'nerve.' There ia so much breadth of character, warmth of heart and avmnathy, that all of the elements of a purely distinctive school of mush- that will not depend upon the Inanlratlon sained from other schools, hut will have Us own Indvlduallty. and will stand entirely en-tirely alone. There have been eome approaches mad to this spirit, and In lllusioy snd fragmentary bits of your music you catch ths dlvlrw. Are. Not that I would ssy thst all American mualc la fragmentary, hut some of your romposers have received the riant Inspiration, and have reflected the Idea that I would convey." |