Word: concerting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Continuing its series of Cambridge concerts, the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Serge Koussevitzky will play this evening at 8 o'clock in Sanders Theatre. The program contains unusual numbers by a wide variety of composers. The last concert for the season will be given on Thursday evening, April...
Opening its one hundred and twenty-third concert season, the Harvard University Orchestra. Pierian Sodality of 1808, will give a string concert for 25 pieces this evening at 8.15 o'clock In Paine Hall of the Music Building. Under the direction of G. Wallace Woodworth '24, the orchestra will give its only other public concert this sesson on Tuesday, March...
Before she left for Europe this winter, Soprano Mary Garden behaved in a fashion unusual for a concert artist. She volunteered to cut her $3,000 concert fee. "Butter & eggs are cheaper," she said brusquely to her new managers, "why not concert artists?" No foolish virgin, Mary Garden was doing of her own accord what many another artist is being forced to do. Last week with the booking season at its height it was evident that artists' fees are well on the road to deflation. A dozen music salesmen were on the road selling singers, fiddlers & pianists...
Next season's bookings prove that music as a whole is withstanding Depression better than most businesses. Music became thoroughly organized last year when the two great radio chains, Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Co. took over individual concert managements. Set fees are down but artists who draw heavily are seeing the advantage of playing on a percentage basis, setting lower minimum fees, then taking a share of the box-office over & above the amount needed for expenses. Paderewski, playing on percentage, will make approximately $250,000 for himself from his 65 concerts this season. Baritone Lawrence Tibbett...
...misleading. Galli-Curci may ask for $4,500 but she seldom gets it now. Many people prefer to hear Lily Pons, the pretty French coloratura who is a novelty and only a little more than half Galli-Curci's age. Kreisler makes $4,500 on many a concert but he makes it on percentage. He will play for less. Any artist will cut his fee for the honor of soloing with a symphony orchestra...