Word: hanson
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...depict the struggle of the upper and lower natures of man. . . . concentrated noise," "displaying nothing of striking originality in either melody or harmony. . . ." The sleek, confident folk in the orchestra and the boxes, their less fortunate fellows four flights up, received it warmly, clapped and clapped until Composer Howard Hanson,* tall, lean, with Ichabod legs, came out and folded himself into thank-you bows...
...Composer Howard Hanson, 29 years old, is director of the Eastman School of Music at Rochester...
...daughter causes suspicion of infidelity. Mother as judge, witness, plaintiff, tries Mr. Hodge for divorce, and upon explanations all around is overcome by belated material passion. Assurances on the program by allegedly potent grey-wigs testify to the plot's "legal possibilities," presumably to sooth lay doubts. Gladys Hanson as the wife in trousers ably supports laconic, "stagey" Mr. Hodge...
...influence of the "Pershing crowd" in the War Department was so potent that Major General Summerall was passed up in favor of Major General Hines. Last month some military prophets wondered whether these same influences would again result in the appointment of another Pershing favorite, Major General Hanson E. Ely. Commandant of the Army War College, who is only eight months younger than Major General Summerall. However, Secretary of War Davis is a staunch believer in the seniority rule and Major General Summerall has a brilliant record, so his appointment was no surprise...
Furtwangler, conductors, Arturo Toscanini, guest conductor, will open its season in Philadelphia on Oct. 13, give its first Manhattan concert on Oct. 14. Mr. Mengelberg's novelties will include Howard Hanson's Pan and the Priest, a tone poem for violin and orchestra by Templeton Strong, U. S. composer living in Geneva (Josef Szigeti, soloist); the first performance of Scriabin's piano concerto (Gitta Gradova, soloist); a fantasy by Darius Milhaud for piano and orchestra; Szymanowski's Third Symphony; J. C. Bach's Sinfonia; Bloch's Israel, Honegger's Tempest overture; Pfitzner...