Hanover's musical program for this year includes three recitals of unusual attraction. The entire Boston Symphony Orchestra with its 100 artists, led by Pierre Monteux, Ricardo Martin, popularly referred to as "the greatest American tenor," and Mischa Elman, violinist, constitute the program arranged by the Department of Music.
Although the schedule of remaining concerts cannot yet be published, the Department of Music has given assurances that other violin, song, and piano recitals by' other artists will be offered throughout the winter months. In addition, Prof. M. F. Longhurst and Mr. C. R. Cronham of the Department of Music will give their usual number of popular organ recitals and plans are nearly completed for organists from outside the college community to appear in Hanover. These, with the customary performances of the glee and mandolin clubs, the band, the orchestra, and the musical comedy compose an enviable musical program for the year 1922-23.
Pierre Monteux, conductor of the Boston Symphony, has a world-wide reputation as one of the foremost conductors of large orchestras. Sunday, November 5 has been decided upon as the date for the concert in Hanover. Since the entire orchestra is to come, the stage in Webster Hall will have to be enlarged to accommodate the 100 musicians. Seats for this concert will be two dollars each and will not be included in the course tickets.
Henry T. Think, music critic, some years ago characterized Ricardo Martin as "the greatest tenor in the world with the exception of Caruso." Ricardo Martin, whose date for a song recital in Hanover is January 12, will be the first world famous tenor who has given a concert here. He has sung for years at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, had several successful seasons at Convent Gardens, the great English, opera house, and at present is connected with the Chicago Opera Company.
Last on the schedule is Mischa Elman, violinist, who needs no heralding. Elman is the third of a great triumvirate of violinists to appear in Hanover, having been preceded by Kreisler and Heifetz.
Course tickets for the Martin and Elman concerts will be sold for three dollars, while separate tickets for each concert will cost two dollars.