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Highland Park Press, 27 Jun 1946, p. 1

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During Second Week _ Of Ravinia Program During his second week as guest conductor of the Chicago Symâ€" phony orchestra at Ravinia Park (July 2, 4, 6 and 7), George Szell, outstanding Czech conductor, will add four more Beethoven sym phonies to his concert programs to complete a "Beethoven Cycle," which includes al} the German composer‘s symphonies except the Ninth. Leon Fleisher, brilliant young American pianist, who made a triâ€" umphant first appearance at Raâ€" vinia last year, will appear as soâ€" loist at two of the Szell concerts â€"Thursday evening, July 4, and Sunday afternoon, July 7. At the Thursday evening performance, Fleisher will repeat the Brahms "Concerto for Pianoforte, No. 1, D Minor, Opus 15," which he playâ€" ed at his Ravinia debut. On Sunday afternoon, Szell and the orchestra will present Menâ€" delssohnâ€"Bartholdy‘s "Overture to ‘A Midâ€"Summer Night‘s Dream,‘ Opus 21;" the Becthoven "Symâ€" â€"phony No. 2, D Major;" Schuâ€" mann‘s "Concerto for Pianoforte, Szell‘s program for Tuesday evening, July 2, will include Beetâ€" hoven‘s "Overture, ‘Leonore," No. 8, Opus 72" and "Symphony No. 4, B Flat Major, Opus 60," and the Brahms "Symphony No. 2, D Maâ€" jor." 5 Vol. 36; No. 18 At the Thursday, July 4, conâ€" cert, Szell will direct the orchesâ€" trg .in Samuel Barber‘s "First Essay for Orchestra"â€" the first Ravinia performance of this mod~ ern work by the contemporary American composer, _ Szell also will direct the Beethoven "Symâ€" phony No. 1, C Major, Opus 21," and the Brahms "Concerto for Piâ€" ano and. Orchestra No. 1" with, Fleisher as soloist. > The Saturday night‘s program (July 6) will include a work m wellâ€"known Chicagoan, Arne Oldâ€" berg x s:l"tntâ€"aly,"At Night," Ofllll 38. » humann‘s " No. 4, D Minor, Opus ln:" and Beethoven‘s "Symphony No. 5, C Minor, Opus 67." + A Minor, Opus 54," with Fleisher as soloist; and Smetana‘s "Symâ€" phonic Poem, ‘The Moldan‘." Fleisher, who is 18 and a native of San Francisco, made his debut| in the spring of 1943 as soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, under the baton of Pierre Monâ€" teux, and won recognition and praise as an outstanding artistic discovery. His first appearance at Ravinia in 1945, with the young American _ conductor, . Leonard (Continued on page 5) The regular ladies‘ night proâ€" gram of the Lions club will be held tonight (Thursday) at Sunset club, The newly elected district Lions To Install Slayback President governor of 1F, Lion Harold Rudâ€" sinski of Wauconda, and Mrs. Rudâ€" sinski, will be guests for the eveâ€" ning, and the district governor will install the following officers of the Highland Park club: Presidentâ€"Robert U. Slayback, 1st viceâ€"presidentâ€"Julius Laegâ€" 2nd viceâ€"presidentâ€"Edmund L. Koebelin. _ 3rd viceâ€"presidentâ€"Raymond J. Sheahen. R Secretary, Floyd Godfrey; treasâ€" urer, Martin Hart. Directors, Rob. nrihcfldlrnmrlp‘hr. '.J.lq-i--:dbr.&ll‘:.. Invite Merchants to American Legion, invites local merchants to participate in plans for the Legion carnival to be held at Sunset park July 2, 3 and 4. _ Each year merchants have conâ€" tributed to the general registraâ€" tion booth. The custom will be continued this year, and donors should contact Raymond M. Hayes, H. P. 765. Names of donors are attached to the merchandise exhibâ€" ited. and announced when Included in the awards in store are a 1946 car, a washing machine and a radio. War On Weeds obnoxious weeds by the boeard of of Pipe Starts Coming for Natural Gas The Higblan® Park Press Highland Park, HWinois, Thursday, June 27, 1946 it Plans to Zone City for Future U. E. Church Marks 50 Years of Fruitful Activity Preliminary reports, with sugâ€" 5c a copy; $1.50 a year

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