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'The musical director of radio station WHFC in Cicero is a Brookfield , man, Frank Linhart of 9*140 MonfoeV Listener's of the sta-• , i • 1 ’lion recognise his eight. piece orchestra which is a daily feature over, the a i r. lanes. M r. Lin hart, hi nisei f, plays the’flute with the band, ‘although! he occasionally doubles on the saxophone.Mr. Linhart’s duties at the station include.1 the complete planning of must/aI programs, with the ad dr ed ta°k of arranging and transposing the music to he used.Linhai l*s talent does not end with these chores, for he is also a well known composer of polkas. Included among them is .a musical salute to the village, entitled, Mrtmkflfrld Polka. This number has been recorded by the Lin-hart orchestra, ami is a familiar tune played on juke boxes throughout (•hicaguland. Linhart has a total of *20' Kmupositions already copyrighted and he is working on others, 11 is Olympic March has been the most popular. It has been reprinted twicCj, with negotiations under way to reproduce it again.Other Linhart compositions are, Tavern Polka, Old Bohemian Polka, Butterfly Polka, At Home atid Village Polka. His newestmimber, Old Brew, has not yet been recorded. Linhart said that the title for his» « % -Plan 3 NewClassrooms atGross Jan. ICAdded Facilities for100 Students PlannedFRANK LINHARTlatest creation was prompted by i*ricndsbin with Otto Kudrlo, president of the Old Brew company.Skilled ArrangertMr. Linhart’s job in transposition of music, is to take widely known songs-and fit them into orchestrations, suitable for the .various nationality programs on the radio, such as the Lithuanian, Polish, Bohemian and Greek hours. These are aired regularly overWHFC.The Magnet Reporter was introduced to a fine illustration of a busy man when he called at theLinhart home. Mr... Linhart was poring over a Greek hymn book with an eye for a religious number whicih could . be readily transposed to make interesting listening on the Greek hour. Besides this, the table .was piled high with Slavic orchestra tions. Liriharj; said he had to. select pieces from these, aridfhamfnr ti fu*'a
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Brookfield Magnet
Brookfield, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 04, 1947
Page 9
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