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Ho!tlSSmi*1-Its*hador*rtarrenr,NEW CONDUCTOR OF FAMOUSa Musical EHrector of th* Akroa O* I vkr Optrt Guild. ' -I Mr Goidmen wti active «* anA mmm .. mmAiWINGS OVER JORDANhelt;nIn-Re,,. Glenn T. Settle, Director Anc| President of Wine* Over Jor-! dan baa announced (ho aelecli««nItrosyof Maurice Goldman, Maator Mu*•frlan, to conduct the music of tha Internationally famed Wings Over Jordan radio activities. The selection of Mr. Goldman b* the board of trustaea of Wings Over I Jordan climaxed a long patient ht. J eearch which has been under way for a suitable successor to Mr. Worth Krsmar, former conductor of the music of Wings Over Jordan Mr. Kramer resigned hta connections with the singers eariy inFollowing Mr. Kramer In this moat exacting position, were Miss s Jones. New Orleans, Lsu,Ml■lt;JJ.*0i-Hdir Joseph Powe. Dallas Texas and i) | Hattye Easley Guthrie. Oklahoma. 4 Both Miaa Jones and Mr. Powahave severed their connection*-(with the organisation, but Mi as,, Hattye Easley will be retained inI j th« position of Assistant MusicalII Director. She will work with Mr. Goldman in the field of Interpretations, and will conduct all concert appearances of ths aggrega- j tJon. Miss Easley has been a mem-, her of the Wings Over Jordangroup for ths psst five years j The new conductor of Wing* 'Over Jordan is highly acclaimed in musical circles He la a graduate of Western Reserve University *sud tha Cleveland Institute of Music He has served as Director of music in the EuclidTemple Choral Direr tor at Western Reserve I'n.vri m! v. A■■*•lt; «!eArr«n*«r and Composer in Hollywood from its? to lin. At thepresent Mr Goldman la Director of Enaemhle *t tha Cleveland Institute of Music. Director of theTrmple On-Thr-H • ighta CMWMusic Director of the Jewishflinging Hictety and Musical Com* mentator at radio station WJW la Cleveland.The ealection ef Mr, Goldmanby the trustee board ef Wings Over Jordan, inc. is the Initial step in re* vitalising the week of this famed goodwill organisation looking toward tha post war world activities, in which they will tour every country on tha glob*Under the direction af Rev. Glenn T. Battle, the trustee hoard is now perfecting a national or-gftnixation to establish a I*#rp«t»ual Foundation for the support of the organisations projected ar . tlvltlr* Not only will the WingsOver Jordan radio feature he strengthened and continued, hut also, the work of preserving forposterity, the rare contributions of Nr*ro music will be undertaken ,.Ultimately, an Impressive ahrtae jis to be erected to ssrve the foun- j ?tain head of Negro music inspiredin tha hearts of a suffering people, which has now become on#of tha greatest world influences.A strong trusts# hoard, interracial In character, heads thsWings Ovsr Jordan, Inc Serving on the hoard ar* such outstanding personalities as EA, D. V. Jens) von Selma. Ala, President of the National Baptist Convention:lt;lt;UOpera Conductor of the fMusic Project and an Associate I Attorney Jules EshnerIfirm of Davia* and Eehmer.i:Cleveland, Ohio. Oommlaoioeerf 1 Lawrenee 0, Payne, Cleveland. O ;| 1Worth Kramer, radio station Wt 1 j 1 KV. (*har lesion. Wee* Virginia. | «Rev Charles H. Crable. President (iof the Ohio Baptist General Aseo IJstettMM Halted Btatea Senator «T. Settle founder and Director off uHamid It Burton and Rev. Glean -Wlggg Oegr Jordan. jgD
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Call and Post
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Sat, Dec 11, 1943
Page 8
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Nathan O.
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