American Contemporary Music Festival, 1948-05-07

University of Southern California Symphony Orchestra concert, Fifth program of the First Festival of Contemporary Arts including the American Contemporary Music Festival, Bovard Auditorium, University Avenue [later 3551 Trousdale Parkway], University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1948 May 7, 8:30 pm. Broadcast. University of Southern California Symphony; Ingolf Dahl, conductor; Frank Desby, oboe; William D. Vennard, baritone. ❧ CONTENTS: Symphonic variations in two movements (orchestra) / Gilbert Grau -- Arietta and rondo (oboe and string orchestra) / Richard Donovan -- Music for orchestra and baritone voice, op. 60 (Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), text) / Ernst Toch -- Symphony no. 3 (orchestra) / Charles Ives -- Erie Canal (orchestra) / Gail Kubik. ❧ Announced in "Dahl will lead SC Orchestra in Grau work" Daily Trojan (1948 May 7): p. 1. see http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll104/id/64267 . Announced in "Final Festival events slated" Los Angeles Times (1948 May 2): p. III:7.