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Maude Gesner Alfred de Long Philip Samuel Royer, A.B., A.M. Grace Cordia Murray, B.Mus., M.Mus. Oliver Kingsley Spangler, A.B., B.Mus., M.Mus. Helen Brainard, B.M. Dika Newlin, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Not without justification has music been called the queen of the arts! For centuries its inspirational powers have been recog· nized, and its possibilities as a medium of expression have been deeply explored. It speaks a universal language of tone-colors. and the substance of its message is equally satisfying to all peoples. For music, in its truest sense, reflects the time- less qualities of men as human and divine Gesner-lea in the studio beings. The great artists of the ages are great because they were able to translate their personal experiences into music, and thereby make those experiences forever alive in the consciousness of others. Music is powerful because of its very univer- sality in mirroring the joy of success and the despair of failure in the eternal human struggle toward truth and beauty. Music, then, can be a source of endless personal satisfaction to one who listens intelligently and lovingly, and of more than personal pleasure to one who com- poses or performs. The earnest music student is well rewarded for his long hours of patient work in the final joy of actually producing beauty. The less technically gifted persons have still the whole bright field of appreciation before them, and can cultivate an enlightened taste for that music which their fellows create. Levine Music Hall 32