PEABODY AWARD WINNER 1956

Little Orchestra Society Childrens Concerts

The Emperor's Nightingale by Igor Stravinsky based on the story by Han Christian Anderson. The performance took place at the Hunter College Assembly Hall at 69th Street and Park Avenue. This was the second in a series of childrens concerts by the Little Orchestra Society directed by Thomas Scherman.

From the Peabody Award citation:

With all the horrible noises, erroneously labeled music, that pollute the airwaves these days, it is a particular pleasure to salute an organization like The Little Orchestra, and its distinguished young conductor, Thomas Scherman. They are providing really beautiful music for a new generation that needs it desperately. For seven years, The Little Orchestra has broadcast six children's concerts a season over WNYC. The same programs are now picked up by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters, and used with gratifying results by over 100 non-commercial college radio stations all over the country. Long may Mr. Scherman's baton wave! And here is the George Foster Peabody Radio Award for the outstanding youth and children's program for 1956.

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