LLC, of New Jersey, since February 2013. Musical America's impact on American composers Freund and Weil were exponents of American music and used Musical America to promote it. After Freund's death, Weil took over Musical America as editor. On December 11, 1925, Weil, on behalf of Musical America, announced a $3,000 prize for the best symphonic work, with a contest closing date, initially December 31, 1926, but extended to April 1, 1927. The contest was open to American citizens, native or naturalized. The contest elevated its winner, Ernest Bloch, a Swiss-born American, into the international spotlight and raised international acclaim for American music and its composers. Bloch's work, America, an Epic Rhapsody, was premiered simultaneously on December 20, 1928, in six American cities: San Francisco, Ann Arbor, Providence, New York, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles. Bloch's composition was selected among nine-two anonymous submissions. The judges were conductors of five major orchestras: Walter Damrosch of the New York Symphony, Serge Koussevitzky of the Boston Symphony, Leopold Stokowski of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Frederick Stock of the Chicago Symphony, and Alfred Hertz of the San Francisco Symphony. On July 29, 1929, seven months after the spectacular success of the premier, Musical America was sold in a bankruptcy sale to John Majeski. Editors 1898–1924: John Christian Freund (Milton Weil, asst editor) 1924–1927: Milton Weil 1927–1929: Deems Taylor 1929: Metronome Corporation acquired Musical America 1929–1936: A. Walter Kramer (1890–1969) 1936–1943: Oscar Thompson (1887–1945), executive editor 1943–1947: Ronald F. Eyer 1947: John F. Majeski, Jr. 1948–1952: Cecil Michener Smith (1906–1956) 1952–1960: Ronald F. Eyer Music Publications, Ltd. 1960–1962: Robert Sabin 1912–1969) 1962–1963: Everett Helm 1963–1964: Jay S. Harrison High Fidelity Magazine 1965–1967: Roland Gelatt Under other publishers 1967–1991 Shirley Fleming February 1991: Gerry M. Ritterman acquired Musical America from Capital Cities/ABC March 1991–January 1992: Charles I. Passy (born 1964) 1999: launch of MusicalAmerica.com 1999–2017: Susan Elliott Notable covers Alexander Kipnis — March 10, 1940 See also Opus, classical record magazine References General references "About Us: History", Musical America Inline citations External links Musical America collection at Internet Archive Music magazines published in the United States Online music magazines published in the United States Classical music magazines Magazines established in 1898 Online magazines with defunct print editions