President of NBC announces a contest to celebrate composers and their music

Merlin H. Aylesworth, President of NBC, is introduced by Mr. Taylor. Aylesworth discusses the natural partnership between radio and music, emphasizing music's universal language. He announces that NBC will award thousands of dollars for the best orchestral compositions by American composers, with details to be revealed at a gala concert presided over by Deems Taylor on October 4, 1931.

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