Cyril Scott. Composer. Will Speak

Mr. Cyril Scott, the English Composer and Pianist, will lecture on "The Occult in Music" at 8.15 this evening in Paine Hall. The lecture is under the auspices of the Division of Music, and is open to the public.

It was while studying composition at the Hoch Conservatorium in Frankfort that Mr. Scott finding himself hampered by the limitations of musical conventions, threw himself into the ultra-modern school of composition. His works aim at the portrayal of "atmosphere," rather than definite beauty. His later works show beyond question a greater consideration for the hearer's pleasure than do some of his earlier ones. There are a good many pianoforte pieces which in name and style seem to fulfill the Debussy ideal of landscape painting in music. A number of his compositions will be played next week by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall.