Editing Ferde Grofé (section)

==Radio, TV, conducting and teaching==
''Mardi Gras'' (from ''Mississippi Suite'') was recorded in the radio transcription series ''Shilkret Novelties'' in 1931.<ref name=shilkretnovdisc>''Shilkret Novelties'' Demonstration Disc JGB 531–1 states that the discs were recorded in Byers Recording Laboratory under the supervision of Leonard E. Cox and directed by [[Nathaniel Shilkret]].</ref><ref name=nspayroll>Payroll records in the Nathaniel Shilkret archives show that the ''Shilkret Novelties'' transcriptions were recorded in November and December 1931.</ref> and again by [[Nathaniel Shilkret]] in [[RCA Victor]]'s transcription series ''His Master's Voice of the Air'' in 1932.<ref name=shilkret1>Shilkret, Nathaniel, ed. Shell, Niel and Barbara Shilkret, ''Nathaniel Shilkret: Sixty Years in the Music Business'', Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, 2005, p. 281. {{ISBN|0-8108-5128-8}}</ref><ref name=victorledgers>Victor Archive ledgers for 1932.</ref><ref name=r101>R-101 and R-102 are the transcription discs containing Grofé's compositions; dates for airing the transcriptions can be traced by, for example, advertising and themes for Christmas and Washington's birthday.</ref> "On the Trail" (from ''[[Grand Canyon Suite]]'') was also recorded in the ''His Master's Voice of the Air'' transcriptions.<ref name=r101/>

During the 1930s, he was the orchestra leader on several radio programs, including [[Fred Allen]]'s show, the [[George Burns]] and [[Gracie Allen]] show and his own ''The Ferde Grofé Show''. The "On the Trail" segment of ''Grand Canyon Suite'' was used for many years as the "musical signature" for radio and television programs sponsored by [[Philip Morris USA|Philip Morris]] cigarettes, beginning with their 1933 radio program featuring Grofé and his orchestra and concluding with ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' (1951–57). [[Jon Hendricks]] wrote lyrics for "On the Trail", and the song was recorded for Hendricks' album ''To Tell the Truth'' (1975). The piano version sheet music of the suite includes lyrics to the central section of "On the Trail" by songwriter [[Gus Kahn]].

Several times he conducted orchestral programs in New York's [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>''New York Times'', "Orchestra at Carnegie Hall meets enthusiastic crowd", January 10, 1937.</ref> On March 25, 1938, Ferde Grofe and his Symphony Orchestra played a concert at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of "Free Milk Fund for Babies, Inc.", Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, President and Founder. The concert included a number of premieres, with George Gershwin's "Three Preludes" for orchestra (scored by Ferde Grofé) featured.<ref>''New York Times'', "Ferde Grofe to Lead Symphony Orchestra on Friday, March 25, 1938.</ref>

In January 1933 the premiere of his ''Tabloid'', an orchestral suite in four movements, was presented in Carnegie Hall.<ref>''New York Times'', January 26, 1933.</ref> In 1937, he conducted a concert tribute to George Gershwin at [[Lewisohn Stadium]]. The turnout (20,223 people) was the largest in that stadium's history.<ref>''New York Times'', August 10, 1937.</ref> In 1934, Grofé announced he was working on an [[opera]], to be based on the [[Edgar Allan Poe]] story "[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]".<ref>''New York Times'', July 15, 1934.</ref>

In 1943, he was a guest on ''Paul Whiteman Presents''. In 1944, he was a panelist on ''A Song Is Born'' radio show, judging the works of unknown composers. Before that time he had served several times as judge or co-judge in musical contests. Grofé was later employed as a [[conducting|conductor]] and faculty member at the [[Juilliard School|Juilliard School of Music]], where he taught [[orchestration]].