Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 59

By Helen Fetter HIS is the day of woman a America has been called “the womén's country,” lines. is true nd women's endeavors in many and it that in the United States women are increasingly recciving fair recognition for actual achievements. Throughout history the “feminine touch” has never been absent from the accomplishment of every momentous work, yct only now a their accomplishments. re women receiving direct credit for In music all the great composers until the present time have been men. Yet there is not one who ca some woman, or women, to write his compositions. Becthoven, Mozart, Schubert and T the great influence of the love and greatest of them all, was born in musicians for about two centuries. just the paternal side of the family sistently for that period of time. married twice and had 20 children. n be named that was not inspired by Wagner, ‘Chopin, schaikowsky all 'showed in their work interest of woman. Bach, perhaps the a musical family “that had produced One may rest assured that it was not that encouraged 'musical talent so con- Bach had a very happy family life, was Edward MacDowell, gencrally acclaimed to be “the most inspired and original among native American composer: encouragement of a fine woman. M ington for the Woman Composers husband’s memory by recitals of his also enjoyed the sympathetic frs. MacDowell, who will be in Wash- " Festival this week, perpetuates her piano works and directs the laudable MacDowell colony that lends a helping hand to young, ambitious Ameri- can musicians, painters and writers, on the MacDowell estate at Peter- borough Today eoman composers are epoch in the world's history. It sho only to women, but the world at posers will gather in Washington more numerous than at any previous »uld be a fact of great significance not large, that 19 American woman com- this week and perform their newest works in_the first annual music festival, under the direction of Dorothy DcMuth Watson of this city. I OP\ s sazza Wagner In the general sury RATIC news of special interest has just been released by Mr. Gatti- y of the scason just closed, Richard works again led al] other composers in number for the first time since the World War, supplanting the Italians, who have had_first place since 1917. of 32 performances In Mr. Gatti-Casazza's announ included the first performance of J scrapers. Other novelties beside that by t Stravinsky's “Le Rossignol,” in Spanish; “La Cena Delle Beffe,” Jest,” by Giordana, in Italian, and “I * X ICHARD STRAUS music audiences this Winter, t Philadelphians and Mr. Mengelberg “The Hero Life,” has stated that it have obstructed operatic progress in this country. a musical setting of Benelli’s play. The statistics show nine Wagnerian operas, with a total cement of next scason’s novelties is ohn Alden Carpenter's ballad, “Sky- he American, Mr. Carpenter, will be: La Vida Breve,” by de Falla, in y, “The a Vestale,” by Spontini, in Italian. A two of whose tone poems delighted Washington he “Don Juan” being played by the conducting an inspiring rendition of is his opinion that Puritan influences He says: “There is a marked difference between the level of artistic attainment reached in_the concert halls of Ame stage. In Europe, cspecially in the € of note has a well-cquipped opera: York and the Chicago Opera are rather an exception. rica and that reached on the operatic serman-speaking countries, every city In America the Metropolitan of New American musical life can only reach its highest fruition if it is founded upon the opera.” Mr. Strauss might be interested to hear of the national opera move- ment started here, in Washington, by Edouard Albion, and so auspiciously launched by the successful performances at the Washington Auditorium through the scason. Verdi's Washington Opera Company's lates “La Traviata,” to be given on May 13, is the t venture. The leading roles of this cast will be sung by Mctropolitan artists, including Thalia Sabanicva as Violetta, Ralph Errolle as Alfred, and d'Angelo. * ¥ Ivan Ivantzoff, Ananian, Paltricnicri * % NDREAS HALLEN. one of the leading composers of Sweden, died re- cently in Stoc! choral and symphonic works with especially successful in giving music Swedish history and folklore. * k for some time col RNO RAPPEE holm at the age of 78. 78. Hallen wrote a number of a_distinctly national color. He was al expression to subjects taken from * ok nductor of the orchestra at the Capi- tol Theater, in New York, and more recently at one of the Fox the- aters in Philadelphia, has sought—and received—the approval of Berlin as a conductor of more exciting an, d intricate music even than is asso- ciated with automobile races, railroad wrecks and sentimental complica- tions. He conducted an ambitious Berlin Philharmony. He chose for Korsakoff's “Sheherazade,” John Perambulator” and Strauss’ “Ein Hel Alden Carpenter’s program of symphonic music at the the occasions three works, Rimsky- “Adventures in a Idenleben.” The critic of Die Signale wrote appreciatively of Mr. Carpenter’s suite, expressing surprise that' such “well behaved music” should c ome from America. Mr. Rappee de- serves_praise for introducing to the public of Berlin Mr. Carpenter’s charming score. jaz of the Atlantic. And, incidentally, t ing Glass,” and Mr. C. M. Loeffler’s by impressions gathered in a Russia he German_ critics might realize that is not the only form of musical “behavior” indulged in on this side 4 Let usghope that before long Germany will have an op- portunity to hear Mr. Deems Taylor’s orchestral suite, 1 Through the Look- Memories of My Childhood,” inspired | n village. When Bach Wrote to the King’ PROPOS of the wonderful treat which the music lovers of Wash- ington_enjoyed when the Bach * in B Minor” was sung here by the Bethlehem Choir of Pennsylvania is a little story which may now be of much interest to music lovers. Many do not know that although the mass was written by Bach in 1733 he never SUNg s entirety. Only the ie” and him, and he had heard the * " at Christmas time. The Bach “Mass in B Minor,” the most wonderful of all masses, was written during the reign of King Fred. erick August of Saxony. Bach had uffered much under the petty criti- cisms of his community, whose chil- dren he taught choir music in the Thomas School. He sometimes felt if he could only have a court honor or decree that his oppressors would ap- preciate his efforts more; so, out of the soul of suffering and desire, he wrote * ie Eleison” and “Gloria in Iixcelsis,” and dedicated them to the new Elector or King, sending them with a letter. It has become fa- mous, as it throws light upon Bach's state of mind, and it is worthy of re- nting as a memory of the time, 3, when he presented in person, on July 27 in Dresden, the request, as fol “Tllustrious Elector. Gracious Mas- ter: To Your Royal Highness I offer. in deepest devotion, this small fruit of the knowledge to which I have attain- ed in music, with the humble prayer that you will look upon it, not accord- 1g to the poor composition, but with our world-renowned clemency, and will, therefore, take me under your powerful protection. I have for some ears had the direction of the music in the two chief churches of Leitsic— hut have suffered several disagreeable things, and my income has been re- duced, though T am blameless; but these troubles will be easily overcome if Your Highness would grant me the favor of a decree after conference with vour Court Orchestra—the gracious anting of my humble prayer would d me to everlasting honor you, and I offer myself to do anything with obedience that Your Royal Highness may require of me in the way of com- posing church or orchestral music, and to give unwearied industry, and to dedicate my whole strength to your service with most increasing faithful- ness. I remain, Your Royal Highness, your most obedient servant, “JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.” Three years from the time this was delivered he recelved the title of Com- poser to the Saxon Court. The mass was finished before the end of 1738, but it is not thought that he ever pre- sented the “Credo” to the King. This mass has never been given as a church_service. This Bach Choir is composed of sing- ers who have spent many years, since 1900, in developing Bach's thought. \We travel to Oberammergau once in 10 years to see depicted the greatest story that ever was written. We may (o well to travel to Bethlehem, Pa., in our own country, to hear depicted the sreatest song of this picture that was ever written. The audience came to hear what is termed the most gigantic mass ever written, on account of its erious technical nature. It has never heen n in its complete form only in Bethlehem. Those who were fortu- nate enough to hear the rendition realized that, while Bach has borrowed some portions i the B minor from previous compositions, it was not through haste, but because it was fit- ting, for the sentiment of the music always accords with exquisite fidelity to the matter he has so thoughtfully composed. It is noted for adaptabil- ity, and while the gorgeousness that usuall, characterizes the Catholic writers” mass music is cast aside, there is in the minor a touching ten. | derness, which, throughout the rendi- tion, bespoke the soul's longing for a simple. confiding faith, that reached every hearer. The big audience in Washington | must have been an inspiration to those | who sang, as well as to those who have fostered this organization, among whom was Mr. Lufenbach of Bethlehem, Pa., who is and has been a most noted patron. Many tributes have been paid this mass, but one by Hilgenfeldt seems to cover its magni- tude: “This mass is one of the noblest works of art—full of inventive genius, depth of feeling and astonishing artis- tic power; there is no other of the l!ame caliber that can be compared to LS. Philharmonic Cor:erts. THE New York Philharmonic Or- chestra announces three sub- scription concerts at the National Theater on Tuesday afternoons, No- vember 17, January 5 and March'9, at 4:30 o'clock, next season. The management states timt in es- tablishing a series of concerts in this city it is responding to popular recog- nition of the high artistic standard which it has maintained from year to year, and which is further assured for the coming season through the en- gagement of Willem Mengelberg as conductor for the first two concerts and Wilhelm Furtwaengler for the third concert. Mr. Mengelberg needs no introduc- tion, and the extraordinary successes which he has attained in Washington indicate a demand for two appear- ances of the Philharmonic under his direction. = Mr. Furtwaengler's ap- pearance will be the first in Wash- ington of this great conductor, and, owing to his complete triumph during the past season in this country, the orchestra management has felt that its Washington patrons are entitled to an opportunity to hear him. Information concerning season ticket rates may be obtained from the T. Arthur Smith, Inc., Concert Bu- reau, at 1306 G street. e That it is no longer necessary for young American musicians to go abroad for the final touches of per- fection in their art has been demon- strated again in the recent remark- able debut of Alton Jonmes in New York. Coming on the evening with the ovation given to Lawrence Tib- bett, another strikingly gifted young American, at the Metropolitan Opera House, the event was another link lin the evidence which is gradually | convincing American audiences that their own native musical talent is fully equal’in gifts and attainments THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO PHYLLIS FERGUs DoORrROTHY DEMUTH WATSON N. Y. Symphony Concerts. RS. WILSON-GREEN for the New York Symphony Orchestra in Washington, announced vesterday, that owing to the demand for additional concerts in New York the number of concerts given by the New York Symphony Orchestra out- side of Manhattan next season will be reduced. There will be no Monday evening series at the Central High School, and the Tuesday afternoon course at Poll's Theater will be re- duced to four concerts. -They are scheduled for November 10, December 8, February 9 and March 16. Three of these concerts will be con- ducted by Walter Damrosch. The fourth, March 16, will have a guest conductor. At the December concert Mr. Damrosch will give one of his fascinating talks at the piano on the principal work to be played by the orchestra Otto Klemperer, distinguished Ger- man conductor, who will divide the New York season with Walter Dam- rosch, will conduct the March concert in Washington, Klemperer is at pres- ent conductor at Wiesbaden and spends half the vear traveling as guest conductor in Russia, Italy, Spain, Austria an dthe larger cities of Germany. Like Damrosch, he was born in Breslau. He is agly 40 years old. Gustav Mahler 1 sald to have been the first to see his talent and to have obtained for him the appointment of conductor at the German Opera House in Prague in 1007. Tn 1924 he was conductor at the Berlin Grosse Volkesopern. He has a charming personality and is equally great in classics and modern music. Orders for subscription tickets for the Washington concerts are now be- ing filled. Application blanks with subscription_rates may be obtained from Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert Bureau, Thirteenth and G streets. .Army Band on Tour. HE United States Army Band, un- der Capt. W. J. Stanfard, left Washington Friday morning for a tour, with first stop at Governors Island yesterday. After a concert at a banquet in honor of Gen. Pershing at the N. V. A. Club they escorted the general to the Hippodrome and participated in a national tribute to him there. This afternoon the band will give an open-air concert in’ the bandstand in Central Park, which will be broadcast from several stations, and tonight they will play at the Sam H. Harris Theater during a benefit per- formance for the American Legion. ‘Tomorrow the band will play in the afternoon at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, also to be broadcast, and tomorro night a concert for music critics an representatives of the music industr in the Hotel Astor, New York. Tuesday | the band returns to Washington. The | composers represented on these pro- grams will include Sousa, Titl, Lake, iszt, Losey, Tschaik v, Wagner, Herbert, ilenberg, Leut- Safranck, Demare, Strauss, Bolto, Haney, Lachner and Stannard. Capt. Stannard’s work entitled “Mem- ories of the World War,” which will be played on two occasions, is a com- pilation of the songs the soldlers sang during the World War as they marched along. It includes as the finale “Washington,” a song written by Willlam T. Plerson. G. W, Glee Club's Coach. HE George Washington University Male Glee Club, in order to per- fect theatrical performances being arranged for the Summer, has en- gaged the services of Mischa Guter- son, who will act as coach and critic. Mr. Guterson, conductor of the Rialto Orchestra, is a native of Rus- sla. In the Kief Imperial Conserva- tory he received his training as a violinist. He has played orchestral music both in Russia and Austria to a large extent. In Vienna he plaved under the baton of Oscar Strauss. The club has four concerts sthed- uled for May. On May 14 the annual concert and dance will be given in the school gymnasium. This is the big event of ths glee club year and is always a success. This year thers are 30 members in the organization. They are: First tenors, W. D. Bailey, C. F. Foster, H. J. Kling, J. L. Ewin, J. T. Slattery and F. Lamaster: second tenors, F. O. Klapp, W. Bartholomew, M. F. Ott- man, H. F. Sontag, R. K. Gessford, . M. Nolls, C. Luce and P. Watzman; baritones: M. D. Burnside, A. Dietrick, J. Grogen, F. W. Farrar, E. G. Dick- inson, D. D. Gable, L. G. Disney, R. N. Marquts, R. G. Vanderlip and J. G. Poole; basses, W. L Cleveland, G. L. De Mott, D. L. Welkert and T. B. Wilson. The director is Robert Har- mon and the accompanist Mrs. Har- mon. Men's City Club—Tuesday. President Arthur Stringer presiding. i , cello and piano, T i Mers Butierneld, (N. Y. State) Miss Merz, violinist: Miss Miriam Lark- ing. cellist: Elizabeih Merz Butterfield at the piano. o “ £ i lano. Allegro ma mon troppo. Lento recitativo—allegro scherzando. Allegro comodo. Henri Sokolov, violinist; Mary Hows at the piano. . “Story—Poems". . Phyllis Fergus (llinois) _“Prelude and Fugue in° € Minor,” con- "o pianos, cert for W0 P19 1ric Cole (California) ‘Maestoso, adagio, scherzo. Ulrie Cole and J. Ervin Stenson. Intermission. Y " for_violin, - SO0 e Branscombe (New York City) Julie Ferlen, violinist: Gena Branscombe at the piano. to the best from abroad. Alton Jones. is a thoroughly Amer- fean product in every sense of the word. hailing from the Middle West, and having spent the last five years of his planistic training under the | guidance of Edwin Hughes in New York. _Mary Turner Salter (New York City) L. Terry. tenor; Mary Turner ter at the piano. . Son i ‘Mirage.” “Stella Viatoris." QT Y I A, Beach ( New Hampehire) tchen Hood, soprano: Henrl Sokolov, e emiet - Richard . Lorleberg. cellist: Nre, H. H. A. Beach at the plano, Woman Comp VW ASHINGTON, which has provided picturesque and beautiful back- ground for many historical events ever since the founding of our coun- as a republic, will be the scene of the first annual festival by Amer- ican woman composers this week, when 19 of these women meet In conjunction with the League of American Pen Women and present three programs of brilliant music Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. This group was organized Washington woman, Doerothy Muth Watson, who has shown re- markable breadth of vision and patient perseverance in the overcom- ing of many obstacles to realize t momentous event. Originally Mrs Watson began her plans with the aid of what has been admiringly called “the big five” of this group—Mrs. H. H. A. Beach, Mary Turner Salter, Harrlet Ware, Gena Branscombe and Ethel Glenn Hier. Then more and more woman composers, realizing the possibilities of this idea, communi- cated with Mrs. Watson, enthusi astically approving the development of such a festival. The loyal co-opera- tion of local singers and musicians with Mrs. Watson, as well as the fine re- sponse from Woman composers, prom- i8e to make this festival unusual and fine Washington is well by & Pe represented by PRIL 26 TTHEL GLENN HIERL osers Festival two gifted musicians, as well as by the - performers. Mary Howe (better known generally as Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe) and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend hoth will have works on the program. Other composers represented and attending the festival besides these two and the big five are Helen Sear: Ulrie Cole, Florence Ralston. Florence Parr-Gere, Mabel Wood Hill, Mabel Dan Phyllis Fergus, Karolyn Wells_Bassett, Louise Souther, Eliza beth Butterfield, Virginia Roper and Grace Porterfleld Polk Mrs. Edward MacDowell. pianist and head of the famous MacDowell colony on the estate of the great composer at Peterborough, N. H., also will be present and participate in the pro- grams. Tomorrow night local posers, including R. Deane Shure. Charles T. Ferry, A. Gloetzner and others, will give a program, entertain ing .the woman <omposers at the men’s Press Club. Another special feature will be the attendance of the woman composers at a short ceremony at high noon Wednesday at the tomb of the Un known ‘Soldier, when they will lay a wreath on his . Mabel Daniels’ “Glory and Endiess Years" Branscombe's “Dear Lad will-be sung The detailed programs by the woman composers are givén cisewhere on this paga. man_com- Juilliard Musi THF, Jullllard Musical Foundation is prepared to award 100 fellow- ships in music to American music students. These fellowships will be for study In singing, piano, violin violoncello and composition. Awards are made by competitive tion conducted by the board of the foundation. Students receiving fellowships will receive fyee instruction under excep- tlonal teachers at the New York school maintained by the. foundation. Each fellowship represents a tuftion value of about $1.000. Competing sttidents should be over 16 and under 30 vears of age: they should be citizens of the United States; they should present credits in general education that are the equiva- lent of a four-yvear high school cour: and they should demonstrate excep- tional capaclty and training in one or more of the specific divisions of music study. Appointments will be made for one school Year with an opportunity of renewal at the discretion of the foun- dation Students residing at a distance from New York and nominated for fellow- examiniug examina- | cal Foundation ships by affiliated schools or accred- ited teachers, may have traveling ex- penses paid by the foundation to New York for examination. Students should make this request at the time | of fling the application. Students who are not nomipated by affiliated | schools or accredited teachers will be | permittell to enter the examinations | at their own expense. If such stu- dents secure a fellowship, traveling expenses may be pald by the founda- tion, Application for admission to exami- nations should be made on forms fur- nished by the foundation. A letter addressed to the Juilliard Musical Foundation, 49 East Fifty-second street. New York City, asking for an application blank, will recelve imme- dldte’attention. Examinations for the 1925-1926 fel- lowships will be held in New York City at the foundation on June 15 to 18; intlusive, and on September 28 to October 3, Inclusive. Application blanks for ‘the June examinations should reach.the New York office not later than June 5 and for the Septem- ber examinations not later than Sep- | tember 18. Indians in American Music PROGRAM of American music will be given at the Washington Audi- torilum May 5, under the auspices of the National Council of Women of the United States, Mrs. David Allen Campbell, chairman of music, in honor of the visiting delegates and distinguished guests at the quin- quennial of the International Council of Women, which will then be in session in this city. 5 Stage settings of unusual beauty as well as historical accuracy, have been planned as a background for the musical features, which mark the first attempt to portray in sequence and on so elaborate a scale some of the na- tive factors which have molded Amer- ican music expression. The Indian scene will be staged and directed by Victor J. Evans of this city. counsel to Indian tribes and ex- pert student of Indian lore and handi- work. For the first time on any stage the old warriors of the Sioux. tribe will give their ceremonial songs and dances, The second part of the program, a plantation scene from the old South, will be the setting for jubliee singers { from Richmond, Hampton and Wash- | ington, in a massed chorus of 150 [ volces, singing the old negro spirit- | uals The 1860 period will be ‘represented | by a pictorial dance fantasy, staged {and directed by Mme. Desiree Lubov ska. A presentation of the hest work of modern American composers through orchestral selections and solo num- bers will be the finale. Tickets are on sale at the New Wil- lard ticket agency and reservations may be made by mail or telephone. An Opera-Pageant in May. = AR and Peace,”. an opera-pag- eant, written by Alblon Fel- lows Bacon, will be a feature of the quinquennial of the International Council of Women's convention here in May. It will be given Saturday evening, May 9, in the Washington Auditorfum, under the direction of Marie Moore Forrest, assisted by a number of leading musicians living in Washington. Estelle Wentworth is director of music, and is training the solofst and chorus, all of whom are prominent in, musical life here. T: Guy Lucas, organist and choir- master at St. John's Church, Lafay- ette Square, is to be the organist for this performance. A number of symbolic and inci- dental dances will be presented under the direction of Caroline McKinley. Memorial Continental Hall— ‘Wednesday. Secrstary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, + presiding. a." “Wind in the Willows."™ Mabel Wood Hill (New York City) The United States Navy Band Orchestra. Lieut. Charles Benter. director 2.“Fantasy” . . Helen Sears {Tllin ‘The, United States Navy Band estr Agnes Hope llsbury at the plano: " Helen Sears, recting. 3.“The Desolate City." 4 bel W. Daniels (Massachusetts) The United States Navy Band Orchestra: Harry Angelico. baritone: Lieut. Charles Benter, ,director Thtermiesion. 4. Chorals for .mixed voice Mars Howe (Diatrict of Columbia) “Music When Soft Voices Die.” “onviet Song. alina.’ The Washington Choral Soclety. Mary Howe at the plano. ‘A Lullaby” (words by Adele Williame) “The Moon Dance" (words by Richard Le Gallienne) “When I am Dead” (words by Sara Teas- ale 3 “Pierrot” (words by Sara Teasdale) Virginia Roper (Virginia) Beula Ray, soprano: Emily Le Blanc Faber. accompanist. 6. Sonata. “Creole,” Frances Marion Ralston (California) Henri Sokolov. violinist: Frances Marion Ralston at the piano. * ‘Peter Pan.” “The Sea Fairies Mre 1. H. A- Beac The Rubinstein Club, Mrs, Beach at the piano. - - 515 b (New Hampshirs) . Will Give Benefit Concert. ]LOUIS B. THOMPSON, tenor; Anton Kaspar, violinist; La Salle Sper, planist, and a mixed quartet, com: posed of Viola Harper, soprano; Hazel Arth, contralto; Robert O'Lone, tenor, and William Cross, bass, with Ruth Anne, accompanist. will give a con- cert at Epiphany Parish Hall Wednes. day evening at'§ o'clock for the ben- efit of the Florence Crittenton Home. The program will be: Piano, “Pre- Indes in A flat major, C major, G minor, F major and D minor” (Cho- pin); selections by quartet; violin, “Canzonetta” (Tschalkowsky), “Bee’ (Shubert); tenor solo, selected; piano, ‘Nocturne in B major, opus 62,” and Etude, C minor” (Chopin); selections by quartet; violin, “Chant” (White), “Schon Rosmarin” (Kreisler); tenor solo, selected. e —————————————————————————— et WOMAN COMPOSERS’ FESTIVAL PROGRAMS Memorial Continental Hall—Thursday. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, presiding. 1."The Phantom Caravan' Gena Branscombe '(New York City) Davidson Glee Club. Wells Bassett (N. Y. State) g lorence Parr-Gere ( New York City) Harian Randall, baritone: Florencs Parr- Gero at the piano. 4.“Tribute_to the American Woman Com- posers,”” Mrs. Edward MacDowell. Intermission. 5. Orchestral number. Mrs, Lawrence Townsend (D. C.) The Marine Band Orchesira, Taylor Branson, second leader. 6.Suite for chamber ensemble. for flute, i oboe. violin, viola, cello, piano, Glenn Hier (New York City) Ethel Glenn Hier at the piano. 7."Undine,” a 1§ric tone poem for women's voices, soprano and ftenor solos. with accompaniment of orchestra and piano. Harriet Ware (New Jersey) Poem by Edwin Markham. Gretchen Hogd, soprano; Warren L, Ter- Iy 2 Monday Morning ‘Music Biub. "the Wilsen Normal Schgol Gles ¥ 3. 84 Club, ‘chorus from the H. the Marine Band 5 or Branson. second er: Harriet Ware, directing. 1935—PART 3 Mary Howr Marine Band Concert Tomorrow. At the Marine Barracks at 3 p.m. tomorrow a concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Wil- liam H. Samtelmann, leader; Taylor Braneon, second leader, will be given. The program will include: March, “To the Camp” (Blankenburg); over- ture, “Freischutz’ (Weber); nocturne, “Opus 48, 1" (Chopin); grand scenes from “La Boheme” (Puccini); (a) “Polish National Dance” (Schar- wenka), (b) “Danse Lithuanienne” (Rimsky-Korsakow); waltz, “The Beau- tiful Blue Danube” (Strauss); orches- tra suite, “Arlesienne, No. (Bizet); marines’ hymn, ““The Halls of Monte. | zuma,” and- “The Star Spangled Banner. This will be the last concert of the series of indoor orchestral concerts at the Marine Barracks. Unusual Muaiz;‘l;srring Quartet. ASHINGTON has an exceedingly promising chamber music group in the Elena de Sayn String Quartet, which offered a program of unusual music presented in intriguing_fash- ion at the First Congregational Church Wednesday evening under the auspices of the Business Women's Council. In addition to Miss de Sayn. who plays the first violin, the quartet is com- posed of Frieda Trwin, violinist; Lydia Brewer, who plays the viola, and Her- man Sevely, cellist. All the musicians seem to have good, round tone and sure bow. Their ensemble work in duets, trios, and quartets was ad- mirable The first selection was a typical suite in old style by Jan Brands Buys The gavotte and arioso were particu larly charming. Miss de Sayn and Mr. Sevely then played Gliere's quaint “Berceuse” and a delightful “Etude.” Miss Brewer joined them in the Beethoven trios, “Theme With Variations” and “Allegro Vivace,” also well done. The unique feature of the program was a group of children’s tone pictures by Rebikow, exceedingly descriptive, full of ingenious humor, and gener- ally entertaining. The last two, “A Little Girl Imploring Her Mother and “A Sad Story Which Ends Well were played togcther. Ippolitow- Ivanow’s ‘“Scherzo” was another quaint number. Grieg's “Quartet in G Minor” was a satisfying finale. |C1'\oral Concert to Be Given at Mount Vernon Place. The last concert of the season by the Mount Vernon Chorus, under the direction of R. Deane Shure, will be given Wednesday evening'at 8 o'clock. when an evening will be spent “With the Masters of Oratory.” The chorus of 80 will be assisted by the Mount Vernon Quartet and Richard Lorle- berg, cellist. Mrs. Frank A. Frost will play the accompaniments. The choir will sing “Thanks Be to God,” from Jlijah” (Mendelssohn); “Zion, Awake” (Costa); “Happy and Blest,” from “St. Paul” (Mendels- sohn); “Lord Thou Alone Are Great,” from “‘St. Paul’ (Mendelssohn); *“‘Cele; tial Concerts,” from “Samson” (Han- del), and “Round About the Starry Throne,” from ‘“‘Samson’ (Handel). The quartet will sing the “Pilgrims’ ner. Mr. Lorleberg will play several numbers in between the choruses. Festival of Music. | THE souvenir program of this vear's i festival of music at the University | of Maryland, May 13 and 14, are being distributed. = The University Chorus presents for its principal contribution Mendelssohn’s dramatic _oratorio, “Elijah.” Soloists of national fame have been engaged: Edyth Helena of New York, soprano; Aimee Olson of New York, contralto: Paul Blevden of Washington, tenor; Rollin Peace of Chicago, baritone. The artist recital will be sung by Edyth Helena, colorature soprano, formerly of the Century and Aborn Grand Opera companies. Jessie Biais- dell will play the piano accompani- ments. ! Mr. Peace, who has appeared before in the College Park festivals, is noted for his “Elijah.” Mr. Bleyden is well known locally and has achieved a creditable record in opera and ora- torio. P Two Dance Recitals. 'HE Tchernikoff-Gardiner School of Dancing will give two programs at the Wardman Park Theater on the evening of May 8 and at a mati- nee May 9. The programs will be quite different, the evening perform- ance being in the form of a recital by advanced pupils and the matinee being a special children’s perform- ance, at which the tiny tots of 3 and 4 years will dance, augmented by numbers from the evening program Both Miss Gardiner and Mr. Tcher. nikoff will dance in several special numbers at each performance. The evening performance will be of spe- cial interest to music lovers, as sev- eral compositions of the modern French school will be interpreted, in- cluding works by such composers as Paulenc and Milhaud. These have never been played in public in Wash- ington, though Katharine McNeal has played them at her informal recitals. [ ——— Eleanor Spencer, American pianist, is reported to be meeting with much success in the capitals of Europe. n a symphony concert at Paris, under Georg’Schneevoigt, she was accorded a reception seldom given a foreign player in the French capital. At Prague, Buda- pest, Vienna, Antwerp and other cities, as soloist in the regular symphony con- certs, she has been greeted by simiar acclaim. ‘While Buropean pianists are flock- ing to America, it is pleasant to know that America has a fine representa- tive in the European concert field. — The Progressive Musical Club held the last meeting of the season recent- ly, when familiar works by famous composers and descriptive sketches of their personalities were featured. Helen Sherfy gave a reading. Chorus,” from “Tannhauser, of Wag- | LMusig RS. WAYNE B. WH prano soloist at the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church for the past six years, has resigned to accept a similar position with the Fourth Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Wheeler has left the city to visit her parenis in Columbus, Ohio, and friends in Cleveland, returning to assume her duties at the Fourth Preshyterian Church next Sunda LER, so The students in Notre Dame Acad- emy presented an interesting pro- gram at the ‘parents’ concett last Sunday afternoon. There were choral, orchestral, solo piano and volce numbers. Children participating included Eli nor Brady, Martha Mallon, Doris Jones, Mary Jane Ritmoure, Marion McDermott, Grace O'Brien, Rita Dris. coll, Elizabeth Scullen, Dorothy Offutt, Marion Kefauver, Lillian® Pepper Grace Healy, Etta Taylor, Margaret | McDonough, Marie Keehan, Helen| Grace, Lillian Carroll, Aloyse McCa thy, Joan Hanlon, Margaret Rovel Helen Gleason, Elizabeth Anderson Miriam Hartnett, Elizabeth Haley. Marie Bird, Helen Work, Mildred Goodwin, Chantal Brew, Marion Wal ton, Evelyn Berger, ‘Marie Russel, Eleanor Smith, Jeuonesim Scanlon, Helen Lanahan, Antoinette Conner, Thelma_Harmon, Ruth Carter, C: erine Flannery, Catherine Margaret Nealon, Lucille Borscki cilia Kane, Mildred Rogers, Mary yer, Helen Earley, Mary Turner, Irene McNamara, Nora Armstrong, Alice Kuhn, Mary Mulroe, Lydia Hartnett, Frances O'Brien, Dorothy Dean, Mar garet Shea, Regina_ Hartnett, Rose mary Wiles, Marie Lingebach, Cath- erine Caylof, Agnes Fealy, Marle Foley, Agnes Gowan, Catherine Dow- ney, Catherine Roche, Helen Herbeck, Anna Malloy, Augusta Kennedy, Ber nadette Nohe, Dorothy Hayes, Rita Smith, Catherine Ferry, Catherine Welch, Madeleine McCarthy, Rose Barnes, Virginia Babbington. Mary Murphy, Margaret O’Donoghue, Ruth Espey, Anne Wolfe, Alma Klotz, Eve lyn Carroll, Margaret Tyler, C ather- ine Barrett, Anna Boteler, Marietta Dawson, Helen Duffy, Mary Krog mann, Bessie Cush, Kathleen Con nors, Tda George, Margaret Herlihy. Adele Cavanaugh, Mary Cavanaugh Regina McGivern, Catherine Kenny, Mary Costello, Eleanor Hurley, Ellen Murphy. The Tuesday Music Club, Florence Howard, director, gave a concert Mon day evening at the League of Amer ijcan Pen Women's clubhouse. The soloists were Helen Neumeyer and Laura Hayes. The chorus choir of the H Street Christian Church, Sixth and H streets southwest, under the direction of Wil lard S. Haynie, with Edith Gottwalls at the organ, will sing the anthem, God So Loved the World” (Stainer), at the 11 o'clock service today, and Mrs. Margaret Chisolm and Mr. Hay- nie will sing a duet, “Oh, It Is Won- tul” ullar). e he evening service the chorus will sing “Sing_Alleluia Forth” (Buck) and Mrs. L. J. Barrett and Mr. Haynie will sing the duet “Since Jesus Came My Heart” (Gabriel). T pe Taale quartet of the church will sing “My Shepherd” (Koschat) as a feature number. The personnel of the male quartet is as follows: Kenneth Scates, first tenor: Malcolm Scates, second tenor; Willard S. Haynie, | baritone, and Frank N. Cooke, bass. Monday night Mrs. Robert H. Dal- glelsh was unanimously voted repre- sentative of the Dalgleish Music Study Club to the biennial ef the Na- tional Federation, which is to be held in Oregon. The musical program of the eve- ning, with Pauline Knoeller at the piano, was given by Lorraine Rose, Mary Milz and Alice Barnes. . Rose Maxwell Dickey, violinist, gave Cecil Burleigh’s “Plantation Sketches’ at the banquet of the Readers’ Club Friday. This was the first time this interesting suite has been heard here. Mrs. Dickey wore an ante-bellum costume and read an interpretative { verse of her own before each number. Mrs. Alderman was the accompanist. Charles T. Tittmann, accompanied by Aucy Brickenstein, will appear in a special concert at the Burlington Hotel tonight at 9 o’clock. The music section of the Twentieth Century Club will meet at Mrs. Fred- eric Farrington's Tuesday at 11 o'clock. A paper will be given by Mrs. Bugene Byrnes on “Early Eng- lish Music and Poetry There will be a program of songs by Mrs. Far- ngton. Luncheon will be served at 12:30. Leroy Lewis, baritone, and John Rus- | sell Mason, organist, gave a special | | program of the compositions of Rev. | Edmond Hez Swem at the Centennial { Baptist Church Sunday night. in cele- bration of the thirteenth anniversary of Dr. Swem as pastor of the church. Flizabeth Harrow, formerly of New York, who is spending the Winter with her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Harry A. Spigel, on Connecticut ave- nue, played at the Americanization School Association festival and dance at the City Club Wednesday. Miss Harrow studied under Prof. ‘Bohm, director of the National Opera in Germany; and was until recently assisting David Dushkin. She has a studio in the city and has aided the work of the Americanization School Association Glee Club. Miss Harrow and Mrs. E. Pink played Mendelssohn’s “A Minor Con- certo.” After a short business meeting at the regular monthly session of the MacDowell Music Club ¥fonday a pro- gram was presented by Margaret Loane, Edith Austermuhl, Eleanor Colborn, George Cornwell and Gladys Marks. Louise Bessey, mezzo-soprano, sang at the annual missionary conference at the Takoma Park Baptist Church. The Friday Morning Music Club will hold the final business meeting for active members Friday morning at 11 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, president. The election of of- ficers will be held. Margaret Cassells, soprano, sang Tuesday and Wednesday at musicals given at the Eastern Presbyterian Church. Mallette Roach Spengler, soprano, accompanied on the piano by Isabelle Taylor, sang at the April ball of the Virginia State Society at the Raleigh Hotel. Eva Wright will give a short organ recital preceding the evensong at St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, to- night at 7:40 o'clock. Her numbers will include Bach's loccata in C," Guilmant's “Pastorale” from the “First Sonata” and the finale from Widor's “Fifth Symphony.” Gertrude Lyons, chairman of music of the Women’s City Club, will direct | a musical tomorrow evening, assisted y Thelma Smith, who will sing ‘Elegy) (Campbell-Tipton), *“Moon- path” (Beach), “Farewell” (Gabril- owitch). Mildred Koob Schulze, com- poser-pianist, will play “Variations” (Ballantine), and some of her own compositions. Gertrude Lyons will sing “With Verdure Clad” (Haydn), “On Wings of Song” (Mendelssohn), “Whither”” (Schubert), “Song My | enthusiast raphs Birthday” (Woodman), (Nevin), “The Edwin Hugnes has been re-engaged Yy conduct a master class session in piano at the University of Minnesota June 24, during the annual convention Minnesota Music Teachers’ His Summer maste; rk City begins June Twas April” Awakening” (Sprots) The Herndon, Va., c Study Club presented a concert in the Hern don High School Friday evening un der the direction of Mrs. Annie Robex Walker. The program was given by the orchestra, Mrs. Wiiliam . Dawson Anne Gibson, club chorus, Mre. Fred erick Robinson, Mrs. Floyd Thomp son. Grayson Hanes, Mrs. Norvell Larkin, Mildred Mohler, Mrs. Harold 1. Hanes, Dorothy Dick and Elizabeth Helen Fisk Torrey Wood, Rose Hyer Hartung and Le land Parker were hostesses Monday evening at the Hotel Raleigh to mem bers of Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon and their friends. A delight ful musical was given by Charlotie Klein and Mabel Linton Williams pianists; Inez Miller, mezzo-soprano and Hazel Wood, soprano. Dancing followed. Dr. T. S. Lovette was guest artist at the Arts Club Friday. He gave a lecture called “The Mystery of the Piano String. He also touched the subject of “The Piano as a Wire less Instrument.’ Following the lecture a short musi cal was given by Jack Charlton Ward mezzo-soprano, who sang Songs written by Dr. Lovette, who accom panied her. They included ‘“‘Marin Og a Stor.,” “Heart of a Rose,” “Little Rifts” Asthoreen.’ Dr. Lovette then played, by special request, the Bach-Stradel organ con certo, transcribed for piano, giving the majestic passages with dignity and sonority of tone the plaintive trill phrases with a delicacy of touch hy which he has made this composition famous. As an encore he played his own “Nocturne in D Minor Hazel Gibson Fannie Gluckstein, dramatic prano, ompanied by Eva Whitford Lovette, sang a group of solos Wed nesday at a benefit for homeless children given at the Epiphany Parish Hall. Gladys Hillyer, pianist, appeared before the Rotary Club Wednesday at the Mayflower. She played “Prelude (MacDowell) and a arlatti sonata ry Helen Howe, coloratura so prano, with Marie Howe Spurr at the piano, presented a group of old song from Italy, England and Amer before the Political Study Club. Robert Tawrence will direct Scotch music fete and dance carniv at Central High School Tuesday night at 7:45. The band concert which opens the program will last until 8:15 when other features, including vs solos, choruses, Scotch dances, Vv solos and musical novelties, introd: ing especially the Washington Scotch Pipe Band. will be given. There are 1,400 seats fres public; the doors open at 7 served seats numbering 600 o each, will be sold at the Homer Kitt Piano Co., 1330 G street, from 9 a.m until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. No child un der 4 years of age will be admitted to the Re Meyer Davis ha returned Washington, after leading in_persor the big Davis orchestra which furnish ed music at the ball given at the Ritz Carlton in New York Wednesday Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Philadel phia multi-millionaire. The Daugh ters of the American Revolution lected the local Davis Society Orches tra to play both at their reception at Continental Memorial Hall and at the D. A. R. ball at Rauscher’s Tuesda) Mr. Davis personally led this orches tra at the dance at the Montgomery unty Country Club given by M Sylvanus Stokes and Mrs. Geor Vanderbilt. “He Calls to Me,” a sacred anthem by R. Deane Shure, director of music of the Mount Vernon Place Methodis: Episcopal Church South, which has just been published, will be sung by the Mount Vernon Chorus for the first time this morning at the 11 o'clock service at the church. James A. Barr of New York, a young tenor living at present in Washington, will be soloist on the mu sical program given at the ball by 10 patriotic _organizations at the Wash ington Club Tuesday night at 5 o'clock. Mr. Barr will be assisted by Miss Vallora Shives at the piano. .1 G. B. Bullock heads the committee in charge of the affair Billee Oshorn, 13-vear-old “bird boy was one of the musical entertainer for the D. A. R. convention, and won response for his numbers He has made records with the Benson Orchestra of Chicago and with Paul Whiteman and holds the distinction of being the only “throat whistler” ex cept Charles Kellogg. His whistling is produced directly from his throat vet specialists state that except for the fact that his vocal chordsare long er and stronger than the average, his throat is perfectly nmormal. It was about three and a half years ago that Billee discovered he could make a unique whistle, and then he studied the bird calls and has specialized in them. He says making records is hard work, but he likes it and that he enjoys whistling over radio very much. Not Forced to Fight. HE lower house of the Kansas Legislature has just repealed a law making compulsory service of all male izens between the ages of 12 and 65 to fight grasshoppers. The law was passed in 18 MUSICAL INSTRUCTION DONA GHREY, INTERNATIONAL A- no and Knabe artist. offers special rats (o local_students for limited period. Burling- ton Hotel. 29° WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY of MUSIC . H. Ave.. adjoining 1 Dupont Circle. Start now, Spring te nter the children Practice rooms. Yearbook. in Voice Culture. 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