Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 58

By Helen Fetter HE Beethoven Association of New York, at its last executive meet- ing, voted unanimously.“to donate §1,000 to .the Library 0‘1 Con- gress, our national library, for the increase of its collection of important autograph chamber music and orchestra manuscript s@res by classic masters within the sphere of interest of the Beethoven ag@ciation.” 3 S ‘ __EThc gift is important, far beyond the generous amount, as a proof of canfidence in the aims and service of the library. on the part of a group competent to judge. * * ¥ x RY HOWE'S “Chain Gang Song,” for chorus of mixed voices and == orchestra, has been accepted by Mr. Albert Stoessel for. performance atthe next Worcester festival. This will be the first performance of this Washington composer’s work in its recently finished definitive form. The weork is being published by G. Schirmer of New York. * k¥ ok RNEST BLOCH, now residing in Cleveland, where he directs the In- stitute of Musical Art, has just finished a suite for string orchestra and piano. It consists of four movements—a prelude, a dirge, a Swiss » mountain song and a jugue. Those who have heard this new work, which book are too “colorless.” is conceived along rather classic lines, proclaim it as one of Mr. Bloch's most successful achievements. The suite was written during a recent vacation spent at Santa Fe. * ¥k k THE poignant antipathy of some audiences to modern music and their scathing commeuts on the apparent lack of melody in these new com- positions was again demonstrated recently in- Washington, when Ethel! lenn Hier's fascinating chamber music suite for flute, oboe, piano, viola, cllo and violin was played. Wanda Landowska. charming interpreter of | niano and harpsichord music, takes issue with this multitude that clamors for melody of established vintage in the April number of the League of Composers’ Review in an article entitled “Why Modern Music Lacks Melody.” She says, in part: “T Have noticed lately that people are again exciting themselves about melody, beautiful me-e-lod-e-e] .Once more we are going to.hear this plump and charming person talked about. But then, one always returns to onc’s first love. * * * Eyen Master d'Indy bestows upon her a supreme consecration, ‘Alone, melody never ages.” * * * Somebody, I do not re- member who, has unearthed a saying of Haydn’s which is the delight of the champions of melody, ‘Melody is the main thing, harmony being useful only to charm the ear.” The'good old uncle, his pockets stuffed with de-- lightful sWeetmeats, probably did not foresee with what confidence the world would one day lean upon his rhilosephical dogmas. “So_harmony is useful only to charm the ear and melody is the main thing! ~Then how shall one class such works as the chromatic fantasy, niost the toccatas and certain preludes in “The Well-Tempered Clavier” of Bach, which are so denuded of melody that the first one, for instance, excited Gounod's pity? I could cite hundreds of -admirable works (and not alone Bich’s) devoid of what one calls ‘melody,"-or else in which this zlimem plays only a secondary part. “Why does our modern music lack melody? The answer is simple— because it is modern. Modern music has never been melodic. In the seventeenth century the French accused Italian music of wanting melody. A century later the Italians and their supporters are reproaching the French for making ‘learned music, destitute of melody. Beethoven, even Chopin, had to clear themselves of such charges. And then Wagner, that monster who killed melody for 4ll time! “We are forced to belicve that the good lady has a tough constitu- tion. The oftener her death is proclaimed, the more she has of health and rotundity, and every one accused of being her murderer has become, ‘in his turn, her benefactor and her savior. Melodious music is the music of yesterday. The music of today is not so yet, but it will be later; that is why we call it the music of tomorrow.” * * k% HILE Prof. Daniel Gregory Mason only lately assured ais that “jazz” is a most dangerous and reprehensible thing, the musicians of Eu- rope_hail it as a distinct contribution to music. The Vienna menthly Musikblaetter des Anbruch devotes its entire April number to the sub- jegt of jazz. It contains articles by Alexander Jemnitz of Budapest, Louis Gruenberg of New York, Darius Milhaud of Paris, Cesar Saerchinger, now of London; Percy Grainger, the Australian, and other members of the musical vanguard. : * ok ok ok MAURICE RAVEL'S new lyric fantasy, “L’Enfant et les Sortileges,” has recently had its first performance at the opera house in Nice. The book is by Mme. Colette. The fantastic quality of the text may be judged | by a sample which is a duet between a china teacup and the tea kettle; the two indulge in the following dialogue which is here reproduced as it stands rhl_ the original, showing that both cup and kettle have polyglot pro- clivities : “How’s your mug? Rotten! Better had——come on! Black and costeaud— I punch your nose. I knock out you, stupid chose, Black and thick, and vrai beau gosse. Cascarra, harakiri.” 5 _ Ravel has written apparently the most delightful sort of music for this play. But then, operatic librettos in general gain by the fact that the singers’ enunciation is too poor to render the text so that it can be heard, even if it remain incomprehensible. \ *x % ¥ % Dk A. EAGLEFIELD-HULL is the general editor oi a new “Diction- ary of Modern Music and Musicians” (published by E. P. Dutton & Co., New York). It is the most up-to-date reference book on the subject. No misician or lover of music, following the trend of present develop- ments, can do without it. Mr. M. D. Calvocoressi, in the London Music ) { THALIA_ | SABANILVA T Interstate Male Chorus. Interstate Male Chorus, com: prising 40 men in the Government service, under -the -direction of C. B. Aitchison, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, will render its third contert of the fifth season Tues- day evening, May 19. City-wide inte: est has been manifested 4n these con- certs, which are given at the Masonic Auditorium, Thirteenth street and New York avenue northwest, at 8:30 pm. ‘The chorus will present Helen Howlson, soprano soloist at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church of this city. She will sing three songs, “My Lovely Celia,” “Le Moulin” and “The Bells of Seville,” in adition to the “Waltz Song” from “Romeo and Juliet,” by Gounod. One of the spe- clal numbers on the ' program is Nevin's beautiful setting of the Dutch lullably “Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” in which Miss Howison will sing an obbligato part with the chorus. The program which the chorus will offer contains considerable variety in the selections, opening with Prothero’s song of “Marching Men” Another unque number will be Stevenson's “Idylle Mongollienne,” which is sung by the men in Chinese-American dia- lect. There will also be a charming arrangement by Mr.. Aitchison of Luther’s “In Nights Still Calm,” with an incidental solo by Ross Farrar, tenor. 4 Robert L. Feuerstein will accom- pany the chorus, as usual, and George H. Wilson will be Miss Howison’s ac- companist. Any further information desired by the patrons' of the chorus or their ‘l’rlends may be obtained from H. M. Brown, manager of the chorus, Room 1033, Interstate Commerce Building. A Benefit Musical—Friday. A GROUP of singers connected with the Washington Opera Company, Kurt Hetzel, former director of thé Munich Opera House and now in ‘Washington, and the Tchernikoff- Gardiner ballet dancers will appear in a musical Friday night at the ‘Washington Auditorium at $:15 o'clock for the benefit of Walter Wynn, an American soldier whom the World War robbed of everything except head and torso. Mrs. Coolidge and a num- ber of ladies of the cabinet and Co gress and Secretary of the Navy Wi bur head the list of patrons. Musicians, singers and dancers who have pledgeds their services for .this affair include Lucia De Nunez, a singer recently returned from study abroad; Rose Pollio, contralto; Hunter Bulletin of April, contributes an article on “Musical Dictionaries” and takes pains to answer the criticism that some of the articles in Dr. Hull’s Says Mr. Calvocoressi: “I hold that there is no place in a musical dictionary for controversial matter unless all the various aspects of the controversy are dealt with thoroughly.” Heaven forbid such procedure. It would mean the end of a dictionary as “polite reading.” * k¥ Xk X THE educational use of mechanical reproductions of music is rapidly growing. America has done pioneer work in this field. It stands no | longer alone. London University has recently decided to add to its library gramophone records and pianola rolls, as a method of cnabling the stu- dents to become acquainted with classical and modern works in the easiest way. In the vaults of the Opera at Paris records of every prominent | singer who has appeared on this famous stage are kept sealed. under lock | and key. They are intended to be played again 100 years from the date of sealing. The Victor Talking Machine Co. has just presented to the music_division of the Library of Congress a Victrola and a collection of over 500 records, sclected by the chief of the division, Mr. Engel. These records will form a most valuable aid to the student and investigator a cen- tury hence. It is a matter of keen regret that the phonograph was not invented in the days of the Italian and English madrigalists, clavicinists, of Catalani, Farinelli or Paganini. & Maryland U. Musicals. AUL BLEYDEN, popular Washing- ton tenor, will be heard in a solo part at the Uniyersity of Maryland Soclety’s’ presentation of received by music lovers throughout the neighboring States. The gleemen present a two-part program, the first consisting of classical numbers, inter- Kimball, the ténor who sang dames in ““Alda” here this Winte: Kurt Hetzel, pianist, and the. abov! mentioned ballet dancers. ‘The program will be: Introductory talk of appreciation by Comdr. Kohen: ‘Army calls, by Cos- and a piccolo solo, “Wrenn" mare), Musician Jack _Bell; selec- tions, United States Navy Band, Lieut. Charles Benter, director: piano solos, “Barcarolle,” from “Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach), valse, ‘‘Rosen- cavalier” (Strauss), ~“Military Polo- naise” (Chopin), Kurt Hetzel: song: “Roadways” (Densmore), *Tally H (Leoni), “Values” (Vanderpool). Rose Pollio; songs, ‘‘How Sweet the Place.” “The Isle,” “Floods of Spring” (Rach- manifoff), Hunter Kimball; ‘“Winter Song”. (Bullard), “Pickaninny Lul- laby” (Hall), “Sweet and Low” (Barnby), Glee Club of New Jerusalem Masonic Lodge, No. 9, R. S. Thomas, conductor; bailet, “Scene Victorienne’ (Weber), “Invitation to the Dance,” Tchernikoff-Gardiner ballet: “Micaela’s Air,” from “Carmen” (Bizet), Lucia De 'Nunez; piano solo, “Second Rhap- sody” (Liszt), Kurt Hetzel; aria. “Segui- dilla,” from “Carmen” (Bizet), 'Rose Pollio; arla from ‘“Carmen” (Bizet), Hunter Kimball, and duet, “Parle Mol de Ma Mere,” from “Carmen” (Bizet), (Da- Elijah” Thursday night at College Park. The sing- ing of Mendels- ohn’s oratorio limax the daw program of 1he fourth annual festival of music ven. under the direction of Homer C. House. Edyth coloratura prano; ~on, hoth of New York,, and Rollin Pease, Chicago baritone, PAUY. BLEYDEN. are other guest artists who will take part in the Spring festival, the latter singing the title role in “Elijah.” I Edyth Helena, who appears in an artist recital Thursday afterncon at 2:30 o'clock and in the evening oncert, the University of Maryland is featuring a genuine coloratura voice for the first time. Miss. Helena is well known for her phonograph records and her connection with the Aborn and Century grand - opera -ompanies. Opening with an air from ‘Madame Butterfly,” by Puccini, her program includes numbers by. Tosti, Brahms and Verdi., and concludes with & group of English, Scottish and irish ballads. * Mrs. Jessie Blaisdell of Riverdale, who is to accompany each -of the festival programs, will appear in the Thursday afternoon concert in sev- eral solo numbers. Her selections will be two Liszt compositions, “Le Mal Du Pays,” from *“Annees de Pelerinage,” "and “Rhapsodie Hon- croise, No. 8. A concert by the university male g “club_ of 25 voices opens the restival Wednesday afternoon. . -The organization is a favorite with ‘Wash: ingtom audiences and during the five tence has been well mingled with vocal and instrumental Solos, and the more dificult of the old:time college songs. Carr Van Sickler’s “Old Liners” orchestra has the stage at the opening of Part 2 and presents the very latest in mod. ern “jazz” before the full-voice en- semble {cln?lea the program with a group of college glees and ‘“Ma; My Maryland.” iy uglas D. Burnside of Washington is president of the glee club ooy o nt to Dr. House, the director. The choral society, numbering 80 members, makes its initial appearance Tuesday evening at 8:15 in the grand concert in which Miss Olson and Mr. Pease give several solo_groups, Chorus numbers include Faning' “Song of the Vikings, by Schumann, and from “The Messiah. Reservations may be made by phoning or writing the registrar of gl:rkl!nlvel‘ilty of Maryland, College Arts Club Musical. DORE WALTEN, cellist, accom- panied . by - Gertrude Smallwood, pianist, and “the Tuesday Evening Music Club, Florence Howard, direc- tor, presented an especially delightful evening of music at tlie Arts Club of ‘Washington Thursday. Mr. Walton numbers included a Le ‘So- ‘Ar] ind le- by Popper, and Saint-Saens’ ‘Le Cygne.” The club, accompanied by Mrs. Wil- Parts . sang Oley Speaks’ “Morning,” Fox's of a Shep- herd” and the old English jummer Is A-coming In” in the first groyp: Der by Rubinstein, and ‘Come Down to Kew,” by Diaz, sung| by Helen Newmyer of the club: Schumann's “Lotus Flower” and Dvoralgs ‘“Darkey 2 ar- ranged by Ciifford Page, and Balfe's “Come With the Gypsy Bride” in the last group. s = Hunter Kimball and Lucia De Nunez. New Officers Elected in 4 Friday Music Club AT the annual election of . officers which closed the meetings of the Friday Morning Music Club for the season 1924-25 - Mrs. Eugene - Byrnes was re-elected president of the organ- her officers next season will o M mAmur nchkenhlmp and Mrs. Huy Brown, recordls lfl:‘hAlk:o E. Edward governors, George . Walson, Mrs. Willlam von Bayer, Miss Katherine Lee Jones, Mrs, Elliott Woods and Mrs. Henry Robbine; director-of chorus committee, Mrs, Walter Hilton; chairman of mem: bership, Miss Maude Sewall, with Mrs. Gawler, Mrs. Reed, Miss Helen Ger. | rer and Mrs. Wallace; chairman of re- L& o m— N GIORDANO PALTRINIERL s 2 RALPH.TRROLLE. “LA TRAVIATA" “LA TRAVIATA,” one of the most appealing and tuneful of the many operas by Verdi, “the grand old man of Italian operd,” will be sung Wednesday evening at 8:15,0'clock at the Washington Auditorium; when the Washington Opera Co. opens ity Spring season. / Reservations made thus far indicat the production will be attended by the same: distinguished gathering of Washington's music lovers who filled the auditorium to hear the three suc- cessful performances of the Winter season presented by this organization. “La Traviata,” says Edouard Al bion, general director. “will show the finest work yet of the Washington Co.” ~ He has engaged six artists of the Metropolitan Opera Co. to sing the stellar roles. - They will be supported by an ensemble of 50 voices drawn from local studios and choirs, and an orchestra of 50 pleces. The production will be conducted by Jacques Samossoud. The opera will be given fine stage settings. Many pieces of Italian draperies, furniture and art - pieces #5% The Planists’ Club. KATHARINE MACREYNOLDS MORRISON will direct the third annual series of individual recitals of a selected group of talented young piinists at the Knabe-Kitt Recital Hall, 1330 G street northwest, at § o'clock on the foliowing dates: Tues- day night, Helen Willlams and Rose- mary Finckel; Thursday, Elizabeth Hayes and Benjamin Ratner; Satur- day, Katherine Wardner Smith and Eleanore Colborn: May 19, Rebecca Easterbrook and Gladys Hillyear; May 21, Minnle Hoxsie and ~Wifred Michaelson; May 23, Virginia Shull and Ann Keliher. De Sayn Studio. Elena de Sayn will present the an- nual recital at her studio this after- noon at 4 o'clock, when the program will include instrumental numbers by Wilmer Colwell, Mary Luttrell, Joan MacMurray, Freddy Wroblewskl, Loudmilla McCully, Dunstan_Thomp- son, Virginia roomes, Grineff; dances by Arno Petrenko, Anne Hasselbach and Pauline Pari- seau, with “Russian Village Scene.” performed by Mary Luttrell, Pauline Pariseau. Rosemary Edmunds and Arno Pet- renko, accompanied by Miss de Sayn and Malton Boyce. Recital at Women’s City Club. Bessie N. Wild will present Thelma Rector, soprano, and Margaret Tolson, planist, in recital at the Women's City Club tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock. The program will include: “Sonata Pathetique” (Beethoven), Miss Tolson; “Dawn” (Curran), Mrs. Rector;: “In utumn,” “By a Meadow . Brook™ ind “From Uncle Remus” (Mac- Dowell); “The Hurdy-Gurdy Man"” and ““The Old Musical Box* (Goossens), Miss Tolson; “None But the Lonely Heart” (Tchaikovsky), “The First Primrose” (Grieg), Mrs. Rector; *“Soirees de Vienne” (Schubert-Liszt), Miss Tolson; “Nursery Rhymes” (Curran), Mrs. Rector; ‘“‘Gavotte in A" (Gluck- rahms), “Prelude, Op. 28, No. 2,” and “Prelude, Op. 28, No. 3” (Chopin), Mi: ; _‘‘Mother, (Tre- Minor” (Rachmaninoff), Miss Tolson; “Cavatine” (Queen of Sheba) (Gounod), Mrs. Rector;. “Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 11" (Liszt), Miss Tol- son; “Plantation Ditty” (Stratton) and “Kitty” (Wells), Mrs. Rector. Associated Studies. The faculty of the Associated Stu- dios, Otto Torney Simon, voice; La Salle Spier, piano; Henri Sokolov, violin; Richard Lorleberg, cello, will present a' group at the Playhouse evening at 8 o’clock promptly. Friday ;| Mrs. Jonas Bernheimer will be the ac- companist. The.public is invited. The following program will be given: Organ choral prelude, “I Call on Thee, Lord” (Bach-Busoni), Virginia Shull “Come Unto -Him” (Handel), Hazel van:den Bo- ception, Mra, Fred True, .with Mrs, | Kriesler) Hilton and Mrs. Woods; chairman of publicity, Mrs. Frank Howard; chair- man of piano committee, Mrs. John During the past months the Frida, Morning Music Club has presented "{some unusual . among. the outstanding features an address by Carl Engel, head of the! music: division. of the 'Congressional Library; a unique Christmas program of old English music; a recital of com- positions by Mary Howe, with the poser at the piano; a .charming “tarewell” recital by Ruby and Louis Potter, and .ather .noteworthy events. | 51 “My Choice, new song by Eliza- beth %ollbon Hill, words by D}:- ‘Nora Moyer of this city, will be sung by Goldie Hutchins. at the First Congre- Benton; “The Organ bert), “Death and the Maiden” (Schu- bert), Anna Ledward Patterson; “She Is So White (Grieg), “Skip Dance (Grieg), ~“Album” Leaf, F Major” (Grieg), of Dwarfs (Grieg), awski), Flora™) ( Fiirue per), Louise Bernheimer; roux), ll'ld:rr?“u. Seaton, violin obbli- 0, 3 ti-oxn and Rondo Caj " “(Saint- Saens), Leo Al 5 bra. Viadimir | a short sketch entitled | Harry [toni), Musicians G. De have been loaned by two local antique shops to add historical accuracy to the scenes. Thalla Sabanieva, Grecian prima donna, will sing the title role of Violetta, with Ralph Errolle, young tenor, who appeared here with this company in “Tales of Hoffman,” play- ing opposite’ her. Other artists include Ivan Ivantzoff, Paola Ananian, Senor Paltrinierl and Senor D’Angelo. Albert Shefferman, Washington baritone, will sing a =mall role, as will Anna Crioni, another New York artist. The opera, which is taken from Dumas’ story of “Camille,” opens with a_bacchanallan costume ball given by Violetta, reigning belle of Paris. She forsakes her life of dissipation after meeting Alfredo. She leaves him, however, and plunges into deeper dissipation when Alfredo’s aged father, in a pitiful plea, convinces her she has disgraced his family. Alfredo duels with her new amour and insdlts her. They are reconciled, however, when the father tells Alfredo of Violetta's sacrifice, just before she dies, a victim of consumption. SPRING RECITALS Land” (Liszt), ‘Rhapsody (Liszt), Jessie Blaisdell. I. C. A. Fiano Recital. A piano recital was given recently at the Immaculate Conception Acad- emy and proved a most enjoyable af- tair. Kathryn Bowers and Ruth Roberts were presented with gold medals and gave a fine rendition of their power of execution in the selections of Chopin, Rubinstein and Liszt. The vocal numbers of the program, sung by Florence Yocum, included: “Sing. Smile, Slumber” (Gounod); “Nocturne” (Curran), “Spring’s Awakening” (Sanderson), “De Orilla de un Palmar” (Yradier). As Prof. Harry Wheaton Howard had celebrated his twenty-fifth year in the faithful service of the academy, he’ was presented with a. beautiful { leather traveling case and a bouquet of flowers by the glee club, while Ruth Roberts read a “Jubilee Tribute” to him, and thus closed one of the most pleasant occasions in the annals of the school. Third Stahl Recital Ruby Smith Stahl gave her third musical for students of the Winter Tuesday evening, varying the regular procedure by making it a critique. Frank K. Sanderson, Ruth Hansford Snodgrass, Mrs. Hazen Hammeck. Mrs. George H. Thomas and Dorothy Tchiffely sang songs by O'Hara, Mas- senet, Moir, MacDermid, Ferry, Reickardt and Bizet, and several his- tory-of-music topics w<re assigned for next meeting. No. 8" Herndon Morsell directed the mu- sic section of the Cheyy Chase Wom- an’s Club in a Spring concert Wed- nesday evening in the auditorium of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. The chorus of about 50 women sang several groups of songs very well, with some interesting effects in vocal | tone-coloring. An innovation this year was the auxiliary chorus of 20 tenors and basses, which made two mixed choral numbers possible. These selections were well sung and added much to the pregram. -~ They . were Fanning’s “The Miller's Wooing,” with incidental solo by Roger White- {logr: nd the same composer's.‘‘Moon- The assisting soloists were Deleslyne Taylor, planist, and Durward Bower- s0x, violinist, both w&l known in Jocal music circles and competent mu- sicians. Mrs. F. A. Hunnewell, pianist, was the accompanist for the choral numbers. Mrs: D. S. Lord presented a group in recital in her new residence-studio recently in the annual musical. Those participating included: Annette Coop- er, Lily May Harris, Estelle Keae; Vir- || ginla ‘Tastel, Evelyn 'Baber, Nannie ‘Bowen, Virginia Hanger, Helen Sacks, Millard Bowen and Carter.Lord. . The gold medal for the senior class was awarded to Miss Cooper, with honors to Miss Harris. The gold ring prize was won by Miss Baber of the intermediate class and prizes of books: for good work were' given ‘to Miss Tastel and Miss Hanger. of ;the Junior class. ‘ - i Navy Band, Wednesday. (rnm— program Wednesday at 6:30 " p.m. at the bandstand, navy yard, by the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, director, ;,will be: March, “First Corps Cadets” (Fulton): overture, “Der Gelst, der-Wojewden" Ay 8 (Grossmann); duet for cornet and bari- ‘tone, “‘Una Notte a Venezia" (Lucajp De Giorgio and J. naro; suite de ballet, *“Panto- mipe” (Lacome); characteristic, “Whis- ipering - Flowers” .(Von Blon); ' grand scenes from the opera, “Sam Delilah” (Saint-Saens); descris “Introduc- { meszo, Mother's Day Music. A.\’ interesting program in the ob- servance of Mother's day will be glven at the H Street Christian Church, Sixth and H streets south- west, today. The exercises will be- gin promptly at 10:45 a.m., at which time the entire membership of the Sunday school will assemble in the church auditorium. Music appropri- ate to the occasion, under the leader- ship of Willard 8. Haynie, cholir di- rector of the church, will be ren- dered by the male quartet and by a male chorus of about 30 voices. The mixed chorus choir will also render special music. Mrs. Gladys Thrift will give appropriate readings and the pastor, Rev. Harold E. Dickens, will deliver a Mother's day .address. Mr. Haynie will sing “That Wonder- ful Mother of Mine.” bly the most interesting fea- ture of the occasion will be the ap- pearance of a mixed quartet com- posed of four little tots from the primary department of the Sunday school. Seats’ will be reserved for all mothers attending the service, and each mother, upon entering the church, will be presented with a flower. A cordial invitation is extended to all not attending services at other churches. Special music at Calvary Methodist Church this meorning will include a solo by Fred J. Eden, baritone and director, “Mother o' Mine” (Tours): offertory quartet, “Songs Our Mothers Sang” (Geibel), sung by the solo quartet, composed of Marie C. Deal, soprano; Mildred De Hart, contralto; Edward G. Lippitt, tenor, and Fred J. Eden, baritone. At the evening service Emma Louise Thompson, organist, will play preced- ing the service “Oh, the Lilting Springtime” (Stebbins) and “Air From Suite in D" (Bach). The quartet will sing two anth , “‘Hark, Hark, My Soul” (Ambrose) &nd “Tarry With Me, © My Savier” (Baldwin). Soloists With Chaminade Club. VIVIENNE L. WINSTEAD, recent winner in a contest for pian- ists conducted by the Capital district of the Federation of Music Clubs; Flora Brylawski, contralto, and Helen Belt, violinist, will be soloists at a concert to be given by the Chaminade Glée Club, under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society at St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, Eleventh and H_ streets northwest, Monday, May 18. Other concerts to be given Ry the Chaminade- Glee Club duris this month are at the Home of Incurables tomorrow, when assisting the club will be Evelyn Scott, violinist; Ethelyn B. Smart,. soprano, accompanied by Grace Peters, and Earl V. Grimes, tenor: at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital next Sunday, assisted by Miss Belt and Mr. Grimes. N Gertrude Walters is the club's ac- companist, and Esther Linkins. direc- tor. Torovsky Organ Recital. DOLF C. TOROVSKY, Jr.. organist | and choir director of Epiphany Church and newly elected dean of the Washington Chapter of the. American Guild of Organists. will give a recital at Trinity Episcopal Church, Takoma Park, Thursday at 8 p.m.. Mr. Torov- sky will be assisted by Mrs. Hugh Brown, soprano soloist of Epiphany Church. Rfibinstein \Club Concert. 'HE Rubinstein Club will give its third and last concert of the season Tuesday night, in -the New Willard i Hotel The soloists will be Gertrude Russell, soprano; Frances Cole, mezz0-30- prano, and Cecile Sale, ~ com tralto, with the Madrigol Quartet also as- sistifg. Pauline Knoeller will be at the piano. The club has presented \o ‘Washington audi- ences some of the /| Ralph Baldwin, president; Mrs. Ed- ward -| ters, choral director, and. Mrs. Wade Mme. e it -u’f":.‘“‘m“,;'ri‘.‘.' concert the club v ng. the composition Won-by “Louis Saar of the| Chicago Musical , with a prize’| of $100 offered by.the Rubinstein Club; for’ the best' compusition . written for women’s chorus,'” "~ s The Rubinstein ‘Club’will -hold its -.‘-:z ballroom.|req KURT HETZEL, formerly conductor of the Opera House in Munich, Germany, is an unusually talented mu- siclan who has recently come to Wash- ington to take an active paft in local music. He is especially gifted as a maeker of transcriptions of ‘Wagner's operas for the piano. Liszt and Richard Strauss are other composers of whom he is par- ticul l;lly fond. Amon; s most tasciekting plano numbers are_sev- eral of the Liszt rl es, his “Liebestraume,” the music of Rich- ard StrZuss’ “Rosenkavalier,” and transcriptions of “Magic Fire Music from “Die Walkuere,” “Liebestod” from “Tristan und Isolde” and “Tannhauser” music. When he is playing Mr. Hetzel seems to have a mental picture of all the instruments in an orchestra, and he tries to interpret all of them in one way or another in his arrangements. He has a distinctly individual manner of_playing and fine touch. Mr. Hetzel, wito also is anxious to KURT. HETZEL. Washington which he is dss in Mannheim, Germany, when only 16 years old, and later studied music gen- erally In the high schools ef Munich. | He was a pupil of Felix Mottl 1910-11 | and began his career as a conductor at Mannheim. He conducted under Hans Fitzphitzner at Strassburg and had been with the royal opera in Mu- nich for two years when the war broke out, During the war he founded and con- ducted a symphony orchestra in Ru- mania and, after the war, was first conductor of Czernowitz, in’that coun- try. He toured Europe as accompa- nist for Isa Kremer, the singer, and was also soloist. He also traveled on tour with Miss Kremer in this coun- try in leading cities for five months. It is probable that Mr. Hetzel will conduct several Wagnerian operas here with Mr. Alblon's forces next Fall. Savona Griest, soprano; Mabel Loftus, contralto; Denton Ledford, tenor, and W. H. Whiteside, baritone, accompanied by Winifred Michaelson, who also played several solo numbers, presented a musical program at the Dixon Memorial Home Thursday eve- ning, when an address was made by Secretary of Labor J. J. Davis. Ylorence McNelly Price, contralto, accompanied by Elizabeth Gardner Cocmbs, sang at the home of Mrs. Charles 1. Corby May Mr. Corby played two selections on his organ, Elgar's “Pomp and Circumstance and a “Faust Fantasie.” Netta Craig sang two_groups of songs, Italian and modern English and French, at the concert given by the Rho Beta Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon, national honorary musical sorority, at the Masonic Auditorium Thursday under the auspices of Chapter F, P. E. O. Mabel Linton Williams, piano soloist, also accompanied Miss Craig, who had to prepare for this concert at very short notice to replace Herman Fakler, baritone. Others on the pro- gram were Mabel Ward, Lois Stuntz, Mary M. Thompson and George Dixon Thompson. Miss Craig will sing Elizabeth Col- lison Hill's song written for Mother's day, “Once More. ta Touch Her Fragile Hand,” at the morning service at West Washington Baptist Church to- day, with organ accompaniment by Mrs. Hill. Alice G. Sharpe, wife of Lieut. John Sharpe, U. S. N., who left Washington recently for the Western coast, par- ticipated in many local musicals while in the city. She was soprano soloist at St. Peter’s, sang over the radio and sang at St. Patrick’s and the Church of the Sacred Heart. She is the daugh- ter of John Glassmaie, who was promi- nent as a singer in Philadelphia. Mrs. Sharpe, who has a coloratura voice, first sang here before a very large au- dience at the Willard im a concert, ac- companied on the piano by Harry Wheaton Howard. She is now at Long Beach, Calif. A new. Wurlitzer pipe organ has just been installed in the Rialto Thea- ter, and is one of the largest organs in the eity. It has 48 distinct stops and includes many unusual combina- tions of effects. It is being used for the first time this week, and it is plan- ned that with its aid many musical 0 Choir and the Boumi Temple Shrine Chanters in Baltimore. Mr. Paul trained under Bispham, Vannini and others. His thorough musicianship magnetic personaiity and his sincere interest in his work nave won tor him 2 host of admirers in Wash ington. The choir of the First Congrega- tional Church, under the direction of Ruby Smith Stahl, was entertained at the Tivoli Theater by Harry Cran- dall immediately preceding their broadcasting from WRC last evening Meyer Davis will personally lead the 25-piece Davis Orchestra, which is booked as the leading musical at- traction at Cincinnati Park, the new amusement park which opened in Cincinnati May 1 orchestra will play a two-week -en- gagement. Myra McCathran Marks, dramatic soprano, was heard Thursday in a group of songs before the Men's Club of St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church where she is soprano soloist. Mrs Marks was accompanied by James Russell Barr, composer-pianist. “The Lord Is My Light” (Allitson) and “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” (Gounod) were solos by Mrs. Mark- at the Playhouse Sunday night. Mary Lucia Fish, young American lyric soprano recently heard over the radio as one of the ““Crandall Satur day Nighters,” will make her theatri cal debut in Washington as a_soloist at Crandall's Metropolitan Theate: this week, beginning this afternoon at 3. Miss Fish will sing a brief re She is a native of the Middl- E returned a month a Surope, where she studied late Jean De Reszke. Miss I appeared in concert in Puris, Budapest, Prague, Belgrade, other continental mu: will heard at the Metropolitan three times daily throughout the week Misds Annie-Mai Rudolph, pupil of R Deane Shure, will give an organ je cital at lh('_ Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South to- night at ) o'clock. Her iumbers will be “Melodi Mathews), “Communion (Mathews), “In the Twilight” (Harker) and “Largo” (Handel.) Amy L. Ormsby gave a program of songs last Sunday night at the meet ing of the Emily Nelson Chapter. D. A. R. Among her numbers werc included “My Temple of Fame,” a memorial song to heroes of the World War, and “A Radio Love Song.” both written by Helen Fields of Washing. ton. “Carolina, Queen of States written by Mary Speed Mercer, also was given. Ellen Sparrow, soprano, sang the offertory at the Northminster Pres byterian Church last Sunday. The United States Army Band. under the direction of Capt.” William J. Stannard, gave a program at the pan-American session of the Inter- national Council of Women at the Pan-American Building Thursday night. The selections included Capt Stannard's arch, “The Pan-Ameri can Union”: Codin's march, “Zaca tacas’; the national airs of Argentina Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Cuba and Canada, and four Cuban dances, ai ranged by Cervantes. Arthur Jett will sing the tenor solo “Tell Mother I'll Be- There’ asx the feature of the morning service on Mother’s day today at the Ninth Street Christian Church. In the evening interesting orchestral music will include: “Nocturne” and “Ga votte,” by -Safranek: -overture Mozart's “The Marriage of Figaro. and Miles’ “Dainty Daffodils.” » The faculty of Wesleyan Univer sity, at a recent meeting, voted to introduce a_course in music in the. curriculum, beginning next year. The* new course will include history and; appreciation of music and will consist « of a study of the evolution of music - and an examination of The course will be given by Prof. nith, organist of the also diréctor of the University choir Ten Star Concerts—1925-26° 'HE array of talent and variety of ) offerings _announcéd in the 10 Star concerts for the season 1925-26 in Washington sounds most promis- ing. 5 Mme. Rethberg, newest of the Met- stars, well known for her radio re- citals, will make her initial bow innovations will be possible. John Salb and Norman Stockett are the organ- | ists. i The Elene De Sayn String Quartet | | repeated last Saturday at the residence {of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. McKim the in- { teresting program given recently at | the First Congregational Church i Edgar T. Paul of Baltimore, who | for smany years has been teaching | voice in Washington, has recently been made director of the vocal de- partment at Hood's College, Fred- erick, Md. He is soloist and director of the Har Siani Temple and the Second Presbyterian Church, and is also” director of the ‘Scottish. .Rite (Woodman), Song, No. imen (Grainger-Collinson-Hill); *‘Rose Baby,” uested, (Benham-Tregina), = the Rubinstein Club; “quartet, selections, “Homing” (del Riego), “Lady Chlo” (Clough-Leighter), Viola Shippert Klinge, Edith Graham Schilling, Edith M. White and Gertrude Misel: song, *Ho, to Spring” (Louis Victor Saar); soprano, Beulah, Orem Smith; Rubinstein Club. . " Clarendon Music Club. * TI-IE Monday Music Study Club of - Clarendon met with Mrs. Walter Sunderman. The election of officers was held and the following were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Thomas, vice president; Mrs. Walter Sunderman, secretary; Mrs: | Eugene Doyle, treasurer; Mrs. Ernest Baldwin, librarian; Mrs. Myron Wit- Ball,-publicity hfl“ peostoas: Chopin, includi Yy, & program on , including: A S A “Life of Chopin,” read b: Mrs. H. Johnston; songs, “One Fleet- ing Hour” and “Gray Days,” Mrs. Marslet: Mi ngs, “Maiden’s Wi “My-Delight" % “Poland's Dirge,” Mrs. .Myron | sario” the | Panied tary. ’ session was followed these concerts, which also include Zimball Sophie Braslau, [® . Ethel Leginska and the pop ular baritone, Louis G whom need no introduction in Wash To those who witnessed the de-_ lightful performance of “The Impres- this season the announcement of other operatic performances hy the same producer, Willlam Wade Hinsl v, will be greeted with en- thusi: The operas will be Doni- zetta's JElesir D’Amore” (Elixir of Love) nd Mozart's ‘Marriage nF‘» Figaro,” both to bpe given in English. William - Bachaus, the eminent pi anist;, and the Pavley Ballet, under the direction of For- tune Gallo, also are included in this series. ! The management announces -that. - continuing the purpose of presenting the best musical attractions at the {least possible cost to the subscribers, tickets limited number of season will be offered at $10, $7.50 and $5 for the entire course, and wishes it understood. that this sale may be closed at any time without further notice. 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