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3. THE SUNDAY Musig_raphs’ STAR, Emma Redell, Washington WASHINGTON; N. ¢, JUNE 28, 1925—PART Recitals o "Mikado. C.H.S.Wednesday By Helen Fetter, ELA BARTOK, the voung Hungarian who has really developed a national art in his native land due to the encouragement of what began as a hobby to collect the ancient melodies which he found in quantities among the peasants, is the subject of an unusual word ortrait by Sigmund Klein in the June issue of the Pro-Musica Quarterly. Mr. Kiein says: 3 “It was a performance of the Richard Strauss ‘Thus Spake Zarathus- tra,’ which kindled into flame the creative spark of Bela Bartok’s genius. ile was then in his early twenties. Previously he evinced marked ability as a pianist “The light of day shone upon him at Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now possessed by Rumania), on the twenty-fiith day of March, 1831. "From his mother he received, in his sixth year, his pianistic baptism. When he was cight his father, director of the School of Agriculture, died. His sole in- heritance from him was a sensitive and musical nature, the father having been a talented musician. His mother was forced to earn sustenance as a school teacher of the elementary grades. It was in Pozsony (now Brat- slava, Czechoslovakia) that she settled after having taught in several pro- vincial towns. Much musical activity there aided in the budding of young Bartok’s development. Under the guidance of Laszlo kel, he further pursued his studies in piano, was initiated into the mysteries of harmony and familiarized with the classics. including the early operas of Wagner. | When he was nine he began the study of composition.” g Bartok's early compositions included a piano sonata, a piano quartet and a string quartet, the last written in 1899, the year he enrolled as a student of composition in the Royal Hungarian High School for Music, at Budapest. The piano being his goal at this time, his career as a composer was retarded until, as Mr. Klein says. “the audition of Strauss’ tone-poem took place! Work upon work appeared!” 5 As vet the major portion of Bartok’s marvelous collection of 2,700 Hungarian, 3,500 Rumanian, and 200 Arabian folk tunes has not been published. A'long list of his works published between the dates 1902 and April, 1925, is given in this article, including many chants, orchestral suites, folk-tunes arranged for the piano, children’s picces both for voice and piano, sonatas. piano suites, dance suites and string quartets, a one- act opera, called “Duke Bluebeard's Castle,” and two pantomimes, “The Wooden Prince” and “Wonderous Mandarin.” The latest work in the list, dated April 3, 1923, is a “Dance Suite for Small Orchestra,” which was per- formed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, conductor, at the Mu. Hall in Cincinnat “In his edrly works a virile in influence blended with the sense of tion of Bartok's characteristics given melodies, unmasked, are employed in dies of latter-day origin were found i 1907 he abandoned his post as a tutor a grimaging Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Rumania. An enormous amount of traditional and old melodies rewarded his explorations. His stwle began to take on a marked change. He divorced himself from the manner of the classicists and in his freedom of expression rose to individual heights of melodic, rhythmic and harmonic_emancipation. His unabashed em- ployment of dissonance met with disfavor. He sought seclusion. In 1913 he journeyed to Bessarabia. Not till 1917 did he emerge. Under the baton - of E. Tango. at the Budapest Opera House, his struggles met with unquali- fied success! It was his pantomime, “The Wooden Prince” (1914-16), that had performed the open sesame! His was a colossal triumph ! * kK X LORIZEL VON REUTER, some 20-odd years ago hailed as “the Amer]- can boy violinist and wonder child,” has of late preferred to live in Europe. To a recent nuntber of the Signale (Berlin) he contributed an article on “Cotemporary American Composers. Inspired by the best in- tentions, the article shows a woeful lack of familiarity with present-day American music. Mr. von Reuter nobly protests against a tendency among German critics to accept and condemn as a representative Ameri- can product the opera “Sakarah,” by Mr. Simon Buchoroff (recte Buch- halter), performed not long ago (by what magic influence?) at Frankfort- on-Main. Of course, this is not American music, and there are scoffers who will say that it ot music at_all. But, while Mr. von Reuter was about it, naming Horatio Parker, Chadwick, Converse, Mrs. Beach, and | Heunry Hadley, “one of the most promising younger composers,” why did . he omit Henry F. Gilbert, Harvey Worthington Loonyis, John Alden Car-| - penter, Charles T. Griffes, Deems Taylor and a score of others? One of the few adequate sur s of American music is Mr. Carl Engel’s contribu- tion to Prof. Guido r's recently published and monumental “Manual § of Musical History.” But even t sketch is of necessity too brief, too compact. It is high time that worthwhile American composers made | themselves better known in Europe. They should learn from the excellent methods of international propaganda adopted by the musical “schools” of | London and Vienna. ividuality is portrayed, the Straussian ational color,” according to a descrip- by Mr. Klein. “The Hungarian s thematic material. These melo- expedient for Bartok's use, so in the Budapest High School, pil- | * HAT some of us have been suspecting all along has now been scien- tifically demonstrated by the Russian physician, Prof. Dr. I. L. Okunews! . that pi playing is a form of “hard labor.” The | doctor’s experiments have-bee eresting. The highest number of heart{ beats, 120 2_minute. were recorded during the playing of Brahms' “Var tions Theme by Handel” The study of Liszt's “Tarantella™ rfl"mrwli twice the amount of oxygen that is necessary under normal conditions. And when will some begin to experiment with the poor listener, in order | to ascertain what degree of dissonance or pounding is required to bring forth on his knitted brow the perspiration of exasperation, or at what measure of certain sonatas—they shall remain unnamed—somnolence be- comes irresistible? I discussing the question of an Arabian influence on musical theory (in the London Musical Standard of May 16) Kathleen Schlesinger draws the interesting conclusion that follows: “It is only necessary to glance at the musical instruments of a nation or. civilization in order to follow the line of living inspiration, of creative evolution in its music. Tf we turn our attention to European music, we find that every step in evolution is companied by corresponding developments in the musical instrume: he rise of polyphony was signalized by the feverish development of key . ing ng thosc of the organistr lavichord | During the transition from the diate omatic genus in E ry fresh urge in the direction of a chromatic compass | was heralded or followed by key added to the flutes or to the reed- | blown instruments; the desire later on for a strong fundamental bass of | chromatic compass, by prodigious activity in the construction of brass| instruments of the horn and tuba families, in order to emulate successfull he structural advantages conferred much earlier by the sliding tubes of the trumpet and trombone family. The viol family enlarged its compass by tentative stretches of the fingers stopping the strings, which led even- 1ally to the device of the “shift” of the left hand on the neck. Many more examples might be given to show how every new idea that may be said to have influenced the theory of music arose out of the prophetic inspiration of the musicians, always in advance of the practice of their day. Through the inventive genius of the musical instrument makers— paramount among whom must_be mentioned the twelfth and thirteenth century Flemish and Dutch guilds—the musician composers were able to real heir revolutionary ideas.” How regrettable it is that the “telhar- monium,” the invention of Dr. Cahill of Holyoke, which could be heard on Broadway some 20 vears ago. was never perfected and made practical. Tt | was electric_current transiormed into sound waves. Some of the instru- | ment's possibilties were astonishing. The late Ferruccio Busoni was one | the few musicians who recognized these possibilities. The failure to| commercialize” the invention at once was responsible for the abandonment | of the inventor by the “moneyed interests.” The fiddles of Stradivarius did not command immediately the fabulous prices they now bring. And | vet it is not impossible that electricity will some day revolutionize our musical system. And some people will get rich by it. MI‘S. Girard Leaves Music Division. * X X % pe, ¢ NO© habituo of the musie diviston of | lcan line, late in August or early in | “" the Congressional Librai - ana |SePtember. No, I do not plan‘to come back, but T might.” there are many such, but has been |0 B EWIERLT ! i i A sirard just missed being an ; t;?;:d.(;:‘;iln:"l:‘-’ilm\ir”m;‘:;;; in | American citizen for her family lived | n s and coples of music. 1 Savanhah, Ga., for some time be- Mrs. Charlotte S. J. ard, who has "'fl: :nfns:htnitilermany. where she Saiime : e st saw the light in Munich. As aclously and i v g : a 2 X G Eih ‘“ en aid o cnjq she studied the plano and grew such readers for a perlod covering 18 | up in charming atmosphere of musical vears. The sight of this quiet, little |&nd generally cultured life. Relatives srayhatred lady of inconspicuous |Of Frank and Walter Damrosch, who manner and a sure touch where | inmate friends of her fawitr. 1o catalogues and card indexes are con- | was the vear after the Columbian cerned, has been a landmark to many | €Xposition n Chicago that Mrs. Glrard = sen i = o | came to America and traveled all over in the years that she has been there. | fhic%co0 i TiFEe, S0 traveled ail over And now. Mrs. Girard is going to | cities. June 6, 1906, she was enrolled leave the library, this afternoon being |as a clerk in the Library of Congress her “farewell appearance,” as it were, | And the following year took up her 5 resent work o divi st her desk in thé big room presided | oy s e muslo division, over so genfally by Mr. Carl Engel, hiead of the division. When discussing her plans for the future and the rea: son for her departure, Mrs. Girard which includes much research and cataloguing work as _well as the valuable assistance which Mrs. Girard has personally given hundreds of readers. sat at this desk in her soft gray gown. Several vases spilled varied fragrance and gorgeous bits of color from larkspur, roses and demure sweet peas before her, and every detail of her In spite of her natural regret at leaving the library and Washington, deak was tidiness itself. Even as she 1alked of her leaving, Mrs. Girard's it is with much pleasure that Mrs. plump hands capably sorted index Gjrard looks forward to renewing cards, briskly jotted down necessary nmiany friendships as well as visits with relatives when she goes abroad, riotes on a schedule, and lingered al- most caressingly over each moment probably including Germany, Switzer- land and Italy in her itinerary and making her home more or less per- of her work. “I do not want to leave the library for T love it and the work here. T manently on the continent. will be lost without it. Also I love “But really,”” says Mrs. Girard, “I do love America and I only wish it America very much and, could I afford it, I would remain in this country to were not so expensive to live here. live. Eighteen vears of one kind of Gir ! have returned from i will entertain |also The report comes from New York that Lucrezia Bori, soprano prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera House, is engaged to marry Edward Johnson, tenor, who was heard here in one of Mrs. Townsend's morning musicals this Winter. Miss Bori, upon being questioned when returning on the Paris to keep an engagement to sing with Martinelli, another Metro- politan tenor, in open-air opera in Chitago, is said to have remarked: “'It 18 too early to announce it now; we are still very voung.” A new number of Karl Holer's “A Midsummer Fantasy,” was broad- casted by Miss Frances Gutelius, pi anist, Friday night. Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsi- lon Honorary Musical Sorority.held its last business meeting of the season Monday evening and installed the fol- lowing officers for the coming year: President, Lofs 1. Stuntz; vice presi- dent, Nelle Galey Canine; treasurer, Frances Bronson, re-elected; corre- sponding secretary, Hazel ~Gibson Wood; recording _secretary, Emily Elkins; historian, Wynema McKinley; chorister, Edith _Athey, re-elected; chaplain, Mary Thompson: warden, Olive M. Whitters; alumnae sccretary, Mabel Ward. This evening at 8 oclock at the Takoma Park Presbyterfan Church, Mrs. D. €. Jackson will give the sixth and Iast of her se; rgan recit presenting the organ service of v ous countries The program by English composers Is as follows: “‘Holsworthy Church Bell” (Wesley), Festival prelude “Ein Fete Buig” (Faulker), “‘Prelude in G" (Hollins), “Berceuse in C” (Hull), “Fes- tival March” (Best). Orchestral selections today Ninth Street Christian include: At the morning Arcadia” (Sellars)), overture (Adam); evening servic “Stmplicity” (Lee), overture to “Calif of Bagdad” (Boleldieu), “Butterflies’ (Miles), and “Flower Song” (Lang). Music this morning at the Church of the Transfiguration will include *Pre- lude Serenata” (Moszkowski), “Venite (Waodward), “Jubilate” (Aldrich), offer- v, “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” (Mar- tin)," and postlude, “Prelude” (Rach- mantnoff). Marie Humphries Little is organist and choir director. at the Chureh will service, “In ‘It I Were King, Miss Charlotte Klein, colleague, and Adolf Torovsky. associate, of the Di trict of Columbia Chapter, A. G. O., Chicago, where they attended the fourth general con- vention of the American Guild of Or- ganists, held June 15.18. They both report a splendid time and many val- uable ideas were gotten from the pa pers read and the organ recitals plaved A feature was the recital by M Kieln at Grace Church, Oak Park, June 16. Her program selected was of high order and her technique, registra. tion and interpretations of the vari ous numbers 1 to have been excep- tionally well rived The Herndon, Va. Music Study Club, Mrs. Annie Robey-Waiker, pres tdent, met Friday evening with Miss Helen Crippen. Mrs. Robey-Walker the club in Ju The resignation of Mrs. Francis Norvell Larkin, who is leaving Herndon, was accepted with regret. Those who took part in the musical program were Mrs. Larkin, Mrs. Floyd Thompson, Miss Mary Nevi, and Miss Crippen. Tec In her fifth appearance this season in Vien leanor Spencer, Amer- idan piant soloist with the Vienna Oratorio Society and the Vienna Sym- phony Orchestrae under the direction of Rudolph Nilius, won great success according to report She played Li “E Flat Con certo,” as the middle section of a pro gram consisting of Liszt's symphonic poem “Festlange” and his ‘“Messa Solomnis” for orchestra, chorus and solo voices. Two concerts were given May 13th and 14th in the Grosser Musikverien- Baal—completely sold out both eve- nings. After the concerts a grand recep- tion was given in_honor of Miss Spencer by Prince Burhandelin, son of the former Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid, in his palace in Vienna, which was attended by representatives of Austrian aristocracy and leading lights in the musical world of the Austrian capital Lucille ¢ ant, coloratura soprano, have scored a upon making her grand oper: recently with the American-Italian French Grand Opera Company in Paris, has left the French capital for Rome and Milan where she is to give two concerts. At Baden-Baden she will open the Mozart Musical Festival early In August, singing the prima donna role of “Queen of the Night™ in “The Magic Flute,” under the di- rection of Josef Stransky, former con- ductor of the New York Philhar- monic and State Symphony Orches. tras. “who ational American is said to The Hebrew Opera Company in Jerusalem, where ancient and modern grand opera classics, are produced i Hiebrew, as part of the Jewish renals- sance will have as director next year Boris M. Morros, of a Boston syna- gogue, who came to America as a result of the Russian revolution. He will direct the Palestine Con servatory of Music. Prof. Morros studied under Rimsk Korsakoff and other musicians_at the Imperial Conserva- tory at Petrograd, graduating with high honors in 1913. of the revolution he was a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra in the Imperial Palace in Petrograd. The red uprising_broke up the orchestra and Prof. Morros went to Jaffa, | Palestine, establishing a conservatory | of music, later going to Baku, where he reorganized the Imperial Conserva- tory. He came to America in 1923 to direct the presentation of some of his music, later becoming musical direc tor of the Crawford Street Synagogue of Boston. Mrs. Vivian Church Matson has left the city to spend July and August in the White Mountaisn of New Hamp- shire, Organists’ Convention. The eighteenth annual convention of the National Association of Or- ganists will be held at Cleveland, Ohlo, August 4, 5, 6 and 7. An elab- orate program by noted recitalists and prominent educators has been pre- pared. The organ will be shown _ln its three major aspects, church service playing, recital work and motion pic- ture accompaniment. Those participating in the program include: John Finley Williamson of the Westminster Choir of Dayton, Ohio; Carleton H. Bullis, Cleveland: Edwin Arthur Kraft, Cleveland; Er- nest Hunt, Cleveland; John Hammond, New York City; Frank Adams, New H. Leroy Baumgartner, Yale University; Albert Riemenschnei- der, Cleveland; Charlofte Mathewson, New York City; Russell Hancock Miles, University of Illinois; Arthur H. Egerton of Winnipeg, representing the Canadian College of Organists: Ar- thur_Quimby. Cleveland; Reginald L. McAll, New York City; Dr. Charles E. Clemons, Cleveland; LiHan.E. Carpen- Abroad one can live for almost nothing, compared to what it costs here, and I am so tired from my work.” She added as a whimsical last work 18 quite a long time, however, and I feel the need of indefinite rest, very badly. I shall visit relatives in | darning stockings and doing mending Maplewood, N. J.. first and then go|and such work in the davtime for a note—-— “You might say that T shall enjoy absvad —probably by the Norse-Amer- | change.” ter, New York City, and Russell V. Morgan, Cleveland All meetings and.recitals are open to the public and a record attendance is eapected. noted Russian | ‘At the outbreak | i MMA REDELL, a Washington girl, whose family live at 300 M street northwest, and who was grad- uated from Business High School in 1912, has been singing abroad for sev- eral years and receiving marked en- couragement from the foreign critic She has recently won added succes: with her singing of roles in the fam- ous opera house at Altenburg, Ger- many. She made her debut there in “Tannhauser,” singing _ Elizabeth’s role, and has since signed a contract for ‘numerous appearances. This is said to be the first time in the history of that aristocratic opera house that an American singer had sung the prima donna roles. Mlss Redell seems to he a conscientious student of the art of music. 1t was while Miss Redell was sing ing in a Washington church as solo ist that Anna Bell Holt, a New York vocal teacher. heard her and was ®o| impressed with her voice that she offered her free lessons. The voung singer, however, had her troubles, for she could not afford to go to New ! York and live merely as a student. She found a position there as cashier in a music store and also worked eve nings. Later. when her teacher | JMPRESSED by the “vision and edu- | cational understanding” behind the | scholarship which E. Robert Schmitz will award at the end of his master | session at Boulder, Colo.. July 29 to September 5, an anonymous donor has presented the French pianist with $100 yearly with which to double the sum. This brings the annual scholarship to $200, plus the interest from a fund consisting of a percentage of each Summer’'s master class receipts and individual contributions. In granting his scholarship at the end rather than the beginning of the session, Mr. Schmitz purposely goes contrary to pedagogical precedent. The usual procedure has the aspirant play a piece. nd of tion, indic ntel- | ligen iston is made. Mr. Schmitz vigorously op- pos the ideal of “soloism™ which | this method encourages. He bases his { award on requirements as catholic as | they are unusual. The scholarship | winner must show not only technical and interpretative ability. but a spirit of co-operation, a knowledge of re- search revealed by presenting before the session new or unfamillar music, | | RACE WASHBURN, a Washington coloratura soprano, who seems to have a remarkablp voice and unusual ability to sing this type of song, has consented to participate in pan-Ameri- can radio concerts next season, and is already preparing a number of such selections from Latin American operas. She made a decided impression with her singing of the aria, “Thou Beau- tiful Bird,” from Dayvid's “The Pearl Girl, Sings at Altenburg. moved to Gloucester for the Summer,came interested in her. Unknown Donor Doubles Scholarship. { Emily Cooper, GRACE WASHBURN—COLORATURA MARY T. COOK RECITAL. le interesting class of pupily was | {73 presented in recital by Miss Mary Tattnall Cook Monday evening at th studios of McHugh & Lawson, the aud frequent applause. A tiny maid of ¥ Summers, Mildred Krener, was one of the favorites of the evening in her rendition of “The Doll's Dream.” as was Kverett Thompson in ‘“‘Ama ryliis."” Others contributing to the pleasure ! of the occasion were Grace O'Brien in [ Garlibb’s “Slumber Song,” Helen Kre- ner in “Minuet” from a sonata, Alice Trew in *Barcarolle,” by Scharwenka: Arian O'Brien in ong of the Woodman," Margaret Thompson in *‘Butterflies.” by Lege; Eleanora Sheidler in *Melod. Dy Thome, and Ruth Bell in price Espagnol.” At the close of the program gold for progress in music during the past season were awarded to Dor othy Baker and Dorothy Trexw. IN WINTER'S RECITAL. Franklin Charles Winter, Representative Charles [ Winter of Wyoming, was presented by Mrs. Vivien Church Matson in a piano recital Tuesday evening at his | father's residence, on Madison street. | The entire program was played from | memory and consisted of se Mozart, Beethoven, (‘hopin, £ki, McDowell, Heller and Torjussen After the program refreshments were served Master son of MILY F. BARNES' RECITAL. Emily Frech Barnes presented a re cital of music and dramatic art re- | cently in the garden of her residence. | Those taking part were (onstance | Goodman, Marjorie Barnes, Thelma Alice Mandler, Elizabeth le, Dorothy Dunmire, Bertha Bean, Catherine Jones, Bessie Wolf, Kathe: ss, Gladys Tillon, Meloa Hal- | ler, Muriel Dalkins, Edyth Priddy, | Frances Donovan, Ingrid Tellefson A Anita Summers, Charlotte Hamnier, 3 Mary Ellen Bailey, Marjorie Fokes & Charles Dunmire and Ira B. Priddy. RECITAL. Zelda L. presented a piano recital, assisted by Mrs. Carl O. Alli- son, at Epihany Church hall Tues- the problem of how to afford follow- ing her there to continue lessons w. solved by Miss Redell's securing a position as a waitress in the leading hotel of Gloucester. She climbed con. | day evening before a large audience sistently in her study of voice and | The children participating played en- gave a concert before an audience of | tirely from memory. They w 2,000 people before sailing for Europe. | ton Scrivener, Elizabeth P In Vienna she retired for a time for | Whitlow, ElL study alone to more nearly perfect |Dorothy N . herself in the art of singing and also | Elizabeth Chambers, Harry McCarthy to master European languages, gespe- | ney Hamilton, Helen McGinness, clally German. Although taking les. | Louise Surine, Virginia Chism, Cathe. sons constantly with Ulanowsky of |Trine Jardine, Helen Wayson, Doroth Vienna until her recent move to|Nesline, Mary Louise Lippold, Ruth Altenburg in May of this year, she|Constantini, Ann Chambers, Myrtle also made a record tour, with appear.| Pigg, Marion Dowling and Louise ances in Budapest, Hungary. Prague, | Vogel. Czechoslovakia, Warsaw, Lemberg, Krakow, Lodz and Bialystok. In the | last-mentioned city she gave her con cert at a temperature of 16 degrees| below zero, with the heating system of the theater out of order. While a child in Washington, Miss Redell studied both piano and violin and during her high school days dis covered the value of her vocal gift when she began studving with local teachers and continued this study while doing stenographic work in a business office before Miss Holt be ROBEY-WALKER RECITAL. Mrs. Annie Robev-Walker of Hern don, Va., presented a charming re of piano, violin and voca ections a week ago last night hose taking ipart included: Wymona and 1 Retzer, Elizabeth Bueil, Margaret Bicksler. Cary Luca Alene Darnes, Emms garet Robey, Mary Grayson Bland Mohler. Ellmore. rances Hanes Mar Parker. HELEN CLARK RECITAL. Helen Virginia Clark, assisted b; Inez Becker, violin soloist. presented a pilano recital at the Mount Vernon Methodist Church Tuesday evening. gent training and the younger ones jexnibited poise and aptitude not gen |erally displayed by children of their lage. Miss Chant” nd the (Pugnani the abllity to read from manuscripts at sight anding of the modern sic and subordin: no work. It wi this unique educational program which impelled this unknown donor to double Mr. Schmitz's scholarship fund. Teet P G T E Tuesday Evening Music Club, Florence Howard, director, and Alma Partridge, accompanist, elected its officers for the coming year at its last business meeting: Laura Hayes, president; Marfe Rohrman, vice presi- dent and delegate to the Federation of Music Clubs: Florenca Bugbee, libra- Helen Widmayer. secretary, and Becker plaved the (Rimsky-Korsa Praeludium und eisler), accompanied by liss Clark. Miss Clark gave “Aeolus’ (Gernsheim). Those participating were: Robinson, Grace Thompson, Esther Conner, Ellen Coffman, Laura Bur- rows, Louise Raff, Dorothy Wilson, Elma Wllson, Irene Guy, Anna Schmidt, Helen Sweeney, Gladys Johnson, Margaret Smith, Raymond Robinson, William Burroughs, Robert Bourne and Francis Burrows. Frances EDWIN MOORE RECITAL. A piano recital presented by Edwin Moore, assisted by Helen Clark, soprano, w siven Spworth Methodist Church evening. | | at the rian { Friday treasurer The retiring officers, lelen Neu- meyer. June Doorley, Virginia Wood- ward and Azalea Lunsford, go on the board of directers, During the past season the club has presented programs of artistic merit before the Arts Club, the University Women's Club_and the League of American Pen Women. |s Gertrude Gilbertson, Mildred Holmes, |Norma Beckett, Grace Coakley |Steiner, Mrs. W. T. Erb, Mary Dewees, Grace Woods, Mildred Creel, and Margaret Sullivan. At the closing exercises of the Vir- gil Clavier School, Georgia E. Miller, director. Wednesday evening the medals for application and progress, sented to Margaret Loane and Marion Wells. Margaret Loana was pro- moted to the senior grade. H. CLAY MURRAY RECITALS. The annual recitals by Prof. and Mrs. H. Clay Murray were given at the Masonic Temple, northeast, Mon- day, June 15, through Friday of that week. Classical, lar selections were included and well received by large audiences. Friday evening the graduates recefved their diplomas and medals presented hy Dr, ‘Walter B. Reed, rector of the Church of the Advent. Those receiving diplomas were: M. Fthel Cooksey, Ruth E. McDonald, Marfon A. Paull, Irma Neaubauer, Etta B. Weaver, John M. Hoyt, Emmabell Offutt, Margaret H. Shep- herd, Mildred Deane (post-graduate), Carl G. Drescher, and Irma Gladman. GREENHALGH RECITAL. Marceil Greenhalgh presented Ruth Harris in recital June 20 at her studio, assisted by Jacqueline Church- ill, age 8, and Clelia Floravanti, mezzo- soprano. Miss Harris’ solo numbers were “Sonata Quasi_una Fantasia.” opus 27, No. 2, by Beethoven; a group of three Chopin preludes, a Brahms' waltz, Heller's “Prelude in G Major.’ Poldini’s “Pupee Valsante,” and du Paul's “Tarantelle.” BYRAM-HILTON RECITAL. Mrs. Frank Byram presented a piano group and Mrs. Mirfam Hilton, a vocal group, assisted by Minnie Hoxie, a member of the Pianists’ Club, who played MacDowell's “So- nata Eroica,” and acted as accom- panist, and Evelyn Scott, violinist, who gave three solos and an obligato, in joint recital June 20. The plano students were: Elizabeth Sherier, Alice Law, Elizabeth Pile, Margaret Grubb, Eileen Redrow and Jean MacGregor. The singers were: Margaret Cook, Marie Hickey, Margaret Moreland, Edna Parker, and Alicegene Graves. A Fine New String Quartet. THE Metropolitan String Quartet, which has been heard more than once as one of the program_units with the “Crandall Saturday Night- ers,” night from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. The Among the operas from which she |personnel of the quartet includes Elias will interpret prima donna arias are:|Breeskin, first violin: Sigmund by Gomez of Brazil;|Ziebel, second; Alexander Podnos, “The Buyer of Diamonds,” by Mi-|vicla, and Preston Shelly, cello. These gone, also of Brazil; “Lautario,” by a | musicians are all members of the Chilean composer; “Doreya” and “The|symphony orchestra at the Metro=- Slave,” by Cuban writers, and "Ol-|politan under the conductorship of Iynta,” from Peru. Daniel Breeskin. participating of Brazil” at such a concert last Spring, when she sang with flute and piano accompaniment. The pupils showed careful and intelll : in Virginia | Those taking part included Barbara ! 'weet, John Anderson, Barbara Lee, | | VIRGIL CLAVIER CLASS AWARDS. | in the intermediate class were pre-{ patriotic and popu-| broadcasting every Saturday | | | i ence manifesting its appreciation by | Beethoven | i 1 ith | Thea Mildred Cooper, | and Mildred | har's | Tacie | Linden Tree" | perfc | | dvke. | | | | THE Washingtonians of Glibert and do,” originally Monday nighi tively unul Ju mance \Wec week at the Ce der the aus ed postponed nnour and ased ed for this per Bond pur at ormanc dir har peoy bold’s past see s Tap Amer cording 1 as tisha The well sona char for Other | pe the pa Thirty Welsh Siig_ers Here. \ unusual musical program will be given at 11 today at the| First Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets northwest Welsh male singers, the M Club_of Youngstown. O directed | by W. H. Felger, will giv special program. These men won the 31000 prize at the 1923 Eisteddfod, he Utica, N. Y., and are giving this cital as a compliment to Dr. Thomas Cynonfardd Edward. minister of the largest Welsh Congregational Church in America, who will be the special speaker for the day The Welsh singers will anthems, “‘The Crusaders, Municipal Sea A.\NOY CEMENT 1{s made by Municipal Theater Louis that the civ season of | opera produ Mu pal orest Park A week 1 of Victor Herbert's hty Marietta and Franz Le “The Merry Widow Bo works have been produced previous by the theater association 3 Merry Widow” holds the record for ceipts and attendance at the out door theater, with “Naughty Mari etta” a close cond The present season is the sev al fresco opera s hed as a_part of Summe Louis. New high attendance have been set. The pre Strauss’ “A and, despite ex- her the s att a.m sonic Glee Rive two | the words the st scheduled to extended two 1tation w r life marks U. S. Marine Band Concerts. | 7THE United States Marine Band will | give two concerts tomorrow. at | the barracks at 5 p.m. and at Chevy | Chase Circle at 7:30 p.m., William | Santelmann, leader, and Taylor Bran- | som, second leader; a concert at the Capitol Wednesday afternoon at .5 p.m. and one at the Sylvan Theater, in the Monument grounds, Thursda at 7:30 pm. The latter programs will be_published in the daily Star. | programs will be: Ma at 5 p.m.—March (Sei over (Rossi noc “Monaster: Bells” (Lefebure), chimes obbligato by Musician Wilbur Kieff trombone quartet, (a) “Little Annie from Tharau” (Silcher). (b) “The (Schubert), Musicians Albert Bennert, Herbert Erisman, Ed- ward Gummel and Harold Heard; e cerpts from “The Runaway Girl" (Monckton): waltz, “Swing Song” (Hol- Iander-Keler , Bela) “Slavonic Dance, 0. 17 (Dverak): marines’ hymn, The Halls of Montezuma,” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” Chevy Chase Circle, at 7:30 p.m.— March, “General Heywood,” U. S. M. C. (Santelmann); overture, “Morning, Noon and Night” (Suppe); fntermezzo, “Roccoco, Rendez-Vous™ (Aletter), ex cerpts from “The Singing Girl” (Her. bert): romance, usica Proibita’ Gastaldon); waltz, “Jolly Fellows’ (Vollstedt); grand scenes from “Romeo | and Jullet” (Gounod), and “The Star | Spangled Banner.” U.S. Army Band Concerts. “THE United States Army Band, Capt William J. Stannard, leader: Capt Raymond G. Sherman, commanding will_give a program each dav this week except Saturday. Tomorrow's program is given below, the others will be published in The Star during the week. Tomorrow the concert will Noel House, Seventeenth and streets northeast, at 7:30 p.m day, at Walter Reed Hospital at 6:30 p.ni; Wednesday, at Central High School Stadium, under the auspices of the Community Center, at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, at- Stanton Park, 5th and | C streets northeast, at 7:30 p.m., and Friday, at the Washington Barracks, at 6:30. The concert tororrow will include the following numbers: March, *Flag of Victory” (von Blen); overture, “‘Hun- garfan Comedy"' (Keler-Bela): excerpts from “Madame Sherry” (Hoschna); waltz, “Dream of Heaven" (Baue: characteristic, “Cocoanut Dance” (Herman): _popular,“Mammy Mine" (Young), “The Only, Only One” (Mon- aco); selection, A Waltz Dream” (Strauss): march, “Under the Double Eagle” (Wagner), and “The Star Span gled Banner.” be at Gales Navy BandlGogoers: "THE United States Navy Band. Charles Benter, director, will give three concerts this week. To morrow in the afternoon at 5 o'clock | they will play at the Capitol: Tues i | theater, Mannhein of whic ish and 1t on Me (Goetze) bert D. D" (Fer son Extended. Kurt Hetzel at the Earle EQI'AI LY fame conductor has been engage of America as cal theater, the street between the street. Mr. Hetz has been marked by many notes achievements. He was conc the Opera House and is esp transcripts of Wag piano Durir Avenue music S aant and ¥ 1 caree try. W {work at the o |ment he is stated | managen: of has found an art of exceptional value to of which the organ re an important part Kurt Hetzel started studies as a 5-year-old boy his first public performance large and critical audience i at the age of 15. One vear became a pupil of Felix Mottl nich. At the age of 18 he was at 19 theater, Strasburg 2 Royal Opera 1lo mained for two ductor. Followir Tope as-accomp with Mme. Is these E: all of t States with th 11 a season of 26 ¢ Mr. Hetzel gave an organ in Washington. where urec no ¥ ments he t imer. Following 0 appearanc visiting for the first home at Seabreeze, under the direction of the tenor's absence engaged to si of opera at made a decided success two years az MUSICAL INSTRUCTION ER. PIANO AND HARMONY Congervatory, desires s Summer. Address Bos ¢ WASHINGTON CONSERYV. OF MUSIC 1408 N. H. 4xe., Adjoining 1 Dupont Circie Summer Schoot 3pened June 1st Start Now. Enter the Children Practice Rooms. Yearbook. Main 7838 "BESSIE N. WILD Volce ATORY d Harmony Studio. 68 oma Park. D. ( Phone 5549 MISS AMY CLEMENT LEAV PIANO, VOICE AND HARMONY Coaching Accompansing 306 Eleventh Street N.W. Apartment 5 WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 1408 N. H. Ave.. Adjoining 1 Dupont Cirein Summer School Opens June 1st Start Now. Enter the Children Adams day evening at 7:30 they willl play at Washington Circle, and Wed- | nesday evening at 7 o'clock they will play at the navy yard. The Tuesd: and Wednesday programs will be pub lished in daily issues of The Star. The program at 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Capitol by the band will in-| clude grand march, ‘“Coronation’ | (Meyerbeer), from ‘The Prophet' } overture to “Tannhauser’ (Wagner) «axophone solo, “Valse Erica” (Mie doeft), E. E. Waulters, first musician “Kammenol Ostrow’ (Rubenstein); Hindu Song” (Rimsky-Korsakow); “Melody” (Dawes): selections from the ballet “Sylvia" (Delibes); valse, “South- ern Roses” (Strauss); excerpts from “Rose Marie” (Friml); march, “El Capitain” (Sousa), and finale, “The Star Spangled Banner.” Practice Rooms. Yearhook. Main Piano, Tenor Banjo. Guitar. DrumE»\ In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Popular Music a specialt Come in, write or phone for booklet. F: lessone it you buy instrument from us CHRISTENSEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1322 G St. Main 1278 858 Walter T. Holt Studios A 3 A N TAR AND UKULELE. g Ensemble Practice with the Nordics THONE COL. 045. 1501 COLUMBIA RD. SPECIAL SUMMER TERM