Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1925, Page 40

By Helen Fetter. HE music festival with which civic-minded Washingtonians, headed by Commissioner Cuno Rudolph, are planning to demonstrate the real talent in the Capital City and the remarkable possibilities for establishing a National Conservatory of Music here, is being granted nation-wide support and impetus. The broad, Samsonian proportions of the general scheme for a week of colorful music in Washington have made the cordial indorsement reccived through the editorial columns of the Boston Transcript during the past week particularly significant. The reason for special appreciation of this recognition and indorsement on the part of this influential journal is that of all cities in the United States, none has, to date, had more gigantic or gorgeous music festivals than Boston. It is in Boston that the wraith of Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore arises from its grave of more than a quarter of a century and cheers the Capital of a patriotic Nation on-to further victories in the field of music festivals. No one knowing the history of the development of the festival idea in music in America can think of the same without thought immediately reverting to Mr. Gilmore, the Irish gentleman, who was also known as an admirable bandmaster and the original organizer of the type of concert band music that Mr. Sousa has carried on to its present heights of popu- larfty. Unlike the Cincinnati and Worcester music festivals, devoted primarily to gradual development of appreciation and participation by the people in programs devoted to only the high types of music, Mr. Gilmore's brilliant festivals emphasized the exploitation 6f music of a more popu- lar type on a colossal scale. When only a child in his native Athlone, Mr. Gilmore developed a passion for band music as played by the English bands stationed there. He became so proficient a cornetist that he was made leader of a band at Salem, Mass., when only 19 years old. He won first public notice with his sensational Foutth of July concerts on the Boston Common before_the Civil War provided him with a considerably more expansive area. His first real festival was held in New Orleans, La. when celebrating the inauguration of Gov. Hahn, with a chorus of 5000 adults and children, a_band of 500 members, a drum and trumper corps and the inevitable artillery. Upon his return North, Mr. Gilmore brought the song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again” with him, iming authorship to it. v ) 3 . Chicago enjoyed one Gilmore festival in June, 1873, a three-day ai- fair to celebrate the rebuilding of the city during 18 months that im- mediatety followed the great fire. The concerts were given in the new passenger station of the Lake Shore Railroad, a huge building, two blocks | in length, and accommodating 40,000 people.* Music was supplied by-a | band of 300 pieces and a chorus of 1,000, organized by J. M. Butterfield of that The festival was closed with a magnificent ball. { This festival, however, was insignificant compared with the two great “Jubilees” of Boston, in which Mr. Patrick- Gilmore achieved some daz- zling musical effects. In 18%0, with the country at last at peace, he or-| ganized the Peace Jubilee, which held forth in a massive structure on the Boston Back Bay that housed 30,000 in the audience. The orchestra which played had 1000 members; the chorus of 10,000 voices was gath- ered from choirs and singing societies from all over New England; there was a battery of artillery; an anvil chorus of 100 instruments from smithies located under spreading chestnut trees and elsewhere, and half a dozen resonant church bells. Ole Bull was head of the first violins in that orchestra and many other nationally and even internationally famous musicians were members. One of several supreme musical effects during the festival was Parepa-Rosa’s singing of Gounod's “Ave Maria,” with an | obbligato of 200 violins. Tremendously impressive, 100, was the mass sing- | ing of the familiar “Doxology” by 30,000 voices. Then, three years later, with the entire world temporarily at peace, Mr. Gilmpre attempted an International Peace Jubilec and made a high- water mark in the history of brilliant music festivals. His orchestra for this festival numbered 2,600; his chorus was swelled to 20,000 singers from all parts of the count he organized a “bouquet of artists” of 150 pro- fessional soloists. Among the most glittering stars in this array were | the sopranos, Mme. Peschka-Leutner and Mme. Erminia Rudersdorf; Arzoella Goddard, Franz Bendel and J. M. Wehli, pianists; Johann Strauss | and Franz Abt, specially engaged to iead some of their own compositions; ! the Grenadier Guards Band of London, England; the Kaiser Franz Grenadier-Regiment Band of Berlin, Germany; the band of the Garde Republicaine from Paris, France; the National Band of Dublin, Ireland. and leading bands of the United States. It was an ensemble of fearful and wonderful sonority, under the leadership oi Mr. Gilmore. * kX X H festival has been a favorite form of entertainment, especially along National Quartet Competi- tion. | HROUGH the of Keith-Albee offices in New Yo City a plan has perfected give the local singing talent in each Keith-Albee city opportunity to pa ticipate - in a_big singing contest The purpose of the “national quartet | contest,” as it is to be known, is to select the best singing ensemble of four mixed voices, male or female, on the entire circuit. ' The territory has been divided into | five groups, and it is proposed to first cond t, during one entire week, the local competition. This will be open to all local quartets. They may be privately organized, or they may represent a college, club, store| or any institution. The process of | selection for the week will be one of | elimination, the audience being the| Jjudge. | The quartet selected in ton as representative of munity will be eligible with the winners of all cities of this group for pionship of this zone, *No. and headed by Philadelphia with the following cities: Washington Baltimore, Norfolk. Richmond, Tren- | ton, Newark and Pittsburgh. The seven winners of the v: zones and the three in Greater York will compete for the the | to| enterprise a been | Washing- ( this com- to compete | the other the cham- known as ew | |of Verdi's national | ANOTHER brilliant season by the Chicago Grand Opera Company in prospect for Washington, accord- ing to an announcement made ves- by Mrs. Wilson-Greene, the well known local concert manage who states that this company will again include Washington in its tour of the country, with four perform- | ances scheduled here for the week of Febr 8, 1926. This will be the third appearance this organization in Washington Mrs. Wilson-Greene's manage- ment.. More than usual interest is given the coming season of opera because for the first time in Wash- ington the Chicago company will pre- sent Gustave Charpentier's famous four-act musical romance, “Louise,” with Mary Garden in the stellar role. Another feature will be the ap- pearance of Rosa Raisa as the star celebrated opera, “Il Ballo in Maschera” (‘The Masked Ball”) with Marshall and Cyrena Van Gor- | don in her support Miss rden’s support in “Louise” will include orge Baklanoff, the | celebrated basso, who was originally scheduled to close his tour with the | Chicago company in Boston, but who | is ar of under | Maschera ,Chicag’o Opera Company me Here in February‘ | and one matinee. The operas will all be given at the Washingtor torium. 1 ances of “Il Ballo the Chic: pmpany offer Verdi's “Rigoletto,” with Mason, Tito Ruffo and Charles Hack- | ett in the principal roles, and Bizet's “Carmen,” with Mary Garden and Ansseau, the famous French tenor. | This last performance, it is expected will form the matinee attraction of he Ch ) company's season, with Louise. 1 Ballo in Maschera” and “Rigoletto” given at the three night performances. Rigoletto is consid- ered one of Ruffo’'s greatest roles « pal and in will io Polacco will be the princi- | nductor of the Chicago opera | son with an orchestra of 65 pieces. | Washingtonians who saw last Win- | ter's operatic season at the Audito- rium will doubtless recall Polacco's brilliant conducting here “Boris" and “Lucia.” The coming appearance of the Chi- cago Grand Opera Company was un- derwritten by 60 representative Wash- ingtonians who wished to indorse this opportunity for Washington to hear | this well established organization and | its noted stars. It is interesting to in Audi- | October addition to the perform- | tour. Edith | @ | who “Make It Snappy.” Says Sousa. M AKE IT SNAPPY" is the watch- of the American music public, says Lieut. Comdr. John Philip Sousa, who will be here the first of on his thirty-third annual Each season, he states, the sands who hear his programs in arts of America demand more ac flon and more novelty—but particu- larly more action. “The musician should remember that the people who attend his enter- tainments are the people who dance to jazz music, attend the movies, get their news from the headlines, go out to lunch and get back to their offices in minutes and drive 60 miles an word | hour in an automobile en route to the where they expect to loaf all ," says Soqusa. “The American lives go fast that he is losing his abil- ity 10 give his full attention to one particular thing for more than a few minutes at a time. I find that the way to hold his attention—and his pa- tronage—is to give him music of the tempo the country in which he lives. “When I am in New York I attend the performances of the symphony orchest Always I watch the men in the audience, and particularly those seem to be business men. As of YLVIA LENT, violinist, who spent the Summer at Block Island, R. L., has returned to her home in Washing- ton, D. C. She will begin her concert season October 13 as soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra in Passaic, N. J. This appearance will be followed by a New England tour in November. December 1 Miss Lent will begin her Middle Western tour with an appearance in Buffalo with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Jan- uary 10 she will close the tour with a recital in Chicago. She expects to re- turn to the East for concert appeal ances in and about New York. Lucllle Chalfant, the American mu sical comedy star, who has recently been graduated as grand opera prima donna following her brilliant successes in Milano, Sorrento and Baden Baden, German resort, where she won fresh laurels in “The Magic Flute” at the premiere performance of the Mozart Festival. She will sing in the Royal Opera, Liege, Belglum, this month. Miss Chalfant will interpret the role of Gilda in “Rigoletto,” in which she made a triumphant debut in Paris last May, and also sing the prima donna role of “Traviata Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Simon, well known in local musical circles, will return to Washington about ptem- ber 20, sailing from Antwerp on the Red Star liner Zeeland. Edith B. Athey gave an organ re- cital at noon Tuesday at the First Congregational Church, assisted by Christine M. Church, soprano. The organ numbers included selections by Batiste, Schumann, Bach, Wagner, Becker, Biggs, Lemmens, Diton and MacFarlane. Miss Church sang three lyric numbers, “O Had I Jubal's Lyre,”” “What's in the Air Today” and “The Last Rose of Summer. Charlotte Harriman, young Wash ington contralto, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. R. Harriman, will return October 1 from Paris, where =he has been attending the American Conservatory in the Palace of Fon- tainbleau. While there this Summer, Miss Harriman has speclalized in tone work, technical studies, and operatic training under lignac Upon her return home she expects to resume her work here with Myron T. Whitney and her position as contralto soloist at the New York Avenue Pres. bytherian Church Gertrude Lyons, soprano, and Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, ba both well known in local music circles, | gave a program recently under the auspices of the Young People’s Service League of the Thomas Baleh Library. in Leesburg, Va. Mr. Tittmann's 11 vear-old daughter made her debut at this time, as accompanist for her father's encore to his first group of songs. Mrs. Lyons wore an exact re production of a gown worn by Adelina Patti when Winterhalter painted her portrait in the late sixties, and she sang songs listed in her copyrighted | program called “Musical Memories of | Adelina Patui.” | | %Musigraphs has just returned to Paris from the | According to a letter received from | Following her concert with Mr. Titt mann, Mrs. Lyons went the next day to sing for an old lady 91 years of age, who could not get to the concert and who greatly appreciated hearing the ‘Washington soprano sing the old songs such as “The Last Rose of Summer” and “Home, Sweet Home."” | The musical program today at the First Congregational Church will in- augurate the Fall and Winter season with the quartet that sang last vear The only exception will he Hilhert D. Kratzer. Ruby Smith Stahl will con- tinue to direct the chorus choir and sing soprano in the quartet, Mrs Goldie D. Hutchins, contralte, ant John H. Marville, bass. Charles T Ferry is the organist. At present the position of tenor Ix vacant The program for tomorrow Organ, “Meditation” tet, “More Love to (Speaks); bass solo, “The Lord Is My Light” (Speaks); organ, “March in ( (Scott); organ, “Prelude in F" (West) quartet, “Blessed Are the Merciful (Hiles); ‘contralto solo, “Oh, Rest in the Lord” ' (Mendelssohn); organ, es toso” (West). The quartet will be assisted by the | full chorus choir, beginning about the first of October | will be: 2 quar Thee, O Christ” Mabel Linton Willlams has accepted |the position as organist and choir d "lolh‘rr of the First Baptist Church She announces the following quartet for the season | Dewall, soprano; Linda T.. {tralto; " Floyd €. Willlams, Charles W. Moore, b A number of musical features 2 being prepared for the serv |day the quartet will sing “Fear Not, Israel” (Spicker): “Oh, for the Wi a Dove" (Mendelssohn); duet |Lord Is My Shepherd” (Schnecker) contralto solo, “Hear My gan), and a new unp lished arrange ment for quartet of “The Lord's Pray er,” composed by Mrs., Wililams, who also wrote the “Amens” for the end of the serv tenor; ‘The Mount Pleasant Congregational Church announces the engagement of Miss Mary Apple as o o0 soloist to succeed Miss Carl who ¥ settled In New York for |Miss Apple has been the contralto so {loist at the Keller Memorial Church. | "The solo quartet, Miss Frances Scherger, soprano; Miss Apple. - {tralto; Willia P. Shanahan, tenor |and Herman Fakler, bass, with Claude Robeson, organist and director, wi begin the season’s work this morn | The Mount Pleasant Chorus, No M. Little, director, will sing | first time this season Sunday, Sep The rehearsals will begin Sa evening, September . There will be a fes cies in the chorus and any {ing to join may apply to Mr Mr. Robeson. | Beatrice Sevmour Goodwin has re |turned from a vacation spent in New |England, and has taken up her work as director and soprano soloist at S {Alban's Church. She will open her Istudio September 14 | ‘Novel Musica Is Featuring Gay Melocjies Arranged by |long as the theme is subject to fre- | | NDAY evening concerts [featur-|being made quent variation they are the most ap- | ing the finest of lighter music| Pring spec i | nbte that all underwriting arrange- will delay his European sailing for | ments were completed within a few musical fines, ever since the early days of the-“glory that was Greece |champlonship in New York City. [Will delay hls TSEronean s bE ol | . and the grandeur that was Rome.” First there were religious festivals, connected primarily with attempts to communicate witl’ the dead. Then came tribal festivals, still held by many American Indian tribes, in accord- ance with the changes of the moon and the seasons. There were the Roman saturnalia and Greek victory feasts. Persia, India, China have their distinctive festivals, each emphasized by musical events. There are the Jewish festivals and the Christian Church festivals, with their de- ! scriptive music. Europe abounds with music festivals in the Summer, especially those at Bayreuth and Salzburg, and, this week, the Interna- tional Composers’ Festival at Venice. America has not been behind other ! countries in seeing and appreciating the value of the festival form of encouraging and demonstrating musical talent. From Worcester, Mass., where unusual music of the higher type is sung in annual festival, to Los Angeles, Calif,, where Mrs. J. J. Carter’s “symphony concerts under the stars” are conducted by noted American and European musicians in the Hollywood Bowl, the United States holds forth in festivals. In the center of the country, Cincinnati and St. Louis each have distinctive and huge musical demonstrations, the former in the biennial music festival, the latter m the St. Louis Civic Opera Company, which utilizes hundreds | of local singers and musicians. * % & % S Lewis Carroll's immortal walrus remarked, “The time has come” for Washington to show its musical worthiness to be the home of the National Conservatory of Music. We who live in Washington know of | the increasing number and importance of the many professional musical | attractions that include our city in select tours of cities in the country. We also_realize specifically the struggles and abilities of music students and musical organizations in the city. During the past few years citizens of the Capital have seen an opera company struggle through many a | frosty evening and bud and begin to bloom auspiciously. Similarly, large choral organizations have been in stages of formation. The visit of the famous Bach Choir last year gave fine example and added impetus to the ambition of several worthy organizations. Also, the three impressive pro- grams of music by American woman composers here last April showed the possibilitics for many unique and interesting combinations, of soloists, choruses and those excellent instrumental standbys of the three branches of the service, the Army, Navy and Marine Band Orchestras. With the vivid memories of Mr. Gilmore’s successful “jubilees,” surely Mr. Rudolph's “committee of 200” will find-inspiration in this day, half a century later, for impressive pageantry; gay, melodious choruses and mar- tial music; delicately intimate chamber music interludes and massive com- munity participation in a round of May programs. Such a festival should inspire unified efforts among musicians and audiences alike. The suprem- acy of Washington's musical standing is challenged by such a plan and | will be proven with ease, if complete co-operation is practiced. Marin nd Co . |lice-Firemen ball game at the Grifith e Band Concerts fum: Wednesday the band will play at the Capitol; Thursday a con- cert will be given in the Sylvan Thea- ter; Friday a program will be played at the Naval Hospital, and Saturday another Sylvan Theater musical will be given by the band. The programs in detail will be published in the dally issues of The Star. MUSICAL INSTRUCTIOY (CLAUDE ROBESON ; | Piano—Organ Coaching ||l Classes will reconvene Monday, September 14 Modern three-manual organ available for students. Telephones—Col. 2191 URING the coming week the United | States Marine Band, Capt. Wil- liam H. Santelmann, director, and Taylor Branson, second leader, will zive concerts as follows: Although no concert will be played Labor day. they will provide music for the P CEAVITT AND HARMONY Coaching and Aecompanying ventli Street N.W. Apartment 53. HINGTON CONSERVA- TORY OF MUSIC 1408 N. H. Ave., Adjoini 1 _Du t Cirels FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 15TH Enroil the. Children’ Now Practice Rooms. Y ok, Main_ 3838 VON UNSCHULD UNIVERSITY | OF MUSIC, INC. Marie von Unschuld. Pres. Open_for Registration and Instruction Every Branch of Music. Faculty of Artists nly Afiliated. 8194, Col. 2742, Appointments for Py MRS. HAMILTON WOLE Brino, Wintsche 200y seavonaie T pupiier home Tk SOPHOCL! Teacher of Mandolin, Guitar. Ban o, Tenor | Banio. Hawalian Guitar and Ukulele Ensemble’ Prastice with the Columbla Clubs MUSIC STORE 3 G St. N.W. _Phone Main 2231 * LELAND BOYD PARKER Teacher of l;xyl'mu and l&u‘mon ;tudm 1764 | “““BESSIE N. WILD Voice Culture, Piano and Harmony. Studio, 6824 Gih st.. Takoma Park, D. C. Phone Adams 5549. SAXOPHONE 765 K WAS Preparatory School 1320 F St. NNW. Mai TENOR BANJO, M BANIO, HAWATAN QU UKULELE. Ensemble Practice with the Nordlea Clubs. Established 1894. PHONE COL. 946. 1801 COLUMBIA RD. SPECIAL SUMMER TERM SINGING f 02 ITALIAN L iome e Ducl. METHOD Eleventh year, Mme. Z X Di Thiate Bnd TOrmers saiam s Lai ly. Unexcelled voice building. Yearly rates reduced. Studio 1764 K n.w. For appointment or hooklet Ph. M. 8338, A\ ES T. PAPAS| Washington e | 17th St. at college Pa. Ave. of Music, .. | Mr. The zone contest for group No. the group including Washington, will be held in Philadelphia. The lacal contests must be com- pleted by October 31, 1925. The zone | contests will be completed by No-| vember 15 and the finals in New York | will be held the week of December 14, 1925, ‘Quartets desiring to enter the com- petition should communicate with R. S. Robbins, manager B. Keith's Theater, Washington, 1. Chaliapin Here in Two Operas. 'EODOR CHALIAPIN, the Russian singer, who won ovations from large audiences here last Winter in | his appearances with the Washington | Opera Company, has wired from Paris | his agreement to appear in at least | two operas and possibly three with that company here during gre coming season. Edouard Albion, director of | the company, states that Mr. Chalia- pin will appear in roles new to Wash- ington audiences. In all the Washington Opera Com pany is planning seven operatic pro ductions for the year, to be announced | later. { Harvest Moon Musical. | A HARVEST moon festival was held | at the home of Mrs. Burns, on | Sligo avenue, Silver Spring, Md., under | the auspices of the Rector's Aid. Tue day evening Mrs. Burns and Mrs. M. Deffinbaugh were joint hoste “The program prepared by Miss Mary A. Deffinbaugh included: “The Old Re frain” (Kreisler), violin solo by Pro Robert F the Moon Rose. reading by Pauline Whitacre; “Twick- Ferry” and “The Coppah * vocal solos by Mary Deflin- baugh; “Minuette” (Schubert), piano | solo by Harold Hannum: “Ave Maria” | (Schubert), violin solo by Prof. Ed wards; “Serenade” (Schubert), and *“'Be- lieve Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” vocal solos by Eliza- beth Waters; “Seventeen' (Tarking- ton), reading by Miss Whitacre; “Ro- mance "(Wieniawski), violin solo by Prof. Edwards; “Pale Moon" and * the Waters of the Minnetonka,” vocal solos by Miss Deffinbaugh, in’ Indian costume; “Vienna Melody” (Krelsler), violin solo by Prof. Edwards; “Walt (Chopin), piano solo by Mr. Hannum; A Marriage of Convenience,” readin by Miss Whitacre; - “Lotus Land” (Scott). piano solo by Eleanor Col- burn; “The Moon and I1,” from “The Mikado,” vocal solo by Miss Waters, in costume; “'Serenade” (Drdla), violin solo by Prof. Edwards. | Navy Band Concerts. HE United States Band, Charles Benter, director, and Charles Wise, assistant feader, will present three programs this week. The first, Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock at Montrose Park, will feature “'Gems of Stephen Foster," writer of “My Old Kentucky Home" and other favorites, as arranged for band inter- pretation by Tobani. Wednesday night, at 7:30 o'clock, the band will play in the bandstand of the navy vard. The program will include several operatic selections, a_“Dixie" | fantasia, and Ponecbielli’s: “Dance of the Hours” as features. ¢ Friday, at 6:30 p.m., the band will play at the Walter Reed General Hos- pital. G. De Giorgio, cornetist, will give a_solo of Rogers' “A Soldier's Dream” as one of the outstanding numbers. a 3 Navy F. of M. C. “Echo' Meeting. JDURING the coming week invita- tions will be sent to the board and to artist and associate members of the District_of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs to attend an ‘‘echo meet- ing” of the Portland convention Tues- Piano, Tenor Banjo. Guitar, Drums, ete. In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Popular Music & speciaity. Come in. write or phone for booklet. Fres Jessone {# You buy’ instrument from us. EX SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 4283 G Bt N.W. Main 1278, Twenty-second Year Monday; Sept. 14 Office Open for Registration | day evening, September 15, at 7:45, at the home of the local president, Miss Esther Linkins, 3615 Newark street northwest. Robinson Music Store, Inc., has re- cently joined this organization. | Miss Garden | Orchestra and now executive director | tute. | compared with cost of such instruc- in the Capital in this opera. ] The February schedule here of the | Chicago Grand Opera Company will consist of three night performances | weeks after the Chicago company’s | appearance here last February, indi- | cating the enthusiasm which was | aroused last season among Washing- ton opera lov “‘Sat;lrd—axy Nig‘htell;s': Plan | gty | Special Musical Program PROBABLE participants in the pro- gram of the Crandall Saturday Nighters to be broadcast as a_special feature from the Washington Audi- torium Saturday night, October 3, as part of the elaborate celebration of the radio merchants of Washington, | will include the extensive group of { artists here listed | The Crandall Saturday Nighters will “do their stuff” through amplifiers that will fill the auditorium, as well | as through the microphones that wil convey it to outside listeners in| Washington and distant points. The announcements will be made, as usual, by Nelson B. Bell and the | broadeasting wil} be done through sta- | tion WRC of th€ Radio Corporation of | America. The singers and musicians follow Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto: Daniel | Abrams, | soprano, Harlan Randall, Breeskin, violinist: Viola T harp; Clara Young Brown, character songs: Fred East, baritone William Rayvmond, tenor: Gertrude | Kreiselman, pianist: Margaret L. Web- | ster. soprano: Sigmund Ziebel, vio linist; Kate Smith, “queen of synco- | pation”; Imperial Male Quartet: Otto| ¥. Beck, concert organtst: Hazel C Arth, contralto: Michaux Crump, cor- netist: Preston Shelly, cellist: Met- opolitan String Quartet, Metropolitan | Instrumental Trio and Metropolitan | String T Nell Paxton, pipe or- ganist: Metropolitan Symphony Or chestra, Daniel Breeskin Earl C baritone; George H. Wilson, pianist; Emile Smith. pianist ames Arcaro, flutist: Gaetano Giove, baritone horn soloist; Milton Davis, plano syncopationist. baritone; Notable Faéulty Ready For Qu’akei recently rmphony ILLIAM E. WALTER, manager of the Detroit of the Curtis Institute of Music, on Rittenhouse Square, in Philadelphia. announces many notable additions to the distinguished faculty of the insti-| Additions and revisions have been made in the principal building. and inquiries regarding the courses offered are being received from stu dents in every part of the United States and also from abroad. Exami- nations will begin September 21, and the institute will be opened officially October 1. That month will mark the anniversary of the school, created and endowed by Mary Louise Curtis Bok (Mrs. Edward W. Bok) in honor of her father, Cyrus. H. K. Curtis. The en dowment has made possible a faculty of unusual artists whose names stand for excellent achievements in music. Students, through this endowment, can secure individual instruction from these artists at moderate expense tion if privately given. Josef Hofmann, director of the plano department, will add to his associates Wanda Landowska, the harps' . rd- ist and planist, and Willlam Bachaus. one of the great pianists and musicians of the concert stage today. Continu- ing in this department will be George Boyle, Isabelle Vengerova and David Saperton. W In the vocal department, where the director is Mme. Marcella Sembrich. Mme. Charles Cahier and Horatio Con- nell will be augmented by Emilio de Gogorza and Mme. Madeleine Walther. Richard Hageman, who conducted the final concerts of the symphony orches- tra in Fairmount Park, joins the fac- ulty_ as operatic coach and instructor in the art of accompanying. When he returns from Berlin next month to resume the direction of the | violin ‘department, Carl Flesch will bring with him as a teacher in his de- partment Richard Hartzer of Berlin, distinguished young violinist. Felix Salmond, the English violoncellist, succeeds Michel Penha as head of that special department, and Louis Ballly, formerly with the Flonzaley Quartet, will_instruct on the viola. = Salmond, Bailly and Louis Svecenski will con- duct the classes in ensemble, Carlos Salzedo will continue instruction in the harp department, and training in vari- ous orchestral instruments will be di- rected by a corps of teachers who are solo players in the Philadelphia Or-| chestra. The two orchestras of the Institute |draws Instructors from the faculties of | thorough musical education, not learn- City School continue under the direction of Leopold Stokowski. In this work dur- ing the coming season Mr. Stokowski will have the istance of Thaddeus Rich, concertmeister of the Philadel- phia Orchestra. Composition is directed hy Rosario Sealero, and instruction in theory, ete., is given by George Wedge and a staff | of competent instructors. Musical, in. struction is supplemented by that of the various academic departments. This deals with world history, the in- ter-relationship of the allied arts. ps: chology, languages, literature and di tion. For these courses the institute will the University of Pennsylvania, Prince- ton and Bryn Mawr College. “It 4s my aim,” Mrs. Bok states, ‘that earnest students shall acquire a ing only to sing or play, but also the history of music, the laws of its mak- ing, Janguages, ear training and music appreciation. They shall learn to think and to express their thoughts against a background of quiet culture, with the stimulus of personal contact with artist-teachers who represent the highest and finest in their art. The aim is for quality of the work, rather than quick, showy results,” The Army Band. THE Army Band's first engagement this week is at Waiter Reed Gen- eral Hospital, Tuesday evening. Under the direction’ of Assistant Bandleader L. S. Yassel, the opening march will start at 6:30 o'clock. As feature num bers the band will render the over- ture “Isabella” by Suppe and “Reminiscences of Verdl" arranged by Godfrey. ‘Wednesday an attractive program will he played at the Central High School Stadium, to start at 6:30 p.m. This concert will be broadcast by s | granted free scholarships in preciative persons in the hall. But if a passage is long and involved their minds will be wandering off to other things, generally to business. Even while ‘the strings play allegro non tanto the tired business man is back at his desk. Choir Boy Try-outs. R. EDGAR PRIEST announces the following concerning try-outs for iditional bovs for the Cathedral Choir this year ‘The annual examination for boys with good voices, between the ages of | cert music and the best type of light | 9 and 12 ve: Washington am. The successful candidates will be St. Al- ban's. the National Cathedral Schodl for Boys Applications must first be made in writing to Mr. Edgar Priest, Wash- ington Cathedral, stating age and . will Cathedral be held at the Friday at 10 | qualifications.” conducting: | tion WCAP. Thursday a concert begins at 7:80| The |are being planned by Spencer Tup- man, director of the Mayflower Or- chestra, as a special attraction dur- ing_the Fall and Winter months. ‘ “We receive so many requests to | play selections from light operas and | for the lighter sort of modern music,” | said Director Tupman, that [ feel sure that a Sunday evening concert featuring this type of music would | have®a very wide and authentic ap |peal to the cosmopolitan element in Washington. No city in_the country, {as a whole, possesses finer musicai {taste than Washington. Fine con- operatic work are alwavs received enthusiastically. The whole public trend. in fact, is toward the more melodious and graceful in music. It would thus seem that the psycholog- ical time has arrived for presenting light entertainment featuring the type of music that is undoubtedly pre. ferred by the most discriminating ele- ment in Washington society.” It is understood that plans are also Firth--- {from New | work of the band Special emphasis w tor Tupman on the | brilliance of the music |~ “Fine music does not have to be of the heavy or hard to understand,” he s the music of the ‘Chauv | thoroughly delightrul, | charming, but, at the sam good music from the | the musician and connoisseur |is the spirit of the entertainme | want to present and which. { sure, is really needed in Washi nec classie t iewpoint _of This I am gton | Jesse Ralph, who has | Jane Cowl for thike years, has the. of “The School M which is 4o be produced soon b W. Savage and A. H. Wood with been Henr\ Rehearsals for ‘“These People,” in which Cyril Mz appear, began last week ! direction of Winchell Charminz a new model by Hanan $12.50 The new flat English last now being ~ shown by Hanan at their London, Paris and Fi ifth Avenue shops. - exclusively at The Hecht Co. p.m. at Rock Creek Park, 16th and | Kennedy sts. n.w. Friday will find the Army Band at |\ Washington Barvacks under the direction of Capt. Stannard. The con- cert commences at 6:50 p.m., and con- tinues for one and a half hours. Attention is again called to the | music-loving public of Washington that the park concert season is fast| drawing to a close. This fact, coupled’ with the ideal weather now prevail- ing, will, no doubt, bring capacity audiences to the few remaining concerts, . In Washington (First Floor.) ~ F Street at 7th - The Hecht Co.