Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1925, Page 63

By Hq]an Fetter. T is not contemplated by the Commissioners and the music lovers of Washington who have been foremost In suggesting the May festival that it be trivial, It must not be,” sald Commis- sioner Rudolph in his greeting to tho group ‘of more than 150 leaders in local music circles who met in the boardroom of the Distrlct Building Tuesday afternoon. “Only the broadest, most sweeping lines should be followed. Mr. Rudolph also expressed the opinion that the Capital's festival should outshine all other efforts in this country along those lines. A sur- mise of this nature is quite logical when one considers the national pos- L) sibilities for a festival Washington is unique in the multiplicity of its musical resources. Unlike other leading cities of the country, it has no huge conservatory controlled by municipal or private funds. Boston has the New England Conservatory, New York has the Juilliard Foundation, the Institute of Musical Art, and many others; Chicago has its conservatory, Philadelphia bas the Curtis Institute of Music, Baltimore has the Peabody Conserva- tory, Cincinnati has its conservatory, etc., ad infinitum. Washington should nal conservatory for the United States, as every country in a ational conservatory of music located Washington have the nat Central and South America has its in its capital. However, regardless of this present deficienc 1s many musical resources to draw upon. Within the city itseli there are the Washingtou Opéra Company, the Washingtonians, several large choral organizations. an embryonic sym- phony orchestra, a group of skilled church ehoirs, and a substantial nucleus of talented soloists, both vocal and instrumental, as well as a large group of fine musicians who have made the city their home for many years and engaged in numerous constructive musical programs here. Aside from the residential musicians are the three fine service bands, the Army, Navy and Marine Bands. At present the Navy Band is receiving enthusiastic response from large audiences in the South. Glowing ac- counts have been given in the papers of Richmond, Raleigh and Norfolk o far to its su . Army Band won similar laurels with the Summer tour in the North. The Maripe Band, dean of the three in age, is vell known as a successful touring organization. Also, John Philip Sousa hhas shown marked interest in the suggestions for the Spring festival here and willingness to consider participation if desired * as success OMMISSIONER \(L'l)()].]'H.lnu just announced a special meeting of | the exccutive committee he has appointed to handle plans for the Spring festival, to be held tomorrow aiternoon in the boardroom of the District Building. Gen. John L. Chamberlain has been appointed chairman pro tempore of the committee, NE very Tues 's meeting was the promise that he would have one or more rembers of the World Fellowship Through Music League represcuted on he big exccutive board of 30 people in Washington to carry on the prac- tical problems of this festival. It shows the true breadth of the concep- tion of the festival to admit the universality of music’ : for eliminating any barricrs whatsoever to the scope for this festival. The icague, which was organized in Washington because the members felt that this city was the logical cosmopolitan center. not only of the United States but of the world, is planning big things musically for Easter week this year. In this connection, it is also interesting that Franklin Adams, conn- selor of the P merican Union, has expressed the sympathetic interest of the other American countries in this effort for a National music festival in Washington. Some of the most brilliant and popular music played by the Army Band is native to these countries, With its impressive social, diplomatic and congressional circles, Wash- ington can supply the most distinguished international audience of any ity in the country for musical performances. These audiences are com- posed of sophisticated and cultured people who have heard the best music all over the world and will welcome the best that Washington can secure for an initial Spring festival, which will set the pace for all future attempts. EADERS of musical interests all over the country will assemble in the little auditorium of the Congressional Library this week at the invita- tion of Mrs. Frederick Shurtleff Coolidge to listen to her transplanted “Temple of Music” festival, to be given for the first time outside of the Berkshire Hills. There will be five programs of chamber music, one of which will particularly emphasize American compositions. The establish-| ment of this festival as an annual event in Washington musical life is one of great impetus to the movement for progress along these lines to estab- lish Washington nqt as a local music center, but as the musical capital of the United States of America. . TILL another appeal is made to the truty musical of Washington to fare forth during the coming week, when that rara avis, a genuine musical comedy, “The Love Song.” comes to Poli’s. It is anticipated that a brilliant | zathering of the concertgoers and opera lovers of the city will be present tonight at the opening periormance of this modern operetta, which, like “Blossom Time,” not only tells the beautiful 1dve story of a famous com- poser but also skillfully utilizes that composer’s works in its score. Un- like “Blossom Time.” “The Love Song” is a gorgeous spectacle as well as charming musically. tells of the love of the Empress Eugenie for Jacques Offenbach, whose “La Belle Helene,” “Orpheus” and “Tales of Tioffman” provide the motives and rich embroidery of the score, with the amous “Barcarolle” as the climax musically. Many school children who have learned this barcarolle do not know that Offenbach was court musi- cian to Napoleon, and even to adults who saw the production in New York t gave enlightenment of many phases of the gifted composer’s works. VER so often—and much oftener than most of us at home in Wash- ington realize—the Capital City sends a singer or musician wandering off to try his or her talented wings clsewhere and receives fine reports of wecess. Last Summer Louis Potter, dean of the association of organists sere, picked up his household gods to respond to a request that came from Charleston, W. Va., to be organist of a leading church there. Last week vas dedication week for the new Baptist Temple, and Mr. Potter gave the spening recital on the fine organ before an audience of about 1800, with nanv turned awayv. Thursday his choir of 60 voices sang Maunder's “Song of Thanksgiving.” with several Washington soloists, including Ruby Pot- er, sopra Goldie Hutchins, contralto; Edwin _Moore," organist of Wahsingtc Epworth Methodist Church, and Mr. Potter directing. The sther soloists were Charlestonians. A feature of the big morning service ast Sunday was the musical program, composed of works by Mr. Potter, who also did considerable arranging of others’ works for other programs. Mr. Potter expects to import other guest soloists from Washingtn for musicals to be given from time to time during the season. The Potters certainly deserve a handshake from Washington. B e 1E firet big symphony concert will be given this season by the Phila- delphia Symphony Orchestra Tuesday, when Olga Samaroff will be the soloist. Other soloists_during the Winter will include Signor Respighi, modernist composer of Italy; Sascha Jacobsen, violinist, and Lester Dona- hue, pianist, who will demonstrate the recent invention of John Hays Hammond, jr., well known in Washington social and scientific circles, but not previously considered as an individual especially interested in music. It is understood from a communication received by Mr. Adams of the Fan-American Union that Mr. Hammond will also bring to that institution his improved instrument for Mr. Donahue to give a recital there. * ok ok ¥ PEAKING orchestrally. it is pleasant to anticipate the three concerts by the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York which will blossom in yashington this year, where only one bloomed a year ago. Mrs. Robert Dacon is chairman of the Washington committee for the Philharmonic So- iety, which is the second oldest orchestral organization in the world, hav- ing been organized in 1842, The oldest is the London Orchestra, organized in 1813, Mr. Mengelberg and Mr. Furtwaengler will conduct the per- formances here. The former has well established himself in the affections of local music lovers by his wizardry in interpreting Brahms, Beethoven and Richard Strauss. Mr. Furtwaengler will make his debut in the Capital 15 conductor of the third concert. His work has won universally high praise. a Edward Kunnecke, Arrang‘er: Ot Offenbach’s Melodies. [EDWARD KUNNECK 3, who select- ed and arranged the muslc of Jacques Offenbach in “The Love Song,” which the Messrs. Shubert will present at Poli’s for a week, opening tonlght, direct from its long run in New York, as well contributing several compositions of his own to the score of the operetta, is not a Viennese, as is commonly thought, though in his style and technic he is usually identified with the Viennese school of composers that includes Franz Lehar, Leo Fall and Oscar Strauss, Mr. Kunneeke, said to be regarded in Europe as the greatest authority and interpreter of Offenbach, was born at Emmerich on the Rhine, near the Dutch frontier. e studied music under Max Bruch, who is famous for his violin concertos and oratorios. At 23 ho wrote his first operetta, “Robin Tind,” which was produced in all parts °f Germany. Following that he com- ed to the writing of concert music. But he soon tired of this and return- ed to operettas. In 1919 he wrote the music for “Village Without Bells,” which was presented in Berlin. In succession came “The Much Beloved, Love's Awakening,” “Caroline,” which was produced in America two seasons ago, and “The Countess of Hohen- neck. Mr. Kunnecke conducted the first European performance of ‘“‘Blossom Time” at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna. Because of his famillarity with Offenbach he was chosen to adapt the melodies of the genius of opera bouffe to an operetta which would utilize certain episodes in the life of the French composer, who was born @ German. —_—— The Church of the Holy City, on opening its services for the Fall, started a new musical program, giv- ing up the old volunteer cholr and A 5 Nt | ignificant move on the part oi Commissioner Rudolph at appeal and the need | | Mme. RS. FREDERICK S. COOLIDGE will present her annual festival of chamber music, former the Berkshire Hills every Fall, in the new auditorium which she has do- nated to the Library of Congress. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday o this week. Amerlcan works especially featured on the f gram. The second will be devoted en- tirely to works by Beethoven. The third will consist of old English madrl- gals, harpsichord pieces by English composers and a sonata by Henrv Purcell. The fourth will present Itai ian music and the final program will present two string quartets and quintet. The composers represented at evening program Wednesday at 8:43 includes Charles Martin Loeffler and Frederick Jacobi, whose chamber or- chest nd voice works will he con ducted by Frederick A. Stock with Povla Frijsh as the solofst. Lynnwood Farnam will be at the organ the {for a concerto for organ and chamber jorchestra written by Handel. Thursday morning at 11 o'clock a string quartet, a sonata for violin- cello and piano, and a. serenade for flute, violin and viela, all by Ludwig von Beethoven, will be played. Wil- liam Kroll and Karl Kraeuter, violin- ists: Hugo Kortschak, viola player; one | Willem Willeke, cellist; Georges Bar- ' Chamber Music Festi\;al At Library of Congress jrere, flutist, and Aurelio ( {1st. will interpret the Tn the afternon at 4:30 Thursday. the famous English Singers, who are Liter to tour Ame: will make their jdebut in this country singing a. group of madrig: The singers are ¥l | Mann, Nellle Carson, Lillix Norman Stone, Norman Notley Cuthbert Kelly. The instrumentalists \l“m include Lewis Richards, harpsi- |choraist: IHenri Sokolov and Max | Pugatsky, violinists, and RicHard | Lorleberg. cellist. The last three members of the National String Quar tet_of Washington Friday morning at 11 o'clock, works Caldara, Boccherini and Pizzetti i ibers. pian- I by {will be played by the Llshuco Trio of | ew York, the tet of Whashing Farnam. Friday afternoon at 4:30 the Cham ber Muslc Soclety of San Francisco and Mme. Marfe Romaet will present string quartets by loward Hanson and | Claude Debussy and a quintet by ‘l'ru.nz Schubert. | the festival list of guesis used for the performances in the Berkshire Hills |as far as possible the invitations must | be extremely limited. Mr. Carl En, ‘\\l\n is assisting Mrs. Coolidge, - nounces, however, that the programs wll be broadcast. tional String Q 1 r- nnwood ton, and pl’liladelp}lia Orchestra And Samaroff——’ruesday T”H first concert of this season’s sc ries of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowskl, conductor, will be given Tuesday afternoon, 4:30, at tho Washington Auditorium. under the lo cal direction of T. Arthur Smith's Con cert Bureau. Always greeted with ca pacity audiences, this year's reception to Mr. Stokowski and his wonderful organization of players will be larger by reason of the greater capacity of the auditorium. For the purely orchestral numbers Mr. Stokowski has progammed four OLGA SAMAROFF. works of diversified character, while the soloist, Mme. Olga Samaroff, will play the Mozart “Concerto in A Major,” for plano and orchestra. The symphony is to be the “Un- finished” of Schubert, that fragment of imperishable music which has a place among the great works. Almost all of the finer Schubert—his tende: ness, his candor, his melancholy. his sense of drama—-are to be found in this work. It was begun in the composer’s twenty-sixth vear, 6 ycars before mis untimely deatn, and was composed as a gesture of thanks to the musical societies of Graz and Linz which had elected him an honorary member. The program opens with the ma- jestic choral-prelude of Bach, “We All Believe in One God,” orchestrated by Mr. Stokowskl, and closes with “The Dance of the Seven Veils,” from Rich- ard Strauss’ opera, ‘“Salome.” A striking contrast to these numbers is afforded by the two nocturnes of De- bussy, “Clouds” and “Festivals,” re- markable examples of impressionistic tone painting in musical literature. The Mozart concerto which Mme. Samaroff_will_play is one of the 17 composed at Vienna in 1786 for the three subscription concerts given that Winter, to which Mozart had a total of 120 subscribers, The classic beauty and simplicity of this work is emi- nently suited to Mme. Samaroff’s espe- clal talent, and has been played by her on previous occasions with strik- ing effect. securing the well known singer, Mrs. Ralph Barnard, as precentor to lead the congregational singing. The re- sult has been very satisfactory and Mrs. Barnard's offerings have been very much enjoyed. posed “Ace of Hearts,” which was presented In Dresden. The overturc of this operetta was later played by Nikisch and his orchestra in Berlin and sung by Claire Dux. When- the war broke out he turn *Tell Her” is the title of the newest dance number composed by James Roosevelt Armour, young dance music | composer. It is a collegiate fox trot ‘The new number and will be sponsor- ed by the Swanee Syncopators. | {Lillian Evanti Sings Here| Tucsday Nigln, LLILLIAN EVANSTIBES, coloratura soprano, daughter of the late W. 3ruce Eva first principal of Arm ong Manual Trafning School of Washington, s the first colored wom- an to be glven an operatle contract | with & French opera company | season at Ntee. Ier stage namo i | Littan ¥vanti. s studled with Frank Ta Torge in New York before 1z vear ago last June | he has spent 15 months stud: | ing with Mime. Ritter-Clampi of Paris | §he returned 1o Washington earl eptember and is planning o short sncert tour here before sailing Wed 1v for France again on the Berer to begin the opera se: in | shington Tue: night at § o'clock at the Lincoln ater. Other concerts have bec given in New York, Philadelphia, F timore and Atlanta, G: Her recital will open with an old group by Handel, Scarlatti, Rameau and an aria from " an opera written in 1710. Lillian Evanti made her debut in “Lakme” in last March. She will sing an aria from that opera in her concert program, in costume. There will also be an aria from “I Puritani” and a American composers, including Bui leigh, Chadwick, Hageman and Ken- nedy. Operatic roles which this prepared for the season in N will also include appea Carlo, are leading role: | “La Traviata,” “Tales |and “Carmen.” Tt is inger has ce, which e | versant with all the sta; ias well as the vocal sco and she must be ab moment's notice, without rehearsal, in any operatic performance abroad. This Washington singer has a three- year contract with the opera company of Nice. .. “Bob Lawrence” Concert to Be Tomorrow Night. “busines of her role, and all others interested in commu- nity sings, will conduct the first of this year's series of his famous con- certs tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock at the Masonic Auditorium, which has been considerably renovated espe- cially for these concerts. It is the plan to present a number of the best amateurs of the clty and some pro- fessional singers and musicians on these programs, to be held every Mon- day night. The fourth Monday night of each month will be Army Band School night and that group will fur- nish part of tomorrow’s program. Miss Emily Harrold will the the soprano soloist. The usual plan of finance will be followed with 900 free seats and 200 at the price of 25 cents each. The doors will be open at 7:30 o'clock and no child under 4 years old will be ad- mitted. Mr. Lawrence has just returned after three weeks spent in Philadel- phia, where, under the auspices of the Philadelphfa Music League, he has been training 200 music leaders to { spread throughout Pennsylvania ter- | ritory and carry on the work of giv- |ing ‘children and adults concerted music work. At the Keith Theater in Philadelphia Mr. Lawrence gave a demonstration of the work typical at a community concert in Washington.. re | Owing to the necessity for retaining | for the | ¢*T)OB” LAWRENCE, as he i3 af- | fectionately known by children | D. C, OCTOBER 2 Dy 1925— PART | | | Sympho NE and most unusual artistic 1 effects ever pre- sented to American publlec will be the ‘vocal symphony orchestra of §0 voices which will appear here one of the featured units of the operatic rts concert of the Stony Point Ensemble from the American Institute of Operatic Art, which Ma Rabinoff is presenting at the Wz | ington Auditorium on’ the evening of Thursday, November 1t nd for of the musi the Willard, is secretary, with tickets on sale at tMe Willard news stand. This remarkable group of voices gathered together and developed by Prof. Alexander Koshetz, whose Ukraintan National Chorus proved an international sensation several s sons ago, will perform a unique func- | tion, in that it will supplant the reg conventlonal symphony’ or chestra in the orchestra pit, and will provide vocal instead of instrumental accompaniment for the terpsichorean features of the program Using only a few percussfon instru ments to supplement thelr singing, this group of men and women, number, will respond to the baton of the conductor, singing the identical musical parts’ which any orchestra yould play | 1t s belleved that this is the time that such a use of vocal ensem Blo:haniacor Beonithale 4h IHiS couh try, and its parallel is probably cb. America’s First “*Vocal which Mrs. Helen Ray Hagner, at the | 50 in =ymphony | first | ny Orchestra“ | tained only in the custom of the an- | clent Greeks who made somewhat | similar use of the chc in thefr pro- ! ductions. | Prof. Koshetz in developing the vocal ensemble at the American In- stitute of Operatic Art, Stony Point u-the-Hudson discovered that { there were in mong his sing- al voices of a unique nature. combining these in certain group- { i d experimenting with some | unusual musie, he discovered that he was able to obtain the exact effect of omplete instrumental symphony | orel that human voices, under | certain conditions, took on the nature jand tone of string, woodwind and | brass instruments He then con | cetved the idea of using his singers | not_merely as a chorus or cholr, but }hu fulfill the complete function of a |symphony orchestra. This remarka | ble “vocal symphony orchestra’” will | be one of the nine features which will be presented on a single program on | the coasttocoast tour of the Stony | Point ensemble this season. The “vocal symphony orchestra” will accompany the danclng numbers vhich Maud Allan, the noted mimeo- | chureographic artists will give, and @lso the ballet numbers of M. cile 'Andrea. the youns Amerfcan | dancer.” Tn addition. the “vocal sym- phony orchestra” will give a program of folk songs~of different nations, and will sing several other selections at ithe all-star program Gabrilowitsch as Pianist Instead of Conductor HI: appearance liere November 7 of Ossip Gabrilowitsch, famous con ductor of the Detroit Symphon yrchestra, who will open Mrs. Wilson- Greene's course of evening concerts at | the Washington Auditorium by play- ing a two-piano ensemble concert with Harold Bauer, has been interpreted in some quarters as an indication that Mr. Gabrilowitsch has given up orchestral work and returned to the group of songs by | | | | | in Monte | “Manon, Hoffman' sential that any prima donna be completely con- 0 g0 on at a | | | { OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH. plano exclusively. Such a conclusion, however, is erroneous. Mr. Gabrilowitsch is still under con- tract with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and his appearance in con- cert with Mr. Bauer is simply due to the fact that he has dbtained per- misslon to play in concert during seven open weeks of the present sea- son, during which the Detroit orches- tra suspends performances. Mr. Gabrilowitsch, an indefatigable artist, will during this time engage in piano recitals such as those which made him famous long before his appear- ance as an orchestra conductor. His tour, which brings him to Wash- ington, marks the twenty-fifth anni- versary of his debut in America. It was in November, 1900, that Gabril- owitsch first appeared with the Phila- delphia Orchestra, playing the Tschal- kowsky concerto, a performance which will be repeated next month at the silver jubilee of that famous >rehest: Mr. Gabrilowitsch will appear ‘in concert 10 times this seaso: with Mr. JBauer in their two-plano ensemble and will also appear this Winter with the | Music College Will Broadcast Recital HE Washington College of Music will broad a program from station WCAP Friday evening from S to 8 o'clock. The hour of music will consist of voeal, piano and violin olos and a strong string quartet with ano. Elizabeth Stewart, soprano, who won the Florence Strasburger schol- arship at the college; Joseph Barbe, tenor, and Fritz Maile, viollnist, will be among the soloists. ~Mr. Maile will play the first movement of the G Minor Sonata” by Tarteni and the Beethoven “Minuet in An inter- esting number should be a quintet played by Victor De Ladurantave, first violin; Samuel Gants, second vio. lin: Fred icuglester, third violin, and Julius Altman, fourth violin, with Sylvia - Altman, well known child pianist, accompanying. Al members of the quintet are under 14 years of age, but re in the senior orchestra. _Mr. Weldon Carter will present Kathryn IHereford, who {5 known as a charming dancer, in another role, that of pianist. Rebecca Easterbrook will play a Chopin waltz and the “I Major Polonaise” by Liszt. Oncof Trwelvc Grc;t Women ME. LOUTSE HOM former prima_donna _contralto of the Metropolitan Opera. Houso and now guest artist of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, who will sing the second of the Peggy Albion serfes concerfs at the Auditorium, Novem. ber 9, declares that marriage, instead of being the drawback to artistic prog- ress which it has been painted, has helped her career. She was voted one of America’s twelve greatest women. She recently explained: “There i3 at least one thing that married life will de for an artist which s beneficial. It will put a curb on the artist’s egotism, and egotlsm certalnly is a detriment to success. ‘How absurd to say that an artist can not marry and be happy and have a big family!” Am I an artist? They say that I am. Am_I marrled and happy? I say so. Have I a big family?. Only six, thank you.” - Madame Homer’s family is also musical. Her daughter, Loulse Homer Stires, s a soprano who already has won international renown on the con- cert stage. Madame Homer's husband is the talented American comnoser, Sidney Homer, Wwho has written several of the numbers she will sing when appearing in the National Canital next month. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the thm[;? Male Choir, and give a series of mix lecture recitals in Chi- cago. | ¥ { |'A targe | ot | { the First Baptist Church, MUSIG HENRY F. SEIBERT, Amerlcan concert organist, will appear in re- cital at the Washington Auditorium November 12 in a matinee and eve ning recital on the new organ. Mr. Seibert s sald to display the modern organ to its fullest advantage and also will play programs that people really enjoy. His Washington pro- gram will include works of the old masters, American folk songs, national alrs, and selections from the operas. George R. Bruce, recently returned to Washington following a’ successful Summer engagement, hus announced the organization of the Happy Col- leglate Orchestra, headquarters, 4203 Sixteenth street northwest. Marceil Greenhalgh returned to Washington from Lake Weesauking, Pa., having spent the past two months there and at Lake Seneca, N. Y., and Spring Lake, N She opened her studio here last Tues- day for th son. has recently Blanche XKerr, sopraro and pupll of Lstelle Wentworth, is singing at Alexandria, during the absence of Nina Norma choir director and soprano soloist at that church, who is singing Margue- rite in the “Faust” trio being present- ed at the Rialto Theater in connection with “The Phantom of the Opera The Columblan Male Quartet— G. Ledig, first tenor; W. . Br walte, second tenor; Raymond Moos baritone, and John C. Smith, bass—won new laurels in an artistic program given before a lirge audi- ence ut Blue Ridge College, New Windsor, Md., last week. The quar- tet rendered 15 numbers selections from Brahms and negro spirftuals, and were grected with en- thusiastic applause after each num ber. Solo nunbers were given by Mr. Ledig and Mr. Smith. The quartet was ably Alfce Sigworth Morse, read The group reccived a return en- gagement for Jater in the Winter. The quartet also recently enter- assisted by tained tite Rotary Club and the Board | of Trade, of by selected as t vhich they have offictal quartet. Under the leadership of Loyis W. O'Leary '26, the mnewly organized Georgetown University Glee Club is looking forward to a particularly busy season. Ior the first time they will use the a feature being the broadcas of concerts to outof- town alumni gathering: The R. O. T. C. Band members and performed for the first time ut the Buckne other newly elected officers of the glee club are Joseph W. Madden, '26, vice president and John F. Mc ough, ‘27, secretary and treasurer. chorus is being assembled. Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler sang an interesting group of sonzs at the luncheon of the National Federation Women's Home Missionary So. cleties, using rome compositions Chester Adair, organist of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. The Ivric of one of these songs was Writ- ten by Mrs. Edwin E. Slossen. Mrs. Wheeler sang * (Scott), accompanied Dqn Enfield, at the opening of the federati Done Gertrude Lyons sang “Taps” at the memorial services, part of the open- ing session of the Supreme Council of the Scottish R Monday at the House of the Temple. She was assist- ed by Thomas F. Darcy, bandmaster, and Philip Kohn of the Army Music School, cornetists and by Dr. Hen P. Linsz of Wheeling, W. V: ganist. The opening concert of the season at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, when the orchestra of the St. Paul Metho: {dist Episcopal Church, under the direc- tion of Hurlbut G. Winfield, wi the following program: March, of the Isthmus,” (Lampe); overtur “Romantic” (Kela Bela); soprano solo selected, Miss Froshlich; tone poem “Rustic’ Twilight” (Rolfe); selection ted Feather” (de Koven); violin solo, ‘Berceuse” (Godard), Mr. Winfield: morcean, “Lost Chord” (Sulllvan), and finale, “Stecl King” (St. Clair). Admission to the concert will be free, but an offering will be taken to defray the expenses The Herndon, Virginia, Music Study ub held its October Floyd Thompson, at which time Annio Robey-Walker was re elected president of the club; Mrs Yrederick W. Ttobinson was elected vice presiden son secretary-treasurer. The club will cho “Twilight.” at the union services St. Timothy’s Ipiscopal Church morrow evening. Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Harold 1. Hanes were appoint a committee to prepare a program for the coming six months. After business session a program was sented. i M Mrs ia = ¥dwin Caliow, who organized Musurgia Quartet several yvears and which saw a successful career un- til temporarily disrupted, reorganized the quartet recently. The personnel will include: Helen Owen, soprano; Nellie Moran, contralte; Carson P. Frailey, tenor, and Mr. Callow, bari- tone, with Mrs. Callow, accompanist. Harry Wheaton lHoward will coach the quartet. They will sing at the Methodist unfon meeting at Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church tc .or- row night, the numbers being “Tarry With Me, O My Savior,” by Baldwin, and Sarjeant’s duet for tenor and baritone,” “Watchman, What Night?” Helen Ware, violinist, has an ed two concert tou R The first will begin November 9, with a concert at Martha Washington College, Covington, Va. For the re- mainder of the month, Miss Ware w appear at colleges and on concert courses in Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina and South Carolina. After the Christmas holidays Miss Ware will begin her second tour. It will take her through the New F land States, Pennsylvania and New York, and last several weeks. Charle: T. Ferry will be Miss Ware's accom panist. Her programs will include several Hungarian numbers, on which she is a leading authority, and a group of. her own compositions. The dates for both tours have been arranged so as to give a minimum of interruption to the Melster violin class, which Miss Ware has under- taken to finstruct since making her headquarters here over a year ago. ne. One of Washington's genuine musi- cal “finds” was {ntroduced to the radio audience last night as a new member ! of the Crandall Saturday Nighters through station WRC, in the person of Henri Smidt-Gregor, brilliant young planist-composer. In musical circles his name is well known be- cause of several fine compositions. At the keyboard he performs with vigor and splendid technique, and while in Europe has played in the palaces of kings by royal command. Last night Mr. Smidt-Gregor played a group of his own compositions from the studio of WRC, and later, from the stage of the Metropolitan Theater, gave an- other group, accompanied by the Metropolitan Smyphony Orchestra, Danfel Breeskin conducting. At Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church this morning the vested choir, under the direction of John George Klein, with Mrs. Klein at _the organ, will sing the anthem *Watchman, ‘What of the Night?” by Berge, in- cldental solo taken by Mr. Lines, Mrs, including | has thirty | 11 foot ball game | of | The Voice in Mrs. Floyd Thonip ! t| of the | RAPHS Sindell and Mr. Klein will be heard in the duet “O Holy pirit” by Weld« linger. There will bo 4 musical pro- gram at the 4:30 o'clock. twilight serve ice by Mrs. Sindell, soprano; Mr, East, baritone; Mr. Bowersox, violin- ist, and Mr. Klein, tenor. Through the courtesy of statlon WCAP the services at Iinmanuel Bap- st Church will bo, broadeast toda: Music will be sung by the chofr of 25 volces. “Hark, llark, My Soul,” by Harry Rowe Shelley, will be the | offertory anthem, and a work by Wol- cott, “Home at Last,” will follow the | pastor's sermon. A ‘baritone solo, I Am Thy God,” by Roma, will be sung | by C. Ridgway Taylor earlier in the service. Plans have been practically com- pleted for the musical to bo given | by and for the benefit of the choir {on the 30th of this month. | S Special music is announced for the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church, | Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, super- | visor of church music and organist, t the morning service, when the solo quartet, consisting of Mrs. Paul G Russell, soprano; Mrs. Frank C. Steward, contralto; Harvey T. Town send, te and Benjamin Y. Mor | rison, bass, and the Junfor Cholr of 25 children, directed by John M. Syl vester, will be heard. The music is: from ‘Lo Deluge | Junfor Choir, *Tt ' (old ss duet ford); organ, “The leavens Are Teil ing” ( den). At the evening service the quartet will be augmented by a chorus of : voices constituting the Senior Cholr and directed by John G. Henning | Numbers used will be: Organ, »20” (Bach); chorus, “Nunc Dimittis (Gounod); quartet, “As Now the Sun's { Declining Rays” (James) orgar “Grand Chorus” (Guilmant). “Prelude,” (Saint-Saens); Word 1s Li tenor o i The jun ool of the christ, directo embers of the Mast I8 Grace G. € held the first monthl meeting October 17. After a short musical talk and outline of the sea- son's work by Miss Gilchrist the chil- dren gave program. Gustav tance of Hilda pnson, will \ Burke and { conduct Among Adams, Maria Burke Gilchrist Jack Murphy, Jim Herbert Wooley, Mary . Theresa Backer, N Klesner, Itos Mich Ison, Florenee glio, Blanche i Leo Ofensteir d and Gerald Sloan. are: Katherine Jones, De aelson, Jul Pittiglio, Amne lda | Howard Lo | rico Pitt Siegel, Word cor Flagel es through from Aut formerly organist at the Earle | Theater, that he is to be the firs organist to play American jazz in picture house ris. Several wee ago Mr. Flag nted a year's ave of absen t t the Earle to furth n in the Fre o © his study I capital. Witk at city of the Loew inter ter owners tion pi umont Pala these Americ: |decided to present their | tures to the Fr theat a Ja American.” Hence the organ is being dusted off,” removed from iis place of obscurity in the orchestra |pit_and placed o that fts console is in fuil view of the audience. Mr. Flagel will play a 15-minute solo of popular | Am, pep” numbers und spotli much as he did e at the | Earle | m n \Novel Program Planned by Friday Club. | 'HE program committee of the ¥ri day Morning Music Club has bee ¢ Friday during October | arranging the schedule for the season which this year with an all- Wagner program on November t the Cosmos Club. Kurt Hetzel will present his own piano transcriptions of “Lohengrin” and “Tristan and | 1solde™; ries Trowbridge Tittman, | bass, *“Abescheld."” |and Helen Gerrer, violinist, will play | “Traume” and “The Prize Song.” opens | MUSICALIN STRUCTION. meeting with | In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag, Jazz and Vopular Music a sp CHRISTENSEX SCHOOL OF MUSH SRR SR, SO0 O BESSIE N. WILD Voice Culture, Piano aod Harmony. Studio. 6823 5th et.. Tako: Phone Ad Walter T. Holt Studios TENOR BANJO, MANDOLIN, GUITAR BANJO, HAWAIIAN GUITAE AND UKULELE Ensembls Practice with the Nordiea i Clubs. 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MAIN i CAROLYN RAST, Teacher Piano and Harmony. Student Wash- ington College of Music: 6 years' certificate, | 1821._ 1856 Ingleside Terrace. 5 1 | Jerome Williams Teacher of Piano TWENTY-SECOND YEAR YEAR BOOK MAILED