Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1925, Page 65

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. © 22, 1925—PART ) b 1 By He’en Fetter. HERE are musical instruments. Improvements are being | made upon them constantly and new instruments are being in- vented all the time. There is one instrument, however, that nature | alone invented—the human voice—which is undoubtedly the noblest | instrument of them all. Men have tried to improve Sometimes, ¢ through carelessness or ignorance, they have ruined it. Once it gone | it can never be rencwed, as a string in a violin or a hammer on the piano many on is key may be replaced. The first music was probably vocal. the most popular form of musical entertainment is that which the voice, either grand opera or its lighter form with the modern type known | as “musical comedy,” of which “Blossom Time,” *The Love Song” and “The | Student present-day soloists” re- | vocal l Today features Prince” are ontstandi cxamples. In citals by far the greater number at the end oi a scason prove to be programs Within the past two weeks Washington | hearing <ome and some singinz. whole was the work Wednesday night of the Dayton Westmihster Choir, | «s enjoyed the privilege of fine voices execlcn Dominating the miey Williamson, who proved to be a wizard | the under the direction of John " with his The am containing masterpieces of church music lay that in the simple state- | for magic wand. seeret of. marveious interpretation prog ment this band of 00 singef gets together four times a week concentrated rehearsil. Also, it is obvious to any one watching as well as listening to the choir that every member has absolute faith in the | . They realize, as do the audience, that Mr. he is doing and why ie is doing it. Added | charm to the muse presented by the accurate band of white surpliced ; ability of the conducto liamson knows exactly what singers was given by the relaxed case of their correct standing posture | and a total abisence of gesture, the voices alone expressing the message | i each song and the 0 faces wearing intelligent, casy expression and not | agesting that the vocal production was strenuous work to the point | Dayton Choir ~hounld have o, 107 Local composers who heard th inspiration three amounting to .00, which Mrs, H. E. announced -he will give the best sacred a d for a chorus of mixed voices and submitted i winning composicions wt be Furope nost o the choir and possibly @ sccond tour of the Eastern here will e given. The judzes are Dr. Charles Boyd. director of Pittshurgh Musical Institute: Dr. Howard Hanson, dircetor general at Eastman School usic Rochester; Earl \' rector of Ann Arbor. Mich.: Dr. H. Augustine Smith, director general of Chautauqua Y. and i 1s. School of Music v-ton Uni- versity, and H. conductor the loronto Mende ssohn € 5 for of the prizes | to try I'a hott one Dayion capella composition by an _Nmerican compuoser of sung .in | he ar | oi the o in Moore Music at N Dr oir at B of f2mou ASHINGTON has singers oi Among them are the members oi the Columbian Male Quartet, which won first place in the reeent contest among local quartets at Keith's Theater in Washington. The wmning quartet has just returned irom Philadelphia, where the n tional semi-fina’s were held, the finals to be held in New York C.ty. The ! Columbian Male Quartet woun second place in the semi-fina s, first place | going to the Pennsylvania Male Quartet of Philadelphi<. Quartets repre- senting Richmond. Noriolk, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pitts- burgh, Trenton and Wilmington participated in this contest. The members oi the Columbian organization are Paul Ledig. first vor: W. E. Braithwaite, sccond tenor; Raymond Moore, baritone, and n C. Smith, basso. The quartet will give a program in the sccond of vesper musicals this Fall at the First Congregational Church jeaturing ocal singers or musicians many promise. vl t it * LFRED HUMAN., il lately Mephisto of “Musical America,” and editor the voice magazine, states interesting aims new publication in an advance prooi of cditorials for the first ne. He announces its purpose as being: “To develop music in America; » create new fields for the qualifiedqartist: to encourage the worthy teacher and student: to raise educational standards; to provide an inde- pendent organ of discussion and record for all persons interested in the | voice—opera. concert, choral, church and a'lied activitics.” W. I. Henderson. famous dean of music critics. is a contributing editor of this magazine, and an editorial states in part that Mr. Henderson has cstimated that there are 250.000 students of singing in America alone. He adds to this number 30000 professional vocalists and the conductors, teachers. aceompanists, choir masters, organists, etc. | Singing, it is said, advocatés with other things the wider use of | English as_a_ singing latguage as well as the assistance of singers in the | ratonal sfudy of foreign fongues. Also, it aims to encourage worthy | American composers, librettists, translators and musicologists. All of which sounds most interesting and containing vast possibilities. %L Ky now of this Singing, . s UMANIZING the concert business” is stated as being Charles L. Wagner's idea behind placing Mr. Will Rogers. comedian and ' political wit extraordinary, on the program with the De Reszke Singers who come here Saturday. As we recall with distinct pleasure the fine art and spontaneous charm oi the De Reszke Singers' program here last Spring. we are at a loss to understand exactly why Mr. Rogers should | have been placed with them in particular—possibly becaunse all other combinations were alrcady arranged. There are, undeniably, some con- cert programs that are ghastly in their dull flatness and need for “hu- manizing.” but the previous program offered by this quartct was cer- tainly not one of them. We recall that a decidedly good time was had by all concerned—including audience, critics and singers alike., not to forget Mr. Salvi, who gave some exquisite harp solos. At any rate, having duly protested the need of this particular group of musical artists for “humanizing.” we shall be among the gladdest to welcome our favorite wit, Mr. Rogers. when, with the quartet of American ngers’ ascistance, he says his witly say with music. Harvest Festival Music Dedicates New Curtain HE presentation of a harvest festi val in celebration of Thanksgiv. ing time, and the dedication of the new evclorama curtain al Central High will be held Wednesday evening at Central High Community Center at & oclock. beginning with an organ recital of Thanksgiving music. to be plaved by Edith B. Athey. inciuding Toceato” (Kinder), “Chant de Bon heur” (Lemar) and “America the Reautiful” (MacFarlane). The harvest festival scenes. includ ing those of the Greeks, Hebrew, Chi nese and (zechoslovaks, will be danced hy groups of trained young dancers representing all sections of the cfiy and will be directed by Caroline Mc. Kinlex. well known in Washington for direction of dance dramas and pageant festivals. Nina I.. Norman will avpear in the t'zechoslovak scenes as solvist, and other singers o appear in the fes iival include members of the Wash ington Hebrew (‘ongregation. nunder the difection of Mrs. Herman Hol- lander and Milton D, Korman. Charles S. Wengard will lead the audience in the singing of Thanksgiv Inz hvmns and the brass quartet | from the United States Army Music | School will accompany the music in the American Thanksgiving scene | ind the symbolic finale. The quartet | Is composed of Juan Fellado, first | trumpet; Clyde E. Barnes. second | rumpet; Magnus Fris, trombone, and | Crecket Baxter, euphonium. | Edith H. Hunter is director »f mu sic for the entire production and ! will direct the music at the piano during the rendition of 'he festiv Marle Moore Forrest is gereral rector of the ha L festivai for Community Center Department The Marine Band Returns Vesper Concert Toda_v by 1‘ Home Toaay. Prize Male Quartel; 345 p.m. today the United » THH second of the series of vesper | Marine Band. one of Washing. concerts featuring Washington | three fine organizations of its| musicians, arranged by Ruby Smith | returns 10 its “home town™ after | Stahl for the First Congregational | a concert tour that has heen Church. will be held today at 4:45 1.m. the most remarkable and succe: and will present the Columhiun Male | which the hand has ever taken. Quartet, composed of Paul C. Ledig, | nrgantzation plaved a total of first tenor; William E. Braithwaite, rerts in 62 different cities, closing second tenor: Raymond . Moore, with a concert in Parkersburg, W, baritone, and John . Smith. base | Va.. vesterday. | This is the quartet which recently | At the concert given in the Audi-| Won the prize in the Keith competi- torium of Milwaukee, more than 10.. ton. Charles T. Ferry will he at the | 000 school teachers, aitending the OrRAN. Wiscon te teachers’ convention| It is hoped and.expected that these in sesgion there, heard the band. Vice €ONcerts will be given large support | Jresident and Mre. Dawes entertained -O0 the part of the Washington public | {he members of the band at dinner at |~ -there being no charge—and a plate | their home in Evanston, Tll, and at-| collection being taken as a means of | tended both concerts given at the | !Mbursing the artists on these pro-| Northwestern University. | erazas. Tuesday night the band will give a | The progrem will be: | gala, homecoming concert at radio P”;‘t‘“_‘,’l-‘,",’"e{,";;"!!‘""““d'”“ siation WRC. They will immediately ¥ Chariés °T. Ferry. begin rehearsals for orchestral con- | "T)wd Kindly Light ... ..°. . carts in Washington during the Win- D e ter. “The Lord Is My Light The program Tuesday Ovarture. “Lanore, No. 3 John C. Smiih “Melodv in A Maior “The Lost Chorr™ : Praise Yo' (At} i Columbian Male Qi Solo for cornet—King Carrieval Tenor solo, “Come, Y Musician John P. White. W and scenes ‘from “Siegfried .. .. Wagner am. Indians of America."’Schatba rombone-— ot Spring Clark n Robert E. Cl Blue Danube r Spangied Ba . AT ates i*e. Wagner .- Buck | Hevser | solo, will be: S .Beethoven | ¥, s A ott [ Oftertors, orga Lord. T Want 1o Be a a."Lord. I Want to Be a Arcanged b. “Doep’ River' .. ooo-.vess. . Darleion Columbian’ Male Quartet. Postlude, organ. ~March Triumphal, Fletcher -Frane Christian C.Strau § = Sta . Today is the feast of St. ihe Christian patron of music. At S1.. Peier's Church the Junior choir of 30 mixed volees, under the direction nf the organist, Christopher Tenley will give a special program ai the 10 aelack mass. Fannie Shreve Wiezrtalll, soprne. and Ha Al Lhick, tegor, will bethe soloists, Cecelia, alg, soprano; Kverett Ha dell, tenor: Florence Adams, dramati reader: Mrs. Dahn, Mrs. and Miss Ste- vens will present musical numbers at a novel antertainment given by Ladies’ Aid Society and the Senor B, Y. P. 1. of the West Washington Bap. T Church Friday eveging, Decem ber 4, |a Local Music College concert | High sch | ber 30. | sion req HE w Recital November 30 College of Music forty-third public in the auditorium of Central I Monday evening, Novem- There are no cards of adm ed and reserved Washington il give its no seats. The college extends an invitation to jer. Burrus Williams. numbers will | Joseph will | F There also fo tor | Freddy Fuglesier and | with Sylvia Altman at the piano. Rach ASHINGTOD inoff, | at ‘W cert Greene': | 4:3 tour | and his concert appearance in Baltimore the next eve | ning. usual. | =eriptio Pritz Kreisler. violi Rachmaninoff's own {al inte {1y forw mailed 1 phone’ ¥ The | bers has with practic: | ments Ef‘hesn’n. 1B | bers Allegro Symphony” | uett cienne | ment for § Mi { Piano | Misses Vie M itz v de 0 o tachmaninoff of be by ed in music, and will glad ard a program if the request is 714 Seventeenth street, or anklin 4491 college orchestra of 5 mem been reorganized this Fall Ny all of the instru used in a full symphony or under the direction of Dr. hristiani. The orchestral num will_be: “Stradella” (Flotow) Molto. from the “Jupiter (Mozart nd Min ite sique An chey). and accompani 11 Bacio” (Arditi), sung by Elizabeth Stewart, soprano, numbers will be plaved by rine Bouillon. Sara Beck Rebecca Easterbrook and The other -al Miss Craiz and The violin solox Flora Clayton from ise be by ecot. Miss Bar and Malie. will he & number T iolins and piano, given hy Vic Ladurantave. Samuel Gantz Julins Altman, . mflnianf Herc #iII' hea® Rachman nist®omposer. in 1 eon Poli's under Mrs. Wilson management December I at lock. limited ceason is making a can cities, this here, will precede an Amer His prog TCowill of am promizes 1o be un include his own tran two new numbers of ist. as well as Mr Stude Tablean. Rach, Schubert. Chopin and Liszt are other Rachmaninoff pretation, Esther Lelandor costime recital at ‘chapel exercises re. cently at George Washington Univer | sitv, when she sang hoth Norwegian and Swedish songs. | showed some | as well as numbers such as the “Echo Song.” which are quite well known. works for Mr. inter whose selectad compaosers has gave a charming Her heard program rarely selection= HOrmMANN CONC ~ Monds Rl ’/Waskmgfon , ;Audiior{ug/’ ERTS. MONDAY:! Josef %15 p.m Hofmann, in piano rec 1 at the Washington Av TUESDAY. Philadelphia Svmpheny Auditorium, at 4:30 p.m, SATU and wi at 820 De Re Washington zke Singers Anditorinm, JOSEPH OMPOSITIONS of . Chopin and gner enrich the program which Hofmann, fa- mous pianist, will give at his concert at the Washington Auditorium toma row night, under the auspices of the Peggy Alhion Concert Bureau, at 8:15 o'clock Modern selections by Manuel de HOFMANN—TOMORROW. £ Mendelssohm, W Josef METROPOLITAN SINGERS IN DEBUTS HERE RUDOL RS. LN F LAUBEN LAWRENCE TOWNSEND, well known patroness of music in . in_many cases : will also be inciuded in the recitals, | however, such eminent artists, favor. ites of the discriminating musical folk, such ax Emilio de -Gogorza and Jac from third act | waghington, who has made a practice | during the past few seasons of bring- ing fine singers and musiclans of rtistic standing to Washington - .Speake | morning musicals, has just announced her list of artists for the present sea- | son. which will_open with a musical ! December tho!e’ths(cxln this year, all at the | Mayflower Hotel, in the ballroom. on | Wednesday ary, a large proportion of those pre- sented -consists of artists who have never been heard here before anc are in ~There will be five of mornings. As s custom voung people. Thera = Thibaud. our the | leading Opera House never make They. are Lawrence Tibbetts, young December 9, Law tured constantly in at the Metropalitan in New York. who have appeared here previously, will thair debuis in these recitals singers roles THAL test of a violinist's art. ~ T LIZABITH RETHBERG \N\.. American, who won such a remarkable ovation in “Falstaff” last year and has kept up his standard of fine per- formances: Marie Muller, young singer from Czechoslovakia who cre- ated a sensation in her interpretations of Wagnerian roles in her first year, last season, at the Metropolitan: Eliza- beth Rethberg, that trained prima donna who can sing “Aida” one night and “Elizabeth” the next with equal charm and ability and who also is a delight in recital, having an enthusi- astic audience that packed Aeolian Hall to overflowing November 1 and that stayed for a round dozen enc and called for more, and Rudolf Lau- benthal, German tenor, who sings many of the leading roles in the Wag- nertan productions at the Met, such roles being said to be his forte: addition to a huge, colorful voice, Nr. Laubenthal i personality and good looks, The list of artists and dates an- nounced. with only one artist whose name Mrs. Townsend is fot ready i divulga at the morgent, is as follo-vs: rzm Tibbetts and Orchestra In | blessed with attractive | Concert, at the Washington RDAY. togers in joint prozram Falla. F Bentz Woods also are the finale will be the “Tannhauser Overture,” that mighty tour de force !,,r piano plaving which reprodices the ancis Poulenc and Edna included and orchesiral effects for which com Dosérs are famed. The prozram follows and Fugue ¢ Bac L ; Tau 5 E. maior § Meniele and ¢ "maje and Jemd Bares (Schumanis L "Xalmme i F Pechour sl (Frantis P (Edna Dent/ ¥ TWasnd-Liest] Tickets are on sale at the concert can in the Jordan Ruilding, Thirteenth and G str PHILADELPHIA ORCHE Tuesday. HERE is ample variety in the pre | & &ram, preparea Leopold $ | kowskt for the Philadelphia Orchestra |concert in the \Washington Auditorium lat 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. Four com. i posers and two soloists are represent. Wagner. rahms, Salzedo and Strawinsky being the composers and being Thaddeus Rich, vio ist. concertmaster of the orchestra, and Carlos zedo, harpist. Mr. Rich will play the Brahms concerto. | work of imperishable heauty, whose interpretation is said te be the acid Mr. Salzedo will play the harp in_his own compo. sition. entitled ““The Enchanted Isle.” | The purely orchestral numbérs. with which the concert begins and ends, are the prelude to the third act of “Lohengrin” and the suite, “The Bird of Fire” by Strawinsky. M firal Fiila 1) Valee Dhan aisr S and - Tamn A— | WILL ROGERS AND HE DE | RESZKE SINGERS, SATURDAY. N = A remarable concert novelty will be presented at the Washington Audi |torium Saturday evening at $:30 | o’clock. when Will Rogers, comedian, humorist and famaus star of the Zieg- feld “Follies,” will appear in concert with the American the De . Reszke Singers. | The musical program of the eve. | ning will be offered by the De Reszke | Singes consisting of Hardesty | son, Floyd Townsley, Howard | loge and Erwyn Mutch; all Amer- jcans, who were coached by Oscar | Seagle and Jean De Reszke. The De | Reszke Singers made their first p- | pearance in Washimgton last season | with marked success. | Will Rogers will make two appear- | ances during the evening to offer his inimitable and extemporaneous views on men and affairs in general. His first “lecture” of the evening wiil be entitled “All I Know,Is What I Read in the Papers,” while his second ap: | pearance comes under the head of [ e quartet, Paul Kochanski, the latter well known and liked here, being a violinist. of ability; Pecember 16, joint Wagnerian program by Miss Mueller and Mr. Laubenthal: January 6. Latin Ameri- n morning, by Mr. De Gogorza and | Osear Nicastro, Uruguavan cellist:| January 13, Jacques Thibaud, French | Violinist, and the unknown. and Janu ary 20, Colin O’'More. % American | tenor, who has won favorable com- ] ments in the press of New York and | elsewhare, and. Mme. Elizabeth Reth- | herg. Tickets are on sale at the hotel, he- |ing $4 a concert, or for the series, | eheatra, -~ WILL =~ RoamRe and DeRLSZKD SINGERS ~dturdsy Friday Morning Club Give!!vchalvman Pan-Ame: ican Music. HE F which opened its fortieth season last | gram jay with an all-\ given by Charles basso: Helen Gerrer, violinist, Kurt Hetzel, pianist, will present program of Latin-American next Fri morning at 11 o'cloc agner pr Tittman the Pan-American Union Building. Miss Gutelius Wil play a sonata last Summer by Mrs. sociate member of the club, who is Buenos Aires. The accompanists f sent h the program will be Miss Gutelius and Mrs. Arsenio Ralon The program will be as follows: 1. Piano — (Athos Palma Artuero cKuteliu= 2. Violin — “Anoranza (Luis A. Calvo. Colombia) Amor” (My Old Love) 101, Arsenio Ralon 3 Baritone solo—Counlet *La Mu, Paris” (The Parisian Dolli (Sancher Fuentes. Cuba) and criollo-holera. Y siera” (1 Desirer (Jo Harlan Randall 4. Piano—"Tronical Dance” (Justin Haiti). ““Barcarolle’ (Ricardo Castro. M teo) and “Chant d'Amour” (Ricardo Cast Caroline Render Viglin duet—"La Belle Cubana White, Cuba). Helen Belt and Arsenin Ral 6. mo-—Aurora” (Carlas Dugana Danza Gazela® (Luis A € bia) and Av-Ar-Ar feantod (P Chile). Esther Tinoco. Colom? Sonata” (allegra Argentina) and Trigueros, Cantabric Arsentina) . and “Mi (Alforisa Oteo v Violin — Guatemala) ased on Mavan _indian then Americn). Arsnio Ralon K. Voice and violin-. Mexion! and YiBa Rleans Ralor (A Mishito ¥anatio ‘Amanola Qilanta”_ Caneent inean s Perut. Meaca. Randall a “"Romeo and Juliet Here November 30. OUNOD'S Juliet, elty. in the present opera se s it is not in the list of those wor nresented ‘in _Washington in rece vears. The Washington Opera ( pany will give this work as the seco opera of the season a week from morrow nizht. November prima donna will he Thalia who was here last in the leading ro Verdi's “La Traviata” in t Sprinz.. inglon opera audiences not only. as soprano from the Metropolitan Ope Company. but also as the wife Jacques <oud, the conduetor the local company Mr. Albion announces ipk Errolle. a leading with the Metropolitan. heen heard here opera Xomer as Rom. Mr sever Er times with Washinston singers also are a nounced for leading parts. Ivan Ivant- | forces, zoff. baritone of the Albion who came 1o Washington from cow. where he was a member Moscow Opera Compan, Mercutio. He sang the * Baron Searpla in “To week. Charles Trowbridge Tittma Washinzton basso. will he heard the role of Friar Laurence. Small M will corti™ re a” la parts will be taken by members of the Washington and companies. The success of “La Tasca” Metronolitan Ope| auge well for the future of grand opera by the Washington company Jullet,” are to be sung this vear. Music arra inz evening, as announced by Gertru, Lyons, chairman, will consist of or.| ©i8 P. fa. two chestral numbers miliar songs by Mrs. Lyon: dances by Thelma Schmitt, tume: cello numbers by Anna and piano sole by Mrs. W. L. Schmi from 6 10 6130, Also humorous readings will be given by Mrs. Chamberflain, past president of the club. “Great Men T Have Met at the Sta Door." The De Reszke Singers’ program fy low Lo(a) Femsng F Walit! Greek anthology ), - Sie (b) “The Loug Day Cioses, ; Sie Afthur Sulliv (¢} “Little Tommy Tueker" (a study in’ imit akry rom the o after Tschaikow- ‘“‘Serenade d'Hi ‘Seguidilla’ (SDlnxh lolk song ) . mldrllAlrlli.‘éd. 'm._Bird (150 2% “The Next Marki . folk song). e rranged *“John Peel u\{uns b {olk song) Arran “Lei the Bullgine Ruse shants ). Afranged by S “‘Shenandoah " lvas" cavalla-H, Johns ver’ fa Winter (Irish, (sea shant Arranged by Sir Richard Terry “Ev'ry Time 1 (apirituel ) “Listen nely.. . “Travilin uelh... Spirit’” 0 G - Arranged by Seats for ‘this and in Mrs. Wilson-Greene's course of ev ninz conterts at the Auditorium, Incliding the concerts Paul Whiteman and his concert December mack. January 16, and Mme. Hempel, at My reau, §300 G street northwest. e other iday Morning Music Club, | and music Richards, an as Frances (Homesickness 1 Qui- Anckermann. Cuba ) Ralon (Lacalle. Sung will be a comparative nov om here m. hanieva She is well known to Wash American |\ e Washington company. | of the sing Four | more operas. including “Romeo and . ed for the club hanquet at the Women's City Club Thanksgiv- Sloan, dward Elgar _Herbert Hughes Saint-Saens by: Sir Richard Terry by Herbert Hughes arsyth Richard Terry Johnson concerts Washington or- i g 12: John MeCor- ! (from Frieda farch 13, are now on sale Wilson-Greene's Concert Bu- FRANCES GUTELIl chairman, announces the first public concert by the Junior Federation of the Dis- trict of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs, 10 be held in the auditorium of the Natural History Building of the Natfonal Museum, Tenth and B streets Saturday afternoon. December 12, af 0 o'clock. The public is invited. The program will consist of solo and ensemble numbers of representative junior clubs of tha cityv. The atten tion of teachers and organizations is urged upon for co-operation for future public concerts. The following junior clubs have re cently joined the federation: Friday 1 ening Junifor Music Club. leader, Mrs. George Gravatt: the Cadence lub, leader, Miss Helen Miller. Robert M. Ruckman, a voung Wash | ington musician, was soloist in a per formance of the Mendelssohn piano concerto in G minor at a private re. cital last week at the studio of Edwin Hughes in New York. Mr. Ruckman | will play this number in Washington on the 9th of December at a concert to be given at the First Congrega tional Church. Aiss Wynema Mc Kinley, contralto, and Miss Katharine Fowler, organist, both well known locally, will be the other soloists on the program. William Hill, through his work at the Tchernikoff-Gardiner Studios, has won a scholarship at the American Lahoratory Theater in New York The scholarship includes dancing un der the direction of Mordkin, well known Russian dancer Beatrice Coles, formerly of Wa ington and a Tchernikoff-Gardiner dancer, ix now a featured member of | Albertina Rasch's “Madame Pompa | dor Ballet <he will appear in a solo | number in that ballet at Keith's Thea ter this week The Federation of Music Clubs is making an effort to launch in the schools and institutions of \Washing ton a hymn memory contest apd earnestly asks the co-operation of all citizens. The effort has the nnquali earnestly asks the co-operation of all | clergy. "Hymn sheets containing the necessary information will he supplied | those interested and a medal wiil be | given by the federation ip the win. ner in each school institution Twelve hymus have heen selected for use in this contest. Any information on this subject will adly be given by Miss dwin the contest, (leveland 9 retta Camphell. soprano, will recital in Pennsylvania De Marg ve a cemix The E pany has bert and a | kado. under worth and n elle Wentworth Opera Com- resumed rehearsals on Gil ullivan’s opera. “The Mi be given in the near future. the direction of Estelle Went Albert Parr John Russell Mason will preside again a1 the organ of the Centennia Baptist Church next Sunday. Novem ber 29, after a four-month period of recuperation from a surgical opera tion. Aiss Grace Ainsworth hos sub. stituted at the organ during this time At the evening service next Sunday Mr. Mason will he assisted by Hazel Gibson Wood. soprano. and Herman R. Hoffman, violinist of the United ‘States Marine Band. . Dessez, son at er! in or | 4 of Comdr. Paul Dessez, United States Navy. now sia tioned at Newport. is appearing in the ensemble with the Tip Toe Musi ieal Co.. opening in Washington Mon he.|day. He ix a pupil of Robert Hosea ex'|and studying for the operatic ‘stage 0.1 He was born in Washington Paul om | “Music for You and Music for the | Children™ is the subject of a lecturs- 'S4 recital ta be given tomerrow at 4 pm. ian {at 1723 I street by Harriet Aver Sev | mour. founder and_director of the Sevmour School of Musical Re-Educa- tion In New York City and a large number of hranch schools established throushout fhe United Stat Mrs. Sevmour Is well known as the author of a plan for teaching music fundamentals and the piane. and also as the writer of several books dealing with the unique approach to the study of music. not by first presenting tech- nical drifls. but by giving the student i ical experience in listeni inwatdly and understanding before plaving it, and using a foundation for inteliigent serformance. The public recital. 3 nd ks L is invited to this lecture nd Wagner. Gounod. Faure. Fanlkes and Chopin are among the composers s to be represented at the morning and Vle evening services at First Raptist Pe | Church in the music programs. Mabel Linton Williams is organist and choir director of the church he ra of of Nina Enard, “planologist.” formerly a student of Emannuel Wad of the Pea bodv Conservatory of Music and slso with the Ludlam School of Dramatic in Philadelphia. announces the opening of a studio af 1033 Park road Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr held the | first meetinz of her class in interpre tation last Saturday afterroon with a short program. Those taking part in cluded Mrs. Walter. Myrta Williams. Ruth Adams. Eveline Bates, George Bates. Elaine Rooth, Olive Adams, Lola Rowbitzky. Paula Brown. Edith Adams. Mary Bates. Della Cogan and Lois Bates. 3irs. Knorr herself plaved several Chopin numbers. n e | st n. inj er | e Special music will be given at the @ | Thanksgiving service Thursday morn ing at the Mount Pleasant M. E. Church South by Fannie Shreve | Heartsill, soprano. and Helen Marie Koontz, contralto. with Mrs. James H. Lowe presiding at the organ. rs | At the annual “hospital night" of the Woman's Guild of Sibley Memorial { Hospitz]. a few days ago. Fannie | Shreve Heartslll. soprano. and Fran Heartsill. bass. accompanied at the plano by Katherine Floeckher | Cullen, contributed several groups of songs, which were enthusiastically received by the large audience at tending the exercises in Rust Hall. de | The Tmperial Maie Quartet (W. Ar thur McCoy, first tenor: George E Anderson, second tenor: J. Henton MUSIGRAPHS organ postlude, “Song Without Wordg in E" (Mentelssohn), Mrz. Whita Special numbers will also be given by the quartet and the orzanist at the Thanksgiving service Thursday morning. midt-Gregor. pianist, has recently come to Wash- Ington to reside, and will make his initial appearance before the public in A complimentary piano recital which will be given at McHugh & Lawson's, 1222 G street northwest, Fridav he Queen of Rumania is among thix pianist's patronesses. Mr. Smidt-Gregor has already se 1l engagements for concert in and near Washington. His program Fri day nizht will include selections of the old masters, modern and a_group of his own compositions. At this recita he will have the assistance of Mrs Frank B. Lord, soprano Henry European The Americanization ciation Orchestra has heen reorgan ized this Fall under the able lead ership of Samuel Desoff. Mr. Desoff a former member of the school, has been the director of the orchestira for the past year It was feared this vear that, owing 1o his college work. he would he unable to direct. But he has made special arrangements to con tinue the work. There is an increase in the membership of the orchestra, and the new organization has had ex cellent reh . The first public program was given Saturday evening at the opening of the Service Librar f the Americanization School As ciation School Assn. Lillian Wines, organist and 4 of music at Kellar Mem« Church, announces a service thix eveninz. Dore Walten cellist, will play Walter's Prize Song,” from Wagner's “Die Meister singers, and Arietta by Giordani The choir will sing Maunder's “Prajse the Lord, O Jerusalem™ and Gounod's “O Divine Redeemer.” with soprann obbligato by Deborah Lawson. Ruth Kobbe, alto, will sing Campion’s “The Ninety and Nine.” Raymond Fillius and Mrs. Lawson will sing Nieolai's Tarry With Me.” The quartet sing “Even Me Warren hass solo by Douglas Shaver organ prelude will be “Priere a Dame.” from Boellmann's Gothique,” and the postiude the chorale from the ector ial Lutheran special musica with The Notre Suite will b same suite A large andience heard fine pretations of music by Mozar thoven and Dvorak at the vesper sers e at the First (ongregational Church last Sunday afternoon whe the National String Quartet gave a trio of selections. Particularly In teresting were the andante and minuet movements of the Mozart “Quarte No. 14.” and the extremely melodiou and lilting passage in the Beethov variations in which the mellow pizzica notes of the cello dominated. T! Dvorak work, “Finale of Opus 9 was typical of that composer at his best in utilizing the American negro music as basic themes The National String Quartet seems destined for an increasingly success ful career. performing as it does. al wave worthwhile compositions with the fine artistry that comes of talent plus constant. painstaking rehearsals The members are Henri Sokolov. Max Puzatsky., Samuel Feldman and Rich ard Lorlebers Miss Amy Clement Leavitt. a grad ate of the New England Conservatory of Music. and for many vears asso clated a leader with musical en deavors in Washington. in add tlon to her activities A teacher of various phases music, well known as a fine accompanist recently acted in that capacity for the last meeting of the German Litera Society when music was a feature of the eveninz, plaving a group of songs by Schumann. Brahms and other of the German lieder, for Mar garet Emilie White, and accompani ments for Mrs. Ravmond Dickey’s violin pieces by Wieniawski and Mlvnarski. Miss Leavitt plaved two piano solos Beethoven's “Largo Appass and Chopin's “Mazurka in B in a program November 12 Women's City Club. She companied Mrs. E. Smart group of songs in s 1< She onato at also H in The Madrigal Quartet. composed af Viola . Schippert Kingle. Edith 6 Schilling. Mabel McCalip and Edith White, presented a program that showed versatilty at the Masonic Hall of Kensin Md., recently Maj. FEdward Bowes of the Capitol Theater in New York describes the musicai features given in conjunction with King Vidor's new hig picture called “The Biz Parade” as “not just a mugical accompaniment. hut. rather a cumulative symphonic treatment af moods and characters.” It has been arranged by David Mendoza. first conductor at that theater. and Wil liam Axt. 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