Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1926, Page 63

By Helen Fetter. ORFE and more the 'mechanical invention is invading the field of music and proving an ally rather than a compctitor. when the player-piano was especiall was superseded by the phonograph. a time There was | fashionable. Now it is the radio. in its way may have proved a nuisance when hand'ed by the unmusical but these drawbacks are tremendously outweighed by many more ad- Now the lea finest of the mechanical piano device vantages. ing artists of the piano make records with the The sincere vocal student and also the instrumental student can gain valuable assistance educationally through studying phonograph records. mental soloist Si milarly, the Comparison of the different styles of in- terpretation, phrasing, cven tonal quality, as emplo singers. 1s readily available to the earnest auditor. ved by the greatest instru can get comparisons and cven orchestral works, though usually much cut for recordings. provide opportunities for development of famiharity and appre iation of concert programs. With the radio cven greater advantages arc given. A boon above price is the fact that the radio will demonstrate as_no other method could to a gene wear of much repetition and which will not. compositions, has th home for his car can tution now s to be tuned in th a Also high concert hal the al on al public which musical works are the ones that will stand the The person who used to go 1o concerts only inircquent'y, and thus had a limited repertoire of familiar | Widest seope of music waiting right within his Through the use of that Ameri- ustem. the greatest singers and musicians, as well to cvery onc and not just those who can afford | ence of the singer’s or musician’s actual presence makes the aural picture keener and people who might talk in a theater find it physica knowlec mpossible to do so with carphones on stired makes that tied-down iceling of the concert hall impossible. there is no prohibition the tentive. The that they know they can shut off the radio whenever they get Where nztural instinet is to be complacent and at- Now. the most novel example of the mechanical art as applied to musi- cal art demonstrated lust week in Washington. was the piano equipped with John Hays Hammond. jr’s, device which makes that instrument a happy link between the ordinary devices that n the very that nobody ever thou simple-appearing achievement tion that mvolved complic composcd of two sets of re “chutters.” for they resemble strings. the other beneath ened several inches tro‘led by 2 thosc 1d bott ional ped p @ m large adc articl 1o cov piano and ghe average organ. simplicity of its ultimate effcet arouses wonder <ht of attempt ng it before. placed er tham Both It is one o one sct abor f those Of course, behind that is a long period of months of experimenta ted probiems and much expense. ectors (called by evervbody but their inventor The device is ve the the sounding-board, with the piano case deep- scts are con- worked with the perform=r's left foot. The most obvious advantages of the equipment are to provide ability to sustain + tone considerably bevoud any ordinary piano’s power, and to custain that tone at whatéver subtlety of shading the periormer desires. “organ-tone,” composition Rich resonance. termed dercurrent tor any to special advantaie also i A work w . Among the Icading pianists and other musicians who s available as 1 effective un- ten in chords shows this off have tested this revised instrument and given it high approval are Paderew- ski. Josei Hofmann ter Damrosch, Kou oEE HE d. * Rachmaninoff, Olga Samaroff, Ernest Hutcheson, Wal- sevitsky, Stokowski, Erncst Schelling and many others. long since dawned for the American composer or musical per- former who could prove by constant competition with the forcigner that his was a ta'ent of superlative worth. voung and talented American is begi of this is Marion Talley, who put Kansas City was a finc thing that the people of money necessary to give Marion fu what was probably the most scnsational ope Metropolitan Opera House. nning th rther Now, however, the day of the The most prominent example training n the at city did when they musical m ap. It raised the i preparc her for ¢ 5 debut ever made at the Every community in America could well take the lesson to heart and profit by it. There is no force so great as that of co-operation. A fc so much toward raising a fund th v pennies from each individual in a community will do is not on’y substantial financially, but has the background of genuine human interest that is the greatest inspira- tion that any young person could receive to make him. or her, go out earnestly to achicve by gi thing possible to make that "hest™ he Right here in Wa-hingion there arc giited singers and n med that have to struggle slowiv, where accomplish brilliant achievements if given the chances that arc presented | worthy enterprises plz to outsiders ng the best they tter have and abso ing every- wsicians and | they could The Washington Opera Company stands for national opera develop- ment. The organization The last perfo worth-while production has seen with al Yet many m nance was ich of -American times that struggle prine compan \ and discouragement. Is and was a has had to turn very to the foreigner. hecanse he could he gotten more cheaply or. conversely because his was <o bi American would not of Washington could he more gener; three times as long as that has, including pe a sum_that name that would mean pany the famous Hollywood Bow! point of view. as managers of the org he wou ally 1ld draw of the fir audiences where the 1i.as in other civic opera enterprises, the population represented in a list of patrons vhich the Washinzton Opera Company now sple who con’d not give much. but who by numbers gave | clearing the inevitable deficit vears, it would mean so much morally, as well as financially, to the com- | st few Mrs. Carter, in Ca’ifernia, has a huge bowl for pennies to sustain | concerts that are a great success from every : i Washingtonians would get togcther and give civi operation, yet he content to let the company's off co- 1 als continue their part nization, for they know whereof they speak when | it comes to the many problems that confront an operatic organization, it would be a monument ould worth more than the Lincoln Washington Monument combined—and they are the most beauti ments in Washington, speaking architecturally. not have a musical monument in a living work? YITASHINGTON also nceds 2 well k not to for the people monic. under Mr. Stok orchestra ¢ and also chelling mention an wenerally Ernest owski's orchest sk nit, so de I'he famous Bach Choir of Bethtehem, F to Washington. Why not that fine organization and sional en gve loc are sincere students agements A single instance of where a loca already won her spurs with <nc opportunity to the principal concert managers of the talent won her lessons as the first An with Leopo'd as a 20 al 1 n honor in her own community city. rerican the children. soloists There are several at least who “know their Bach” cven while they are filling constantly profes- 1l directed choral organization, | * hat can present symphonic programs | the Philhar- | York. suc lightfu'ly ra_has done in Philadelphia. .is coming early next month | with | a cha Talley.” Sylvia Lent in Memoria al h New nce to sing and the monu- Why should Washington and who. however, has . a violinist, ess outside of Washington, is to be given | is announced by one of | whose pupil to study in this country Auner, is coming here not as a “home talent” example, but car-old artist whose success in New York recitals and appear- ances with such orchestras as the New York Symphony. under Walter Damrosch, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has already placed her on the strictly professional list members of local musical under the auspices of local played exceptionally well. edge her circles for ences elsewhere. There are other examples of real talent in Washington that do not | many vea Both her father and mother were carnest | irs. She has played here | societies interested in art and music, It is to he hoped Washingtonians will acknowl- ¢ chievements, without their assistance so far, by making her re- cital here on April 1 the success she deserves after winning large audi- | and has get a chance for demonstration, except at gratis affairs given by fraternal auxiliaries and church benefits, * % %k IO revert momentarily to the Hammond piano, it is interesting in pass- was achieved by an American, ing to note that the invention no who su similar plans failed. but the youn Lester Donahue t onl siderable of his training in this country. One does not want to belittle in any way the remarkably talented artists, and even geniuses in some cases, who have come to America from foreign shores and tions before American concert and operatic audiences, senting them America, but. in many is little necessity music. except for going ah perhaps for the nature. It is. however, opportunity and general through local means. | it stand, the foundation must he " deep cnough basc “Master Builder” directly after many vears of living ness that resulted in destruction hope to get the clear, panoramic tional music interest arrier to mus s now up to the communitie well for what should be- and musicians only cians by hearing a genius now and then, mediocre of local music efforts between-times. There is every possible mechanical advant: the on terra country, rat and still are pre- | All the great artists of Europe are not only coming to | re making this country their home ad to hear the best Europe can give in Paris Spring concerts, the Rayreuth Wagnerian and Mozart festivals, and other affairs of stim an Munich similar | cded where German and_ other inventors purporting to have g pianist who is demonstrating the piano, is an American boy, born in California, and receiving con- resented beautiful music with marvelous interpreta- There or high time that the American should be given the equal throughout To huild up anything, artistic or practical, and have started by digging down first and giving to make the final structure substantial. As Mr. Ibsen’s discovered, to go from the ground to towering heights ! firma meant dizzi- So the great mass of Americans cannot view of international music by interna- with only the most nulated X age wiping out the money al participation and development in the general public. It s to take advantage of these thin, a great era in the development of American music d build The second annual prize contest of the Rubinstein Club closed December 15, 19 This contest, open to all, was held to stimulate interest in Amer: ican composers. A prize of $100 was offered for the best three-part song for women's voices, with accompani- ment, and with or_without incidental solos or obbligato. The judges for this contest are Frank LaForge, Charles Gilhert Spross and Willlam Arms Fisher. The winner will be announced, the prize will be awarded and the club will sing the prize winning com- position at its last concert of this sea- son. At the concert to be held under the auspices of Columbia Chapter, D. A. R., Sallie Emery Harper, regent, March 16, at the Mayflower, the fol- lowing Craig. | Tabler | Frank | lison Ray | Hal, | Baker, Franci son, Maile, soloists Marie Ho! will appea we Spurr, Netta Jessica Benham. Katherine Floeckher | Cullen, Elizabeth Collison Hill, Mrs. J. Shively, Laura Col- Rice. Loi: M. Dell Mrs. s P. Hearts George W, Harriet o8 Schimmel, Mattie C. Wallace, Virginia Sale, Emerett Isabel Elliott, ill. George E. Ander- Fritz It | Each Willard Hotel Operatic Singers Here In (‘flstume Recltal (COLORFUL scenes from three grand operas—"Romeo and Juliet,” “La | Boheme™ and “Rigoletto”—at a single performance, with Edward Johnson and Ruth, Metropolitan opera artists singinz the leading roles, in costumes and with proper settings is the novel treat which Mrs. Pezgy Albion will present at the Washing ton Auditorium one week from tomor- row night, March 15 Mr. Johnson, a leading tenor of the Metropolitan, is a Canadian Ruth is an American soprano popular both here and abroad. They will sing the four loved songs and arias from each of the operas—the songs which the audience always waits to hear and then whistles or hums the morning after. Tickets for this event—the first of its kind in Washington’s history—can be obtained tomorrow and all this week at the Albion bureau, 1239 G street north | west. Edward Johnson began his vocal career as a New York choir boy. He has completed another round-the- world concert tour since his last ap- pearance in the National Capital. He sang in China, in the midst of the riots and uprisings. and in Japan, as well as in Europe, last Summer. Like Enrico Car Johnson was developed by the famous teacher Lombardo. He last Summer visited this master’s home in Italy Joan Ruth, who will appear as “Juliet,” “Mimi” and “Gilda” opposite Johnson, sang in Washington with | marked success at the D. A. R. Con gress, being the featured soloist. This was last vear, during her last trans. continental concert tour. Miss Ruth { also made her operatic debut in Wash | ington. singing the play role of Cheru ibino in the production here of Mozart's “Marriage of Figaro” three years ago last fall Thirdrorgian Re;al in } Congressional Library. Joan most he. R. DEANE SHURE. music director | at Mount Vernon Place Metho- dist Episcopal Church South and dean of music at American Univer- sity, will give the third in the series of six Tuesday “hours of music” at the Library of Congress in the little chamber music auditorium there. The series are free to the public and | music starting at 8:15 punctuaily { " Mr. Shure's program will be I van Beethoven—Larzhetto Second Symphony " DDert Stenbins from The Swan™ and from “Second wild Yon—Adagio hton—"Where R. Shelley Drann Lyric Menuetto Shure—"Reflecting Washineton™): " the Pool of Bethesda Galilee." “Mount Hermon™* of Gathsemans ner—Prelnde. third act from Paleatine and v the Richard of Tohengrin Mar’ine Band C ] the band auditorium, Marine Bar- racks, Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., a con- cert by the [United States Marine Band Orchestra, Willlam H. Santel- mann, leader: Taylor Branson, second leader, conducting, will have the fol- lowiag program: March. “01d_Comrades Overtire, “Merrs Wivea' of oncert. Teike Windsor Nicolai Nocturne, “Dreams of lLove Liart Sextette from *Lucia Donizetti Musicians—A. Witcomb. * 1 * ‘White. " P Hazes, W. F. Santelmann, R, Clark and A Grang s 1 Robert the Devil tand scenes from “Robert the Dey R Meyerheer from “Bal Cos- Rubi Morning: allegretto” pastorale. b, Ase'n deatn: andante dolc < Anitra's dance: temoo | 'd. Dance in the hall o King: marcia molto marcato . Marines' hvmn. “The Halls of Montezuma. “The pangled Banner.” There will be a concert by the Ma- rine Band Orchestra at the Marine Barracks Friday at 3:30 p.m. ‘mountain 4 Miss | the doors are open at 7:45 pm.. the | T’ Judea | ~ (Z%zequy) | FLORA MCGILL | KBEFER. and | LDy THE MARMION BrOSsIUS | ]s‘{C'onfl(e Bassoon-Pianc Recital. JOINT Busto, 1 othy Bedford, at the Army 2:30 p.m. The program will include (a) “Ari b Mr. Angel del ssoonist, and Miss pianist, will_be given Musie School Saturday recital by Dor- at Tenag: certo . Tad Mr. del ‘Busto. the Dreamer " “Harlequin “Polichinelle (From (a) “Pie (h) Sentitt Schutt ‘Carnayal Miznon Miss Bedford Melodie . . Bach Mr. del Busto (a) “On Wings of Song'.Mendelssohn-Liszt (b) “The Maiden's Wish’ .Chopin-Liszt (c) “Waltz” .... Chopin (d) Ballade in A-Flat ‘e .Chopin i Miss Bedford Norse Suite” ... Mi. dei Busto “The Juzgleress “Bagatelle.. “Seguidilla Ragamuffin -Greig i ‘o il 3 Mise Bedford Intermerzo - *Cuprivero Mr numbers this recital. Miss Bedford will perfe accompaniments to M | solos, | Angel del Busto, formerly a band leader in the United States Army and <tudent at the Army Music School, a graduate in the artists’ course the Institute of Musical Art of ew York City. M del Busto gave up his Army eareer in 1921 for the purpose of accepting a position as bassoonist with the New York Sym phony Orchestra. He has also heen a member of the New York State Symphony. under the leadership of Josef Stransky of the New York Phil- harmonic fame, and the Capital The- ater Orchestra of New York City. Nav;v 7B‘and ‘Orchestra. HE program Wednesday at 7:30 at Marine Bar- south tand will Samuel Gardner a) i Elna Sherman h z del’ Busto. *These were written especially for 'm the piano del Busto's | © the band auditorium, racks, Eighth and 1 streets east, hy the United States Navy | Orchestra, Charles Benter, leader, | be cumstance Sir E. Elgar | Ovarture from the Brazilian opera | oIl Guarany Th ird moveme Duet for flute and clarivet. | Grand ma-ch, “Pomp and ( Gomez i Seheherazade, Rimaky-Korsakow Minnehaha, " Barnard Brendler.) “Le_Coq Rimsky-Korsakow « Courtship. Eilenberg from (Randmasters 1. Bell and € Grand Scenes from the Opera’ D' O : Suite, “The Forest Ranzer (d) Dance Upon the Greensward. Excerpts from “‘Sunny Patrol, “‘Gnardmount “The Star Shangled Banner.” The Kimball Quartet, composed of Fannie Shreve Heartsill. soprano; Helen Marie Koontz, contralto; Charles Myers. tenor, and Francis P. Heartsill, basso, will give a concert at the Mount Pleasant M. E. Church | South March 19. Mrs. James H. Lowe, the organist of the church, will ac: company the quartet. Kern iienberg the occasion of the recent celebration of the birthdays of Lee and Jackson by the United Confed erate Veterans at the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South a quar- tet composed of Fannie Shreve Heart- sill, soprano; Lillian Chenoweth, con- tralto; Charles E. Myers, tenor, and Francis P. Heartsill, basso, with Mrs. Frank A. Frost at the organ, sang several appropriate numbers. Upon THE finest cast vet assembled for appearance with the Washington Opera Company has been engaged for the fourth performance of the season. when Wagner's opera “Lohengrin” wil] be sung at the Washington Audi- torfum, March according 1o an nouncement by General Director Edouard Albion. The role of Lohengrin will be sung by Paul Althouse, who received un. usual acclaim from the audience for his performance of Samson in mson and Delilah” January 25. His performance at that time was of such a high order that Mr. Albion engaged him for Lohengrin before he left the Auditorium. For the role of Elsa, Anna Fit: hugh, who has not been heard in t city in several vears, has been en- gaged. Miss Fitzhugh, a former mem- ber of the Chicago Opera Company, sang the role of Mimi in “La Boheme' here. Ina Boursakava of the Metropoli- tan Opera Company will sing the role of Ortrud. She appeared in this city with the Washington Opera Com pany two vears ago singing the title role of Carmen. Her on that occasion marked her as an un usually fine actress and her voice was hailed by the critics as beautiful. The role of Telramund will be taken by Ivan Ivantzoff, the Wash performance | ‘Wasln'ng’ton Opera Company Announces “Ijqbeirlgr m“ Cast ington Opera Company’s Russian ba tone. Ivantzoff, who is staying in this city, has proven himself a finished opera singel Sigurd sen, hasso, his operatic debut in this city Novem- ber 9 as Friar Laurence in “Romeo and Juliet,” will sing the role of King Henry. Nilssen, a_former member of the De Reszke Quartet, took the honors from two Metropolitan stars on his first appearance here, in the unani- mous opinion of the critics in this city. An expanded chorus has been trained in the beautiful choral passages of the opera by Moes Zlatin, director of the National Academy of Opera. More of the costumes and scenery of the old Manhattan Opera Company, which have aided so much in the production -of the operas this season, have been obtained for this performance. The beauty of the music in “‘Lohen- grin” has made this opera one of the most popular of the Wagner scores. The lovely orchestral passages and the magnificent choruses are familiar to most lovers of music and have added greatly to the interest being mani- fested in this production. The box office is located at the Jor- |dan Piano Co., at Thirteenth and G streets, and tickets may also be se- lcured at the Victrola department of Woodward & Lothrop's. who made . reqational Church orm'gv]) .Sehutt | - WILHLLM A | FURTWALNGLER ™. National ~(Tuesdsy) o'clock. The Rubinstein Club, || Explanatory recital of New York Cent KEE RECITAL TOMORROW, AT the First Congregational Church 8:15 o'clock BROSIU | | tomorrow evening Fdythe Marmion Brosius, harpist: Flora MecGill Keefer, contralto, and George Wilson, accompanist, will give the third in the series of interesting Lenten musicals. The program will include. 1. “Yolza Boatman Song’ “Romance m B Fiat | SConeen ” Mazurka Nirs, Brositis. Ria at » s Rub Schuecker Mio Sorte Cacsar | emph. Come to Thy Lo | 2. “Piangers | (Juliuy “Sweet N Hande) | %0 Liehiche Wanzer Brahme i Nr, Keefor. 3. “Minuet” (Therese) .. Am Sormghiinnen SN ge Grden T Mra. Froais, Niondas senet Zabel Seheutze K3 | As Fair Is She As arine’ @ Arjaine” s Kee “hanson_de “Guillot Perilhon An Oriental Serenade’ .. (H._ Cady “Pattuglia Spagnuoia Tedesche Mre. Brosius, “With a Violet" Griez “Off _to Philadeiph ar tanged by Cliftord Page “The Wind in the Corn i Mra. Keefer TUESDAY—PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. The third and last of this season's series by the New York Phil- harmonic Orchestra will be given at the National Theater Tuesday.at 4:30 p.m. This concert will introduce to Wash- ington the famous conductor, Wilhelm Furtwaengler. Tn 11 guest ances in New York last season Mr. Furtwaengler drew as many sold-out houses. His popularity is enormous, and it has heen achieved entirely on an artistic basis. He came to York with no boasts and no ext gant advertising. Long before his first concert was over his position was established. Mr. Furtwaengler was born 39 years ago in Berlin, and is one of the young- est men.ever to be chosen as regular conductor of the Philharmonic Orches- tra. Twenty vears ago he made his debut as orchestral director in Zurich, Lubeck and other cities. He came into prominence gradually, and in 1915 succeeded Artur Bodansky as opera director at Tannheim. The program Tuesday will be: % Symphony No. 4. in E minor. .. ...Brahms’ Ttermission “Till_Eulenspiegel” . .Strauss Overture to “Die Meistersinger. | Wagner Tiskets are on sale at T. Arthur Smith's bureau, 1330 G street. P ere ‘will be an important board | meeting of the District of Columbia | Federation of Music Clubs at the home {of the local president, Miss Esther Linkins, 3615 Newark street north- west, at 8 p.m., Wednesday. A meet- “Tambe “Plainte . Coguard 6 concert ing of junior leaders will precede the are .mnln meeting. All members are urged to be present. March 16, given with piano illustration by Horace al High School at 8:15 p.m. as Morles | appeat- | CONCERTS MONDAY. Brosius-Keefer recital at the First Congregational Church at 8:15 TUESDAY. New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under Wilhelm Furtwaengler, at the National Theater at 4:30 p.m. raser Gange, baritone, guest artist, in con- cert in the ballroom at the Willard Hotel at 8:30 p.m. THURSDA Symphony program for Tuesday, Alwyne, at RUBINSTEIN CLUB—TUESDAY, ‘The second concert this season of (he Rubinstein Club will be given in the Willard Hotel ballroom Tuesday evening at 8:30 o’clock. Frazer Gange, baritone, will be the guest soloist The program will be: “Voices of the Woods* The Rubinefein ! Baritone solo, O tu “Vespri Siciliani Mr. Gange Indian Summer"* Harry P. Hopkins The Rubinstein Clih, Baritone solos— Traum dureh die Daemmerung pedhid Strauss hert mann a iegend_of rence K. Bawden Soprano soloist. Mrs. Elmer . Smith The Rubinatein Ciub, 80108 D diers of " Stars s Barita “The Sands o “Leezie Lindsay : Clay and “Turn Ye to old Scots songs. Arranged by Malcolm Lawson “Mandalay™. L. .. Oley Spraks “Love for Love" R “RUtington Wood Love for Love'. untington Woodman “The Birth of the Opal' (requested): Carl H, Reed umber. dedicated to the Rubinste €lub. was composed by Harry Patterson Hop. king while a resident of Washington. = Mr Hopkins now resides in Baltimore |Ernest Schelling Here With Flonzaley Quartet. N the list of America's great music today the name of Ernest Schell- ing, who appears here with the Flon- 7aley Quartet March 1%, stands high, for Mr. Schelling is one of the world's fine pianists and a remarkable com poser. Ernest Schelling also was a captain in the American Army during the late war. He was decorated with the distinguished service medal by his own country and awarded the Legion of Honor medal by France. He is a man of whom every American may justly be proud. Born in Belvedeere, New Jersey, he made his debut in Philadelphia when 435 yvears old. He studied abroad at Paris Conservatoire. He won a gold medal for playing with Mathlas, pupil of Chopin. Mr. Schelling worked with Leschetizky, following which he be- came one of the few pupils of Pade- rewski. Mr. Schelling enjoys the distinction of having appeared as sol with every great orchestra and under every great conductor in the world. An out- standing event in orchestral music the past_season was the performance of Mr. Schelling’s “A Victory Ball,” given by the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Leopold Stokowski, and the Philhar- monic Orchestra, under Willem Men. gelberg. At Keller ~ Memorial Lutheran Church this evening an augmented choir will give an evening of musie, assisted by Louis Thompson, tenor, and Edward Bergh. flutist. The members of the solo quartet Deborah H. Lawson, soprano: Ruth Kobbe, alto; Raymond Filiius, tenor, and Douglas Shaver, bass. and MUSIGRAPHS Mark's Lutheran Church, tnder the direction of Lucy H. Paul, organist and choir director, dssisted by a number of prominent singers from various churches in_this city, will present Maunder’s “Olivet to Calvary" March 24, This -event will be unique in that almost the entire choir will be composed of church soloists. The public_is invited. At this morning’s service the music will_include: Organ prelude, “Sun- rise” (Karg-Elert); anthem, “Out of the Deep” (Wirtz), with bass solo by William Hanft, tenor and alto duet by H. Granville Leef and Catherine Gross; duet from ‘“The i (Stainer), “So Thou Liftesy Thy vine Petition,” Messrs. Leef Hanft. Laura Hayes, Selma Trede and Anne Borjes are soprano solo- ists of the choir. This afternoon at 3 o'clock the| choir will have charge of the music | at the Lutheran Home for the Aged. | which will include the anthem ‘The Twilight Shadows Fall” (Woeod). 'HE choir of St. The Washington Quartet will give | a concert for, the benefit of the Swartzell Home for Children and the Methodist Home for the Aged at Cal- vary M. E. Church Tuesday evening at §:15 o'clock. Franceska Kaspar Lawson returned to Washington yesterday after com pleting a tour of 15 recitals in North . South Carolina and Georgia, begun February 8. Mre. Alonzo Rich ardson. director of the Georgia Chap ter of the Federatlon of Women's Clubs, attended the concert Mrs. Law- | son gave at -La Grange College Feh ruary 19 and also heard this popul soprano in Washington in Januar She has engaged Mrs. Lawson for a concert in Atlanta next season. Particularly interesting in the La Grange program was the fact that Mrs. Lawson sang a group of Eng lish and American songs by Caribel, Frank H. Grey, Charles F. Manney. Gena Branscombe, Arthur Penn and Woodman. She also_sang works by Arne, Beethoven, Eckert, Puccini Rimsky-Korsakoff, Del Acqua and Gounod. Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi silon gave an interesting mus the concert ball of the Washinston College of Music Wednesday evening Savona Griest and S0 pranos, and Rehe pianist, gave {he pro on the elassical period Emily Elkins, Lois St accompanist The next the romantic March 26 A read was by the was subjes will be program. on the composers of given Helen Crouch will give the third Lenten organ recital at Epiphany Church Wednesday of this week at 4:45 pm. She will be ascisted by Charlotte Harriman, contralto. The program will be Organ numbers — *Prelude (Faulkes). “Canzone Della Serva erzo” from “Fifth Sonaty “Priere” (Boroweki), “Tocrata’ Symphony Widor), “Sonata ' 1 Borowski} Contralto_solos—"My_Heart Ever Faith *(JS. Bach). “O Give Unto the Lord (Custance) The choir of the Church of the Epiphany will sing Stainer’s “Cruci fixion” Good Friday, April 2, at 8 p.m., according to announcement made by Adolf Torovsky. orzanist and choir director there. Heroaue " | (D Evrs) (Guilmant) from “Fiftn | Fdgar Priest, organist of the Wash ington Cathedral. and the choir of Gunton-Temple Presbyterian Church under the divection of John George Klein. will appear in joint concert in the Presbyterian Church auditorium Wednesday at 8 o'clock The choir of 26 members posed mostly of trained sings only at the morning service solo parts will be sustained by soloists of the afternoon sorvice, ¥ ence Sindell. soprano: Mr. Klein, ten. and Fred East, baritone. Mrs. John G. Klein will be the accompanist. Mr and Mrs. Klein are complgtinz their twelfth vear as director. tenor soloist and organist of Gunton-Temple Church. Mr. Priest, who known organists of this city. person- | ally supervised the building of the Gunton-Temple organ about a year ago. and many of his_ideas of stop combinations are embodied in it There will be no charge for admission, but an offering will be taken. The program follows: Shite Gothigy 1) Introduction—choral 2) Menuet Gothique is com voices, one of the best L. Boellman | 3 Mr. Klein and M Easi Song Without Words Toseph Mr l‘rn-Th A When With Doubting e out | = My Pva\-v' Mendelssohn | Choir. Mr aoloist ot Horne Hear Mr. Priest e Drorak | Hom o Going Church, Third and A | has two choirs \ hoir of mer and boys, which leads | in the music on Sundaye from Octo ber to July; a choir of women and girls, which leads in the music at week-day services during Lent andon Sundays during the Summer mont Last Sunday evening at the ser the following awards were made by | the rector, Rev. William H. Pettus: A | gold medal awarded by William B.| Trott, to Miss Louise E. Whalen for | excellent record in attendance and in music; a zold medal for the best rec ord in the junior choir, to Lester Trot- | ter; a gold medal for joint service in | the junior and senior choirs. to Doug- las Devendorf: a gold medal for ex-| cellence in singing and service, to | William Chalkley: the rector’s zold | medal for long and faithful service. | to Grant immons: a watch for long and distinguished service, to Samuel Parker Faber, jr. Honorable mention was made of William Webb Wood. Mark's streets southi St. Gertrude Ross, noted writer and composer. who has just left for France with a collection of music to be performed throughout that nation as representative of the work of | American composers, has included in her selectfons “Lyric Washington,"” the piano suite written by R. Deane | Shure, dean of music at American University and director at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South This suite has had a remarkable success all over the country and has | been of much weight in gaining rec- ognition of the many other composi- tions of Mr. Shure which have been issued. The latest work of Mr. Shure, which is now being written, is a tone poem for symphony orchestra entitled “Grief,” and which was inspired by the famous Saint-Gaudens statue in Rock Creek Cemetery. This work, perhaps one of the best Mr. Shure has ever written, is likely to be heard on a program here next season by one of the visiting orchestras. The Glee Club of George Washing- ton University gave a program under | | Tenor Banjos, Mandolins, G and Ukuleles —for plete for the famous Baco; Mandolins and guitars. WALTER T. HOLT STUDIOS 1801 Columbia Road, Col. 716 Cn Sole ag ney njos and Stahl the direction of Robert Harmon at the final meeting of the National Educa- tion Assocfation. Mrs. Grace Harmon was at the pigno. Later the club members were entertained by the Mis- sissippi Soclety at the Washington Club when songs and other musical specialties were presented by the glee club members. The club has given many radlo and regular concert programs re. cently and has a number of engage- ments listed for the near future. Among the plans for the Spring sea son is a week's engagement at local theater. Elizabeth Winston, pianist, will give a recital Wednesday evening at the ‘Willard Hotel in the ballroom at §:15 o'clock.- Her program will be: “Capriceio™ (Scarlatt), “Sonata.” Op. 22 (Schu- mann). presto, andantino, scherzo and rondo Nocturne” Op. 62 (Chopin): “Fantasie, F Minor" (Chopin): “Etude,” No. 12 (Chopin): Poissons (Debussy). “Carillon” (Liapou- Naiads r} the Spring” (Juon), Music Fox” (Liadow). “The (Alkan). Ftude. C Minor ternberg), assisted by the Ampico Staccato Etude” (Rubinstein), “Du bist die Ruh” (Schubert-Liszt), “Flow er Waltz" (from uteracker Suite™) (Tschaikowsky-Grainger. Henry Hadley. a leading American orchestral conductor and composer. will address the Eastern music super visors' conference to be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City Wednesday to Friday of this week minent among Mr. Hadley’s many compositions is “The * which won both the ski and New England Conservatory prizes. Mr. Hadley is associate con ductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and recently received the honorary degree of doctor of music. He is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters, an honor conferred upon few musicians The Friday Morning Music Club's ensemble sang recently at the Home for Incurables. Mary Apple, contralto, was the soloist. She and Mrs. Hugh Brown sang several duets which were enthusiastically received. Mrs. Paul Blevden gave delightful piano num- bers. fine son is interesting _recital Hall auditorium cciative an evening K well known 8o Philadelphia the sole interesting deser which made An unusually was given at Gunstor hef large and last Sunday Hrooke-Haley i Blanche prano_of ist. She gave tion before each selection her numbers doubly appreciated. She has a mellow voice and sang the D dizn numbers in very dri atic man ner. Her aria from the “Barbiere di Siviglia” showed a remarkable range. for she took the low A in a rich. de tone, and the h C was clear true. The cadenzas were sung ease and showed flexibility. Mrs Brooke-Haley sings with musical in telligence and dramatic feeling. The singing of the Massenet “Ele gie” and “Deep in a Rose's Glowing Heart” were esnec effective. Mrs. Brooke-Haley was assisted by Mrs. Albert Manly, who gave several musis re: the piano, and Mrs played violin solos with at Lewis, who ocal sinzers and cipated i a musical given re v by audine Ferzuson were Pauline Marsteller. Mrs. Dickey. John Marville, Lewis Atwater and others musicians who o Washine singers and mus ing nrograms tional Church ¢ during Lent. for sincere artists of Last week Helen Charles T. Ferry the program Miss Ware showed fine tone violin playing and technical ficieney, especia in_the h “Fantasie.” by Bruch ki concerto. The ckbird own del bit ¢ n should e proud of such those giv Cong ery Monday evening they are ail talented professional rating Ware, violinist, and composer-pianist ians the in her pro diffieult and the i “Canary and the tion, was tive writin Mr. Ferry plaved with his usual clean-cut phrasing and without the predominance ‘of the pedal work that is not infrequent. “Moon Mists” and “Prelude in C Minor.” both his own compositions, were- especlally warmly received Miss Ware's encores Me Back by Saenge Mr” Ferry her ightful composi deserip were “‘Carr to Old Virginny.” arranged and a waltz by Hummel Fave as encores two more of his n works. “The Bird Wi “Thonght r from his Sea Cycle, o Humming the Sea Estelle herta Erma Wild Harrison Calvert. Hele Mary Apple will sine solos tr in the musica morning_and eveni At the Street Christian Church, Miss singing in the morning and the on the evening pre ton duets programs and this Ninth wild others E beth Gardiner ( nounces Clelia Fioravanti tralto, as the vacalist for at 8 o'clock this eveni (Continued on “oombs an mezzo-con the program At the Con enth Page.) MUSICAL INSTRUCTION. STUDIO HALL 2 Dupont Circle Attractive Studios, Suitable for Art, Now Avarlahle Elevator Service. Reasonable Rentals F. L SANDOZ. Asent 1. M. 3343 Open for n Sundays Aleo Azent Premise WASHINGTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Hampshire (At wctors, Violin Catalog. S Hawaiian Musi 1108 New 30 inst instruments. eial Dep Bauio. ke Saxophone, ¢ KARL HOLER Composer — Teacher 3803 13th St. N.W. Col. 7556 PIANO AND HARMONY John T Thomas. of Sternbers Phila.. Dr. Clark of Penna advanced teacher of Progressive Series Lawrence St. N.E.. Brookl Pot pont piano Cirele) HARLAN RANDALL Teacher of Singing 1764 K St. N.W. 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