Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1926, Page 61

MU BY HELE! ITHIN the week the vear 1926 A.D. will be sealed in its manila envelope and tucked away into the files of history as only another reference volume in the progress of the human race. With it might well be listed the statement that the United States is an unmusical country. For its age, as compared with other coun- tries of the world, it is the most musical of all countries. Also those who blandly wave th tatement about our “unmusicability” most fre- quently in our faces are the newest of newcomers who arrive in this country to take eagerly of all it can give them. It is only a little over 300 years since the seasick Pilgrim Fathers staggered from the shelter of their fittle bark onto the solid wharf that nature provided in the “rock on which they landed.” In 1630, when Roger Williams and his small group of early American associates were tramping the wilds of New England and founding an initial unit of what is now far-famed as New England culture—in that same year Pales-| trina’s music was admired in Italy only “from the point of view of | fine antiques collected in museums.” to quote a historian, and the ora- torio and opera were being simul- taneously experimented with. Caris- simi was a leading composer of the day in Europe, admired even in France, hostile as that country was to Italian music at that time. And in Germany Heinrich Schuetz, who had traveled much and studied more in Italy, wrote some beautiful songs, though he suffered among others in the misfortunes of the war that dev- astated his fatherland. During this period instrumental music was hay- ing an amazing development in France on the clavecin and lute, in particular with the progressive musicianship and genius of the Couperin family, comparable to the illustrious Bach family of Germany. In Italy the violin became supremely important and the sonata blossomed forth. This century fathered the families of great viol makers—the Amati, Guarneri and Stradivari. Biagio Marini (1595-1660) is given as the composer of the first somata for solo violin, “Affetti Musicali,” pub- lished opus 1, 1617. At the end of that century Maria Veracini ac- quainted England—mother country to the Pilgrim Fathers—with the violin and won first recognition for its abilities there. In Germany at this period there was much definite influence of the developments of clavecin and lin in France and Ttaly, respectively, yet far more was written in that period in Germany for the organ than for either of the fore-mentioned instruments. Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722), immediate pred- ecessor of Johnann Sebastian Bach as organist and cantor of the St. Thomas Church in Leipsic, wrote chamber sonatas in several parts for the clavecin, like those which the Italians_had hitherto composed for the violin (a great novelty). 1t is particularly significant, though perchance coincidence has much to do with the matter, too, that the first choral group developed in the United States to such a point of perfection that it could be taken abroad. and won laurels on its merit in the Eu- ropean countries, was the Harvard University Glee Club, developed in that same New England that was barren blcakness 300 years ago. * K K K UE to the requirements for more time to adjust varied nationali- ties and even races into this tre- mendous melting pot of a country. the United States may have seemed slow in creating a musical folk lore that is distinctive. Yet it has such folk music in amazing quantities and of varred substance. Although con- siderable rescarch has been done in the field of American Indian music and much authentic material col- fected by discriminating and accu- searchers, little has been done in utilizing this material in truly mu- sicianly works to date. Charles Wakeheld Cadman, in his songs and one opera, “Shanewis” has become rominent in this field, and Thurlow {ieunn:e and even Frederic Logan also have used tribal melodies for songs. But the American equivalent of the Russian Glinka or the Hun- garian Bela Bartok is still to come to light. Incidentally Hungary, land of the Magyars, dates as a country into the dim ages of early civiliza- tion, yet Mr. Bartok, who has really developed a national art in his native land, was only born in 1881, Another branch of American folk music that is coming prominently to the fore at present is the negro music, generally typified by the spirituals and marvelously exempli- fied in Washington recently when the Hampton Institute Choir, under Nathaniel Dett—the negro composer ~avho, with Burleigh, has done a great deal in the musicainly handling of these melodies—sang a program that was an excellent example of choral training, as well as presenting some of this 7olk music in its finest form most convincingly. ‘There is the pioneer folk 'mu: of the Middle Western prairies— “Covered Wagon Day” melodies— with the “buckwheat notes,” etc. ‘There is the folk music of the moun- taineer folk of the Carolinas and Tennessee, with its definite individ- uality. There is the French Cana- dian folk music, and again, in_the South, the bayou songs of Louisiana. All of these are American folk music material, tentatively touched by native and other composers, but still a wide, rich field for explora- tion. Of the European composers who have used American melodies effectively in works of real merit, Anton Dvorak, the Czech composer, stands foremost. PR AS!DE from the ballad type of| song developed to such an ex-| tent that it might almost be termed | a “school of music,” headed by the| works of Stephen Foster, there has been no American composer, as an individual, to found a definitely American musical movement until George Gershwin made a half-breed of jazz. Along with several other experimenters, Mr. Gershwin is do- ing something in the music field that {s at least original. John Alden Car- penter. whose American ballet, “Sky scrapers,”’ seems to have proved a real addition to that type of musical productions. and who is also the writer of many lovely tongs, is one of this group of hnishing-school SIC N FETTER. jazzists, as they might be called. Victor Herbert, who stands as the; Sullivan of American operetta writ- ers, is another. Even_John Philip | Sousa, the American march king, has given contributions to this jazz school. IT seems particularly admirable that Deems Taylor, the American composer, whose orchestral setting of the delightful themes of “Alice Through the Looking-glass” brought him especially into prominence as a | writer of initiative and grra{lrulen_(. in addition to thorough musicianship | and preparation first in the capacity of music critic, has broken away from American Indian themes choosing the story for his _flm opera, which will be sung in Eng- lish the Metropolitan Opera | House about the middle of February. | Also the leading singers will be first- | L il in | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, rank stars who are Americans | cither natives of the United States {or Canadians (another favorite Eu- ropean sour-grapes idea about lack of recognition of Americans in opera | companies to the discard!). They | are expected to be Florence Faston. | Ernest Johnszon and Lawrence Tibh- | bett. Mr. Taylor tells an English| story in English—the only fact (nr, publication about the libretto which | 15 given out generally to date being that the story is of tenth century England. This is the newest experi- ment in operatic fields in this coun- try. People have proved more in-| terested in opera in England and America than in any other country to date, because they have increased patronage of an art that is incom- prehensible to them entirely except for music values. Persistently, operas are sung in the English: speaking lands in Italian. French, German, Russian—everything but English. Whi'e there are many ar- guments in favor of this procedure, it is significant that all the Euro- pean countries which scoff so gen- erously at the “non-musical Ameri- cans” refuse to listen to operas sung in any tongueé other than that of the land in which the production is given, regardless of artistic difficul- ties in the way of translations. Therefore. it is with added inter- est as awaiting a rcal milestone in American musical progress that the reception of Mr. q’aylnr's opera is anticipated. “I insist that whatever else may have to be sacrificed in this produc- tion, the words must be sung clear- | ly and distinctly,” said Mr. Taylor, “for it is on its success with the audience as an opera that they can enjoy as a theatrical entertainment that the success or failure of my work depends. An opera must have more than just a fine musical score, especially it 3t isles Compete in win: ning patronage with such institu- tions as motion picture art produc- tions, fine radio programs of orches- tral and other music and really worth-while plays.” * ok ok ¥ LTHOUGH this subject ‘of the real musical tendencies that are flowering constantly in the United States is almost limitless in exam- ples and matter for discussion, this last word must be devoted to the recognition at last'in such funda- mental institutions as the church and public school of ing accurate, non-superficial musical training to the children of America. Here lies the force that will eventually lay to inconspicuous dust all the criticisms that are hurled at the American public today by patronizing for- eigners. Jnder community and school auspices, timidly in some localities, gorgeously aggressive with the sure- ness of their purpose in others, little children are being given musical in- struction that means a background fertile for appreciation upon reach- ing adwlthood. The Dayton West- minster Choir is one organization that is doing a great deal for the furtherance of knowledge of 'good church music and developing in its members the capacity of a well equipped teacher to carry on the work elsewhere. A note received from Dr. Duffield of this city, who is on the Board of Christian Education of the Presby- terian Church in the United States of America, says: “You will be interested to know that there is in_process of formation a city- wide musical committee, which will ask to be connected with the Central High School Community Center, and will organize sometime during the week of January 10-14 for carrying on the work and pro- moting better music.” Also another sign of the times is the announcement by Frances Gutelius to the effect that the sec- ond annual concert of the Junior Federation of Music Clubs. of the District of Columbia will be given February 4, 1927, at 8 o'clock in the evening at the Wilson Normal School. In Informal Program Carolyn Thomson and Edward Nell, Jr, ‘the two popular leads in ‘““The Vagabond King,” will give an informal NINA NORMAN - PHILADELPHIA.—The great chamber music concert to be given fn the Grand Court of the John Wanamaker Store in Philadelphia Wednesday evening will present not only 26 of the finest string instru ments in the famous collection of Rodman Wanamaker, but also 26 plavers who have made a special study of chamber music These artists have formed them selves Into a capella for this occasion in honor of the great makers of Cre- mona and other places in Italy where the greatest stringed instruments of all time were made. The program will be of unusual interest. The capella will play twice as such. also giving an accompaniment to Dr. Thaddeus Rich, curator of the Rodman Wana- maker collection. Dr. Rich will play the only solo number of the concert. The program will open with the “C Major Suite” of Purcell, after which the Flonzaley Quartet will play the “D Major Quartet” of Mozart (K 575). Then will come Dr. Rich's solo number, Saint-S8aens’ “Prelude to The Deluge played In its original form for solo violin and string accompani- ment. After this the famous Pro Arte Quartet of Belgium will give three movements of the Debussy “Quartet in G Minor,” and the concert will close with a work arranged es- pecially for the occasion by G. Fran- cesco Malipiero. This will be a trans- cription of the famous Itallan com- poser, of a “Concerto Groso” by Ver- acini, for the capella and organ. This will be, of course, the first perform ance anywhere of this composition. ‘The personnel of the capella is made up of the members of flve fa- mous_string quartet organizations— the Flonzaley, the Pro Arte, the Lenox, the New York String Quartet and the Vertchamp Quartet. The members of these organizations are ‘Unique Chamber Music Concert to Be Played on Rare Instruments Quartet—Wolfe Wolfinsohn, firet violin; Edwin Ideler, second violin; Herbert Borodkin, viola; Em meran Stoeber, violoncello. The New York String Quartet—Ottakar Cadek first violin: Jaroslav Siskovsky, sec ond violin; Ludvik Schwab, viola, and Bedrich Vaska, violoncello. The Vert- champ Quartet—Albert Vertchamp. first violin; Rudolph Fuchs, second violin; Emmanuel Hirsh, viola, and John Mundy, vidloncella. The four contrabhasses of the collection will be plaved upon hy Anton Torello, Albin Hase, Fabien Koussevitsky and Hein rich Wiehmann. The organist in the closing number will he Charles M. Courboin, the famous Belgian organ ist Dr. Rich will play the Saint-Saens number on a superh Guarneri del Jesu violin, ofie of the gems of the Wana- maker collection and considered to he one of the greatest violins in the world. The members of the capella will use violins by Stradivarl, Mon- tagnana, Guadagnini, Tecchler, To- noni and Gofriller: violas by Gasparo da_Salo, Guadagnini, Albani and Go- friller; violoncell by Montagnana, Go- triller, Tecchler and Ruger, and con- trabasses by Rogeri, Carlo, Testore and Paolo Testore, Mr. Wanamaker Is unique among the great collectors of the world in that he wishes these Instruments played upon for the benefit of the musical public, instead of keeping them locked up In vaults as has usually heen the case with great col- lections heretofore. ‘The occasion will also introduce Dr. Rich to the public as the curator of the Rodman Wanamaker collection, as it will be Dr. Rich's first appear- ance in public_since assuming this position last Summer. Mr. Wana maker will glve a large dinner and reception to Dr. Rich before the con- cert. Invitations to the dinner and Lenox as follows: Flonzaley Quartet—Adolfo Bettl, first violin; Alfred Pochon, sec- ond violin; Nicholas Moldavan, viola, and Iwan d’Archambeau, violoncello. ‘The Pro Arte Quartet—Alphonse On- nou, first violin; Laurent Lalleux, second violin; German Prevost, viola, and Robert Maas, violoncello. The reception have been sent to prominent persons in art circles all over the world. Many leading musicians from outside of Philadelphia have already accepted and the affair promises to be a distingulshed one from the stand- point of the personnel of the audience, as well as musically. GEORGES GEORGESCO, who has been engaged by Fdouard Albjon, founder and general director of the ‘Washington National Opera Co., to conduct the production of Puccini's “La Boheme” in the Washington Auditorium January 10, comes to ‘Washington with praise and encomi- um from Rumania and the principal countries of Burope. There has been, perhaps, no other musician who has been so honored by Rumania. That Mr. Alblon is not alone in his recognition of the conductor’s ability is indicated by the fact that Georgesco has been engaged to conduct a special concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York in Carnegle Hall Thursday night. The concert is to be featured, as Willem Mengelberg, the famous Dutch conductor who is regularly conduct- ing the orchestra, will share honors with Mr. Georgesco as conductor, and John McCormack will sing. Mr. Georgesco comes to America with a long period of training under Europe's greatest masters of his fleld, with a history of continued successes behind him. The conductor began his musical career as a ’cellist. He en- Bucharest Collurzllolre e was 19 years old and com- :;:I!.:d ‘;he full course of study there in four years, and when graduated was accorded the honor of first prize. Tn 1910 Georgesco left his native land and went to Berlin, where his art won the recognition of Hugo Becker, the famous German cellist, who took him under His tutelage. Robert Kahn, pupil of Brahms, also accepted the young Rumanian as a student of composition and took him into his special class for conductors. When Becker retired from the widely known Marteau String Quartet, he suggested Georgesco for his place, and he remained until 1914, when the World War dispersed the organiza tion. 5 While a prisoner of war in Ger many, Georgesco won his first wide recognition as a conductor. Here he again studied conducting under Ni- kisch and Richard Strauss. Concerts through Germany followed with grow- success. lng\'hen Georgesco returned to his na- tive country at the end of the war, he created such a sensation with his first concert in Bucharest that the Ruma- nian Symphonic Society, with the King at its head, was organized. Musicians were brought from all over Europe. In 1922 the Rumania government turned over its finest vessel to take Georgesco and his orchestra on a tour of the Orient, another success. In June of that year the conductor's gen- fus found opportunity for expression in another field, when he was made concert under the auspices of the Rubinstein Club Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to as- nociate members and friends of the club to attend this delightful Christ- a celebration. Anton Heindl, the Va Orchestrs the accompanist. A director of the Rumanian National Opera. Both the Rumanian and other governments conferred decorations on him. Ruménia made him grand of- ficer of the crown and commander of the Star of Rumania. director, will be] When Queen Marie came to Amer- | which will be new comnyhu.lwu:&oeg. on. 16 and fca to bring her nation into the sym- New Rumanian Concluctor For Local Opera Company GEORGES GEORGESCO. pathy and better understanding of the people of the United States, she brought Mr. Georgesco with her as a leading artist of her nation. His debut in Washington will be looked forward to with keen interest. SRS D. C., DECEMBER 26, MADONNA AND SLAVE GIRL IN “THE OTHER WISE MAN” AT LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH EVENTS OF 1926 -PART 3. THE WEEK TODAY “The Other Wise Man.” at Luther Memorial Church at 8:30 p.m. Harvard Instrumental Clubs in at 8:30 p. m. program at the Mayflower Hatel TOMORROW Seeond performance at same time and place of “Other Wise Man."| TUESDAY Third and final performance of * Church at 8:30 p.m HARVARD CLUBS—Tonight. A concert will be given in the N flower this evening by the Harvard Instrumental Clubs. In musical cir cles the event is eagerly looked for- ward to, for the program this year, while offering some of the old favor- | ites, includes many hew features said to present an enjoyable and artistic performance. The performance this | year represents several of re | construction during three pusful Southern trips within few vears. The Harvard originated in the old Music 1886, with which they were identified | until 1918, when Dr. Davison assumed the leadership of the Glee Club with the idea of bringing this organization | to a high state of choral eflicienc Now, in addition to the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs, the organization has its own Vocal Club of 30 men, chosen for character and congenlality as wgll as for quality of voice. They sing songs traditional to every Harvard man, “Australia,” “Schneider’s Band,” “Johnny Harvard,” various sea chan- ties and other numbers which carry both musical merit and a popularity manifestly deserved. 4 The Banjo Club plays spirited Sousa hes and 1ts own notable collection of Harvard foot ball songs. The Man- dolin Club produces selections of a gofter and more subdued nature, as “Intermezzo from Naila” and “Song of the Volga Boatman.” ‘ There are also “feature acts.” The ventriloquism of Kingsley A. Perry, '28; the legerdemain of Ogden Goelet '29: the piano interpretations of Charles Henderson, '28, and the violin solos of Albert W. Lind, '29, are spe clalties of such distinction that they have received praise from profes sional circles. Mr. Lind is perhaps the outstanding soloist who has ap- peared under the auspices of any Har- vard organization within recent years. The famous *Gold Coast Orchestra” also will give selections on this pro- gram. w1 the past Instrumental Clubs 1 Clubs of | “THE OTHER W MAN"—To- night, Tomorrow, Tuesd: The presentation this year of Dr. Henry Van Dyke's Christmas legend, in dramatic form, with ineidental mu sic, will be given at Luther Place Me morial Church tonight, tomorrow and Tuesday at 8:30 o'clock each evening. The Christmas season is the time to tell the story of the three wise men of the East and llkewise of “‘that other wise man’ who also “'set out to follow the star in its rising, yet did not ar rive with his brethren at the manger at Bethlehem. It will have music in its telling, harp music, which has been chosen to create the true orlental at- mosphere of long ago. When Arta- ban, the Median, watching in his Pei- sian palace, at last sees the rising of the star, soft strains of “It came upon| a midnight clear” will be pl; d by Katherine Riggs, who has ar | Little Rird ‘of Mine,” Mary Garden will be the particular star of the first of the Raisa revived . These ‘““Resurrection,” in which she has made a d | sing the leading feminine role of Verdi's opera, Miss “The Masked Ball too, though written in lll.lrl Other Wise Man,” at Luther Place| all the music, carrying the pleture to the mind of that wonderful night, “of angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold.” Again, when in thé humble Hebrew home Artaban seeks the Christ child, Nina Norman as the voung mother will sing an old Hebrew lullaby, “O as any mother of that period would have done. And later, when in gratitude for saving the life of the child she calls down upon him the benediction of the Lord. an ancient Hebrew chant, played on the harp, will accompany the words. In the final scene, three and thirty Vo later, at the time of the eruci- fixion, in Jerusalem, authentic Jewish passover music will accompany the story, followed by an old Polish choral on the harp, then the death music from ( Peer and the Gounod ictus,” as “His fourney was ended, and the other wise man nad found the King. “The Other Wise Man" was present- ed last year Yor the first time, under the direction of Bess Davis Schreiner, who made the dramatization, and Walter W. Beck. Tt wil be given again this yvear under the same direction and with the original cast of 30 players. Mari;le Band Programs. A FEATURE of the Winter concert season given by the United States Marine Band Orchestra in the audi- torium at the Marine Rarracks has been the symphonic program. The first sympheny program this year will be given Tuesday at 8:15 in the band auditorium at the The concert will be con- v second leader, Taylor Bran- son, who has arranged a program for the holiday season, beginning with the “Carnival” Opus 92, the second of a set of three overtures by Anton Dvorak. The program for Friday, at 3:30 p.m. by the Marine Band Orchestra will be 1. March, “March Babes in_Toy Overture, “Eu [ Adoration * Solo for corné the Toyn." from Herbert Waber S Horawski Cantigue de Noel, Adam Principal Musician Arthur S. Witcomb “Countess Maritza,” Kalman oel,” schaikowsky {Rubinatein . Valse from “The Seasons. uite de Baliet, ‘‘Feramors' Baiaderen Dance. N Candle Dance by Kashmir's Bride. Rajaderen Dance. No. Wedding Procession. The Star Spangled Banne - z Friday Morning Club Gives Special . Holiday Program. HE members of the Carol Choir of the Friday Morning Music Club, Mrs. Walter Hilton, director; Mrs. J. Gilmore Korner, accompanist; Helen Gerrer Trwin, violinist; and Katherine Riggs. harpist, gave a special holiday program as follows at the usual club meeting thix morning at the Cosmos Club Auditorium: CAROLS 1. “The Firet Noel Traditio 2. “Come. All Ye Shepherds’”.0ld_Bohemian & “Shepiierds. Shake Off Your Drowes Slee B R o 4. “The »\l‘::” and the Shepherd o caxal French Flanders Melody “The Message of lhrll(m“l 710;’“" 1 Noel Provenca “Wake, 0 Wake. Yo Shepherds Afi" Catalan Melody HARP SOLOS. MLl Al Ancien’ Adoration” | Musie Box" Lo ke, FAROLE: hen Christ Was' Born_on Earth oiden Carol” % = Bi : From the Orient They Came’ Alriding . “Whence Comes This Rush of Wisgs™ " Bas-Querey Melody . “The Children at the Manger' . “0 Come. Little Children", "We Three Kings of VIOLIN SOLO! “Sonata in G, No. 2' Allegretto ran uitio . - Boulan, Rreisier CAROLS. f lose by the Ox and Ase So Gray" # Erench Nosl 22. "Ades 3 ARRETT FUCHS, 18year.old pupil of Beatrice Seymou Goodwin, well known local teacher, will sing at a_concert (0 he given by on Junior Federation of Music February 4. He has a high baritone voice and has been singing for the past three vears, prineipally In churches in Washington and at musi 1s. He is at present in choir of Christ Chureh rgetown where he occasionally sings solos. He comes from a musical family. hoth of his brothers singing in local churches “A Night in a Crystal Palace” will be the holiday speciaity to he pre sented at Le Paradis Tuesday ning. will be used in a decoration that ball. The Le sheme of interlor will transform the Paradis Band will he umed in Jack Frost costumes Corinne, clever Kelth dancer, w remain at the night club for another week. her speclalty having registered splendidiy. This week she will pre nt an almost entirely new series of lances, although her “Bird in the Ring" number will be retained. Ac robatic fazz. eccentric steps and ex the Washing. Clubs | the eve. | More than 5,000 small mirrors | otie specialties will be included in her | sequence, Christmas week at Swanee shonld be most enjovable. Al Kamons and his Swanee Syncopators will furnish the music, as usual, with mixed in. The Swanee Trio, composed of Mar tin Reuben, Al Sokol and Al Narton will present a few novelties in musi 1 clowning that promises to be en tertalning. Drummer Nat Abrams will inject himself into the fun o sionally with a group of eccentric acrobatic dance. Meyer Davis will he en route he tween New York, Washington and Philadelphia continuously during the holidays to fulfill musical engage ments. Mr. Davis will lead his own rchestra at the ball to he given hy Mrs. Isaac Clothier in Philadelphia the Renedicts’ ball in Philadelphia, the New Year eve ball to be glven by Edward B. McLean in Washing- ton. the ball 1o be given by Mrs. E T. Hutton in New York, the reception to be given by Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury in Philadelphia and the wedding of Miss Joan Kauffman to Mr. Biddle in New York. These engagements will e played before January 1. The Sidney Mayflower Orchestra will play a number of engagements for Christmastide. Included are Christmas dances for the CHevy Chase and University Clubs, the Children’s Country Home hall to he given in the ballroom of the Mayflower, dinner mu- sic for Mre. Thomas Walsh, the dinner dance given by Mrs. Glenn Stewart MUSIG The musical soloists who did much to make the “Harp, Song and Story” benefit for the Episcopal Church Home for the Aged a success recently at the Mayflower Hotel were Edythe Marmion Brosius, harpist; Ethel iawler, soprano: Marie Dowd, prano; Martin Dowd, pianist; Brightenburg, viélinist. The program was generally under the charge of Jean Wilson, who con- tributed some successful monologues as well ag arranged a well balanced entertainment for the evening. s0- Paul The new choral organization at Wilson Normal Training School, called the Wilnor Choral Club. under the able direction of Bernice Randall Angelico, made Its public debut at the City Club recently and was well re- celved In a program that was broad- cast by WMAL. The members of the club include the present glee club and graduates of the school. They sang old English Christmas carols in costume and also songs by Sullivan, Blumenthal, Bohm, Kjerulf, Fearnia and Czibulka. The soloists were Anne Keliher, pianist, and Harry Angelico, baritone, Henry Smidt-Gregor, pianist and composer, recently won enthusiasm from his audience when he gave a lecture recital on “The Dance Form as Inspiration of Classical and Mod- ern Music” at the Wilson Normal School. He used as examples, works by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Granados, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, and several of his own compositions, in- cluding two “East Indin_ Impres. sions,” “Norrdand Scherzo.” and his arrangement of Strauss’ “Blue Dan- ube.” A program was given at the John Dickson Home by a section of the Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Orches. tra, Walter T. Holt, director, recently with much appreciation on’the part of the audience. Soloists on the program were Miss A. E. Hill, Charles Conrad, Annie Moffatt, Mrs. Howard 1. Blandy, Mary Sue Mothershed, Hazel Mothershed, Raymond and William Hart. The Nordica String Quartet and Hawaifan Guitar Quintet also contributed spe- cial groups of selections. A pianist who is comparatively new to Washington music circles, Mrs, Willlam Freitag, won special praise in_comments on the delightful pro- gram given at the Friday Morning Music Club and again at the Univers. ity Women's Cluh on Monday with the Tuesday Evening Club. Other soloiats on_these programs were the violinists, Mrs. Duff Lewis and Mrs, Raymond Dickey. Gerald L. Whelan, baritone solofst of St. Aloysius Church, is filling an engagement of one week at Loew's Palace Theater, featuring as one of the three wise men and singing the solo “O Holy Night,” by Adam, Ruby Smith Stahl recently returned surprises | BARRETT FUCHS, and a dance to be given hy Mrs A. Hull. John Borrah cian. who papers in Mineviteh, for some New Russian musi- time sold news. York €City, has at last | aucceeded in organizing a harmenica | orchestra. Minevitch gathered 24 bovs to play n his orchestra, most of them ranging between 15 and 19 years old. He trained them for months and then gave his first performance. It was success, Dr imeon Rums. chisky, former director of the London promenade concerts, heard them and gave this eriticlsm: “I have heard boys on the street making frightful noises through those things. Mr. Minevitch surprised me by making sounds which were actually agreeable. A mouth organ orchestra may be no more than a stunt, but it is a good stunt. 1 don't see how the harmonica could bhe used seriously in a s phony orchestra. It hasn't the range or volume. But those boys—they |are delightful. Their precision is re- | markable. They are virtuosos, and Mr. Minevitch shows skilled musician- ship. They actuaily achieve shading and volume, and their playing of folk songs i very sweet. Above all, [ was delighted to see how those 25 hovs, picked off the streets, enjoved playing, and how the audience applauded them. These simple things disclose to us how much music there really is in people.” RAPHS | from a short visit spent in Philadel- phia, where she was the soloist Mon- day at a musical given by Mrs. Ber- tram Lippincott following a luncheon to which 41 guests were invited. Mrs. Stahl sang several groups, including old Italian, Russian, old and modern French, German lieder and English songs. Pearl Waugh is in New York for | the holidays, visiting Mrs. Ringling, a friend living in that city. During 10 days in the metropolis Miss 1gh has already been honor guest at several musical teas, - The arrangements for the Woodrow Wilson dinner at the Mayflon Tues- day include a solo by Earl Carbauh, baritone, during the dinner, and at the end he will lead the chorus of “America the Beautiful.” Mr. Car- baugh offered this in tribute to Wood- row Wilson. ‘Camille Allensworth gave two charming little Christmas recitals this week in Parish Hall, Takoma Park, v afternoon was given over the primary department of the Children's Music School, of which Miss Allensworth is director. The tiny children illustrated the theory of the teaching of the Fletcher music method. They played thelr little pieces in various keys, demonstrated their knowledge of time and rhythm and showed unusual ear training when they recognized, away from the | piano, single tones, intervals and | triads. Original compositions were played, which were unique and inter- esting. Wednesday afternoon the pupils of the intermediate department played in A solo recital. Their pleces showed both technical skill and ability of in- terpretation. The children performing ranged in age from 8 to 15 vears. Those taking part were Dorris Jes- ter, Brenda Morecock, Francis Finn, Jane Kephart, Edwin Roller, Glen Jonscher, Eleanor Dawkins, Georgi- ana Lightfoot, Abegail Veerhoff, Iris Wilson, Anna Cavanaugh, Margurite Michand, Bradberry Emerson, Jean La Rue, Mai Vipond, Charles Dotterer, Dorothy: Dewhurst, Mary Elizabeth Robertson, Louise Veerhoff, Gilbert Dawkins, James Marshall, Virginia Lightfoot and Paul Tuttle, jr. James Barr, tenor, has heen engaged to sing with the Little Symphony of the Wardman Park tonight in a pro- gram heginning at 7:30 p.m. and to be broadcast via WMAL. The selections wiil include “T'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby.” by Clay; “My. Reautiful Lady,” from “The Pink | Lady.” and a Cottage Small by a Waterfall, Hanley Wm. Rufus Scott, Jan. 3. The currents events lecture will not be resumed by William Rufus Seott because of the holidays, until Monday January 3, at 11 o'clock, at Rauscher's. M-S STUDIOS OF Walter T. Holt Studios o Established 1894 NOR-BANJO. MANDOI GUITAR, HAWANAR GUIT AND UKULELE Brasorss, T Xgus gu .. wend Stahl mandolins and l’ll:(lr:‘:‘on 4 PHONE COL. 046. 1801 COLUMBIA RD. SOPHOCLES T. PAPAS Tenor Banje, Guita: i I M uitar sna Voo Hemslies Instruments for Sale 1221 Conn. Ave. N.W. Frank. 600. SAXOPHON Plano, Tenor Banjo. Guitar, Drums, Ete. In 10 to 20 Lessons come SRTWHES ST bRt ot boskier. 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