Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1928, Page 61

N. D. ¢, MARCH 18, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO are many people inl Washington seriously and sin- | e cerely interested in the progress| "‘““"‘“;*f of this city as a musical center. | P iy S ‘"f‘f‘ Y It can safely be said that there is % \TOusSed. much - dISCussion g, one more:so than Carl Engel, | thereby. The New York Sun, of chief of the music division of the | which W. J. Henderson, generaliy Library of Congress. Mr. Engel recognized as “dean” of the New Since his youngest days has had | 7 4 many experiences in varied musi- | York corps of critics, is head of ¢a] capacitics. He has been com- the music department, is not so ' poser, writer on music, critic, in severe in its decision as the New charge of important work with a R % leadi sical publishi ‘ Pitts Sanborn is chief critic. BhEnticmanssctinis i thel A o ol anuscripts in all the | HEudecn 8 Paper pnn(_s TeVIeWS nmusical cities of Europe as well ‘;i all 3"“&;“? (;“‘I“‘“ “‘“‘;‘ ents “‘;“ as America, and is now in charge | ‘,lfugf“r‘(c:‘;’rgltss" ‘};“{gfin“\‘l"‘; of the extremely admirable and Smaller events given by adve Acreasine ,\‘;:l;‘lq\,l:l; m‘}}’:,- n"\us‘i‘f? ers also are published. Others in the Library of Con- | ignored. With Mr. Sanbor S in charge | paper, however, only such events of nmusual musical | as are ad\'rx'ilsrd in the columns /! progra given from time to| of the Tc:\ aram arc‘ “1‘;"51 :l'lfm time in the little chamber music review. As a result of this defi- auditorium of the Library under ;;me change. there already have the auspices of the Elizabeth cen recitals and concerts b prague Coolidge Foundation. Jeading artists, including three The end of April this year will | prominent pianists, Walter Gie: xt}v lh;‘ first Sm'ins{: presentation King, Nikolai Orloff and Elly Ney. of such a group programs as which have not been reviewed in M Coolidge previously gave in Mr, Sanborn’'s On the the Fall in her Berkshire Templ: other hand, significant of Music, to which a list of mus events from point of view of news °al authoritics and celebrities | interest to readers at large have f{roem all over the world are bid-| been given good space. 3 den. There also have been two | Among the most ardent and im- Fall programs presented in Wa mediate reactions to this state of ington, lasting several days | affairs is a long editorial written €3Ch case, and always bringing to by Ho! er Noble. managing edi- the National Capital internation- | tor of Musical America. He also ly distinguished ane representa- quotes a recent article written in tive audienc: This is a great as . s e - a .. set for the Capital of the United the New York Herald-Tribune by Ttiis Chiifely ionteifie o F. D. Perkins in which the latter 1 interests here and =cu6\<t~:i the rapidly increasing g,guiq 5 number of musical events in New jyhoueh as far as i very | i 7 g - 4 al gh 2 s possible every ;:':“rs)i(blteh:: fn':“:r:::“""x‘;i&gl ;’Z‘: effort is made to avail the musi- | b e single aft. |Cians of Washington as well as of porter can handle in a single al> levery other ci of the United fm’\qn :{nq_l‘\onm! f"‘r.\_ day of States of an invitation to the pr the wcsk: with a cr!“.»"‘r Inerease orams. It is the hope to make| on Sundays. . Practical Washington the musical and cul- 125 as sic r ters, fwell as ic apital. in addition to the music editor. 1In other Iim(‘s of art marked and also use the services fre- progress here is being shown, the gugnél{\;dnr Omufxr ;!u‘tliems. v;"lm ln{t(;sht D&nrt bccli\;! l:ho ult]s!allatim; re glad to attend the smalles of the W. A. Clarke collection o musical events for experience and rare paintings, laces, rugs and| gain of knowledge in their par- sculpture in the newly opened | ticular studies. Mr. Perkins says wing of the Co:coran Art Gallery. | in conclusion: * At the opening of this addition | “What is to be done about it? the spectators invited were| Amateur critical talent is not al- brought in large part from all over | ways dependable, or valued by t the country. L | ertist. One suggestion mizht be No one in music circles here to enlarge the music staff, but Deeds praise less than Mr. Engel. | cven if the principal New York It is with marked pleasure, how papers were willing to maintain €Ver, that the news is announced unusually large regular staffs of 'O the effect that Carl Engel re- reviewers, there would still be the Cently has been made an honor- question of space. For, after a!j ary member of the Harvard Musi- the newspapers concern them cal Association in Boston, one of stlves with other mstters as w he oldest music societies in Amer- | as music, and full, careful reviews 3. The only other living honor- | of 18 concerts a day wculd take a 21F membgrs SRondiine L stupendous amount of space. LCNCe Lowell, the president of MEare IR 1o Aoarthy srtists wha Harvard, and Mr. Philip Hale, the 2 e B0 2 N ' €minent eritic of the Boston Her- | receive less favorable or extensive .14 and editor of th mention than they deserve, on ac- tes of the B OL (ls !,\mghram' count of a flood of simultanec ggc(;;cstra s concerts, we can, for the present, i only extend sympathy.” } Mr. Noble is inclined to the opinion that “the policies inau- gurated by the Sun and Telegram seem 1o us pernicious in the ex- treme. There is every chance for injustice to the very artists who are most in need of publicity and support—that is. young artists and ;;I;“”;a‘if;m;;&‘g?n’;“&‘ “t;;l: do to bring about the building of utmost importance to say in an opera house in which concerts music® He adds that the policy o and r'eulals also could be given? his magazine, on the contrary, is 22:5“22 ffiéfi;g;;pfim'} a;d ;‘0"1' i P > L s o feels | z:z‘{:ag)pol:ymzrgihfig:‘!?l;;n;:{!': this want, as hundreds of others | b meffla:v the o s Sevblad of our city do who love music. i e i .ui'cm'ni'pfu! \h;r-‘ T)'ne other day at the Jeritza con- | oughiy and honeatly evers' public make the comment. Tont that s | 13 S k J ent, ‘Isn’ { s{nnifi_{t a}z;d roLmLal given in New terrible stage selnng?n Whaa:. :? "N{" 'v':eb.a sr;pad!d's’ll.:;z l‘hfi f)gz:kzr(:und for that heautiful ! ;111.4 :xn.. . ».1 n v' rmp a:m woman! Look at that ugly bare | t restricted either by advertis- floor with its trapdoors and that | ing or other policies from statinp glaring strip of white for the| what each conscientiously believes prima donna to stand on. If we| tn be a true report of a musical only had a decent concert hall,‘ | WO leading newspapers of HERE New York City have inanr- eurated radical changes in their policies critical music reviews civie * % ¥ HE latest comment from a local musician on the subject of a prime need of Washingten— | that of an opera house and also| an adequate concert hall, that| has come to this desk in writing, | came from Miss Anita Schade. ! She says: | “What can we Washingtonians what a difference it would make.’ T v as outlined by Mr “I would only like to emphas Noble would indicate an idezi What you have said already re- | #ate of affairs. Too often does 2arding the necessity of an opera | e music reviewer meet the proh- ' house such as you find in other | *m of a musician who says, “Do Cities for the Capital of our Na- | ve me a tion.” | Whole ote ) 5 poli L HILADELPHIA newspapers re- cently printed an item an- nouncing that “erection of a $15 000.000 opera house on the Park- | way near Nineteenth street, to| provide permanent quarters for the l‘h)lnd"l{uhm Orchestra and the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co.. and the establishment of a 000,000 endowment fund for the orchestra are provided in plans drafted on a “business basis” by leaders in the city's 1 t affairs, The plans provide Jeast two auditoriums in | opera house, One will L 1 3,500 to 4,000 persons at con- certs of the orchestra and per- formances of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co, and the Metro- ;:nn an Opera Co, of New York on ter geason, The smaller audi- torium, seating from 1,200 to| 1,500, would be used by the Phila- | delphia Forum and “similar or- ganizations” e o of anecdot stion the possibili n #4visability of a music critic cu! tivating friends a eians It 18 a very risiy uentl: hankless t: not even the greatest artist, is alway at his be No ecritic with finest in'entjons and highest ideals in t 1d 1o be hon and fair be in 1t proper mood o give an unbiascd report of a concert T] the experience every musi won after he | ne of work when fted s0-call 1 only the honeyed sen- from a review of a per formance and sometimes, with 2 cunningly the sense of use in an ad. This one of the earliest lessons a criti: cub repor he number of ad 5 e e “very” and Harpist and Singer in | #and” in his “stories ” Romance Mg iD The question, “Wi value re VInRncE usic” | rogram views?” i aiways popping in 'I'xm spirit of “romance music” yelative Importance. The b ¥ come it belng with th nrtists often say (at least) nsemble coneert that tiey never read 1 concert harpist, and 1y & sincere and g s ine Mg v bt e ' e evening, March g :’1 :‘,‘:v.&.‘:l:v;f“vzrfi1’;!'V'(” her emall ballroom of Brce without critics. On pometimes rest artist #nd need v be buoyed un by (e yeviewe, whereas s ediocre even worse performer will hisve superconfidence, ‘The arlist who 18 new W a community and the young musiclan who is in the stage of becoming an artist would seem 10 he the musical folk for whom reviews should do the most good, both L4 that er | jectives and harp- e wanils give 28, w1 B 30, he the Willard perform heing A by tie tihe other hand, it importanee e truly amazing how s many concerts, And It 1s u charmi- | may lack confidence % 198 knd progrem that iese two jsls have designed. U speaks of Hers with the burp used s 1 only sccompaniment for - the volee or it eoun W the days of Lons 1Y Bppronches s pro ssleianshilp, Dot ws w ldew” in program bullding paramount Bavoy yenrs hins the 1 Wi American of Europe i her vieh, wrthstie hen ce of Williom Yan wrteutts of he | and Mrs and al White House' dog i rememined Bicre wmong b aits of 1 eelemites wonsh with many LaCkgrouna tage, fhe 1 Diresser President of the fan ndicates - minated, N “ppy requisiie of even the fia " ) reviewer Also m 1+ e W be 5o well knit end unif It Mg cannnt he enday CEiifily b es\Clyh wethud, Y ter stunied with famous Conerl Bmipist. A ved Difbng of Hew i py pered h A Froel el BihG lisie A BRAHMS PROGRAM—TOMOR- ROW. | VUL JUNIOR CLUBS CONCER “The third annual concert by ated Ware Goldman 1 the Wilson Norn torium Friday at B pm petiods will be presented as follows 1928 -PART 4. (W Elena de Bayn, violinst; Margaret| (¢} Angle Day, i pianist, and Armand Paquay, | horn _player, Schubert row at 4:30 pm ing. | compositions by Johannes Brahms The order of the Brahms program Polyphonic Music Hecture w0 be delly Gibbs at 8t near G northwest) tomorrow at 8 pm “Thi weekly visits during the Win- €ven under the auspices of the Arch diocescan Commirsion of Musie of which ey 8t of 40 voices, will render a program of polyphonle music, as follows | 8lon) | ria” Vinea choir i under Hall, A LECTURER, SINGERS, AND A VIOLONCELLIST IN PROGRAMS HERE THIS WEEK MARGARET DAY - Draper Building (/v\ovjday) - Barker Hall- (Fri.and Sat) H.BeckeTT GIBBS \WEYLAND ECHOLS - ' /v\rs( Dimocks Friday) EVENTS OF THE WEEK. MONDAY. A program of music by Johannes Brahms will be presented by Elena deSayn, violin; Margaret Day, 'cello; Malton Boyce, piano, and Armand Paquay, French horn, in DuBarry room of Draper Building, 1705 K street northwest, at 4:30 p.m. H. Beckett Gibbs, authority on Polyphonic Music, will talk on that subject in St. Mary's Church at 8 p.m. FRIDAY. The Junior Clubs of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs will present their annual program in the audi- torium of Wilson Normal School at 8 p.m. Weyland Echols, tenor, and Elsa Raner, violinist, will give a b:n:m program at Mrs. Dimock’'s house on Scott Circle at 4 pm. “The Pled Piper of Hamlin” will be presented by the Y. W. C. A, Girl Reserves, in operetta form, at Barker Hall of the head- quarters building, at 8:15 p.m. SATURDAY. “The Pled Piper of Hamlin” will be given a second performance at 8:15 p.m. “1 Passed by Your Window " Hrahe-Lucas eh Quarter.) To a Wiid Ros Sidney Alexander Markaret Kr & Club dincisses violoncellist; Malton Boyce, | French | will present the second centennial concert tomor- in the Draper Build- | The program will be composed of or €l ikins, president Music Clubs, di aong by n Esh Federation ol | Clubs participating are: Allegro Mu- | sle Club, Mrs, J. M. Stoddard, counsel- or; Chevy Chase Clef Club, Mrs Charles Imlay; Claviarco Club, Mrs. G | P, Willlams aud Miss Caroline Bender; 5 | Eastern High School Senior Glee Club, " [ Mrs. Frank Byram: Friday Evening Ju nior Music Club, Mrs. George Gravatt B Minor Valse A ¥iat" | priendship House Toy S8ymphony, Miss \tn for violw and cetto. piane | Thelma Callahan: Kaspar Junior Or- | chestral Ensemble, Josef Kaspar: Lit- |Ue Bymphony Ciub, Mrs, Frank Westhrook: Marcato Club, Miss Helen | Genevieve Wagner; Rachmaninoff Club, | Miss Madeleine Aughinbaugh: Vipivoce | Club, Miss Frances Gutelius; Western High Quartet, Miss Bernice Wagner; | Young Composers’ Club, Karl Holer. for violin, horn and piane Adagin mexto Allegro con tho Vivace non troppe.” POLYPHONIC MU Monday. 15 the subject of a red by H. Beckett Mary's Hall (Fifth street - OLS—Friday. Weyland WEYLAND ¥ A young American Fchols, will give » At Mrs Dimock's home, 4 o'clock y afte | noop, for the benet of Wythe House is the third of a course of lectures J. Leo Barley is director, Augustine’s Choir, a male cholr Gieorge Washington, ‘Thomas Jefferson and other great men of that period Also fc wns hendquarters for Gen Washington before the Battle of York town Mr. Echols made his stage debut in the presence of King George and Queen | Mary of England, when he was filling & post In the American embassy in London Just after the conclusion of the Wprld War The tenor will be assisted In thiy program by Elsa Raner, Washington violinist, with Marie companist The program will be: 0 e “Ave Ma- “Kyrie” (Miwsn Tauda Palestring; “Jesu Dulels Memo- Vittoria; “Adoremus,” Anerio, and Mea' Electa” Viadana. '~ The the direction of H. T " Arcadeit RIDAY. Feder- Clubs, urranged by Mary chuirman, will he held i Community audi- when musical Junior Viewna (chassio ) Sonilaii iy HA Patter, i vt At " | Mi Lol Morat el Symphionie Fepag Wl Mine Ianer ok ol Vs My tioe Fine Wi s oy | Vs Vit abw i $ter e Harry Avnoht 0 IRTN Ladpen Cromantic) Mendels Ty e Migszhiiwaki Gl K ) A Wanider Miss el il e v My Ty Nt Ol i Tl Heach Haceman DA Skl M Ko i Newhioe Mot bl ) I PIED PIPER - FRIDAY | NATURDAY The Girl Reserves of Washington will present a three-act operetta, “The Pled | Piper” ¥riday end Saturday st BI85 " (o Harker Hage I the K Hireet wike | Bullding of the Yollge Women's Ol i AND Aol the home of George Wythe, who taught | . Hansen as ac- | St Marys Church (Monday ) ‘Georgetown U. Presents Mi-Careme Concert Tonight ‘Tlm Georgetown University Glee Club | 4 will give its annual Mi-Careme con- lcert tonight at 8:15 o'clock In Gaston Hall, marking the final appearance of |the popular eollegiate singers this sea- son. The Colleglans, student orchestra. |will_augment the program. which wili feature a number of Irish melodies in | honor of the feast of St. Patrick. . ’Complcte Casts Announced for Metropolitan Productions _THE complete casts I % the season of announced for the Metropolitan | Opera Co. here next month reveal the | |names of a number of singers new t | Washington Louls Hasselmans will | make his local debut as a conductor | during the performance of “Romeo and | | Jultet.” Vincenzo Bellezza will conduct the opening performance, “Norma.” by Vin- cenzo Bellini, Wednesday evening, April 18, Norma, of course, will be sung by | Rosa Ponselle; Pollione by Frederic | Jagel, Oroveso by Leon Rothier, Adal- gisa by Marfon Telva, Clotilde by Min- (nie Egener and Flavio by Gilordano | Paltriniert. The large cast supporting Chalfapin | In the title role of Borls Godeunov | Ellen Dalossy as Teodoro. | Ryan as Xenia, Ina Bourskaya as the | nurse, Angelo Bada as Schouisky, Vin- cenzo Reschiglian as_Tchelkaloff, Ezio Pinza as Brother Pimenn, Armand Tokatyan as Dmitrl, Julia Claussen as Marina, Paltrinierl as Missail, Henriette Wake- the simpleton, Louis d’Angelo as & po- |lice oMcial, ' George and Alfio Tedesco as Bojardo. Bellezza | again will conduct | “Saturday afternoon, April 21, Hassel- mans will make his local debut as con. | ductor of Gounod’s “Romeo and Jullet | with Benfamino Gigli and Lucrezia Borl | Dalossy | in_the principal roles. Ellen will_portray Stephano, Henrlette Wake- | fleld, Gertrude, and Angelo | Tybalt Benvollo will be played by | Paltrintert, Mercutio by Gluseppe de Luca, Paris by Millo Plcco, Gregorio by Paolo Ananian, Capulet by Pavel Ludi- | kar, Friar Laurent by Leon Rothier and4” | the Duke of Verona by Willilam Gustaf- son, There will be incidental dances by | the corps de ballet “*Fannhauser,” Saturday evening, will be conducted by Gluseppe Bamboschek and the ballet again will appear. Flor- ence Easton will sing Elizabeth: Julia ussen, Venug: Walther Kirchoff annhauser; Wiillam ~ Gustafson, the | Landgraf, Hermann: Lawrence Tibbett Wolfram; Max __ Altglass, Walth Arnold Gabor, Biterolf; Max Bloch inrich: James Wolfe, Reinmar, and tha Flelscher, & young shepherd The pll”udclpl\;a Orchestra. THE Philadelphia Orchestra, rounding out A brilliant season, will retun to Washington for its final concert here | Tuesday, March 27, at the Washington | Auditorium, where Plerre Montex will | ugain be guest conductor | A program, framed for this fnale, [ will apen with the gay and sparkling | “Carnlval Romain” overture, of Betlioz [ 'The second number, “Concerto in G | Minor,* for vielin and orchestra, & | composttion by Brueh, will be played with solo part by Mme. Lea Luboshuts n_her first appearance with orchestra before Washington audiences, — The | inale will be the fourth symphony of | Fachntkowsky, one of the most popular works ever written for the orchestra This concert will be under the lezal management of ‘T Arthur Smith, tmogene B Ireland and Allce Sigworth Maorse. The work, wiitten by Anna J. Bels- wenger, and sel to the delightful music of Joseph W. Clokey, elosely follows the old legend of the Pled Piper of Hameltn, who spirits away the rats In the town, and when refused his promised fee for Killing the pests he leads all the chil- dren to the Mystlo Mountain, with & fo melody played on his fute, production will be staged on a Iavish seale with & cast of nearly 100 Including - many young stngers and dancers I the sendor and Junior high schools and in the grades Between the acts there will be musio played by the ‘Tav Bymphony Ovehestra. composed 038 ehildren, condueted by 12-year-old Audiey Glll, % | near Thirty | the afternoon of April 19 will include | Charlotte | Paolo Ananian as Varlaam, | field as the innkeeper, Alfio Tedesco as | Cehanovsky as | | Lovitzky, Millo Picco as Tcherniakowsky | Bada, | than Assoclation, under the divection of | |Library Programs Will Bring | Famous Folk to Capital | FIVE concerts of chamber music will | T "be given in the auditorium of the | Library of Congress April 27 to 29, under the provisions of the “Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation.” These particular concerts are, in a | sense, a “continuation of the musical | programs formerly given by Mrs. F. S. Coolidge at -Pittsfield, Mass., and are | cimilarly designed to attract from all over the country a specially invited audience of musiclans. critics. teachers |and others professionally _associated | with music or_eminent in the promo- Ition of it. Though the audience, by | reason of the limited capacity of the | | hall. will necessarily be a comporatively small one, it probably will prove—as it did on two former occasions—the most representative musical gathering, national and International. that s (drawn to our Capital in the course of | the season. | Among the program numbers will be !a new composition by Igor Strawinsky and a new string quartet by the Ameri- can composer, John Alden Carpenter. | Among the visiting performers who | will take part in these programs are the Arnold Rose String Quartet of Vienna, on their first visit to America, and the Soclety of Ancient Instruments of Paris. | A small chamber orchestra will be under ;ll\r direction of Hans Kindler. The is seldom heard, are distinctly such a: would appeal to an’audience of profes- sional musicians ayd music lovers, espe- clally devoted to the more austere forms | of chamber music. Yolanda Mero. Pianist, And Hulda Lashanska (ONE of the most notable concerte of the season will be that given by | Yolanda Mero, pianist. and Hulda | Lashanska, soprano, April 17. at 3:15 pm.. in the baliroom of the Mayflower Hotel for the benefit of All Hallows Gulld. the Garden Guild of the Na- tional Cathedral. Both artists have achieved fame in the world of music. | SEiubeziiby) Candlslight | Program Tomorrow Night A UNIQUE manner of celebrating the Schubert centennial will be ob- served tomortow evening At George- | town Presbyterian Church. P street first street northwest. Be- ginning at 8 o'clock a program of works by Franz Schubert will be presented by Charlotte Harriman, contralto: Evelyn | Scott, violinist, and Kathryn Hill Rawls accompanist. The entertainment is en titled “Schubert by Candlelight.” | The program will include: Trio-— hen” (Serenade). Arranged by Eiman " (“The Linden Trea”) * o The Organ Grinder ) Gretchin Am Spinneade’ - Margeret at the Spinning Wheel ') he Farhe T Wither' ). The Favorita Color™) 17 ott or Sonating Op de A | Ar A by Evelyn S CRound Dance™ s Arranged by Burmeister w Love 1 Great') W Hist Die Ruh Sweet Repose™) vl Konig"™ (- Frl King Tl’:c SCIV;CC Bands. | THE NAVY BAND. PI'HE United States Navy Band. Lieut Charles Benter, leader, will give a | concert_tomorrow evening ‘at 8 o'clock in the Sall Loft at the Navy Yard An interesting feature of the con- cert will be a solo for clarinet, “Les Alsaciennes,” by Le Thiere, played by | Bandmaster Charles Brendler. | SOLDIERS' HOME BAND. | Three programs will be given as usual during the coming week by the United States Soldiers Home Band Orchestra in_Stanley Hall, under the | direction of John S. M. Zimmermann ‘The program, given Tuesday, Thur | day and Saturday, will begin promptly | at'5:40 pm_ In each case, and the tatled program will be published in Star of the day preceding the day the concert, he of THE U The United States Marine Band will glve Its weekly band program Thurs- day night in the barracks auditorium at 7 o'clock, Taylor Branson, leader; Ar- thur 8 Whitcomb, second leader. Th | two orchestral programs by this organ- | tzation will be given Wednesday night at M08 oclock and Friday afternoon at 330 o'clock, also in tha barracks au | ditorium ‘The programs will be printed tn full m the daily tssues of The Star | afternoon program betng printed Thursday's lssue, the others printed o | The Star of the day of the concert Miss Amy O. Leavitt, who has been | prominently assoolated with activities in loeal musie elroles for many years was honored with a remembrance of Ner birthday vecently, when she was ‘ncwulfll with a large basket of roses I by Mias Anita Schade, who tn a few wraclous remarks lauded Miss Leavitts | musioal and_ dramatio talents, so fre- quently at the service of the German Titerary Soclety in the 20 years of that organtsation’s exiatence. ances B Fallon, presented by Paul Hleyden, sang bofore (he members of the Clerman Literary Socloty at a meet- |ing at the home of Miss Anita Sehade last pight, The frst group of songs were rahms and Schubert and (he i secon up was devated entively to moder Nerican composers, programs, containing much music that | the | n| 7THE choir of St. Church, under the direction of Lucy H. Paul, organist and director, will give A 45-minute program over Station |WTFF tonight, commencing at | o'clock. | The program will include the follow- (ing anthems: “Fierce Was the Wild Billow” (Noble), “Out of the Deep” | (Wirtz), ‘Fear Not, O Israel” (Spicker), “Breast the Wave, Christian” (Shelley) |and “The Shadows of the Evening Hours" (Nevin). A fine musical program has been | ropolitan Presbyterian for Sunday eve- ning at 7:45, at which time the Young People’s Choir, assisted by the regular quartet, will give a special cantata, un- The fourth Lenten organ recital of a series of five will be given at Epiph- any Church, G street northwest, Tu day at 8:15 p.m., by Katharine Fowler, | organist and director of music at Eck- ington Presbyterian Church, assisted | by Vesta Pollock, contralto of that | church. Miss Fowler is a member of the Dis- trict of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and re- ceived her first musical training in this city, studying the plano with Weldon Carter, and later on with Edwin Hughes of New York City. Her organ training has been with Harry E. Mueller, formerly organist at the First Congregational Church, and later with | Lynwood Farnam, internationally | known as a brilliant concert organist. | Her other studies, theory, orchestration |and composition, were taken with { Howard Thatcher of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore. Miss Fowler has given recitals in New ! ington. Miss Pollock _studied voice with Estelle Wentworth and George Harold Miller, both of Washington, and Wil- liam Cook of Philadelphia. Besides her church work Miss Pollock has ap- peared in opera in this city. The program will be: Sanata on the Ninety-fou n.* lius Reuhke | | allegro, (2 Gr ‘bt Ada Intermezzo irom the ve. larghetto, Second Symphony.” (No paise between the two forsgoing.) MUSIG !THE Capital Malé Quartet has re- sumed work after being idle for a period of two years, The quartet re- | cently sane a program for the big time | smoker of the Odd Fellows and will be heard on the anniversary program of the 1. O. O. F. April 26 in the audito- rium of the Stuart Junior High School. | The Capital Male Quartet is com- |posed of W. P. Shanahan, first tenor: W. W. Gantz, second tenor; Earl Car- bauh. first bass, and Edwin Callow, sec- ond bass, with Mrs. Lillian Carbauh at the piano for the solo and accompanied numbers. The quartet has an interesting pro- gram in preparation and will present popular professional programs, consist- ' ing of quartets, solos and duets, to- gether with readings by Mr. Carbauh and humorous and original “Tony the Barber” stories by Mr. Callow. George Schimmel presented two of his pupils in the first year class at a mall informal tea at his studio, 918 Sixteenth street northwest, last Sun- day afternoon Mason Bray sang two tenor solos. “The Prayer Perfect,” by Irving Sten- son, and “Morning.” by Oley Speaks. | Dorothy Wakefield, soprano, sang “Rose in the Bud.” by Dorothy Forster, | and “Homing." Teresa Del Riego. | Miss Wakefield sang at the concert { of the Junior Order United American Mechanics Thursday and will sing in the Baptist Church in Falls Church. | Va., Easter Sunday. | The second successful concert of the season being over, the Rubinstein Club has begun active work upon the num- bers for the third concert. to be held May 1. with Giuseppe Martino-Rossi | as_the guest artist. | The rehearsals are being held as usual Tuesday mornings at the Wil- lard Hotel at 11 o'clock and Tuesday evenings at the home of Mrs. James Dalgleish, 1512 Varnum street north- west, at 8 p.m. At the monthly musical tes to be given by the American Association of University Women tomorrow afternoon, Katharine Seelye Wallace. pianist, and Mrs. Walter K. Wison, soprano, will present a_program composed entirely of music by Franz Schubert. Dorothy Sherman Plerson. soprano: Sophocles T. Papas, guitarist; Caroline Bender, pianist, and Dorothy Tyler. singer of French songs, in costume. will | present the program before members of the Friday Morning Music Club in the auditorium of the Cosmus Club this week. Georgla E. Miller, director of the Vir- !gil Plano School, presented Margaret Loane iIn A recital, assisted by Betty Basim, violinist, March 10. Comments Miss Loane’s playing are quoted as: “Miss Loane plaved this progiam with an accurate, sparkling technie, with style and intelligent in- | terpretation.” | Gurden Whitaker, tenor soloist at | the Church of the FEpiphany and teacher of singing, announces the open- ing of & studio in the northwest sec- tion in the Lanier Apartments. 1 Lanter place. Puplls will be receives At the new studio any day except Wednesday and Saturday, when Mr Whitaker is at his studio, 1406 H street northwest. Ray Palkin, soprano, sang for the Trinity and Bethany Chapters, Order | of the Eastern Star, and for the Fel- lowship Club of Master Masons, re- cently, accompanied by Irene Norris and Mrs. Frame at the piano. Violin obbligatos were plaved by Mr. Wayson Duets were sung by Miss Palkin and Willlam G. Single, tenor. Mr. Single also sang solos of Latin American music, which won warm applause from ‘ the audience, At the regular business meeting Mon- | oM ‘ STUDIOS OF | MISS AMY CLEMENT LEAVIYY | FIANOC VOICE AN D HARMONY panving IO pariment 33 CLARKE STUDIO Fanert tea ) Gl hew Tap Dane WA N SE W TR ! Pianist of Damrosch's Institute ot Musical At NCY_ Al St A 1o Sy A iaR A elint W Harmony Gradugte W Avls & Uuiversity e Royal Lo Ovgaiisg Ol Chel. Lataverte Squss LELAND BOYD PARKER Teacher of Piane Gradey ¢ AChing AV T e Tastrivtions, 10N Bve N AW Vhtes! Malw o Walter T, Holt Studios L pblghil Aoy ALY Rewrner SN K VIR Narth WiuW Nl B pathnde el | Fusennia Do Novbica Clhibs Lale LR NI Columbia W8 Mark’s Lutheran i planned by the young people of Met- | der the direction of Mrs. E. H. Weaver. York, Philadelphia and many in Wash- | Barnes | oo | ades tau * tausht Lenten programs. How Lovely Are The Drwellis Mindful of Hj iain G Minor”.J. The Hours of B DIIE Deiamater i Grgan 8ymonony | Maniairn | _This atterngon at 5 o'clock in Al | Souls” Unitarlan Church, Lewis At water, organist. will present a program | of English music He will be assisted by Gurden Whit- aker, tenor. The second of a series of organ re- citals to be given during Lent at Beth- lehem Chapel of Washington Cathe- dral will be presented Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock, when Grace French “Chant T ik “The Sheg Mocking Bira, Harwald Fran Ruth Thomas will give the second in a serfes of Lenten organ recitals at the Church of the Advent tonight, when she will play: “Pieca Heroique’ VWIS Wont 1o Mer: © Fréind et Soman f ' st Karz-Elert Mabel Linton Williams, organist and | choir director of Calvary M. E. Church announces that “The Crucifixion,” by Stainer. will be sung on Good Friday at 8 p.m., assisted by both choirs. The soloist next Sunday for the organ re- cital will be Goldie Hutchins, con- tralto. Music at the church today includes: 1oam— Qua opra it Mountaing Viola Har Organ. * Recessionai. . * Lie! “Coma_ TUni | Tenor. M Floyd C. William 8 pm— Quartet, *T Will Lar Me Down in Pears.” Gadshy Anthem “In Dream I Heard the phim gt Postiude. “Dedication”.". . R .. Schumana RAPHS | day evening of Rho Beta Chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon, Clara Young Brown was elected as delegate to the national con- Ynnon to be held in Denver, Colo, in une. | At the Twiiight Music Hour in the Y. W. C. A. Building, Seventeenth and today the program will be the Westbrook Trio: Jean Westbrook, violin. Frank Westbrook, Jr., cello, and Mrs. Frank Westbrook. piano. This week the music hour will be heid on the fourth floor at 5 o'clock, instead | of 4:30, the usual hour. | The public is invited. The local junior contest. presented annually under auspices of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs. will be held Saturday, April 21, and the District contest. which includes the three States, Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia, and the District of Co- lumbia, will be held Monday, April 30. in Danvilie, Va. George Andersol tenor. will sing “Revelation” and “My True Love Lies Asleep.” songs by John Prindie Scott. tonight at the Village Inn, when the composer will be his guest. The Olmstead Trio will play “Irish Favorites,” Trinkaus unch of Sham- rock™ and “Irish Medley." Mr. Anderson also wili sing: “Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms, other Machree.” “My Wild Irish Rose.” “Machushla” and “Where the River Shannon Flows. Tamara Dmitrieff. member of the faculty of the Washington College of Music. presented a group Friday eve- ning in an informal piano recital. The concert hall of the college was well filled with parents and friends. ‘Those taking part were: Marguerite Foote, Naomi Beron, Wilda Goodrich. Vera Pergler. Marjorie Vesta Wilkins. Mildred Steinbraker. Sylvia Selbin. Mae Arkin, Jean Ogle, Louise Oster- wald, Gertrude Enders. Lilly Pappas. Thomas Sweeney, Frances Dowden Helen Spylman, Gwengolyn Smith an+ Paul Rosenberg. Elizabeth Carpenter presented young pianists in a recital at her studio re- cently. Prizes were awarded to Anna Marie Quirk and Doris Shupp for the best work. ‘Those taking part were: Anna Marie Quirk, Doris Shupp. Katherine Cope- land. Lora Baird, Katherine Handiboe. Peggy Cross, Eleanor Quirk. May Dick- son, Jean Dickson. Randolph Long. Hugh Clagett, Ella Mary Embrey, Betty Quirk and Dorothy Sinclair. The classes in music appreciation being conducted by R. Deane Shure at American University are largely at- tended and the interest is growing each s*mester. Mr. Shure is assisted by Ed- ward C. Potter, who has been giving A serles of lectures on the complete list of Wagner operas. The ¢lass at- tended “Tristan and Isolde” in & bodv. and they have been enjoving lectures at the Library of Congress by Carl Engle. The class attended the Wag- ner concert, given at the Marine Bar- racks Wednesday, and they have been given organ demonstrations by Mr Shure at the church and by theater organists at the theater. Mr. Potter procured some special records made at Bayreuth for his lectures on the festi- vals there. He has heard these festi- vals at Bayreuth Lectures have been given to the class by Katharine Riggs, harpist: Capt. W F. Santelmann, formerly of the Marine Band. and the others will follow by Alexander Hennemann, laSalle Spier and the conductors of service bands Capt. Stannard and Lieut. Benter. Dr Edwin N. C. Barnes has given the class four lectures on “Music As % Morale Sullder” and “Music in the Publ Schools ™ The classes are conducted as A part of the regular college cours jtvo hows' eredit is given semester WASHINGTON | SOPHOCLES T. PAPAS acher of Fretted Instruments Conn. Ave. Fhane Fr.don BESSIE N. 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