Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1929, Page 63

e -, MU BY HELEN FETTER. THE SUNDAY STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY 27, 1929—PART 4. SIC FAMOUS CONDUCTORS AND SOLOISTS WILL APPEAR ON LOCAL PROGRAMS THIS WEEK HE current week ushers in the second month of the year 1929 A.D. with a gen- erous assortment of orches- tral music for Washington. With the beautiful performance by Os- sip Gabrilowitsch and the Phila- delphia Symphony Orchestra in the Brahms “B-flat Concerto” still ringing in the ears, musical Wash- ington is turning to the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Tuesday and the Boston Symphony Or- chestra Wednesday afternoon for additional inspiration painted in the richly varied colorings only possible in symphonic programs. The modernist invades both the programs, but not in any alarm- Ing guise or to a degree that might prove distressing to the strict clas- sicists. Daniel Gregory Mason, American, will provide the over- ture opening Tuesday's concert— “Chanticleer.” Then Arnold | Schoenberg, the iconoclastic Vien- | nese, will be represented as an ar- ranger of works by none other than the august Johann Sebastian Bach, whose choral preludes, “Komm Gott, Schopfer, Heiliger Geist,” and “Schmucke Dich, O Liebe Seele,” have been orches: trated by Mr. Schoenberg. Respi- ghi, the Italian whose newest op- | era, “The Sunken Bell,” won such approval at its American premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in November, will provide a suite, “The Birds,” and ProkofyefT, the young Russian, has a Scythian suite, “Ala and Lolliy.” Only a few lines are written about this | suite in the very interesting sketch of this composer that is found in Leonid Sabaneyeff’s book, “Mod- ern Russian Composers.” Mr. Sa- baneyeff says: “Prokofyeff had paid tribute to ‘barbarism’ in its narrow sense in his suite for orchestra, ‘Ala and |Frank Westbrook, chairman of | Lolliy,” and in his cantata, ‘Seven,’ set to words of Balmont, but these are not so typical of the composer; they are rather the tribute to imi- tation of and competition with Stravinski, the true owner of the | secrets of barbarism.” The program Tuesday will be closed with the “Escales” suite by Ibert, which was heard here as played two years ago by the Min- neapolis Symphony Orchestra un- der Henri Verbrugghen. : Wednesday the one modernist will be Erik Satie, who is generally believed to have provided the fa- mous “Groupe de Six” of Paris with much inspiration. Satie's “Gymnopedies” will be given as Debussy arranged the work for |theater Monday, February 4, at 7:45 orchestra. However, this modern composition will be reassuringly preceded by the Beethoven over- ture, No. 3, to “Leonore,” and fol- | Walkure” is the first part of the*trilogy. | lowed by Brahms' “Symphony in D Major.” It does not seem quite fair to consider modern composers all as “moderns,” and so allow preju- dices pro or con to influence one’s reactions to all composers whol have not been dead at least 100 years. Doubtless there were many aspiring young composers who were “moderns” when Johann Se- bastian Bach was a “modern” who strove to write great music, yet he was the one of many who strove in vain who reached the heights. After all, it is largely a question of the survival of the works of indi- viduals, not all writers of a similar time and school. e JAZZ, according to reports read of the effect of “Jonny Spielt Auf” on the critics attending the | A initial performance of Krenek’s opus at the Metropolitan Opera House a week ago last night, does not seem to be seriously endanger- ing the popularity in the operatic field of Messrs. Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, or even the lesser known composers whose productions are given with comparative regularity at the famous New York opera ‘house. IN Chicago opera-goers attending the performance of Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” last night, when Edith Mason and Charles Hackett were scheduled to sing the title roles, were allowed to assist in the task of “making history,” for this was listed as the “farewell | * k * % | to the auditorium” which has | o'clock, in the ballroom of the May- | housed the Chicago Civic Grand Opera Co. in its seasons of opera to date. A very magnificent new opera house is to be opened next fmeason, ‘when 42 towering stories will house many utilitarian com- mercial offices as well as the new .opera auditorium, which, accord- | ing to report, is to be equipped in | the very latest thing to make | grand opera in the Windy City bigger and better than ever. kN BEATRICE HARRISON, British violoncellist, who will play here in joint recital with Harold Bauer Wednesday morning, was born in the delightful Valley of Roorkee in the Himalayas. Per- haps this may account in part for the wizardry of her playing. There may be a subtle Oriental influence that has brought the philosophy of the East to add to the technique of the Occident. Beatrice Harrison’s great art- istry has inspired several compos- ers to write works for her instru- ment and dedicate them to her. Among them are the beautiful un- accompanied cello sonata by Zol- tan Kodaly and a sonata by De- lius. Arnold Bax, John Ireland and Herbert Hughes are British composers who have written works for Miss Harrison. o 'WO of Washington’s large groups have organized events of really large proportions which seem to be developing most satisfactorily and promise real achievement. One is the regu- lar rehearsing of the groups for the massed choral concert, to be given in May, under the joint auspices of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs and the Washington Council of Churches. Both Mrs. Stoddard, president of the former, and Dr. Duffield, chairman of the latter, are working with warm enthusi- asm, and many others are co- operating with them as individuals s well as the I number of groups of singers, both of secular and sacred music, §o make this | venture a success. | rehearsals under Frederick Alex- | ander, the guest conductor this year, have passed into history as exceedingly satisfactory events. Rehearsals will be held each month | until the final concert. i The pianists of Washington were well represented in the meeting held last Monday night to plan concretely for a concert to be given next December in which large groups, perhaps numbering a total of 40 pianists as partici- pants, with ensembles of perhaps | half that size, will take part. The! affair is to be a_benefit for the | famous MacDowell Colony. Dor-| othy De Muth Watson is chairman | of the executive committee, which | also includes the following, ap-: pointed by Mrs. Watson: Mary | Howe, Greta von Bayer, Zoe Wal- son, Kurt Hetzel, La Salle Spier and Helen Fetter. The executive committee of the MacDowell Society of Washington, | sponsoring the ensemble piano| concert, includes Carl Engel, Ed- ward H. Droop and Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. * % * LAST year, in March, at the Na-| tional Museum the first fam- ily group concert was held under the auspices of the Federation of Music Clubs for the District of Co- lumbia. At that time a silver cup | was presented to the federation by'; Isaac Gans, to be annually played | for by this particular group. ‘Washington is especially favored by possessing more families doing ensemble work than any other State in the National Federation of Music Clubs. This year the concert will be held in the Department of Interior Building, April 6, when several new groups will be heard. The program is in the hands of Mrs. music-in-the-homes committee for the federation. Mrs. Gertrude Lyons, first vice president, will as- sist in the detail of arrangements. Any group wishing to participate should communicate at once with Mrs. Westbrook. The concert will be open to the public. The Rest of the “Ring" And "Tristan and Isolde” THE German Grand Opera Co., which made its initial bow to Washing- ton's musical public at Poli's Theater ‘Wednesday afternoon under the man- agement of Mrs. Wilson-Greene with a performance of “Das Rheingold” will resume the presentation of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” at the same p.m., with a performance of “Die Wal- kure. “Das Rheingold” is the prologue to the Wagnerian “Ring” cycle, while “Die The second, “Siegfried,” will be given Thursday evening, February 7. The company will suspend the presentation f the “Ring” for one performance of “Tristan und Isolde” Tuesday eve- ning, February 5, also at 7:45 o'clock. The final opera, “Gotterdammerung,” ;vm be given Saturday, February 9, at pm. Willy Zilken, a famous German tenor, will appear as Tristan in the forthcom- ing performance of “Tristan und Isolde” and Juliette Lippe, who is a | New York girl and whom the Wag- nerians added to their group, is sched- uled to sing the role of Isolde. Miss Lippe will also have the role of | Bruennhilde in “Siegfried. cn sale at the concert bureau in Lisdatte Ghoril ¥CLub To Give D. A. R. Music T the invitation of Mrs. Rhett Goode, chairman of the music committee of the D. A. R. Congress to be held in April, the Lovette Choral Club will ren- der a memorial program in connection with the services at Continental Memo- rial Hall Sunday, April 14, at 11 am. This will be the second appearance of this group, as it selected last Mrs. Eva Whitford Lovette, mezzo- be the soloist. singing of the national anthem during the Congress. Joint Glee Club Program To Be Given February 5 A JOINT concert will be given by the George Washington University and the Columbia University Glee Clubs Tuesday evening, February 5, at 8:30 flower. This is the second annual joint con- cert and is looked forward to with in- terest not only by alumni and students of George Washington and Washington alumni of Columbia, but by music lov- ers who enjoy choral work. The glee club is one of the most pop- ular student activities at ‘the George ‘Washington University. During the certs in Washington and nearby cities and upon several occasions has filled engagements at local theaters. always in demand for university social events, The director is Robert Harmon. The Columbia University Glee Club is directed by William Frederick Mc- Donald, a graduate of Columbia of the class of '27, who was student leader of the club during his senior year. Mr. McDonald is a pupil of Dr. Walter Henry Hall, professor of music at Co- lumbia, who until this November di- rected the club and still is its musical adviser. Tickets for the concert may be ob- tained from the bursar’s office at the George Washington University or from the Mayflower. \ Georgetown Glee Club Will Appear Tonight A WELL balanced program, ranging from classical selections, to popular melodies will be presented by the Georgetown University Glee Club with its assisting orchestra, the Collegians, in its first concert of the season tonight at 8:15 o'clock in Gaston Hall. Features will be piano solos by Prof. Edward P. Donovan, accomplished di- irector of the Glee Club, and solos by | Barnet Breeskin, violinist of the Col- legians. The numbers sclected by Prof. Donovan have a wide appeal and pre- Isent an interesting study of musical productions of different eras. | With the Gregorian chant, “Veni | Creator,” which opens the program, the club will present one of the most beau- tiful of religious productions. A French carol, “Bring a Torch, Isabella,” written in the seventeenth century, brings the concert to a close. ‘Two Negro spirituals of the type so pepular at last year's concert, will be sung by the Glee Club, as well as a {of Hope and Glory.” The Collegians will have an important part in the pro- gram. Henry Deane Benson is president of | the Glee Club and Edmond Fish, direc- tor of the orchestra. Georgetown. with 48 membe! to be one of the % in e & promisas ars The first two | Seats for remaining performances gre’ | Droop’s, 1300 G street northwest. | year to furnish the memorial music. | soprano, and director of the club, will | She will also lead the | season the club gives numerous con- | It is| number of new songs, including “Land | ‘The 1929 Club at HAROLD BAUER, MayFlower, Wedresday Band Orchestra Dates u. S. MARINE BAND ORCHESTRA. | 'HE three programs planned for the | current week by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Capt. Taylor Branson, leader, and Arthur S. Wit- comb, second leader, will be given in | the Marine Barracks auditorium to- morrow at 4 p.m., Wednesday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 4 pm. The usual stand- ard of classics, combined th a few more simple, popular numbers, will be maintained. The feature of tomorrow's program will be the cornet solo, “My Heart at| Thy Sweet Voice,” a transcription (»(i the prima donna’s most famous air | from Saint-Saens’ opera. “Samson et | | Delila,” to be played by Musician Win- | fred Kemp. Wednesday night Musician Angelo Bernolfo will plav Bruch's violoncello solo, “Kol Nidrei,” and Eric Coates’ | suite, “The Four Ways,” will be an| | additional feature. The violoncello solo | will be repeated in Friday's program | and Massenet's suite, “Les Erinnyes,” | will be featured. SOLDIERS’ HOME ORCHESTRA. ‘The orchestra of the United States | Soldiers’ Home Band will give programs | Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at| 5:30 p.m., under the dir n of John | S. M. Zimmerman. leader; Anton| Pointner, second leader. | The programs will feature beth clas- | sical works and the lighter types of | composition, and will be given in Stan- | tley Hall. % New INIaial Gronn Has pmgram Today' ARY HELEN HOWE, -coloratura soprano, has been appointed chair- man of the music group of the District | Chapter of the International Federa- | tion of Catholic Alumnae. In making its initial bow this after- noon at 3:30 o'clock at the Holy Cross | Academy the group will honor the great | compcser Franz Schubert in a program. | Those in the group appearing this| afiernoon are Katharine McEneny, Fannie Sylvia Howe, Mrs. William J.| Walsh, Evelyn Collins, Sarah W. Howe, Jennie O'Loughlin, Alberta Riley, Eliz: | beth Muckelbauer, Florence ~Yocum. Katherine McCann and Mary Bartel accompanists, Catherine O'Connor and Irene Chainey; violinists, Virginia | Hartnett and Eleanor Dunn. Under Miss Howe's direction this music group promises to play its part in the music activities of the Capital City. Programs are being prepared for | later presentation. | | | USIC plays the leading role in the Bal Boheme tomorrow night, and this in spite of the colorful decoratio; alluring lighting effects and gorgeous costumes worn by the multitudes. Even the dramatic stunts are based on music themes, which are largely Oriental, and then there are the actual musicians of Washington themselves, “in person” as it were, singers, instrumentalists and dancers, doing their bi# for the honor | of the arts in the Capital City. All will be in costume, from the members of the two Meyer Davis or- chestras who will appear costumed as “donkey-boys of Cairo” to the solo dancers in the “big stunt,” and the strolling musicians offering divertisse- ments at odd moments throughout the ! evening. Many dancers will take part in the SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Polis, Wednesday The New York Philharmonic-Sy conducting, at the Nationa The Gordon 8:30 p.m, Beatrice Harriscn and Harold Theater at 4:30 p.m. MPHON N. Y. PHILHARMO TUESD. The second of the three concerts scheduled for Washington by the York Philharmonic-Sympho: tra will be presented Tuesda; pm. at the National Theater. z Reiner, conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the | program, which will include: Daniel Gregory Mason's overture, “Chanticles J. S. Bach's two chorale: Schopfer, Heiliger Ge! Dich, O Licbe Seel Schoenberg; Respighi Peggy Becker and Ann Vicinouich who will be featured in one of the dance numbers at the gay Egyptian “court” at the Bal Boheme tomorrow night. varied program, with Lisa Gardiner and Paul Tchernikoff leading off as the Captive Princess and the Wicked Slave Dealer, presenting their drama before the Mighty Caliph, who frees the Princess. Then there will be Orme Libbey, as Chief Court Dancer, with six lovely court dancers in the persons of Alice Louise Hunter, Peggy Stahl, Faye Rogers, Jeanne Densmore, Ann Vucino- vich and Muriel Scull, Wallace Wright, in an old Egyptian dance, will lead in before the Caliph six Slave Dancers, chosen from the ‘Tchernikoff-Gardiner Studios, including Christine Stewart, Helen Clark, Peggy Becker, Una Ralph, Janet Carpenter and Jane Dunscombe. There will be others, including Evelyn Davis, who will be seen in “A Dance by the River Nile,” arranged by Paul Bleyden, with an accompaniment by a group of chanters and musicians from Mr. Bleys den's studio, assisted by oiliers, EVENTS OF TUESDAY. ' | Prokofyefl's New | REIN SUZANNE SAVOY, BEATRICE Mayflower, THE WEEK ‘mphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, 1 at 4:30 p.m. String Quartet, at the Library of Congress at ’ WEDNESDAY. Bauer in joint recital, at the Mayflower Hotel at 11:15 a.m. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Koussevitzky conducting, at Poli’s THURSDAY. The second program of the Franco-Belgian Festival, Elena deSayn directing, at the Willard Hotel at 8:45 p.m. “Ala and Lolliy,” | Toert’s “Escales.” GORDON STRING QUARTET— TUESDAY. and The Gordon String Quartet of Chicago, assisted by Rudolph Reuter, pianist, will give a program at the | Library of Congress Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock. ‘The members of the quartet are: Gordon and Walter Hancock, Clarence Evans, viola, and Richard Wagner, violoncello. They will play Leo Sowerby’s “String in D minor” (1927), Carl ‘Triptych for Violin and Piano” and _Joseph Haydn’ tring Quartet in F Major, Opus No. 2" (1799). Ticket reservations for the concert are made through T. Arthur Smith's Concert Bureau, at 1330 G street. HARRISON-BAUER RECITAL— WEDNESDAY. Beatrice Harrison, British woman | violencellist, and Harold Bauer, British- American pianist, will give the joint re- | cital Wednesday at 11:15 am., under the auspices of Mrs. Lawrence Town- send, at the Mayflower Hotel. Miss Harrison will open the program with a group of short works by Tartini and Hamilton Hardy. Later she will play works by Lalo and Cyril Scott. Mary Miller Mount will accompany her | at the piano. | Mr. Bauer will play his own arrange- ment oft Bach’s “Partita in B Flat,” written originally for harpsichord; also works by Schumann, Ravel and Chopin. The two. artists will play Brahm's “Sonata in E Minor for Cello and Piano” as the central number of their program. ‘Tickets are on sale at 1709 Twenty- first street, and the morning of the concert at the hotel. BOSTON SYMPHON -WEDNESDAY. Serge Koussevitzky will conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the first of two concerts to be given this season in Washington, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, at Poli’s Theater, under the man- agement of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. Beethoven’s famous Overture No. 3, to “Leonore,” will open the program. which also will include “Gymnopedies.” by Erik Satie, arranged for orchestra by Debussy; “Spanish Rhapsody,” by Maurice Ravel, and “Symphony in D Major,” by Brahms. Tickets are on sale at the concert bureau in Droop’s, 1300 G street. DEBUSSY PROGRAM — THURSDAY. Compositions by Claude Debussy will be given in the second of the Franco- Belglan festival series of concerts planned by Elena de Sayn, Thursday night, at 8:45 o'clock, in the Willard room of the Willard Hotel. Those presenting the music will in- clude Armand Gumprecht, jr., flutist; Suzanne Savoy, harpist, and the mem- bers of the De Sayn String Quartet; Miss De Sayn and A. G. Zanoff, violins; Lydia Brewer, viola, and Watson Bau- mert, violoncello. Mme. Savoy will be featured in a group of solos, including the composer’s “En Bateau,” “Arabesque” and “Claire de Lune.” The opening number will be “Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp,” and the closing one “Quartet for Two Vio- lins, Viola and Violoncello.” Tickets are on sale at the Willard Social Bureau. 'A Joint Song Recital At County Club Today JLIZABETH GARDNER COOMBS has arranged the program for the | afternoon of music to be given in the | Pompeian_room of the Congressional The soloists will be Dorothy Wilson Malbach, contralto, and Guiseppe $iruno, baritone, with Mrs. Coombs sup- §7ing the accompanimentse {‘Cnuntry Club at 5 o'clock today. Nationa Tuesday ER, Wadtegay > O™ i | American Cemposer to | Appcar With Mrs. Keefer | | i FRANK LA FORGE. NUSUAL interest is being expressed in ‘the announcement issued by Mrs. Wilson-Greene to the effect thM' | Frank LaForge, eminent American com- { poser. pianist, accompanist and coach, will appear in Washington in joint re- cital® February 15 with Flora McGill | Keefer, mezzo-contralto, a_leader in | local music circles. Harrington van Hoesen, a young baritone, also will participate in the program which is to be given in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel at 4:30 p.m. For the past 20 years Mr. LaForge | has been recognized increasingly as an | outstanding composér-pianist and ac- companist,_ both in this country and Europe. For 10 years he was Mme. Marcella Sembrich’s accompanist and has served in that capacity for Mme. Gadski and Frances Alda. More Te- cently he has devoted most of his time to teaching, coaching and accompany- ing in New York. Many of the world's greatest artists coach and study with him, among them Mme. Matzenauer, Frieda Hempel, Mme. Alda, and Law- rence Tibbett. It is interesting, too, to find that several motion picture stars are study ing diction with him for the “talkies Richard Dix is one of his most promi- | nent pupils in this group. Mrs. Keefer, whose lovely voice is | well known_ locally as well as _else- | where, has been studying with Mr. La | Forge for the past two years, and Mr. |van Hoesen, whom LaForge is pre- | senting in_ recitals this season, toured | Burope with LaForge last Summer in concerts. Mme. Schumann-Heink gave |'a fine tribute to Mr. LaForge in her | biography written by Mary Lawton. in | which the great contralto referred to | this composer as “one of the four out- | standing Americans.” | ""Mr. LaForge's songs are heard on | the most discriminating programs. Par- ticularly familiar are the songs “To a Messenger,” “The Crucifix,” “Hills” and “Into the Light,” the last mentioned being introduced here by Mrs. Keefer in a program. This song, LaForge's latest, is said to have been inspired by Lindbergh's transatlantic flight. Mr. LaForge also is known to many through his clever arrangements for concert use of Mexican folk melodies. StudentSymphonicOrchestra Gives Concert Tomorrow. THE Symphonic Orchestra of the In- stitute of Musical Art will be pre- sented in a concert at 8:15 p.m. tomor- row at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, 1310 Vermont avenue north- west. A collection will be taken for the benefit of the church’s music fund. The orchestra, of which Dr. C. E. Christiani, president of the school, is di- rector, will open the program with the overture to “Prometheus,' by Beethoven, and later will play the Sehubert “Un- finished Symphony” and Grieg's suite, “Sigurd Jorsalfar.” 3 Individual students participating in solo piano, violin and vocal selections will include Frances Griffin_Villaret, Flora Marguerite Clayton, Mortimer Davenport. Victor George, Glenn B. Carow, Ida Willis Seaton, Virginia Cureton and Martin_ Dowd with Mr. Dowd and Katherine Wells acting as ac- companists. Dorothy Wilson Halbach, cdhtralto, accompanied by Elizabeth Gardner Coombs, sang for the Washington base ball team of the Union Printers’ Ath- {letic Association Tuesday at the Hem- < ten Hatels — = 'Schumann Song Substituted In Biennial Contest. 'HE chairman of the biennial music | L “contest for students and young artists of Washington announce that there has been a change in numbers required to be sung by dramatic so- pranos of the student group. Very few copies of “Knabe and Veilchen” (Youth and Violets) can be found and the num- ber is out of print. Great concern, na- tionally, has been manifested by this group of singers over the scarcity, therefore the National Federation of Music Clubs, under whose guidance the | contest is to be held, has substituted ! another number. The song required in- |stead is “Fruhlingsnacht” (Spring | { Night) by Schumann. | “LeClavecin,” by Paulin, required to be sung, as cone of the numbers, by {lyric sopranos, is published in French | with no translation, while the rules of | the contest require that all numbers be sung in English. A translation has been provided for the federation by Mrs. Arthur Holmes Morse of Cincinnati, and will be published in all future copies of | the contest bulletin. This number also was not to be found at the local dealers, but arrangements were made whereby (it may be obtained at Washington music stores. Eva Whitford Lovette, local chairman, { HIS afternoon at 5 o'clock at All | Souls’ Church (Unitarian), Six- teenth and Harvard streets, Lewis Atwater, organist, will present a half-hour program of French music. He will be assisted by John H. Mar- ville, bass, who will sing “Que les songes heureux” from “Philemon et Baucis” by Gounod and “Le Cor” by Flegier. The January Mozart Concert an- nounced by the Washington Conserv- atory of Music has been delayed and will be held in February, owing to the illness of Colin Clarke White, head of the voice department of the conserva- (tory who has been ill with pneumonia | but is now convalescent. His pupils have been working on their parts in the double quartet and will welcome his re- turn to leadership. Jean Sweetstone of New York, who has been in charge of auditions for new voices at the con- | servatory, will return to New York until the Summer semester starts here. The Damrosch Junior Club of the Washington Conservatory of Music, In- corporated, will hold its monthly dem- onstrations on the first Friday of eacl? month, beginning with February, when talented members will play or sing and the sightreading class will sing in uni- son and in part music. ‘The Music Study Class of the Virgil Clavier School, Georgia E. Miller, di- rector, held its monthly meeting last Monday. The principal class event was questions and answers of terms and words used in music. Members of the class who contributed piano numbers werc: George Cornwell, | Margaret Loane, Elinor Webb, Elvia Allpress Meyer, Gertrude Rosinski, Florence Storm, Ella Hennig, Christine Mullenberg and Nellie Arliss. The composers were: Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Schubert, Moszkowski, Le- vine, Grainger, Chaminade and Lack. Ira Meyer, baritone, the guest of the evening, sang an aria from “Faust.” The Mt. Vernon Mixed Quartet of the Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Church, South, will make its debut on the air through the courtesy of station WMAL at 5 p.m. today. They will be heard in “Blessed Be the Name of the Lord,” by Greene; “Have Mercy Upon Me,” by Gaul; “God Shall Wipe Away All Tears,” by PFields: 'O Loving Saviour,” by Hawley; “I Will Lay Me Down in Peace,” by Gadsby, and “Let My Complaint Come Before { Thee,” by Harker. The quartet is composed of Elvina Neale Rowe, soprano: Mathilde Kolb, contralto: John L. Mitchell, tenor and director; and Arthur M. Tabbutt, basso. Edith Gottwalls, church organist, is the | accompanist. Wednesday a secular concert will be given by the quartet at the church un- | der the auspices of the department of music_of Mt. Vernon Place M. E. Church, South, R. Deane Shure, di- rector, at 8 p.m. Otto T. Simon will start a class in Sight Reading and Musicianship at the | Institute of Musical Art, Tuesday eve- | ning, February 5, and a second class, Monday evening, February 18, for technic and art of the choir director. The Rubinstein Club will include in its February concert a group of solos by the well known baritone, Herman Fakler. Mr. Fakler has appeared several times previously with the Rubinstein Club. Mrs. Elmer Carleton Smith, chair- man of the audition committee, an- nounces that final voice trials before this concert will be given this week and she requests that appointments be made immediately by calling Cleveland 2693, apartment 307. C. Maurice Weidemeyer, baritone so- loist of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, will be guest soloist for the morning service today at the Church of the Pil- grims, held in the garden room, the Mayflower Hotel. He will sing “Teach Me To Do Thy Will,” by Vernon Eville, with Regina L. Kimmell at the piano. An interesting program of songs and readings was presented recently at the Presbyterian home. Those participat- ing were Rebecca Crawford, C. Maurice Weidemeyer, Dudley Weidemeyer, sing- | Paor T 1 1731 Connecticut avenue, will furnish | MUSIGRAPHS rules for the contest and entry blanks upon _written or telephonic request. The Washington examinations will be held during the last week of April. The winners will then compete with the other State winners in the Capitol dis- trict at Baltimore in May. In June, the national contest will be held at Boston. National prizes total $7,600 in cash awards, besides many instrument and other musical prizes. Pending the publication of new in- struction bulletins the translation of “LeClavecin” is given for the benefit of ‘Washington musicians who may be studying for the contest but who have not as yet filled their applications of entry: The old harpsichord. lone since forgotten: Long forgotten and silent. Thrills at the touch of loved hands on its solace in meditation arpsichord long since forgotten. But when the harpsichord:lons since for- gotten awakens And in faint trembling tones Repeats the songs of long ago Tts voice is failing: 'tis but a whisper, It cannot remember the old songs. harpsichord. alas lone since forgotten, ove thy music. sweet and low, And in thy tones T seem to hear Once more, as if awake'd from rlumber. The voice of loved ones heard long, long axo. | ers, with Regina L. Kimmell, accom= | panist, and Christine Jones, reader. | The Lovette Choral Club will give a | program of choruses, solos, and instru- mental music at a reception to Presi- dent-elect Herbert Hoover, given by the California State Society, shortly after the Inauguration. Gertrude Lyons, lyric soprano, passe nationale vice chairman of music for La Boutique des Huit Chapeaux et Quarante Femmes, will sing for the Departmental Salon, No. 14, Wednesday evening at the banquet to be given at the Washington Hotel in honor of the national officers of the above-mention- ed organization. Mrs. Lyons will sing “Charmant Oiseau” from “La Perle du Bresil,” by Felicien David, with flute obbligato to be played by Alfred Gsell of the Army Band and piano accompaniment by Margaret Morgan. This same selection will be given later in the evening for the Depart- ment of the Potomac, G. A. R.. at their banquet given in honor of the com- mander-in-chief, Judge John Reese, which will be given at the Raleigh Hotel. Mrs. Carrie Byran will talk on “Major Music in High Schools” this afternoon at the clubroom of the League of Amer- ican Pen Women at 4:30. All interested in the work of special students and credit for outside of school hours practice will be most welcome. Prances Tucker, soprano, will sing “Love Is a Merchant,” by Carew, and “T Know a Hill" by Whelpley. Jean ‘Westbrook, violinist, with Mrs. Moore at the piano, will play the first movement of the “Seventh Concerto,” by de Beriot, “Serenade,” by Chaminade, ar- ranged by Kreisler, and “Pavanne,” by Couperin, also arranged by Kreisler. Leah Effenbach, pianist, concludes the program with “Variations Brilliant,” by Chopin. and “Einor Scherzo,” by Men- delssohn. H Hazel Gibson Wood, soprano, was guest soloist at the Central Presbyterian | Church last Sunday morning, substitut- ing for Earl Carbauh, precentor and soloist, who was {ll. Miss Wocd sang one of Scoft’s most popular compositions, “The Voice in the Wilderness.” John Russell Mason was at the organ. Franceska Kaspar Lawson has just re- turned from a little trip, singing Jan- uery 16 with the Octave Club of Nor- ristown, Pa. Ben Strad of Philadelphia gave viol d'amour selections and also obbligatos for one group of songs. Tues- day Mrs. Lawson gave a recital at Par- sons, W. Va., under the auspices of the nigh school. ‘The Washington College of Music pre- sented a group of young students in re- | cital at the college Friday evening. ‘Those appearing included Dorothy Brooks, Hope Pantell, Eleanor Pugh, Janice Levitt, Rita Rubenstein, Socrates Stathers, Rita McGarry, Herbert Lach- man, Julian Rodriguez, Virginia Grove and Grace Walther. Prances Gutelius, pianist, and Mar- jorie Lowe, soprano, will present the music for the Minnesota Society in honor of the congressional delegation at the Washington Club Wednesday night. Ruby Smith Stahl is arranging the music for the club this year. Florence Williams Parker presented a piano recital with interpretative re- marks before the members of the Con- gressional Club Friday afternoon when | the composers represented on her pro- gram included Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Cyril Scott, MacDowell, Rub- instein, Rachmaninoff and John Alden Carpenter. The program for the Friday Morning | Music Club this week will be presented by ‘Dorothy Radde Emery, pianist; Charlotte Harriman, contralto; Rose Maxwell Dickey, violinist, and Hermann Rakemann, viola player, with Zoe Wal- son accompanist for the singer. ‘The suite for violin and viola by Kal- iiwoda is the unusual feature. Miss Harriman’s two groups ‘of songs in- clude both old Italian and German lie- der. 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