Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1929, Page 56

MU SIC BY HELEN FETTER. 4 ITH the melting ic color of three Italian | operas and the delicau charm of the one French opera, given here by the Metro- olitan Grand Opera Co. of New g’ork within the past few days, in vivid memory, the coming week should prove a pleasant hiatus, bridging the gap between this brilllant feast and the week following—National Masic week— which has as its local feature the Massed Chorus Festival. Midway of the coming week opera will hold the boards of the famous Metropolitan, in New York, for the brief space of one night, even though the gala touring group of songbirds that graced the 24- week season just ended, will be in the South at their favorite visit- %lspot—Atlantn Ga. e opera to be given is a work by the first of all opera composers, Claudio Monteverdi. It is entitled “Il Combattimento di Tancredi e di Clorinda.” The first perform- ance ever given was presented in 1626. Official statements mention that this is to be the third per- formance “anywhere” of this early opera. The second perform- ance, and the initial one in the United States, was given last year at Smith College, Northampton, Mass., where Werner Josten, di- rector of music, produced it. The same production will be given Thursday night at the Metropoli- tan, in New York, in conjunction with the American premiere of a full performance of Igor Stravin- sky's “Les Noces.” This Monte- verdl opera, which has waited more than 300 years for a per- formance in the great metropolis of the New World, should have particularly interesting contrast with the Stravinsky work, which will be conducted by Leopold Stokowskl. Incidentally, it is amusing to find that Mr. Stokowski, in ex- pressing his feelings about the modern music, concerning which he is noted as being an authorita- tive and a highly sympathetic in- terpreter, recently stated the fol- lowing to an audience attending a second performance of modern works which had been hissed at their first presentation, when the tensity of the situation reached a climax and he ignored his own regulation banning late comers: “I will open the doors for those who wish to come in,” he said, “and for those who wish to waik out, and with no hard feelings on my part.” The report in a Philadelphia paper continues: The Brazilian music, radically modernistic, paints a tone picture of Brazilian Indian life with scant regard for conventional harmon- ies and a lavish employment of queer percussion instruments, in- cluding the “bomlo,” the “prato,” the “cacaracha” and other novel- ties. Two pianos are used. Seemingly, Mr. Stokowskl took to heart the hisses that greeted the first performance Friday. “This music,” he explained last night, “is extremely modern. Music is language that can be translated into no other language than music. This music is com- posed by a Brazilian who watched and studied the daily life of his people, their dancing and playing. “Any one in the audience not interested in modern music—and I do not blame any one for being interested in what he is interested in—may leave. We will relax our rules and open the doors, and every one who wishes may step into the hall and smoke a classical cigarette, “I love old music as much as any of you, but we want to give modern writers a hearing. It would be a shame if we did not give some of the music of our day and of our everyday life.” A round of applause greeted the conductor, and no one left. After the “Chorus No. 8” had re- ceived orchestral expression the audience applauded vigorously again, and not a single hiss was sounded. * K k% THE writer of this column was certain that in mentioning last Sunday that immediately available records failed to reveal previous performances of Mas- senet’s “Manon” in Washington would bring to light contradictory information on this subject, if such existed. It did so. A com- munication from Miss Amy Leav- itt, who is firmly established in local music circles, throws what may be interesting light on this subject, for those to whom such information always has historic value and appeal. Miss Leavitt's contribution is received ~with thanks by the writer. She states: “On taking down my old libretto for use this evening (the evening of the opera performance in Washington last week) I found the following penciled entries which may interest you.” A cast of a performance Febru- | p ary 23, 1895, and also of one April 1, 1910, follow: In the former, Manon was sun by Sybil Sander- son, the singer for whom it is re- corded that the opera was original ly written. Mauguiere sang the hero’s role and Pol Plancon sang the role of his father. Bensaude was the Lescaut. Others in the cast were Carbone, Gronzeski, Bauermeister, Van Cauteren and De Vigne.” “In the 1910 performance Rol- land was the surname of the ‘Manon; Nuibo, the Des Grieux; Cargue, the Count Des Grieux; Chadal, the Lescaut, and others day nizht opera, “Manom” was reviewed in the following Monday Star, The review also included mention of the other operas of that “season” and reads, in part, as follows: “The Italian ra Season.— The season of Italian opera unz closed at the Grand Opera House Saturday night with Massenet’s ‘Manon,’ was, in some respects, the most enjoytble ever held here. There never was such a perform- ance given in this city as that of Verdi’s ‘Otelloe’ on Friday night, and those who listened to the great vocal work and witnessed the spendid acting of Tamagno. Maurel and Eames, were glad that the company had come here. That performance will linger in the memory alongside of Patti’s ‘Traviata,” Sembrich’s ‘Lucia’ and Nilssen’s ‘Marguerite.’” It seems “Lohengrin” and “Faust” also were given. As to the latter—presented Saturday afternoon—“loud and just com- plaint” was apparently offered. The reviewer stated: “This opera, one of the most popular in the entire repertoire of the company, was announced with a star cast, including Melba and the two deReszkes. People rushed for seats and the result was that the Opera House held the largest au- dience ever assembled within its walls. Only Melba was present. Edward deReszke's place was taken by Plancon, so his absence was not so much regretted as that of his brother, but Sig. Rus- sitano, who substituted for Jean deReszke, was clearly outclassed in the part of Faust. * * * The annoyance, disappointment and disgust of the people, some of whom felt that they had been buncoed, found vent in expres- sions anything but complimentary to the management of the com- pany. * * “Saturday night introduced (creator of Sybil Sanderson Manon), in Massenet’s comic opera, ‘Manon.’ From what had been said of Miss Sanderson's voice in the New York papers, not much was expected of her sing- ing, and yet she interpreted this dainty and bright music in a manner to elicit the approbation of the audience. She acted with spirit and vivacity.” ‘We note that the local manage- ment is quite frankly absolved of the slightest tinge of blame con- cerning the deReszke episode in the review, but no doubt is left to the reader as to the reaction of the audience to the tenor substi- tute’s delinquencies. Music Week Progr:ms By Washington Pianists’ Club 'HE director of the Washington Pi- anists’ Club, Mrs. Martin A. Morri- son, takes pleasure in announcing its seventh annual festival of pianoforte music. This will be given in the audi- torium of the Columbia Heights Chris- tian Church, 1435 Park road, the eye- nings of May 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11. Ten active members of the club, each of whom is an outstanding member in the master class of a teacher of piano | in Washington or Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, will be presented in individ- ual programs during the festival, two on each evening. These programs include over 70 stand- ard compositions, ran| from Bach to Debussy, and are as delightfully inter- esting as they are highly educational. Nine will conclude with one or more movements of concerti in which the re- spective teachers will appear at the sec- ond piano. ‘The excellent quality of musical com- ;mmans chosen for the programs of lormer years has been hly commend- ed by distinguished musicians at home and abroad. Only last Summer one of the club’s members received 14 entrance credits from Teachers College, Columbis University, New York City, for previous music study as evidenced by five public programs given by her under the aus- pices of the Washington Pianists’ Club. ‘The schedule of the coming festival is as follows: turday, May 4, at e Beabacts presaied by Arthur D. Wienn carow, nruvnud by B. Prank Sy ard l'ufl: munM by Virginia ai\nnm Colborn, presented by Felian T n 2 AN < Shryh Beck, Bieseated by Helen Corbin einl. uunu McAdams, presented by LaSalle Spie; Thursda 8 p.m— May 9, gojirsisiia Bnil, ” Presented by LaSalle t ll»l'h presented by Alice Bur- smudu. May 11. 8 p.m % Bium: presents r e lrdnn Alexander Sklarevski tory). by Pear! Waush, ith, present e Eonservas ‘The object of this club is the mutual improvement and inspiration of its members and a desire through an ex- hibition of their work to inspire many others interested in musical education. t is conservatively estimated that last seuon over 1,000 different people, ng them many teachers and their aupm, attended the recitals of the fes- "All who are interested in musical edu- Sings, and s HAmped,. self-addressed sel envelope sent to the director, Mrs. Mar- tin A. Morrison, 3017 Thirteenth street which promises lant in its history. Biennial Music Contest. CURTIS, Vice Presi- dent of the United States, will head the distinguished list of patrons and tronesses for the bies music con- were Geoftrey, Coulon, La Combe, | Fries, ‘Morejo, Allard and Vincent.” Miss Leavitt adds that the 1910 gflormmce was doubtless by the ench Open Co. (concerning which the wrltaer surmised it robable that “Manon” had been their repertoire), but even Miss Leavitt confesses that she does a?t ggw 1;:!:'. what wmplny did e orman With date to uve the key, it was not difficult to locate a re- view, qult.e amusing in mlny re- o ) 1895 At that time the llu of a ' monthly file of the paper was not ,much largerthan one Sunday is- ' sue of The Star today, and The ! Sunday Star had not come into existence. _Therefore, the Satur- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0. Massed Chorus to' Hold Extra Rehearsal Wednesday' AN extra rehearsal of all choirs and clubs to sing in the Massed Chorur Festival has been called for Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the First Congregational Church. This rehearsal -m be one of the most important beforc the concert, which will be held my 8. ‘The concert will be given in the Ce tral Community Center. It will be co ducted by Frederick Alexander, well known festival chorus conductor. Char- uine Klein, Washington organist, will play. One of the !enturu ot the will be the sirging of the District of calumbll pllbllc lchooll u amnzed h the courtesy of Dr. C. Bnmea. alremr of music in g\exblic schools. The boys’ chorus wm accompanied by 20 young stu- dents of violin from the studio of and under the direction of Josef Kaspar, The various groups of church choirs and clubs who will form the festival chorus are rehearsing individually and there will be two extra rehearsals under the personal direction of Mr. Alexander. The concert is being arranged under the auspices of the Church Music Council and the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs Howard U. Glee Club Gives Recital Thursday 'HE Men's Glee Club of Howard University will present its annual recital in Rankin Memorial Chapel Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ‘The Glee Club has sung before many groups in Washington and other cities of the country as well as via the radio. ‘The club will sing its usual style of varied program. Catholic U. Gles Club In Programs This Week 'HE Catholic University Glee Club undertakes & pretentious program this week, when three appsarances ar: scheduled. The first is today, at the Sisters’ College, in Brady Hall. The program on this occasion will be se- lected to appeal to the sisters. The second appearance of the club is scheduled for tomorrow, in the gym- nastum of the Catholic University. The club will sing at the civic reception tendered to the Archbishop of Balti- more in honor of his silver jubllee. The Catholic University Glee Club DR. LEO BEHRENDT. announces the fourth annual Spring concert and dance will be given in the National Press Building” Friday. The glee club is directed by Dr. Leo Beh- rendt. The program this year is quite extensive and includes several beauti- ful numbers selected by the director from sixteenth and seventeenth century works. Selections also include Tschai- kowsky’s beautiful composition, “Night- ingale; “Thou Art Repose,” by Schu- bert; “Gute Nu:ht," an old Gcrnun ul- laby arranged by Dr. Behrendt; “The Chapel,” Kreutzer; “Sword of Ferrars,” by Buliard, and “March of the Peers,” from “lolanthe." Sullivan. ‘The double quartet makes its appear- is vear in several classics ar- ranged by Dr. Behrendt. The vocal soloist will be Vincent ‘Walters, who will sing “Mother of Pearl,” by Ball, and “The Rosary,” by Nevin. The guest artist will be Dr. Otto Rambler, who will render several num- bers on the piano. ‘The concert will be followed by danc- ing until 1 o'clock. The music will be furnished by the Strickland-Brombest Orchestra. ‘The committee in charge of concert and dance is headed by George Bradley. l CHURCH SINGERS OF WASHINGTON—MOUNT VERNON PLACE E. CHURCH | TB! Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, located at Ninth and K streets northwest, has become particularly noted for its ambitious mu- sical programs, including performances of many oratorios and cantatas, The | Large Massed Chorus in LEQPOLD STOKOWSKIL l‘}mnl probably is no single individ- ual who has so wide a reputa- tion for sympathetic interest in the music written by ultra-modern writers | es Leopold Stokowski. The blond lead- er of the Philadelphia Symphony Or- chestra, who will conduct two of the four performances to be given in Wash- ington in the new Constitution Hall next season, under the local manage- ment of T. Arthur Smith, will appear Thursday of this week as conductor of the American premiere of a full per- formance of Stravinsky's “Les Noces.” is work is to be given on a doubie bill at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, under the auspices of the | League of Composers. The other work presented at that time will be Monte- verdi's opera, “I Combnltlmenw di | Tancredi e di Clorinda,” written in 1626 \ and given its premiere in New York and | its second performance in America at this time. Werner Josten will conduct the opera. Leading young American composefl, will play at the four piancs used in the | Stravinsky work, among the number | being Aaron Copland, who was hnrdl here earlier in the season in a lecture- recital on modern music. Sacred Program Thursday MASSED chorus of 165 voices, com- posed of singers from the various Roman Cathelic Church choirs of Bal- timore, will give a demonstration of li- turgical music at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the auditarium of Gonzaga College. This concert will be a repetition of the one given at the Alcazar in Baltimore last Sunday evening, as the official' celebra- tion of the silver jubtles of the Motu Proprio on church music, which was promulgated by Pope Pius X on Novem- oer 22, 1903. The chorus is under the di- | rection of the Rev. J. Leo Barley, arch- | diocesan director of church music and head of the commission of music, which has been appointed by Archbishop Cur- ley to regulate and reform the music of the Catholic churches of this arch- diocese, ‘The selections will include the three types of liturgical scng, the Gregorian, polyphonic and modern music. Among the Gregorian numbers will be heard the “Salve Regina,” the “Kyrie” and edictus” from “Cum Jubilo “Victimae Paschall” and a Dominum” with falso bordoni. Polyphony will be represented by the “Asperges” of Casclolini, the “Tenebrae Factae Sunt” of Palestrina, “Sacerdotes Domini,” by Willlam Byrd, and the “Credo” from the “Missa Papae Mar- celli” of Palestrina. This latter selec- tion is taken from the famous mass of the great composer in which Palestrina saved polyphony for the church. This number was last heard in W n the programy of the Roman o program Choirs. In the modern music group will be heard “Panis Angelicus” of Hamma, “Q Cor Jesu,” by Perosi-Manzetti: enberger’s “Oremus Pro Pontifice”; “Ave Verum,” by Mozart, and at the conclu- slon the “Te Deum” of Kaim. Mrs, Agnes Garret von Rinteln will accompany the chorus on the organ. ‘The public is cordially invited and no tickets or cards of admission will be necessary. Arrangements for the pres- entation of this concert here are under the direction of Malton Boyce, C. A. Benson, Harry T. Hall and Christopher ‘Tenley, the Washington members of the commission of music. . stage star, has been Leo ed by 'mnny—sum to make four pictures. el chorus choir of 76 members is one of the largest groups singing regularly in |in local churches. The ized in 1921 by R. -ceom:unled ‘mlgr 'lsh“; cigiint ll? mi lor urch worl He states thut he believes “The mod- ern m'nn with its cathedral ity and the modern accompaniment with its wealth of I.nvenunn and color 13 essential to the ible in was organ- mmahure.flum to train church sing- Many have left the | years. stu- Mmmn.mhumfiumho( soprano D | tor, Wednesday at 4 p.m., in Pierce Hall, ¢ | Sigteenth ‘west. {de Sayn String Quartet, the musicians U. S. MARINE BAND | TH! United States Marine Band will give the following concerts dur- | ing the coming week: Tomorrow after- noon at 4 oclock there will be & band | concert; Friday afternoon at 3 oclock‘ an orchestral concert will be given. | Both concerts will be presented in the | auditorium at the Marine Barracke. | ‘The concert Wednesday night 8 o'clock | has been cancelled on account of the band being detailed for other official | dutfes. The programs for the concerts | will appear in the daily issues of The | Evening Star. Soldiers’ Ho: Orchestra. | ‘The orchestra of the United States | Soldiers’ Home Band will give programs | ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at S 30 p.m., under the direction of John M. Zimmerman, leader; Anton Polnv.ner, second leader. ‘The programs will feature both clas- sical works and the lighter types of | composition and will be given in Stan- | ley Hall, NI Children's Request Matinee By de Sayn Concert Group | NIARTHA PATSU, Hungarian pi- anist, is to be guest soloist on the special “ch.\ldren‘s request matinee” pro- gram to be given by the Soclete des Concerts Intimes, Elena de Sayn, direc- and Harvard streets north- ‘The musical selections will include Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals”; Mozart's “Sonata in E flat major,” for piano; Rebikow's “Children's Tone Pic- tures” as arranged by Maud Sewall, and Dvorak’s “Lento and Finale” from the “American String Quartet.” In addition to Mme. Patsu and the participating will include: Malton Boyce and James Barr, pianists; John Stone, contrabass; Francis Shull, flute: Rich- ard Matton, clarinet; Willlam Loving, harmonica, and Louis Goucher, xylo- phone. Thc event is under distinguished pa- nage, including Mrs. William D. Mlk:he]l Mrs. R. Wilbur, Mrs. J. J. Davis, Mrs. Charles F. Hughes, Countess Stechenyi, and others. choir has a) many concerts outside of Lees| wruhluwn and will sing in tomorrow nidht“ e ot The , organist, solo] 0 the choir wmtke found in the second ing sunc as soprano naloln o Mount Ver- o' Edith F. direc- | f 3 Mathilda Kolb, mtnltc, and Ar- t, basso. t.hur M. Tabbuf Mr. Shure degree from Ober- tory. _He also studied in Dresden with Wolff and Draeseke. He x"" Deiore ne came to Wastington. leges before he came on. Mrs. Gottwalls is a luate of the Mount Vernon School of Music and has been organist at this for “prettiest singing in Washing- | its last concert tour of the United 'APRIT; 21, 1920—PART 4. Sousa Conducts Farewell To U. S. Army Band T!!l ‘Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Chamber of Com- merce will present to the United States Army Band a regimental flag on the occasion of the “Despedida” concert which these civic organizations are arranging for Saturday evening fmml 8:30 to 10 o'clock at the new McKinley High School auditorium in Washington, D. C. The Army Band will, four days lnur le-ve Wu‘lnm New York sail the same dly on the bevhthm for Cherbourg, where it will entrain for Paris, Madrid and Seviila, Spain, At the Ibero-American Exposi- tion, in the latter city, the band will give 60 concerts with programs made up ;g;l‘uslvely of music by New Wnrld “Despedida” in Spanish-speal lands is a farewell party, and t! function will be an event of major importance. for three of the most prom- inent bands in the United States, the United States Marine Band, United States Army Band and United States Ntvy Blnfl, will take part in the John Philip Sousa, the internationally known composer, has prepared a new march for the Army d’s programs in Eumpe Its title is “La Flor de Sevilla,” and 1s dedicated to the Ibero- American Exposition. Mr. Sousa will come to Washin &mn and personally direct its first rendition on the program Saturday. Hazel Arth, contralto, winner of the Atwater Kent competition, will sing songs from the Ibero-American coun- tries, and the Tchernikoff-Gardiner dancers will give some of the regional dances of 8 and the Latin Ameri- # lands, accompanied by the Romano The Harrisburg, Pa., Post of the American Legion preunud the United ; States Army Band with a silk American flag on the occasion of its visit during States, so the Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Chamber of Commerce have decided to ‘he band with a regimental flag show- ing on a blue siik field a hand-embroid- cred co-t-o(-lrms of the United States. rogram will be broadcast over lh‘ Co lumbia chain of stations from 61 30 until 9:30 p.m,, Eastern standard time, | Sings at Fital Meeting Of Kentucky State Group ETHEL HOLTZCLAW GAWLER. A CONCERT soprano who has estab- e lished a definite popularity with Washington audiences, Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, will be soloist at the last meet- ing of this season of the Kentucky State Society at the Willard Hotel Tues- day night. Mrs. Gawler will sing a group of four | o songs, including ‘“Last Nigh( * . Kjeruu weet Miss Mary,” by Nied- linger; “The Wind's in the Corn,” by Clarke; and “Spring,” by Tostl D University Club Presents First Concert Thursday Tlm University Club of Washington will inaugurate a series of Thurs- day evening musical events Thursday when it presents Frances Gutelius, pianist; Dore Walten, violoncellist, and Gertrude Mockbee, accompanist, in an hour of music. Miss Gutelius will include Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata,” Liszt's “Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6, Brahm’s “Capriccio in B Minor” and Chopin's “Nocturne in D Flat” and “Etude in F Major” in her program. Mr. Walten will pl Popper’s “Andacht—Suite” ("Xm Wulde" and the “Arlequin” scene from his “Maskenball,” a “Sere- nade” by Rimsky-Korsakoff and Mas- senet’s “Clair de Lune.” among_other ton,” is a Southern girl, born in At- lnnh. Ga., where she had her first experience as s singer. | sm appears on many distinctive pro- the National Capital and has non Place Church three Miss Kolb has been a church soloist for 10 years, althou h n:s Joined the 3 @ year ago, coming there from a pflsmcm as soloist at_Concordia Lutheran Church. Mr. Mitchell has sung in Episco] churches since childhood and occup! solo positions in Philadelphia and Bal- timore. He sang for several years at St. John's Church betm coming to uvunt Vernon three ye: I{: : Mr. Tabbutt, who ume Mount l( E. Church a | aw. | Ensemble Practiee with the Columbia, Clabs. grew up and | Ch MUSIG ARGARET DAY, a musi- clan of Wi , W] been continuing her work abroad with admirable results, within the year particu- larly, gave a violonce! elr.nl in Berlin, her first formal concert in that capital, March 20, and achieved marked suc- cess. It was given in the emu, the well krown old hall ‘Which is noted especially for excellent acous- tics. It may interest Miss Day's friends to know that for this appearance and others 02 her current concert tour she is using the name “Eleanor Day.” Paul Bleyden will have charge of the ‘Tuesday night at the Arts Clul ot ‘Washington, when the final musical event under ml:gloen of the present administration 1 be given. Mr. and Mrs. Bleyden will be the hosts of the occasion, too. The opening num- ber will be & dance in Javanese costume, presented by Evelyn Davis. Dorothy Simott, contralto, of New, York, will give a group of operatic airs and concert songs. The program will be closed with & performance of Bartlett’s on lct. operetta “The Enchanted House, which Helen Harper will sing the lhep- herdess role, Harry B. Cromwell will be Pan and Evelyn Davis will be the danc- ing nymph. Special lighting effects are betnc arranged by Glenn Madison Brown. ‘The Tuesday evening Club of Wash- n, Mrs. Frank P. Howard director, will be featured in the program to be pmented tomorrow under suspices of the music department of the District Federation of Women's Clubs. The pro- gram will be given in German under direction of Mrs. O. L. Verhoff. Songs by Bach, Schubert and Wagner will be presented. There are 20 in the chorus. Hazel Bachschmid, soprano, will be| the featured soloist in a musical pro- gram offered by the American Gold Star Mothers Wednesday night at the Hamil- ton Hotel. Miss Bachschmid will sing songs of the four seasons, in costume. Interpretive dances will be given by a gruup from the Marjorie Schuster iny Gertrude Lyons, lyric soprano, will sing for the Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists, of which she is a member, during the ceremony to be held this afternoon at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 4 o'clock, at which time Mrs. Livingston L. Hunter, na- tional president, will place a wreath on the tomb. Mrs. Lyons. will sing “The City Four-Square” (Danks), a cappella. M.3. Lyons led the assemblage in “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America” at the opening session of the Thirty- eighth Continental Congress, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, last Monday. Lorena Stockton QCawler, soprano soloist of the Lovette Choral Club, led, the singing of the national anthem at| the morning session of the D. A. R.| congress last w:dna.sdly Lillle Porter N organist at the McKinley High School will render the | organ numbers at the Chevy Chase Baptist Church Tuesday evening, May 7, when she and the Lovette Choral Club will be presented in a benefit re- cital. The club will sing three groups of choruses. The quartet will sing Southern melodies, and Ethel Lynn Fast, Mary Templin and Hattie Noel will be the soloists. Eva Whitford Lovette will direct the club and accom- | pany the soloists. Helen Clark will| be the accompanist for the club. Mrs. G. Ridgely Sappington of Balti- more, vice president of the Maryland Federation of Music Clubs and chair- man of the State and Capital district music contest committees, was a guest of Eva Whitford Lovette last week. Mrs. Sappington while here perfected arrangements for the perticipation of | the Washington winners in the coming | contest in the district contest at Balti- more May 4. A musical tea was given at the studio ? Myra McCathran Marks last Sunday arternoon, when she presented Eliza- beth Wright in a song recital of com- | positions of Gounod, Haydn. Mendels- sohn, Arditi, Carew and Del Riego. Burrus Willlams, pianist, accompanied Miss Wright and gave numbers of Rachmaninoff, Stojoushi, Mendelssohn and Debussy. Under direction of Mary Helen Howe the music group of the District Federa- tion of Catholic Alumnae is furnishing the music for the novena to the Sacred Heart at the Visitation Monastery at Bethesda, Md. In addition to the en- semble numbers there will be a solo | by an alumna member. Miss Howe sang the solo last week. Rho Beta Chlpk , Mu Phi Epsilon, | is entertaining at a musical tea this | afternoon at_the home of Clara Miller | ‘Wolfe, 1637 Irving street, when a pro- gram of Russian music is being given by members of the chapter and guests. Vocal, plano and violin numbers will constitute the program. Authentic Russian costumes will be worn by those on the program and those assisting in serving. Among those who will be heard are Evelyn Scott, Tamara Dmi- trieff, Ruth Morgan and Gertrude Dyre. Elliott Button, who formerly studied here with Estelle Wentworth, is now in has | recently to sing in ‘ceasion, RAPHS New York studying. He was engaged the Chapel of the 3 Ntlnn.ln. April 14, ‘The choir of Chrtst Church, George- town, furnished the music in connec- tion with the service held at the District Jail by Rev. Mr. Dow last Sunday afier- noon. Anthems sung were “On Wings of Living Light” (Matthews), “They Have Taken Away My Lord” (Stainer) and “As It Began to Dawn"” (Foster) Mary Minge Wilkins is organist an: choir director. Inter Mrs. Hugo Hesselbach recently re- ceived an interesting letter giving an account of the continued activities and interest in music of Harold de Bildt, who studied with Mrs. Hesselbech when in Washington. M. de Bildt was for- merly attache of the Swedish legation here. For several years now he has been Minister from Sweden to Egypt He is vice president of the Societe des Amis de la Musique in Cairo. On the occasion of the Becthoven centenary in March, 1927, he wrote and delivered & lengthy and scholarly resume of the life of Beethoven ai the Opera Royal. At a recent musical event at the le- gation in Egypt, Miss Ruth Deyo, the American pianist, gave a recital. On another occasion, Miss Deyo was in- vited by M. de Bildt to present to his guests the piano version of an opera with Egyptian setting that Miss Deyo is composing. J. Edgar Robinson, a musician who is widely known in Washington, where he has been identified with various ac- tivitles for many years, has returned from New York and is again to make his home here. He will be connected with the Homer Kitt Co. Among other positions that Mr. Rob- inson has held in Washington was the office of subdean of the District of Co- | lumbia Organists’ Guild. Weldon Carter, head of the plano de- partment of the Washington College of Music, presented a group in recital at the mlle;e Friday. The hall was filled with students and friends. The following took part: Dorothy Leighty, Winifred Chamberlain, Margaret Oxen- berg, Helen Bailey, Priscilla Woodley. Gladys Pinching, Celeste Pelton, Doro- thy Russell Todd, Helen Rohrer, Bertha Gordon, Mary Gastrock, Maxwell Short and Victoriene Bouillon. Some of the pupils of Miss Emily Mann gave an informal recital at the college Wednesday. Those taking part were: Mildred Ticer, Ruth Haskell, Beatrice DeForest, Elsie Gawler, Doro- thea Inazawa, Blossom Weinberg, June Hall, Dorothy Brooks, Janice Levitt, Charlotte Ticer, Marjorie Butler, De- borah Hess, Audrey Bosher, Albert Kohrn, Dorothy Southworth and Ruth Brown. A musical program is being arranged for the Mother’s day ceremonies spon- | sored by the American War Mothers and the Congressional Club, to be held at Arlington Amphitheater Sunday, May 12. The Marine Band, under the leader- ship of Capt. Taylor Branson, will give selections from “The Jewels of the Ma- donna,” by Wolf-Ferrari, and other numbers, from 2:45 o'clock until 3, when the other scheduled exercises will co; mence. The Marine Band also will play all accompaniments for the soloists. A new patriotic song, not yet publ ed, “Ye That Have Faith,” written by Bertha Curtis Johnson of Washingto! will be sung by Herman Fakler, bari- tone. This poem was found on the body of a dead Australian soldier on the bat- tlefleld in France a few days before th: armistice and was brought to America by Capt. Paul Collins. Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia, baritone, will sing “Sweet Mother Mine,” words by the late Mrs. Lozier, wife of Representative Ralpk | Lozier of Missouri. Gertrude Lyons, so- prano, will close the program own _interpretation of * & the Night the Bugle Blow Among the tecent act. Madrigal Singers have been programs given in co-operation with the National Federation of Music Clubs at the John Dickson Home and the Tuberculosis Hospital, and at the Methodist Home for the Aged, by courtesy of the Read- %“de of the home. group will give the vesper hour of music for the Y. W. C. A. today, at which time “Madonna Mary,” a song composed by their director, Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, and dedicated to the Madrigal Singers, will be given its first public presentation. The program will consist of both sacred and secular num- bers and will include “O Savior Sweet" (Bach), “Cherubic Hymn"” (Gretchani- noff). “Ave Maria” (Arcadelt), “Nymph and Shepherds urcell), “Now Is the Month of Maying” (Morley), “May Day Carol” (Old English), and other en- semble numbers, with solos by Elizabeth Waters and Lois Lillie. Later appearances of the club during April will be at the Epiphany Church Home and the regularly scheduled visit to the Walter Reed Hospital. B. Frank Gebest, dean of the plano { department of the Institute of Musical Art, will give a program in the recital hall, 831 Elghteanth street northwest, Friday evening at 8:3 He_will be assisted bv y_Virginia Cure- (Continued on Tenth Page.) STUDIOS OF Register Now at the Institute of Musical Art| 831—18th Street N.W. Telephone Franklin llll for Eight Wee Summer Music Smly Session June 24 to August 17 All Departments Special Children’s Courses | WALTER T. HOLT School of Mandolin, Guitar and B Hawaiian Guitar Ensemble practics with the Nordles cm-i 1801 Columbia Road N.W., Col. 946 Sophocles T. Papas | Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar aiian Guitar and Ukulele NN. AVE. DECATUR 787 L L SAXOPHONE, BANJO UKE. 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