Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1930, Page 60

BY HELEN FETTER. cently gave a young mu- sician in Daytona Beach, . Fla, a bouquet of roses be- cause her playing appealed to him. It was mentioned specific- ally in the item which chonicled the fact that Mr. Rockefeller did not give the young lady a dime, in-his usual custom. Doubtless; the ‘bouquet cost many times a! dime.. The fact remains that Mr. Rockefeller’s act is characteristic of the general trend of appreci- ation -of musical efforts. It is very difficult for any but the bril- Jor-m D. ROCKEFELLER re- | compositions it has in mind and | February to March 14. Thus it is in the “ides of March” that the second appearance will be pre- sented. Mr. Frost indicated that the change in date was ordered to give the @rchestra more time to| prepare a number df important| to avoid conflict with the Wash- ington appsarances of other or-| chestras scheduled about the same time. It was also ahnounced that the first concert.of the new or- chestra, given at Constitution Hall on January 21, was com- | pletely successful, both from a financial as well as an artistic| liant- stars of the music world to| get hard cash, however little, for| their efforts. They have to spend | as many years in training as a| lawyer or doctor would in prepaJ ration for his profession. The ex- | pense certainly is equivalent to that incurred in these other pro- | fessions ‘for the training. Just | the same, people generally are| wont ta take the attitude that if | an artist happens to have music | as -his profession, that - should make no difference in his being | more than willing to sing or play | for entertainnients entirely with- | out any expectation of practical remuneration. If it is a lady artist she is given a lovely but perishable bouquet. If it is a man, he is given only “a vote of thanks.” Now for young artists such as Mr. Rockefeller heard and paid tribute to with roses this is all very well. For older artists who | should be established and have a | position of dignity in the world | the situation is more serious. At the present time, the problem is becoming more potent every day, with the radio, and especially the “talkies,” doing to the musical market for talent something not unlike the situation created in the recent slump of the stock market. Il the more reason why clubs and other organizations should realize that musical talent. for their entertainments is quite as well worth practical payment as the food on their menus. * K ok % 'HE, Boston Symphony Orches- ira, the second oldest orches- tra founded in the United States that is still in existence, gave the one concert scheduled for Wash- ington Tuesday afternoon. There were a number of reasons why the appearance of this authoritative body of musicians under their famous conductor was of special interest at this time. Chief among them was the fact that Washington is in the midst of an effort to.establish a symphon; orchestra in the Natienal Capital. It is interesting to recall that the Boston Orchestra was found- ed and, for a time, virtually sup- Potl;ug by onfi] ;’fg‘mfi‘fl' af enry Ii. Higginson o - ton. Mr. Higginson breught the first personnel “together in .188T. Under his _sponsorship the orchestra gradually became self- standpoint, and with this start]| the orchestra proposes to work out definitely a series of frequent .concerts during the coming sea- | son of 1930-31 as well as added; concerts during the Winter and| Spring of this season. | . * ok Kk HENRI VERBRUGGHEN, who, conducts the Minneapolis | Symphony Orchestra, was a vio- linist of distinction before taking | this post as conductor. He studied under Eugene Ysaye, the noted Belgian, and he conducted sym- phony orchestras in many lands, | including all the leading orches- tras of Europe, before coming to, America. | Mr. Verbrugghen is acknowl- | edged to have built the Minneap- | olis organization into one of the finest in. this country. It is stated on good authority that this or- chestra reaches a greater number of people in the United States through its tours, made annually, than any other similar organiza- tion in the country. * X K K 'HE Pan-American Union has issued an announcement that the next concert to be given by the United Service Orchestra will be presented April 21, a Monday evening, from 9 to 11 o'clock. It is stated that. the program being arranged is.one which has not been heard previously in this country. - The assisting artists, whose names are to be announced later, are internationally famous. This United Service Orchestra is a most unusual aggregation of men, for it blends the particularly chosen talent of the two service groups, - the United: States Army Band and'the United States Navy Band, with the leaders of these band orchestras as alternate leaders for numbers given on the United Service Orchestra pro- grams. The developmeng of, this orchestra is being watched with HENRI VERBRUGGHEN- Constitution Hall- Ufi_um) New Choral Festival Group Has First Rehearsal Tuesday S!NGERS and others throughout the city are showing splendid interest and co-operation in the newly organ- ized Washington Choral Fesiival As- sociation, which plans to present a big, city-wide choral concert Wednesday, May 7, at the Belasco Theater during national music week, The conductor for the festival will be Frederick Alexander of Ypsilanti, Mich, who was director of last year’s massed chorus heard in Central High School under the joint direction of ti ‘Washington Church Music Council and the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs. Mr. Alexander will con- duct one rehearsal of the big chorus each month, beginning Tuesday night of the coming week at 7:30 o'clock, in Thomson Community Center, Twelfth and L streets, when registrations wili be accepted for membership in the chorus. Registration blanks may be had now of Gertrude Lyons, secretary of the association. All singers are in- vited to join the chorus. Kurt Hetzel, recognized as an au- thorily on Wagner and one of the out- stnading interpreters of Liszt in this country, will be in charge of inter- mediate rehearsals, taking the alternate rehearsal in each month. The sched- keen interest, not only in Wash- ington, or even in the United States, but in all 21 American countries whose composers are represented t:n ‘!.hese programs. - * % [ Tms never was an age-in the history of the present race of human beings when the mechani- cal and scientific forces seemed so thoroughly sympathetic toward the art of music, directinig many of their more ious and: finest efforts toward the perfection of ule, including two rehearsals a month from now until May 7, is as follows: February 11 and 25, Marrch 11 and 25, April 8 and 22—all on Tuesday nights at Thomson Center. The final re- hearsal will be held Monday, May 5, at the Belasco Theater. H. Barrett Learned is president of the executive board of the association, with Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard, Rev. J. M. Duffield and Miss Grace Dunham Guest, as the vice president “A%com on personnel for the 't of uis A. Potter, “charman; lliam E. Braithwaite, Kurt Hetzel, Helen Howison, Ruby Smith Stahl and Lucy Street. LorIS GRATKE and HAROLD MORRIS - Carlton Hotel EVENTS OF THE WEEK TUESDAY: Emma Otero, Cuban coloratura soprano, in a song recital at Poli’s Theater at 4:30 p.m. 3 THURSDAY. Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Henrl Verbrugghen, con. ductor, at Constitution Hall at 4:45 p.m. Bernard Spille, lyric tenor, and Kurt Hetzel, will give a program at the University Cl FRIDAY. 3 ginnlst-conducbor, at 8:20 p.m. More Interpretive Talks On Piano This Week ATHARYN FROST'S second “pair” of the 10 interpretive music talks that are being given at the King-Smith Studio School will take place this week, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30. ‘The first will be given at Studio House, 1708 8 street, and the second in the drawing room of the school, 1751 New Hampshire avenue. These lecture-recitals are adding yet another significant figure in the music world to the studio events of Mr. and Mrs. King-Smith, that include Oscar Seagle, distinguished singer and teach- er of New York, and Charles Cooper, planist from the Peabody in Baltimore. ‘There is in prospect a fascinating list of com| rs, such as Pizzetti, Proko- Milhaud and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, ddition to the classics. Also some analysis of chamber music for small string ensemble, and vocal music in its period and type, will be touched upon. A sympathetic talker with a charm- ing voice, and a fine musician, Mrs. Prost bririgs a message not alone'to the unitiated in music but to many who de- sire to think deeper into things they already know. Mrs, Frost is presented by Jessle MacBride. Musigraphs LICE ALLEN MERRELL, & musician not generally well known in Wash- , is announced as the principal artist for the meeting this week of the Friday Morning Hall at the Y. W. C. A. headquarters. She will play “Sonata,” by Sammartini, and violoncello solos. Dorethy 1l will play the piano part of the sonata and accompany Mrs, Merrell in her solos. Ruby Potter, soprano, and “Mary Apple, contralto, both popular singers here, will be heard in duets. Pranceska Ku—p:r_ Lawson .gave song recital Saturday at Fairfax Hall, ‘Waynesboro, Va. February 2 a recital "] of .sacred numbers. was, .given .by Mrs. Lawson at the United Brethren Church in nburg, Va.. Mrs, Lawson was making her third .appearance in place in these programs. . | ing act, his first stanza was omitted, M Club in Barker'| Bits of Life in Opera Careers “WHEN THE JINX WALKED” by Breau HIS is my seventh season of sing- ing'at ‘the Metropolitan Opera House. Before that, and not long out of school, I was en- gaged in getting u!xperlenu in another opera company on tour. In my third week with that organiza- tion we reached Quebec, where I was | to sing Jullet in Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The tenor to appear with me had caught a frightful cold. His re- | fusal to sing brought an answer from | the manager, “Quebec is French, ‘Romeo. | and Juliet’ 'is the only French opera | in our repertory. It is that or nothing. ! You must sing.” | As Romeo has little to do in the open- | and-I began the love scene. His an- swers were inaudible. Knowing both our parts I sang them. - The.audience. understanding French, began to titter. And no wonder. Juliet was passionate- ly singing Romeo’s sweet compliments. as well as her own demure responses. Presently, Romeo’s whispeting mara- thon stopped completely. He could merely stand around and look at me. ‘The balcony scene and Romeo’s music in the chamber scene had to be cut. Alone on the stage, I opened the act with “Angels in Heaven.” Then the storm broke. The gallery was full of college boys: They ~booed, - they screeched. But I kept right on. Finally they stopped to listen. But it seemed a year before the curtain fell. A riot followed in the gallery. The Something had to be done. maneger tried to do jt, but unsuccess- fully. At last they listened to him. As consolation, he offered them an act from “Rigoletto.” However, the closirig ct of “Romeo and Juliet” still faced e. Quite aware that all the pande- monium was on Romeo's account, not mine, I was not going to take another risk. As Jullet, I would have to lie dehtud on },‘}.’1""‘“"; vbl;lle that "t:'x W] ed lament above me. 4 & missile aimed at him from the gal- lery might land on me. At once T found the manager. “Do you think,” I said, “that I am going to sing that last act: “You must! I Wild-eyed, he found another tenor. He only knows QUEENA MARIO. one act, the last one. He learned it first because it was the hardest.” “But can he sing?” I persisted. “I don't know, I never heard him* was the declaration, “but at least he can make & nolse.” Golng on the stage, I climbed up on Juliet's tomb, hung with funeral wreaths, tall lighted candles at its head and foot. I shivered as the cur= tain creaked its slow way upward, ‘Then, out of' the corner of one eye I saw & dark object creeping along in the dim light of the stage. ' Already bordering on a state of nerves, I had hard work to keep from scream= ing. Nearer and nearer it crept. ‘There, on the lowest step of Jullet's tomb stood'a big black eat! It crouched to spring. 1if it landed on me I would yell. In that instant a voice near me “Scat!” ‘The cat flew. new tenor started in to sing, He had uvec: me and the last act from total, wreck. . (Copyright, 1930.) Cleveland Violinist to Give. Program at Howard U.| LOUIA VAUGHN JONES, a violinist coming from Cleveland, Ohio, assist~ ed at the plano by Marguerite ford, will give a recital at Howard University at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. This violinist, who has had marked success in recitals abroad, studied ":‘:3 under Joseph Balas in Cleveland: was awarded second prize in a violin contest monwubllc school children. He pursued music studies after flmdulunx from high school, at the lew England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He was with the A. E. F. for 19 months in France as assistant-band leader of the 807th Pioneer Infantry Band during the K World War. . After honorable discharge from the Army, he conducted a studio in Boston far ti years. In 1921 he went to the Ecol Normal de Musique in Paris oo o (Saint-Saens), “Jota” (de Falla), “La‘* Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" (Debussy),: “Narcisse Noir” (Stahl), “Calverie” & Negro song arranged by the violinist himself, and “Tarentelle” (Wieniawski), Marine Band Dates. United States Marine Band will play its usual three concerts during the coming week in the auditorium at: the Marine Barracks. - They will be given as follows: Mon= day, at 4 pm., concert; Wednes- day, at 8 pm., drchestral concert; Fri- day, at 3 p.m., orchestral concert. Pry will be the ograms published in dally papers, What's a Wc.nnne Night? to learn that Bull Montank was a harpist,” says Ray Coffin, pub- ‘T'HOSE days one wotldn't be sur- wo | **T'H( prised Lucien Capet. - Later he studied wiolin | licist. for one Iur with Maurice Htflt in Paris and another year with Sol an artist .g:x il of Hubay of anu{. He also led with Marcel Darrieux in Paris. . He has lived’ abroad: for le program “Sonata in C mi Trille de Diable” (Tartini); #Havanaise” Jean Hersholt has been signed to an important Nighits,” a d how he First National has s Alexander Gray and Vivienne Thu " Siegel’ fot * the leading roles and given inor” (Paray), “Le Oreni froe and & hand with:the drawing* acoount, it-isireported. N 2 e reproducing mediums for musical interpretations. Music is the one art that is’almost completely de- pendent _upon .its performer or ‘The Parthenon Male Quartet, assisted at the plano by R. E. Rapp, director, presented a program of songs for the Northeast Business Men's Association at supporting and an integral part of the cultural life of Boston. This orchestra has introduced Harold Morris, pianist and composer, featured in program at the Hotel Carlton at 4 p.m. SATURDAY. VT O SR many great conductors to" this country, and these conductors, in turn, have done much toward building the stature of the or- chestra among organizations. New ideas have more than once found establishment through this orchestra. Among such ideas is that of a pension fund for its members. For several years now Serge Koussevitzky, the great Russian, has conducted this or- chestra, with only rare “guest conductors.” The orchestra, con- sequently, shows that fine unity of playing, the perfect under- standing ‘of the conductor’s slightest gesture, and a polish to 1 performance in each work that is only possible with much rehearsing and actual playing under the guidance of one indi- vidual. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an admirable exam- ple of the possible achievement of an orchestra that has built through many years and for a considerable time under one very talented conductor. * ¥ ¥ X FRANK FROST, president of the newly organized National Symphony Orchestra, which:had its premier performance: 10 -days ago in Washington, announces that the date for the second con- cert has been postponed from:late performers to give it life. By contrast, sculpture, painting, liter- ature, even drama’ as the written word, may. be considered the in- dependent arts, whereas music is definitely dependent upon its in- terpreters. There is a particularly wide in- terest in opera at this time. One of the leading -phonograph com- panies of this country has not only issued some special records of great operas, recorded with famous stars and orchestras, but has issued a revised “Book of the Operas,” which is certainly an as- | S¢! set to any music lover. This book is charmingly ar- ranged with attractive . illustra- tions, material and ¢over. In ad- dition it lists the-numbers of rec- ords that give the selections from each opera, so as to aid-the stu- dent who is seeking authentic in- | Biano. in a logical and easy way. The educational value of ‘such a book and also of a similar, smaller book on the masterpiece series of orchestral and chamber music _record, . cannot be highly. stressed. It 'is ‘such . books that encourage initiative on the part- of “both ~student «and- 'th adylt “music. lover who:is’ not a mugician, to find for themselves ireal treasures-of.-music. National School Orcliestra Plays Here March 1. A musical event of real novelty is an-! nounced in: the concert to be given at | Constitution~ Hall Saturday evening, March 1, at 8:30 o'clock. The National High School ‘Orchiestra, Prof. Joseph E. Maddy, conductar, who established the National High Sthool Orchestra and' Band Camp.at Interlochen, Mich., will be presented Iqeally under the auspices of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. A feature of thé corcert of local in-/ terest will be 'the appearance on this program of Elizabeth Vandenberg, ' daughter of Senator and Mrs. Vanden- berg of Michigan, as piano soloist.. Miss ‘Vandenberg was a student at the In- terlochen Camp last Summer. Several youthful Washingtonians also will play different instruments in this orchestra. ‘The National High School Orchestra | is composed of 150 young musicians, each one of whom is the pick and prids orchestra: “Not one of the visiting mu sicians is. over 20 years of age. More than 40 Siates are represented in the personnel of this unusual ensemble. ‘Washi “owes this coming con- cert to the fact that the National High School Orchestra- is journeying to At- lantic City late this month to play for the department of superintendence of | the National Educational Association, | which meets at the resort at that time, and it was suggested that while in the East it would be a good.idea to give a series of concerts, including one in the National Capital. ‘The _concert to be given at Constitu- tion Hall will afford a demonstration it is said, of what youngsters are able to accomplish musically with the -proper training. The program will include ‘Tschaiko 's “Pathetique” symphony. Liszt’s “E o h:?l‘e“‘mm “‘America. *"The Boston Eympbony Orchestrs, un- & PROF. JOSEPH E. MADDY. t_Major Plano Concerto" | der Koussevitzky, played the Tschatkow- 's much-discussed | sky symphony here last Tuesday. The same orchestra played Bloch’'s “Amer- tenor, will ica” last season. pa— At Interior Building Saturday TH’E Jjunior clubs of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs, under the direction of Mary Ware Goldman, in co-operation with present the first coneert of the series of three, Saturday at 8 pm. in the auditorium of the Department of In- terior Building, Nineteenth and F streets, The program will consist of: “Di- version,” by Thelma Callahan, played by the Friendship House Toy Symphony and directed by Miss Callahan; “Fare- well to the Piano,” by Beethoven, Betty Jane Broddick; “Polish Dance,” by harwenka, Walter Swank; ‘“Valse in E flat,” by Durand, Mae Higdon; “Curi- ous Story” and “Avalanche,” by Heller, Mary Frances O'Connor; “Scarf Dance,” by Chaminade, Harriet Mason: “Flower Son, violin duet by Lange, ed Pergenet and Meyer Laskin; “Ro- mance,” trio, by Debussy, Ruth Hobbs, violin; Joh: ello; Bernice Drissel, movement, by Grieg, and “Minuet,” by Paderewski. Mary Louise Hoyt; - “Romance,” by Sibelius, Reba Will; “Concerto,” .sec- ond and third movements, by De Beriot, Alfred Pergenent; “Prayers of Love,” b Gilchrist; “O, Saviof, Gluck, arranged by Dudley Buck, “Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem,” by Mrs. Crosby Adams, uuns by the janior choir- of, the Church .of the Pilgrims various teachers in junior work, will |- under the direction, of Esther wli,m ‘Warren F. Johnson at the piano. The. sog-nrw solo will be sung by Imo- e Bird. - "!“rhe“ coricerts are open to the public. .No.cards or_tickets will be issued. . - Bach Program -in New Voik: A BACH program, the third this' sea- son, will be presented by the Soclety of the Friends of Music in New York this afternoon in Mecca Auditorium. The works given will be the “Goldber, Variations,” played by Harold Samuel, pianist, and the secular cantata, “Phoe- bus and Pan.” Artur Bodanzky, .who will conduct “Phoebus and Pan,” has assembled she | following cast: Editha Fleischer, so- {prano, as Momus; Marion Telva, con- | tralto, ~Mercurh George Meéader, tenor, Timolus; Max Bloch, mom das; Praser Gange, bass-baritone, > bus, ‘and Dudley Marwick, bass, Pan. | The chorus of the society, prepared by | ‘Walter Wohllebe, and the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera will take part. Special warning is given that as the “Goldberg Variations” are played with- out. pause, the doors of the hall will| not be opened for late comers until | after Mr. Samuel finishes. This work lasts about 45 minutes. The concert starts at 4 p.m. sharp. ‘The “Goldberg Variations” have the | probably unique distinction of having | been written for & music lover whe suf- | fered from insomnia. Their pufpose, | however, was not to induce sleep, but to cheer and lighten the hours of wake- fulness. The man for whose sole ple: ure Bach thus wrote what is one of his greater works was Count Kayserling, a FIM!L Goldberg, who gives the work its name, was Kayserling's private harpsichordist and pupil of Bach. it | Soldiers’ Home Orchestra. ‘T!E orchestra of the United States Soldiers' Home Band (John 8. M. Zimmermann, leader, and Anton Point- | ner, assistant) will give three concerts, | &8 usual, Tuescay, Thursday and Satur- day afternoons at 5:30 o'clock in Btan- ley Hall. The programs will, as usual, combine classic and lighter numbers. — i Zenalde Hanenfeldt, in program of ether-wave music, with - R. C. A-Theremin instrument, at D. A. R. Memorial Continen- ‘tal Hall at 8:45 p.m. EMMA OTERO—Tuesday. Emma Otero, the brilllant and fascinating yo Cuban coloratura whose debut at Carnegie Hall several months ago was one of the most highly anticipated musical events of the cur- rent season, is announced to appear in recital at Poli's Theater Tuesday after- noon at 4:30 o'clock. It is the third attraction of Mrs. Wilson-Greene's phil- harmonic course. Senorita Otero is the protege of Presi- dent Machado of Cuba. The remarkable voice of this tropical beauty was dis. covered by Beniamino Gigli, the Metr politan Opera. Co. tenor, who, inci- dentally, will appear here in concert later this month. A feature in connection with this con- cert Tuesday is the fact that Frank La Forge, the eminent American pianist and composer, will appear as her ac- companist. The singer will present La Forge's .“Pastorale,” which he has dedicated to her. Senorita Otero has selected a de- lightful program for Tuesday, opening her recital with the “Shadow Song,” from “Dinorah” (Meyerbeer), and in- cluding “Ah, Mai Non Cesate” (Do~ naudy), “La Promessa” and “Pastorella Della Alpi” (Rossini), “Ohle Meneche" (arranged by Glannini), Marinella (Ser- rano), 1a” (Spanish folk Song), “Pastorale” and “Song of the ‘Open” (La Forge), recitative-and arta; “O Luce di Questi Anima” from “Linda di Chamounix” (Donizetti). MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY— Thursday. The © Minneapolis _Symphony - Or- chestra’s concert at, Constitution Hall, Thursday afternoon ~at 475 o'clock, gs some of the world's greatest music. T, Arthur Smith will sponsor the event. - Henri Verbrugghen, the regular leader, will conduct. ‘The program includes: - Overture to “Euryanthe” (Weber); “Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68" (Brahms); pre- lude to “L’Apres-Midi d'un’ Faune” (Debussy): symphonic - poem, . “The Pines of Rome” (Respighi): UNIVERSITY CLUB CONCERT— Thursday, Kurt Hetzel will “appear in some of the plano arrangements of operas by Richard Wagner, for which he is es- pecially noted, in a concert to be shared Thursday night with Bernhard Spille, lyric tenor, who makes his pubic debut here at the University Club on this occasion. Mr. Spille, tenor soloist with the Mask and wmclub of the University of Pennsylvania for four. years, is now tenor soloist at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Paul Fishbaugh will accompany Mr. Spille. The songs will include works by Wagner, Ponchi- elli, Brahms, Dvorak, Fox, Del Riego and Dorothy Forster. Mr. Hetzel needs no introduction to a Washington audience for he has been active here in various musical capacities for several seasons. The program is scheduled to begin at 8:20 pm. HAROLD MORRIS—Friday. ‘The third of the serfes of the “Salon Sutro”. concerts will be held Friday at 4 o'clock at the Carlton Hotel. It will present Harold Morris, a graduate of the University of Texas, his native State. He is one of the most gifted of the younger American composer- pianists, and his entire musical educa- tion has been obtained in this country, first - at the - Cincinnati Conservatory and subsequently with Edgar Stillm: Kelley and Rosario Scalero. He has ap- Benor Gm-.lot de Anng!o Oubu: present & songs af the Woman's ity Olm afternoon. 4 peared as soloist with m or- chestras and in recital mu the prin- cipal cities of the country. His or- chestral ‘works have been performed: by the New York Philharmonic, Los An- geles, Cincinnati and Rochester Sym- phony Orchestras and others with marked success. His violin sonata, pro- nounced by Isaye ‘“easlly one of the greatest since Cesar Franck,” will be played by Loris Gratke, a young Oregon girl, who has played, up to the pres- ent, primarily in the West. She studied I'i;;] ll!(nef“'l"l and Auer. 11 be alf of the program will devoted to the works olp Charles T. Griffes, rec- ognized as one of the most important figures In Amercian music. His un- timely death in his prime some 10 years ago was most lamentable. A na- tive of Elmira, N. Y. he studied for about five years in Germany, going there at the age of 19. Philip Rufer and Engelbert Humperdinck were his masters in composition. He studied plano first with Ernst Jedliczka and later ‘with Gottfried Gallston in Berlin, Of his orchestral works the best known is “The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan,” Which had its first performance by the Boston Symglemny. Some of his piano works will played by Mr. Morris, who will be joined by Maurice Sharp in the “Poem for Flute.” George Ar- thur Rogers, tenor, of Memphis, wil sing songs of Griffes and Morris. ETHER WAVE MUSIC—Sodurday. Zenaide Hanenfeldt will give the first public concert in Washington of -ether wave music at Memorial Continental Hall, Saturday, at 8:45 pm. She will play on the RCA-Theremin instrument standard classical works that have proved practical on this instrument. According to the announcement the instrument has ‘dematerialized music produced solely by delicate movements of the hands and fingers in the air, without any actual contact with the instrument.” Mme. M. M. Hanenfeldt, of this city, is sponsoring the program. A Capella Chorus Sings At Country Club Today ’I'HE 8 capella chorus of the First Congregational Church under the direction of Ruby Smith Stahl, assisted by its soloists, Belle Wilder Townsend, mezzo contralto; Francesco Della-Lana, tenor, and C. Ridgway Taylor, bass- baritone, will present the am at the Congressional Country Club today. This ‘&Nmuel to be one of the most interesting of the concerts presented in that delightful club house this sea- son. The unusual work of this am- l'-:é;’gmn‘:rnnll:mn makes it unique in city. programs always are keenly anticipated. ki ‘The soloists of this organization will each present one group of songs, thus adding variety to the program. Francesco Della-Lana, tenor, came here about two years ago from New York, where he had extensive experience in church and concert work. He has one of the richest of the tenor voices in this city, and will be presented in a recital later.on in the Spring. C. Ridgway’ Taylor came here from Philadelphia. He occupies the bass- baritone position in the quartet. He has had 10 years of experience in church and coneert work locally. Both Mr. Taylor and Mr. Della-Lana are members of the Memorial Park Radio Quartet, which broadcasts every Sunday at 1:30 pm. Mrs. Townsend is a member of the chorus, who is substituting during the absence of Dorothy Wilson Halbach, the regular contralto of the choir. These soloists will add interest and musicianship to this delightful event. Of course Mrs. Soprano and , is well known, i -|its annual banquet in ‘the Raleigh Hotel Thursday. ‘The quartet also will sing February 21 in the Maryland Avenue Baptist Church. The members of the quartet are: H. A. Martin, first tenor; H. G. Leef, second tenor; Howard Moore, baritone, and Thomas Leef, basso. Elena de Sayn announces that she will give a few part-scholarships in violin and piano to children who are under 10 years of age. Miss de Sayn believes that the founding of musieal training when children are between- the ages of 5 and 10 years ds worth several times the same training begun in later years, Interviews regarding the scholar- ships will be held until February 18. Emily Frech Barnes presented stu- dents In e recital at her residence studio Friday. - Plano solos, poems, monologues and scenes were presented. ‘Those participating were: Jean Ellis, Helen Flournoy, Dorothy Goebel, Char- lotte/Hammer, Maxine Hammer, Martha Hess, Jean Kaiser, Muriel Maler, Doro- thy McKee, Edyth Priddy, Lois Rous- seau, Helen Rudasill, Eva Satterfield, Othello Satterfield, Eleanor Sneider, Edith Roy Sparling, Betty Titlow and Russell Thomas, Anton Kmspar, violinist, with his daughter, Priska Kaspar, planist, and his niece, Franceska Kaspar Lawson, gave a concert Friday in Alexandria under the auspices of the parent- teacher association. A o) ‘Warren F. Johnson will give an organ recital at the Church of the Pilgrims Most _mody at 7:30 o'clock this evening. He will | play the toccata from “Fourteenih Sonata,” Rheinberger; “Songs of the Exiles,” “Evangeline Suite,” Charles O. Banks, and “Rhapsody Cat- | 6244. alan,” Bonnet. Amy Albl Bustin was ‘soloist at Mrs. Curtis’ entertainment at her home on Belmont street for the Gen. Beck Cir- cle, No. 4, of the G. A. R. recently. ‘The Toma Junior Club of the Insti- tute of Musical - Art gave a concert Friday. Mr. Gebest, Dr. Christiani and Miss Bishop presented the following students in plano and violin: solos and ensembles: Helen Bloedorn, Nellie. Mc- Cain, Betty Love, Marjorie Love King, Doris Jean 1Isbell, Robert Lloyd Davis, Jr.; Helen, Henry and Jeanette Stein. The program was concluded with the singing of the school song written by Karl Holer of the faculty. Games fol- lowed under the leadership of the hostess, Mrs. Bridwell. The soloist for both English services at Concordia Lutheran Church this morning will be Margaret Randolph Muse, soprano. At the morning service she will sing “Be of Good Cheer,” from the cantata, “Ruth,” by Cowen, and at the evening service, “Go Ye into All the World,” by F. C. Maker. At the German service at 10 am. & double octet will sing “Jesu, Meine P‘r‘eud;." an u;m&emen;‘;élu ngg';! vian folksong, . Schindler. chorus eholr of 40 Volces will in the English service the chorale, “Let Hithem, God 'Shail ‘Wips. Avay Al anthem, ‘Wipe: Awa: Tears,” from the cantata, “The Life Ever] " by H. Alexander Mat- thews, with contralto solo by OCarla Santelmann, Flora McGill Keefer, mez20-0on- tralto, was engaged as guest soloist at the Old Colony Club concert given Wednesday afternoon in New York Ci Mrs. Keefer was accompanied by Mi dred Kolb. Schulze, pianist-composer, also of this city. Helen . 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BABNES Instructor in Singing| .Washington College. : - of Music 210709 S Street Potomac 1846 Teaching Exclusively at the INGT CONSERVATORY OF MU%IC 1408 Ne ew Hampshire Ave., at Dupent Clrele ;] Washington Collge' of Music, Inc. Twenty-Sixth Year Was Chosen by the Franz Schubert Memorial Association to Receive the Two Piano Scholarships Re- cently Awarded VIOLONCELLO Mabel H. Duncan EAR TRAINING Helen Le Fevre Lyon ORGAN Lewis O. Atwater LANGUAGES Harry B. Humphrey, Ph. D. 2107 S Street in Washington. Registrations for the: Spring_ Semester The Faculty Includes: VOICE VIOLIN . Emanuel Zetlin te Carter Prits Malle . Evelyn Bcott L HARMONY-COUNTERPOINT Fanny Amstutz Roberts MUSIC EDUCATION - (Public School Music) m ’:vo!urn.- )N B e N. Clara H. Burroughs Ludwig E. Manol Dormitoriea for Non-Resident Studente—Two Orchestras - 'Year Book Potomac 1846 |