Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1930, Page 56

MU SIC BY HELEN FETTER. IG plans, powerfully backed, are making the National Capital safe for the music center of the United States at last. Influential individuals and large civic groups with the power to turn the scales in favor of fine, ggcrmanentafiro!ects seem to have ! president of the National Sym-| ome really music conscious in the season now drawing to a close more than ever before. Real “teamwork,” invaluable asset in any endeavor, is beginning to bear fruit in high places. There are many here who have been keenly interested in the mu- sical progress of Washington for years. Some of the leading musi- cians here have had visions of what seems on the brink of be- coming reality, for nearly half a century. Pioneers in music, how- ever, as in everything else, work under a handicap. Theirs is the proud knowledge that they saw the vision and have hammered steadily in its behalf. Others, on the contrary, usually are the practical instruments of realizing such a vision. * % * X 'HERE have been those to whom opera is the prime interest, who have talked constantly of bringing the finest available op- era in this country to Washington regularly. Only within the past year has the Washington Opera Association, Inc., organized by a group of society women, placed an annual visit of the Metropoli- tan Opera Co. on a practical, sys- tematic basis. Previously, one manager has had to make this project her personal gamble. Now the Metropolitan Opera Co.’s ap- pearances here have become suf- ficiently important in the eyes of those who have the reins that guide the accomplishment of rad- ical changes, governmentally or otherwise, that several miracles have been performed. Through the combined efforts of Representative Bloom of New York and Mrs. Robert Low Bacon, wife of Representative Bacon, also from that State, and chairman of the local opera association’s com- mittee, Willlam Fox, motion pic- ture theater magnate, has con- sented to rent the Fox Theater in ‘Washington for these perform- ances in April. Mr. Fox, moreover, will take only the necessary oper- ating costs. Mrs. Wilson-Greene, manager or the opera company's local productions, also accepts no Washington, as well as the mem- bers of music and social circles, | have shown keen enthusiasm over | the two performances given to | date. Particularly successful was | the one this month, conducted by | Hans Kindler. In fact, this was | so successful that Frank J. Frost, | phony Orchestra, announces that arrangements have been com- | pleted making it possible for Mr. Kindler to conduct the third pro- | gram, April 8. This new organization is receiv- ing encouragement even from other cities. Baltimore lent the conductor of its established sym- phony orchestra, Gustave Strube, to share the baton with Mr. Kin- dler last time and present some of Mr. Strube’s own works. The newest neighborly gesture comes from a prominent resident of Philadelphia, home of what is probably America’s most popular symphonic organization. This in- habitant of the City of Brotherly Love has sent Mr. Frost his elo- quent approval of the National Symphony Orchestra in the form of a check for $1,000 to be used to- ward the fund which must be raised if the orchestra is to be established as a permanent or- ganization. It would now seem up to some of the wealthier citizens of the National Capital to come forth and match the Philadelphian’s of fer. A fund of $100,000 for five consecutive years should serve to put the project firmly on its feet, according to Mr. Kindler and Mr. Frost. THIS season which is drawing to a close professionally also has seen more thorough co-opera tion among musical groups locally than in many previous seasons. The Society of Friends of Music in the Library of Congress has add- ed its not inconsiderable prestige to the sponsors for the annual May choral festival. Joining with the Federation of Churches and the District of Columbia Federa- tion of Music Clubs, this society makes a trinity of important aus- pices for the Festival Chorus As- soctation. Recent news mentions that ‘Washington artists will be the as- sisting group to balance the cho- rus in the program to be given. Mary Howe, planist and composer, and the National String Quartet, also of this city, will give instru- mental numbers. * Ok K % personal profit. With the seating capacity of 3,500, the ticket price for the public has been reduced considerably. The lowest priced seats now are $3 ad of $5, and there are many more of them than was possible at Poli's Thea- ter, which seats only about 1,900 people, at the higher rate. In addition to the above-men- tioned examples of fine co-opera- tion, even the Internal Revenue Department of the United States Government is showing a friendly effort to help make these opera performances in Washington a real Because of the = educational value of; opera, the Washington Opera jociation, Ine., which will nsor: ¢ the appearances of the Metropolitan Opera Co. at the Fox Theater, has. been. declared free of all amusement tax on the tickets, and any payments by the guarantors will be deductible from income tax payments when re- turns are made for 1930. This ruling was made by the Bureau of Internal Revenue in re- sponse to a.request from Mrs, Bacon. The association, recently form- ed, has for its purposes “to en- courage the understanding and appreciation of music, to cultivate musical art, to promote the musi- cal education OP the public and to stimulate interest in grand opera in the National Capital. ¥ x x % “GRAND opera is dead; long live grand opera!” has been the confusing cross-crying of many in the musical world within the past few months. Nothing could be more contra- dictory of the rumor that grand opera is passing than the staunch support that comes from the White House itself for the Ameri- can Ope: A national drive ra Co. is on at present to subsidize the American Opera Co. for a period of five years. This companw of course, gives -all productions in English, “the language of the au- dience.” It also has Americanized and generally revolutionized pro- ductions of many standard oper- atic works. ‘The directors of this * x % x STILL another bill has come with the crocus as a sign of Spring in Washington. The mi- rage of a national conservatory of music is again visible. This time it is Representative Gavagan of New York who has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives for the establishment of a na- tional conservatory of music-.in Washington, with branches in va- rious sections of the country. An identi bill was introduced in the . No action has been taken as yet, both houses refer- ring the bill 'to committées. The idea of this new bill is to express was the object of Senator Fletch- €r's bill, but to try and overcome obstacles mentioned in connection with the earlier bill. new bill provides: music and all branches of musical edu- cation and musical art and such other auxiliary studies as the director general and the advisory board of directors may prescribe. This institution to have the sole right to use the title “The National Conservatory of Music, and shall enjoy all privileges of a Government institu- tion, such as the use of the United States mail and the use of the Congres. sional Library. It is provided that the executive headquarters of the general board and regents and of the diréctor general and the main conservatory shall be located in_Washington, District of Columbia, Interesting arrangements for the gov- ernment of the school provide “that the National Conservatory of Music shall be under the authority of a general board of regents consisting of the Pres- ident of the United States, President of the “Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, chairman of the com- mittee on education and labor of the &mt% |:::1’ .1'2:“ cl'get Justice of e Un upreme _ Court, t director character, d "of directors ghall consist of nine members. company have published, appar- ently with full official authority, a letter ‘which President Hoover wrote to Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, in which the Chief Executive wrote: “I am glad to learn of your in- terest in the American Opera Co. It is a'vital movement to estab- lish a national organization for young American singers, compos- ers and writers. “I wish to take this opportunity to indorse so fine an effort and to urge all music-loving Ameri- cans to lend their support in mak- ing it a permanent national insti- tution.” It is interesting in this connec- tion to remark in passing that D both President and Mrs. Hoover are said to have a very friendly interest in the appearances here in two operas of the young Cali- fornian, Lawrence Tibbett, the baritone who established a whirl- wind success at the Metropolitan several years ago and then wisely followed it up with increased study and preparation, so that he has gone on progressing from that point both in opera and concert. * ¥ Xx X 4 A MUSICAL endeavor, not op- eratic, that has sprung’ di- rectly from the spirit of complete co-operation is the National Symphony Orchestra. Organized in January by a group of Wash: ington musicians who were will: ing to sacrifice considerable as individuals to prove by three ex- perimental’ concerts this s;‘gnz that they could form a worthy symphonic orchestra, the project has been two-thirds accomplished as regards actual concerts, and There is much other detail. Par- thlcululy, significant is the follow+ Yo | All officers and employes of the' na< tional conservatory shall be citizens of the United States, except musical au- thorities invited to give a course of lec- tures, Who may be subjects or citizens of foreign countries. It will be interesting to see if this newest effort toward recog- nizing Washington as the logical culture center of the United States will bear fruit. Oberlin Faculty Member In Recital Here Thursday AVID MOYER, a member of the faculty of Oberlin College Conserv- atory of Music, will appear in & retcl;.lllsn Howard University nhdnpun; at 8:15 pm. A ‘This pianist, who is & native of Phil- adelphia, studied first with Mme, Marie Berlino. When 9 years old he toured this country with the Berlino Trio. In 1905 he went to Berlin, Germany, where he studied for five years with Albert Jonas. For two years following he was a pupll under hnanyi. He toured Germany, France, England and Italy. He coached with Busoni. Later he con- certized in the United States again until the war, when he entered the service. After the war was over he accepted a %flillm‘l at Bucknell University. He ined the faculty of Oberlin in 1925, ro!um for Thursday’s recital ll;denlgur organ cl (;‘uh“ u ymphoniques” of u- in A-flat ‘The p! will inc) Bach; * by Paganini-] E-n}.rp l’;im;r" finfl jonas, and “Hungarian N{‘L 12,” by Liszt. ‘Wi “Toccata,’ Rhapsody, ‘Warren F. J will give an organ seems thoroughly. completed as far as the chief object is con- cerned, The general public of Johnson recital at the Church of the Pilgrims at 7:30 o'clock this evening. will play Lune” . and a purpose not unlike that which | ), “Clair de {Dubois), Blind Cellist Has Played Series of Programs Here DI'LPHINE DESIO, a blind violoncel- list, has been presenting a series of concerts at different schools in Wash- ington and vicinity. Among two of the last were programs given at Holy Crosd Academy March 11, when Bishop Shayne was guest of honor, and March 12 at the Immaculata School, when she igave a program of seventeenth and eighteenth century Italian musie in costume, Miss Desfo has play=d on many club programs in Philadelphia, and had ap- pearances in Bethlehem, Reading, At- lantic City and Ithaca, N. Y. She is| fan active member of the Philadelphia Music Club, and has won scholarships under both Josef Smith and Joseph Franzosa, both leading teachers in the Quaker City. She received a diploma in theory and musical composition from Combs Conservatory, where in the 45 years of the conservatory's existence she was the only blind student to enter and graduate from that school. Philadelphia Opera Co. To Become Permanent MARY iOUISE CURTIS BOK an- nounces that the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co., affillated with the Curtis Institute of Music, will give, dur- ing the season 1930-31, a series of per- | formances at the Academy of Music, under the auspices of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Assoclation. The sched- | ule will comprise 17 evening subscrin- | tlon performances and one special matinee performance. ‘The season 1930-31 will mark the entry of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co. into the ranks of permanent resi- dent grand opéra companies, having artists, chorus and ballet under ex- ielusive contract for the entire season. A partial list of artists who will appear with the company includes: Mary Garden, Josephine Lucchese, Chief Caupolican, Ralph Errolle, Ivan Stesch- enko, John Charless Thomas and Josel Wolinski. The remaining performances of the current, season .are “Masked Ball” to be sung Thursday -evening, April 10, and a spectacular presentation of “Alda,” which 'will - close the 1929-30 season Thursday evening, April 24, Tock Vs Cheb Gives De Koven Work in April THB ‘Tech Opera Club will give De Koven's ever-popular comic opera, “Robin Hood,” in the McKinley Audi- torium April 11 and 12. This well known high school organization has been giving operas for 17 years, includ. ing “The Chimes of Normandy,” “Wi: ard of the Nile,” “Mikado,” “The Gon- | dollers,” “Dolly Varden “Pirates of Penzance,” “Pinafore,” “Iolanthe,” etc. Two complete casts, one for each night, have been selected by Miss Florence R. Keene, director of music at Tech. The club has given successful performances of “Robin Hood” at the Central Audi- | torium in 1918 and again in 1924. A feature of these performances is the Tech Symphony Orchestra of 65 members. Founded 26 years ago, it is | the oldest musical organization in the ‘Washington high schools. Dore Wal- | ten, faculty director of the orchestra, conducts the operas. He has been & cellist for many years with opera com- panies and symphony orchestras here in um. Special elaborate scenery and cos- tumes are being prepared. The beauti- ful new auditorium of the McKinlev ‘Technical High School has one of the best equipped stages in the city. ARTURO TOSCANINL HONORS in the newly created Fran- ¢lico de Vieo Academy of Music will be bestowed by Georgetown Uni- versity of this city at special academic ceremonies Tu y evening mn Ar- turo Toscanint, conductor of Phil- hn;kmmlc Symphony Orchestra of New Yark. In singling out Mr. Toscanini for special honors, Dr. W. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., of Georgetown referred to the conductor as “the greatest inspiration in the world of music today.” same exercises the French Ambassador, . Paul Claudel, will receive the hon- ors of the James Ryder Randall Acad- emy of Letters; the one being recog- nized for his eminence in music, other in_poetry. The ncisco de Vico Academy of Music was created by the university to commemorate & Jesuit scientist by that name who was a master of Gregorian church “miusie. Many .of his produc< tions are used during Lent in Catholic churches throughout ‘the world, - He was at town -in - 1848, and died later that year on & mission in London, From time to' time it.is. the plan of the university to admit some eminest musician to mmbenhlr in the "fl' emy, the honor being higher than that of from the university. or Toscanini is the first upon whom Georgetown will bestow the decoration of the academy. The event has been arranged in honor of founders' day. ‘The. Glee Club, under the dllxficflande“ Prof. v‘ll\%lum P. Dn:é)v:lxll; will' render a_spec rogram exercises -n...a:‘;' avenfn( Admission is by card only. —— Former Washingtonian's Work Is Given Praise C 'HARLES T. FERRY, remembered by many in Was a8 AN Organ- ist who gave artistic programs and also as & composer of various types of works, has just had his latest composition, an performed for the first time Fla., where he is now mak- ing his home. Mr. Ferry has taken the very broad subject of “Judgment” as his text and his libretto is written l')z‘the Rev. Willis O. Garrett, pastor of Pirst Presbyterian Church of that city, who has arranged the continuity of the Biblical uences. The first per- formance wn'aven recently at the Trinity M. E. Church of Miami. The work was written within a period of six weeks last Summer, and Mr. Ferry has written to Washington friends that he felt that it was, to_him, the most In?lnunn-l work he had ever done. ‘he Miami Herald says, in concluding 8 review of this first performance, in which 13 soloists took part: “This has Sapee talen offered o} nity for wide That he has measured up to it in a sion of . Ferry’s musical i0 | most, satisfactory manner is the festi- mony of all who have had the oppor- tunity to examine his finished product. The oratorio, ‘Judgment,’ should find a D. C, MARCH 23, 1930—PART FOUR. Reading left to right: Top row—Jeanne Munn, Jane Davis Bradford, Mary Turner, Rose Bright, Iva Guy and Eva Bright. Middle row—Ida Seaton, Stella Nelson, Dorothy Quinn, Mary O’Donoghue and Edna Jones. Bottom row—Agnes Rice, Lillian Chenoweth, Janet Pickett, Mary Apple and Lucy Lynch. 'HIS group of Washington's woman soloists will make its first appear- | uspices of J. ance as an ensemble in & program at the University Club Tuesday at 8:3 pm. The director, who organized this group earlier in the season, is Otto Torney Sifon, remembered particularly as an authority on motet singing and generally recognized as one of the most distinguished musical pedagogues of the city. "Fhe program Tuesday is under the Lewis Moneyway, chair- man for these events at the University Club. The part of the program not | choral in nature will be devoted to piano solos to be played by Ervine J. Stenson, well known Washington com- poser and planist. He will play Chopin selections, including preludes numbers 20, 21 and 22 of “Opus 28”; “Nocturne in’' G Minor,” “Valse in A’Flat, Opus 42" He also will accompany the en- semble. Mr. Simon has selected his program with much care. It is announced to include two chorales of Bach, “Subdue Us Through Thy Kindness,”™ Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring”; “The Lord Is My Shepherd,” Schubert; choruses of Brahms, “Ave Maria,” “The Death of Trenar,” “A Lament”; “The Evening Star,” Bantock (words by Willlam Blake); “May Dance,” Asger Hamerik; two choruses of Wagner, “Dreams” and “The Song of the Rhine Maidens,” from “Gotterdammerung.” l In Recital Wednesday CLAY COSS. YOUNG pianist new to Washing- ton this season, who has won much popularity and appeared in numerous programs here already, Clay Coss, will give his first formal solo recital as a recent member of the piano faculty of the Institute of Musical Art Wednes- day at 8:30 p.m. Mr. Coss, who is an exponent of the method of & former Washingtonian, Ed- win Hughes, now of New York City, will open his program with a group of Brahms numbers including “Capriccio, Opus 76, No. 2,” “Intermezzo, Opus 119, No, 2,” and “Rhapsody, Opus 79, No. 2" He will next play Liszt’s “Fantasia Quasi Sonata” ((apres une lecture du Dante) and follow that with a group of Chopin selections including “Waltz in E Minor,” “Nocturne, Opus 55, No. 1,” “Fantasie Impromptu,” and three pre- judes. ‘The last group will include Lesche- tizkys’ “Jeu des Ondes,” Smidt-Gregor's “Norrland Scherzo,” Lisgt's “Valse Im- promptu,” “Tarantella” and “Annee III —Venebia e Napoli.” Local Women.Arfists Share Program April 4 HEN Flora McGill Keefer appears in recital the Mayflower Hotel, Friday afternoon, April 4, under the management of Mrs. Wilson-Greene, with Mildred Kolb Shulze at the piano, Washington will have the opportunity to acclaim as concert artists two women Of the Capital City whose fine musi- cianship has won recognition for them seldom accorded in one's own city. The pi m, comprising four groups of songs by Mrs, Keefer and one group of piano numbers by Mrs. Shulze, con- tains much {interesting music. Mrs. Keefer will offer two arias by Handel, both of which are popular, with such outstanding_artists as Onegin, Matze- nauer and Braslau; a group of modern Prench and Italian songs, & group of English songr and four German lieder, which the singer studied with Madame Julia Culp, in Europe several years ago. Mrs. Shulze will be heard il two De- bussy numbers, and & Strauss-Schutt arrangement. She also is noted as an artistic accompanist. foh S I IR0 Senor Gonzales de Arango, Cuban tenor, will give a group of English songs ‘Wednesday night at a reception of the Baptist Young People’s Union. 7Beautif1'11 Spanish Star to Sing Here Twice In April ‘UST one month from today Wash- ington’s season of opera with the Metropolitan company will be inaugu- rated at the Fox Theater. Possibly the most important announcement in con- nection with the forthcoming season is that Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano, will sing two roles, Mimi in Puccini’s “La Boheme” Wednesday night, April 23, and Violetta in Verdl's “Traviata” Friday afternoon, April 25. ‘There is no star in the operatic field | holding quite the same niche as does | Senorita Bori. The two roies to be sung by Senorita Borl are among her best, and, through a queer twist of fate, both characters rotrayed are consumptives. As Mimi fn°"La" Boheme" her frall beauty Is what wins the love of the artist Ru- dolph. Violetta in “Traviata” is a defi- nite contrast, for here Bori portrays a | courtesan in the meeting place of lg: gayer element of French society. Bori, in her two appearances in Wash- ington, goes from the garret of Mimi to the boudoir of Violetta. | Lucrezia Bori’s family name is Borja. She was a Christmas gift to her parents in the lovely city of Valencia, S She was ralsed in the sunshine and midst the flowers of this lovely part of Spain. Her family is one of the oldest in Spain and a long line of illustrious an- cestors crowd her genealogical table. Statesmen, monseigneurs, great military heroes, eminent literary men and wom- en. Her grandfather was the mayor of Burriana, but suffice it to go back only one generation for her musical in- heritance. Her paternal uncle was not only the monseigneur of the Valencia cathedral, but was a superb basso, and her mother, a distinguished musician, soon realized that her baby daughter had unusual musical gifts and promptly did all she could to foster the little one’s talent. ‘hing an age where serious study could be undertaken, Senorita Borl studied both in Italy and Spain. Oddly enough, the lessons in Spain were from the great Italian master, Farvaro, while LUCREZIA BORI. those in Italy were from a no less cele- brated Spanish master, Vidal. Like most musical students, of 17 Bori was el at the Pen- sion Bonini in Milan. After six months of study she made her debut, singing Micaela at the Andriano in Rome in October, 1908, when much praise was accorded her. She sang throughout all of Europe until 1913, when she was engaged to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the same organization which now brings her to Washington. She made her debut there on the eve- ning of November 6 in “Manon,” with Caruso as Des Grieux. She was ac- claimed. This was followed by an en- forced absence when she.lost her gor- us voice. However, she returned to a more_ brilliant star at the Metro- politan in 1919. 2 Bori’s operatic repertoire is gxtensive, including more than 40 roles. the age Cantata Prize Withdrawn. NONI of the manuscript scores sub- mitted by composers in the $1,000 prize contest for a cantata suitable for performance by the Society of the Friends of Music has met'the standards set by the judges and the prize has been withdrawn, it was announced yes- terday. The prize was offered by Al- fred Seligsberg, secretary of the so- clety. About 25 scores were submitted. ‘The judges were Rubin Goldmark, chairman; Arthur Bodanzky, Willem Mengelberg, Carl Friedberg and Ernest Schelling. Their decision was unan- imous that none of the compositions submitted was suitable for the award. ‘The contest closed November 1, 1929, having been prolonged one year when the judges last Spring agreed that none of the scores submitted up to then war- ranted conferring the award. Soldiers’ Home Orchestra. THE orchestra of the United States Soldiers’ Home Band (John 8. M. Zimmermann, leader, and Anton Point- ner, assistant) will glve three concerts, as usual, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day afternoons at 5:30 o'clock in Stan- ley Hall. P m will, as usual, combine classic and lighter numbers. Bach Choir Personnel Is Very Cosmopolitan ETHLEHEM, Pa—There are some persons, for the most part non- resident, who have a grotesque idea of the personnel of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem. They imagine that work- ers, bej and supperless, hasten to the Bach”Chofr rehearsals, so enamored are they of Bach music and so eager to sing it. When Dr. J. Fred Wolle, the leader of the choir, calls his singers to order for rehearsals he looks down on well groomed men and women who are not hungry, but who attend the rehearsals because they love the music and sing because they eannot help doing so un- der the inspiration and inimitable lead- ership of Dr. Wolle, At the beginning of the present rehearsal season a cen- sus of the singers was taken, asking questions as to their ancestry, occlgl tion, rel affliation and age. - ing to al ce, some members of the choir made no returns, while a few felt | 9 t00 | odists, 4 Congr that the questions were prying closely into their personal history and did not respond to the request. How- ever, the information was louml ‘with- out, names of the singers being re- vealed. egate men from women after the census was Failure to sey was discov made, so that the information elicited applies to the singers as a whole, Over 200 persons gave the information re- | 60, quested. dmn‘ the answers the follow- ing was overed: The choir is com- posed of a very cosmopolitan group of persons. Eighty-six claim to be of pure German extraction, 15 American, 11 § Dutch, English, 8 French, 6 4 Scotch-Irish, 3 Irish, 3 Swiss, 2 Scotch, 1 Austrian, 1 Slovak, 1 Nor- wegian. Then came a commingling of ;‘cnlh lg ?"g lish. Pr!nch‘ ‘rench-Germans, - 2} Ge 2 Oermln-!m:l. 2 Swiss- lasting place among great classics of Seoh B T re| uestion Whis - oratorto the m Another “without take its that, will am real worth-while lish of ita g elsh = German, man-Scotch, Czeck-English, German- Scotch - Irish, German - Irish - Welsh, Scotch-English, French-Scotch, French- Dutch-German, German-Irish. ‘The occupations are almost as varied and numerous as nationalities. There are 38 housewives, 32 teachers, 17 clerks, 16 students, 15 stenographers, 9 engineers, 8 musicians, 7 secretaries, 5 salesmen, 3 bankers, 3 business men, 3 clergymen and 1 assistant, 4 dressmakers, 2 accountants, 2 textile workers, 1 of each of the following: A buyer, & confection- er, a farmer, a mechanic, an architect, a printer, & newspaper man, lumber, a contract plasterer, an auto ler, a garage man, an auto inspec- tor, a dral , & shoe worker, & silk an electrician and a radio- The question as to religious afilia- tions reveals that there are in the choir 59 Lutherans, 39 Reformed, 33 Moravi- ans, 20 Presbyterians, 11 Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 9 Meth- afiuomlhu. 6 Congre- tional Evangelicals, 2 Evangelicals, f‘l(ennomu. ‘The age column reveals that the ages range from 17 to 65 years. The aver- age age is a fraction over 26 years. Below 20 years there are 17 persons: between 20 and 30 years, 84; between 30 and 40 years, 53; between 40 and 50 years, 31; between 50 and 60, 13; over A rehearsal of the choir is held every Monday evening for two hours in the chapel of the Moravian Seminary and Women's College, beginning in Oc- tober and continuing until Easter, when the rehearsals are transferred to the Packer Memorial Chapel, where the Bach festival will be heid this year,|SP Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17, respectively. ‘The popularity of the Bach Choir is evidenced by the fact that there are over 300 guarantors, representing many sute; One guarantor resides in Paris, Several of Bach's cantatas, never ven here before, will be sung Friday, ay 16, at the two ; and the “Msss in B Minor” will be presented Ger- | Saturday, May 1%, Federation of Music Clubs To Meet in Charleston National Federation of Music Clubs will hold its annual Spring meeting of the board of directors in Charleston, S. C., April 6-11. * Added interest is given this event by its com- ing at “Azalea Time"” and during the week of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Charles- ton, Mrs. Elmer James Ottaway, national president, will preside. Plans for the next big biennial at San Francisco in June, 1931, will be presented by Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley of Oxford, Ohio, biennial chairman, Mrs. E. G. Godard of Houston, chairman of juniors; Mrs, Grace Widney Mabee of Los Angeles, chairman_of religious education; Mrs. Charles Davis of Bridgeport, chairman of American music; Mrs. Henry Bacher of Ann Arbor, chairman of education; Mrs. H. L. Miller of Madison, chairman of extension, will give talks and hold open forums on subjects of their par- ticular departments. Many social events will intersperse the daily sessions. Brahms Concerto to Feature Marine Program Wednesday THE violin concerto, Brahms' seventy- seventh work, has been selected by ‘Taylor . Branson, leader of the United States Marine Band Orchestra, for the feature of the monthly symphonic pro- gram to be given at the barracks audi- torlum Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. The solo part will be played by Herman Hoffman, well known Washington mu- sician, The pi m also will include Brahms® cond Symphony in D Major, Opus and that composer's overture, cademic Festival, Opus 80.” the usual band_concert will be given at 4 p. and Friday a second orchestral concert will be pre~ sented at 3 pm. Both these events also will be held in the Marine Barracks auditorium. The full programs will be published in The Evening Star. Lovette Program Personnel. CARDB have been issued for the mu- sical salon of the International Association of Art and Letters March 31 when a pi of vocal and instru- mental compositions of the late T. S. Lovette will be given, It will be present- ed in Plerce Hall dt 8:30 pm. The program is being mvlvlged and will be irected by Il:v"-n ug!om ‘ux:;ve&e. ‘Those participating w! ] e Lovette l(‘:-harl.l Club, a male chorus and assisting_ artists. Compositions by Dr. Lovette, late of this city, include works for voice; plano and violin, numbering over 50. T program will present 22 of them. Among assisting _artists are: Mina Nieman, planist; Lilllan Chenowith, contralto; Mrs. Louls Robertson, violinist; Mor! mer H. Davenport and Gilbert C. Clar baritones. Those who will assist with the chorales include: QGriffith Evans, D. Breese Jones, Roy K. Easter and Royden K. Whitford. Introductory remarks will be made by Dr. Walter M. W. Splawn, dean of the Graduate School and School of Politi- | Wi cal Sclence, American University. Dr. lawn was a personal friend of Dr. Lovett's during years of their asso- clation at Baylor College, Texas. The former later was president of the Uni- versity of Texas. Recently, he was se- lected as special counsel to the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce. . Helen Howison, soprano, will assist zu'n’: 'fi'?."' v?n‘l? [ o‘em‘ geu | e2hoon To A Bous’ Gnitarian m& Hans Kindler ANS KINDLER, the celebrated con- cert cellist and conductor, who was a guest leader for the second con- cert of the National Symphony Or- | chestra of Washington at Constitution | Hall March 14, will conduct the third | concert Tuesday afternoon, April 8, at | 4:45 o'clock, according to a statement | made by Frank Frost, president of the National Symphony. In an interview during the past week Mr. Frost pointsd out that Kindler’s | conducting of the second concert was ' not only an unqualified artistic suc-) cess, but that his personality and abil- ity as a conductor had scored heavily { with orchestra personnel, the public and the critics. “The best indication of Kindler’s popularity with Washington music lovers lies in the fact that 10 boxes have been sold for the third concert in April without solicitation of any kind,” said Mr. Frost. “This is the first spontaneous and voluntary demand for boxes for concerts of the National Symphony we have yet experienced and it is most gratifying. What is more important, practically every one of | these boxholders is a Kindler en- thusiast.” | “I attended a party on the evening of the second concert,” he continued, “and I found many persons of distinct prominence locally highly enthusiastic over Mr. Kindler as a conductor. When circumstances made it possible for us to obtain his services for a third con- cert in April it seems cnly proper that we should avail ourselves of the op- portunity, particularly as the conductor tentatively selected to conduct at the third concert was entirely agreeable to the change. “I made a trip to Philadelphia Sat- urday and received whilz there a vol- untary contribution from a prominent Philadelphian of £1,000 to be added to the orchestra fund, if we are successful in getting the National Symphony es- MUSIG GRBI‘A LORLEBERG VON BAYER, planist, will be the featured artist in the program to. be presented this week before members of the Friday Morning Music Club. Mrs. von Bayer will play the “Etudes Symphoniques” of Schumann and also will give the Rich- ard Strauss “Sonata for Piano and Vio- lin,” with Henri Sokolov interpreting the violin part. Lillian Fairchild Jesso, is scheduled to give songs. Elena de Sayn will give a 20-minute violin recital Friday at 2 p.m. over the radio, station WOL. Eugenia Cherni- aw: ja will accompany her at the plano. The board of directors of the coneert management, Arthur Judson, Inc., an- nounces that Alexander Merovitch has been made a director and a vice presi- dent of the corporation, which has its headquarters in New York City. Howard Moore has returned from a visit to New Orleans, La., where he en- joyed the events of the Mardi Gras. Mr. Moore also appeared as guest soloist at the St. Charles Avenue Christian Church Sunday morning, March 9, and broadcast two programs over station WSMB of the National Broadcasting Co. March 8 and 12. Esther Linkins, well known local mu- sician, who recently has specialized in the training of children’s volces, an- nounces the opening of a church studio at the Church of the Pilgrims, Twenty- second and P streets northwest, in ad- dition to her residence studio, at 3615 Newark street northwest. Gladys and Gayle Hunt, “coloratura twins,” sang at Pierce Hall for the St. Paul Luther League last week. This week they are giving a group of In- dian songs for the March meeting of the Missionary Society of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church. Ruth E. Thomas presented some stu- dents in a program at her residence stu- dio last Sunday afternoon. Those tak- ing part were: Edna Braithwaite, Mary Steer, Doris Depp, Marie Sauter, Robert Sauter, Helen Smith, Martha Steer, Doris Long; Vernora Bogue, Elizabeth Camalier, Audrey Headden, Sylvan gle:dden, Betty Flather and Jean Lam- ert. | | soprano, 1 Elizabeth Hume, lyric soprano, was soloist at a recent banquet given by the Fifth Baptist Church, southwest. She has been re-engaged for another similar affair later in the Spring. ‘The Esmu Club had an hour of music under the director; Etta Schmid Wells, March 15 at Mrs. Wells' studio, when the special soloist of the meeting was Gerson Nordlinger, who played works by Beethoven, Chopin, Rheinberger and Bach. William Nye gave a short talk on the orchestra. Others appearing on the program were: Frances Osborn, aged 5 years; Sylvia Wells, Mary Sterling, Claudie Lea Pointer, Carol Morrison Smith, Joseph Wells, Nancy Jane Sterling, Margaret Osborn, Mollie Schwartz, Louise Loetsch Foust, Mary Tarbell Kenestrick and Marian Ostermeyer. Nina Buzzard, organist, will be pre- sented by R. Deane Shure in the follow- ing program at Mount Vernon Place . E. Church South at 7:30 o’clock b “Reverie _Imterromptue,” “Marche Nocturne, ‘Marche de Fete” and “Negro Melody,” both by Becker. Amy Bustin was soloist at Rockville Masonic Hall Yast Monday, when she Tt's renade,” “Kathleen ind “Mother Machree.” She will sing this afternoon at the home of Prof. and Mrs. Meads of Col- lege Park, Md., at a reception in honor of the League of American Pen Women. Pear] Waugh and associate teachers presented & group of junior students in a class demonstration in ear training and also in a program of piano com- positions Saturday afternoon at the Central Studlo, 1365 Columbia road northwest. ‘Those taking part were: Ellen Tall, Jean Simmons, Eleanor Barton, David Pitcher, Frances Hospital, Helen Quil- lian,' Dorothy Sommerwerck, Marie Blanleut and Eleanor Hill. Regina Vicarino, Sara Davis, Kath- Will Conduct Third Symphony Program FRANK J. FROST. tablished. Philadelphians whom I met were enthusiastic over the news of Kindler's succ Incidentally, Phila- delphians seem equally enthusiastic over Constitution Hall as & music hall and I understand they are planning to incorporate many features of Con- stitution Hall in the nmew music hall that is expected to shortly supersede the present auditorium in Philadelphia.” Mr. Frost indicated that Mr. Kindler has already chosen a tentative pro- gram for his concert April 8, but, owing to the prssibility of change, he is not yet ready to announce it. When ft is ready Mrs. Wilson-Greene will an- nounce it. RAPHS ers, with Kathleen Thornburg, accom- panist, appeared in a special am of music at a St. Patrick’s tea given in honor of the American Gold Star Mothers. Mrs. M. E. Warfield, chair- man, arranged the program, which was presented at 3033 P street northwest. Emilie Bishop and Flora Clayton of the Institute of Musical Art presented 17 students in a recital of violin and piano music in the hall of the institute last Priday. ‘The pianists participating were: Marian Love King, Doris Gene Isbell, ‘Walter Dempsey, Dorothy Jackson, Mar- jorie Cassey, Frances Worley, Jean ulin, Virginia Hughes, Edward Fra- zler and Ella Praser. The violinists were: Florentine Boar- man, Myron Ehrmantraut, Ruth Kay Olentine, Margaret Smith, Melvin Mul- ler, Clara Brinkman and Ina Sagen. The District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs announces that en- trants for the junior contests on April 26 must have their application blanks in by April 12 midnight. This is a local contest confined to the District junior members and is un- der the direction of Mrs. Lois Marshall Hicks, chairman, 5004 Thirteenth street northwest. Adams 8180, Gladys Manchester Walin will be the soloist at the morning session of the Federation of Women's Clubs at the Hotel Roosevelt tomorrow. Mrs. Walin is a newcomer to Washington from the Pacific Coast, where she was active as a singer and teacher. At the afternoon session the Petworth Women's Club will present its direc~ tor of music, Mrs. Harlan Randall, in a | group of songs, and Rosemary Fincke young Washington ‘who | gx;sentud extensively throughout the The soloist at the German service at Concordia Lutheran Church this morn- ing will be Mrs. Fred Grabner. She will sing “Vater Unser,” by Krebs. At the English service the chorus choir will sing the chorale “Agnus Dei,” by Decius, and “Fierce Was the Wild Bil- low,” by T. Tertius Noble, The offer- tory soloist will be Alice ‘Wilcox, who will sing “Save Me, O God,” by Ran- degger. At the evening service Mayne R. Coe, baritone, will sing the ‘“Recessional,” by R. De Koven. ‘Tomorrow night the Lovette Choral Club will entertain in compliment to new members who have joined this sea- he affair will be given in the 2008 Q street, immediately fol- the regular weekly rehearsal. The director, Eva Whitford Lovette, following a serious illness of the last month, has returned. During her ab- sence the assistant director, Lorena Stockton Gawler, led the group. A special rehearsal has been called at 4 o'clock this afternoon in prepara- tion for the club’s appearance in con- nection with the musical salon, to be held March 31, when a program of works by T. S. Lovette will be given. Grace Widney Mabee, national chair- man of music in religious education for the Federation of Music Clubs, will be a guest of the District of Columbia federation at a luncheon April 15. Miss Esther Linkins will be in charge of the arrangements. A cordial invi- tation is extended to all directors and members of choirs to join in this event. Mrs. Mabee's extensive experience in religious musie planning makes this an exceptional opportunity for those in- wresu%_ in m 1%: N?l:s effort. Make reservations u Linkins, 3615 Newark street. Cl‘e\'ehnd 3674, el, planist, has Roland_Hayea Returns For Concert April 30 THE famous Negro - tenor, Roland Hayes, who gave his annual con- cert here earlier in the season, is to appear in another recital at the Be- lasco Theater Wednesday _evening, April 30. This event will be under the management of T. Arthur Smith. It is included in a tour of the country. Roland Hayes worked his way through school and college and trained his voice, while at the same time he helped his mother, an ex-slave. He was brought u hi erine Kelly and Eloise Staffle, all sing- STUDIOS OF 0| METROPOLITAN & CHICAGO GRAND OPERA CO.S STARS Amato and Straccleri, jointl Araeenal’ with Srtist. Puptls ot W eenime ton's new singing master and opers coach (With the Caruso-like Voice) TONE __ PRODUCTION-COI PLACEMENT — REPER! 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