Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1931, Page 91

NV Events of the Week TODAY. Little Symphony Orchestra at Jewish Community Center at 8:30 p-m TUESDAY. Philadelphia Orchestra, Gabrilo- witsch conducting, in concert at Constitution Hall at 8:45 p.m. First concert of the Rubinstein Club at the Willard Hotel, Law- rence Strauss, soloist. WEDNESDAY. Paul Robeson in recital at Wash- ington Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Townsend Morning Musicale, Myra Hess and Hans Kindler, soloists, FRIDAY. Benefit recital at Constitution Hall by the National Capitol Choir, SATURDAY. Russian Concert at Willard Hotel of Constitution Hall gave his voice more chance to fly unnolested to the heights, or because the Metropolitan has been making lesser de- mands on him. At any rate, he outdid himself. GREAT interest was aroused at a later day ful,” “she danced like of which we disagree. But then, opinions can’t be eradicated. AMONG approaching events that are attract- ing considerable attention are the concert the Koschetz sisters will apear and Paul Robescn’s recital at the Washington Auditorium. where. For, at his last concert at Carnegle Hall, in New York, the hall was sold out weeks in advance, and prominent among the worship- pers present was Lawrence Tibbett, who ad- mitted him to be one of the great artists of all times, and one whom all the great in the singing world should imperatively hear. Mr. James Douglas of the London Daily Ex- press has written an impression of Robeson that seems especially fervent in its approval. He : “We sat there in a trance of noiseless ecstasy as he touched our heartstrings with his marvelous voice. We laughed and wept. We applauded until we were weary, and we made him sing till he was weary. I have never seen @ more unsated audience. “Before he sings he looks at you with his dream-charged eyes. Then, as you yield -to his powerful domination, he turns his head with a smile to Lawrence Brown at the plano, and nods. He has yoy, and he holds you in a dream- state till the song creeps back in the silence out of which it came. “I have heard all the great singers of our time. No voice has ever moved me s0 pro- foundly with so many passipns of thought and emotion. It is effortless erichantment moving through fluctuant states of thought and feeling.” 'THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 18, 1931 1l Gabrilowitsch and Philadelphia Orchestra, Myra Hess, Kindler and Robeson in Week’s Recitals. Upper left, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, who will be soloist as well as conductor with the Philadel phia Orchestra on Tuesday. Right, Myra Hess, guest artist at the Townsend musicale, and lower left, Marie Koshetz, who will be featured with her sister, Nina Koshetz, at the Russian concert Saturday. PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA will give its third concert A the season at Constitution Hall on Tuesday eve- ning at 8:45 o'clock. “Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra.” During this number Alexander Smallens will conduct the orchestral accompaniment. by the artist and sung by re- quest; two selections by Brahms, the Ravel “Pavane Pour une Infant Defunte,” and the by and Joaquim Nin's “Granadina,” which has been arranged by the soloist. PAUL ROBESON, internationally known Negro singer, will make his only appearance in this city on Wednesday evening at the Washington Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. The career of this fgmous singer has been phenomenal in every sense of the word. Not only has he become one of the most sugcessful of singers, but byehis performance last season in the Maurice Brown production of “Othello,” he endeared himself to the British public as rank. this group of unemployed musicians, who have been heard of late over the radio. The concert is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Continued on Twenty-second Page Minneafolis Orchestra Coming. 'HE Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra will make its only Washington appearance at the Natlonal Theater on Thursday afternoon, February 12, at 4:30 o’clock. The concert will be under thegdirection of Henri Verbrugghen, conductor of the orchestra, who brings to his work an Old World tradition, having conducted symphony orchestras through- out the larger musical centers of Europe during the past 16 years. The musicians have been recruited from all countries of .the world and nearly all of them have been with the Minne- apolis Symphony for 10 years and longer. Five , of the players, incidentally, have been with the the East Coast to the Pacific States, have been & regular part of the orchestra’s activity for 20 years. This splendid organization eomes under the managment of T. Arthur Smith, ‘The music section of the Women’s City Club is presenting the Eastern High School Or- chestra and Girls"Glee Club, under the direc- tion of Mrs. Carrle V. Byram and Miss M, Louise Wood, in a musical program tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the ball room of the club house. ‘The program to be given is as follows: “Halka,” overture (Monduszko), by the or- chestra; (a) “Mon Coeurs’ Ouvre a ta Voix"” (Saint-Saens); (b) “What's in the Afr Today” (Rcbert Eden), by Edith Martin, soprano solos; (a) “Bonnie Doon” (James Miller); (b) * of Joy” (Paderewski), by the Glee Club; (a) “A Gavotte” (Gosset); (b) “Tambourin” (Le Pain, violin solos; (a) “The Star” (James Rogers); (b) “The Slave” (Riche- ard Kountz), by Mary Paull, sopran$ solos; “Angel’s Serenade” (Braga), by the Glee Club, 9] Musigraphs ARY MINGE WILKINS, A. A G. O, has resigned her position as organist and choir director of Christ Chuwch, Georgetown, to take effect February 1. nouncement has been made that the mixed choir of 20 veoices now existing will be changed to an all-male choir. Miss Wilkins has been organist at this church for a little more than eight years. S also inaugurated this Fall the Georgeto concerts given ) RE £s els 2 8% M Washington Pianist’s Club, announces that fole lowing the annual tests for active membershig in this club the following 10 young artists have been chosen, each of whom will appear in an individual recital during its May festival of planoforte music: Sophie Snyder, Edward Beck, Helene Finnacom, Glenn Carow, Leah Effenbach, Helen Williams, Dorothy Hobley, Irene Lerch and Eli Berg. Katharine Morrison with Felian Garszia and Kathryn Latimer with Alice Burbage Hessele bach have been chosen emergency substitutes, Louls Thompson had Carl Jaspan, violinist, as his guest of honor at a musical soirce on Wednesday last. Mr. Jaspan played numbers by Mozart, Brahms, Kreisler and the well known Bereeu.se,by Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Evangeline Frankson, pianist, played a u of De Bussy numbers. Catherine Ughtbfxr:nep. contralto, sang “Du Bist die Ruhe” and “Ave Maria,” by Schubert. Frank Olsen, baritone, Oley sfiggm fle:Gfl!o!d’.‘ R g U X A basso, sang selec- tions by La Forge and Goets, o MUSICAL STUDIOS. BARITONE = Ty A B e, o BESSIE N. WILD Beginners taught in ach stu recelving_twen fndivdun?e :‘nnn Learn Director 1201 Clifton St. NW. Tel. Adams 7891 VOICE—Dr. Edwin N. C. Barnes, Harriet Hine. VIOLIN—Marguerite Carter, Evelyn Scott. : ORGAN—Louis Potter, F. A. G. O. CELLO—Dore Walten. THEORY, ETC.—Helen Le Fevre Lyon. HARP—Catherine Riggs.' 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