Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1931, Page 99

¥ SONDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 18, 1931. NEW/ OF T i \ BY E. de S. MELCHER. T is something of a shock upon meeting Mr. Stokowski to find that this dynamic maestro of the platform 4s such a smil- ing, easygoing person with childlike blue eyes, who can talk as delightfully about the world at large as he can about music. Mr. Stokowski, caught as he was about to leave for Baltimore after his concert last Tuesday evening, did not seem in the least concerned that his audience hadn't applauded after the first portions of the program. ‘“Applause doesn't interest me,” he said. “It's one thing after you have played very loud music to want to feel that your listeners have bzen so stirred that they must show their emotions by ap- plause. But in softer music, like the Lulli and the Vibaldi and the Rameau, there is no rea- son in the world why the audience should applaud or why the conductor should want it to.” Mr. Stokowski was standing outside the sta= tion gate, hatless, a scarf bound tightly around his throat. He was there to say a few words about the new National Symphony Orchestra, which probably-he feels he has a particular link with, since its leader, Hans Kindler, was once a member of his own orchestra. “Washe- ington should have the best orchestra in the world, and I hope it will,” said Mr. Stokowski with _complete sincerity. ‘“Being the Capital of the United States, that's just what it should have. hope that it will come to Philadelphia and pay us visits, just as we pay you visits, and that it will be very, very successful.” Stressing the importance of ‘“decentraliza- tion” in music, the genial conductor of the Philadelphians then went on to show that if more cities and towns would follow in the steps of Washington some sort of perfection in this art would be reached. Music should not be centralized exclusively in.such cities as New York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. It should be spread generally throughout the country. Just as the movies have meant more interest in the theater in the smaller commun- ities and have suggested to them the idea of forming small theatric groups, so music should be taken in hand in the smaller sections of the country and enjoyed just as we enjoy it in the larger cities. “Music is becoming more and more impor- tant daily. As life grows faster and more com- plicated, in order to keep our balance—and anything away from complete balance means certan death—we need more, relaxation. Musie takes us completely out of this world. For in- stance, as I conduct or as I play I'm not in this world at all. I don't know exactly where I am, but it's far away—and it is a wonderful relief to get there. That's what I need occa- sionally and that's what you need; that's what we all need sometimes. We can't lean too hard on one thing during our lives or we go to pieces. We need a change and relaxation. And that's why it seems to me music is get- ting to be something more and more vital to us every day. “I'm glad Washington is at last going to have its own orchestra. It will be a wonderful thing dor you to have this means of educational re- laxation at your elbow. Mr. Kindler is a very fine musician; he played in my orchestra. His orchestra should be very good. Yes, I wish it all the best wishes in the world. Will it be as good as the Philadelphia Orchestra? Oh, yes; better, I hope.” AMONG the more interesting news items of the week which strike close at home is the tenth anniversary concert which will be given by the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South tonight at 8 o'clock, under the direction of R. Deane Shure, whose cantata ‘“Washington,” incidentally, will have several interesting per- formances this year in and about the Capital; the announcement by Elena de Sayn that the first concert of the famous Beach-Powell- Kramer combination, with Miss de Sayn as- sisting with the violin, will be given at the Mayflower Hotel Friday evening, December 4: that the “Incomparable Mary” (Garden, of course) will be with us next Friday to open the new Hurley concert course at Constitution Hall; that Otto Torney Simon reminds us “a near relation of one of Beethevon's early teach- ers, D. C. Pfeiffer, is Hving in our midst”; that the Carlo Rosa Opera Co. of London will come here this Winter—and don't forget that John McCormack is being sponsored by the Wilson- Greene office November 28. And did you hear Otto Beck play Mrs. Doran’s new song, “George Washington,” last Tuesday night over the air? ___ MUSICAL STUDIOS. _MUSICAL STUDIOS. Stokowski Salutes Nezwv National Symphony Orchestra— Community Institute Of fers Opening Concert Tuesday. Upper left: Louise Homer Stires, who, with her sister, Katharine Homer, will be featured on season’s first concert sponsored by the Community Center; upper right, Dr. John Finley Williamson, director of the Westminster Choir, which will come to Washington November 4; lower left, Winifred McGregor Michaelson, formerly of this city, who has recently assumed the directorship of the Wilmington Music School; lower right, Edwin Hughes, pianist, who will visit the Washington College of Music this season as guest teacher. PENING the 1931-832 season of the Community Institute of Washington at Central High Auditorium on Tues- day evening at 8:15 o'clock, Louise Homer Stires and Katharine Homer, soprano and pianist, daughters of Louise Homer and Sidney Homer, will offer one of the most in- teresting recital programs of the year. ‘Their Washington program will include num- bers by Bach, Gluck, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Tbert and Sidney Homer, to be played by Katharine Homer, and numbers by Bee- thoven, Brahms, Boewe, Wolf, Hagemann and Sidney Homer, to be sung by Louise Homer Stires. Mrs. Stires will likewise be heard in two arias, Puccini's “One Fine Day,” from “Madame Butterfly,” and Donizetti's “O Leece di Quest Anima,” from “Luida di Chamonix.” ANS KINDLER, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, today announced the programs selected for the first symphony concert, November 2, and the first Sunday aft- ernoon concert, November 15, both at Consti- tution Hall. The high light of the opening symphony con- cert will be the playing for the first time by any orchestra, of a three-part suite especially composed for the inaugural of the National Symphony Orchestra by three composers of international reputation, Alfredo Casella, Ga- briel Plerne and Ottorini Respighi. " BESSIE N. WILD Voice Culture, Piane and Harmony Studio, 6821 5th st., Takoma Park, D. . PHONE GEORGIA s283. Pupil of G. W. Chadwick. armony Teacher for two vears in Stern Conservatory, Berlin MAY ELEANOR SMITH Phone Pot. 4320-3 28th School Yéar Church, Von Unschuld e e Universjty of Music, Inc. Mme. Marie von Unschuld., President. A musical institute of highest standine. All subjects of music taught by superior professors. : E\R’OEI;.INE MONICO Piano, Harmon: _1221_Conn. Ave. ' MISS GOODWIN 2215 14th St. N.W. * Monday Director, omposition Dec. 0337 Teacher of Singing 1406 H Street soprano _ soloist, Thursday Saint Alban's Handsomely furnished studio for Telcphrzne 831 18th_St. N.W. ___ MUSICAL STUDIOS. Mrs. Isabel Garvin Shelley 1824 H St. N.W, Teacher of Singing and Piano Ci in Sight Reading 'ernfy Cl{oral Class Met. 8991 BE_AUT-IFUL ROOM i n‘;.l:—.ri _ 383 13th ST. aaily Haaiie mattie. partfes. Casella is the composer of the first number of the suite, an “entrada” or entrance. He is one of the leaders of the advance guard of the younger European composing generation and is well known as composer, pianist and conductor. The second movement, “Sarabande,” was com- posed by Pierne, one of the veteran continental composers, whose “Children’s Crusade” is known all over the world, and who conducts the oldest orchestra in Paris, the Colonne. Re- spighi has contributed the final phase of the suite, a finale. Respighi also is well known in this country as conductor and composer. His “Pines of Rome” and his opera, “The Sunken Bell,” which has been performed at the Metro- politan Opera House, are especially well known. ‘The first symphony program will open with Weber’'s “Der Freischutz” overture and will offer Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony,” Mussorg- sky’'s ‘“Chant Russe’” and Tschalkowsky's “March Slav,” in addition to the Casella- Pierne-Respighi suite. For the first of his Sunday afternoon con- certs, to be given on Sunday, November 15, at 4 o'clock at Constitution Hall, Mr. Kindler has chosen a program that opens with Beethoven's overture to “Lenore,” No. 3, opus 72, and which will include Hangdel's “Concerto Grosso,” Bizet's “Suite Arlesienne,” Tschaikowsky's ‘Andante Cantabile,” and, for its first orchestral pres- entation in Washingtom, Tschaikowsky's “Polonaise.” A, E._ REDMOND, VOCAL TEACHER MUSICAL STUDIOS. GraceHazard Wormelle Voice, Piano and Expression 3106 South Dakota Ave. N.E. North 5633 1235 N. Y. Ave.. Cor. 13th. Adams 2651-J. With instruments. Wk Musigraphs ALTER NASH, F. A. G. O, has been engaged as director and organist of St. Alban's choir. He will take charge of the music there the middle of November. Ann Sloan, cellist, will be guest artist at the Woman's City Club tea this afternoon. Warren F. Johnson will resume his organ recitals at the Church of the Pilgrims at 7:30 o'clock this evening. He will play “Pralu- dium,” Albert Becker; ‘“Fugue on Bach,” Schurann, and “Echo Bells,” John Hyatt Brewer. Hildegarde Johnson, contralto, pupil of Beatrice Goodwin, was soloist last Sunday at Emery Methodist Episcopal Church. Two Washington composers, Mrs. Chester Adair and Karl Holer, will be featured in to- day's music hour at 5 o'clock at the Young Women's Christian Association. Helen Turley, contralto, will sing some of Mrs. Adair’'s songs, with the composer at the piano, and Helen Belt, violinist, will play some of Mr. Holer's selections, accompanied by the composer, Two soprano solos by Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley will be featured in this Sunday eve- ning's concert in the Shoreham lobby by the Lowe-Nevins Concert Orchestra between 8:10 and 9 p.m. Classical and popular numbers will make up the program, which Raoul Da Costa will direct. Gideon A. Lyon, former president of the Arts Club, and Hans Kindler, director of Washington'’s new symphony orchestra, will be the speakers at the tenth anniversary ban- quet of the Chaminade Glee Club, to be held Tuesday evening, November 10, in the Shore- ham Hotel. The next meeting of the Washington Alum- nae Club of the Mu Phi Epsilon National Hon- orary Sorority will be held tomorrow evening at the home of Helen Le Fevre Lyon, 1740 Poplar Lane. Officers for the coming year have been announced as Edith B. Athey, presi- dent; Hazel G. Wood, vice president; Olive Pratt, secretary; Olive Witters, treasurer; Vera N. Ross, historian, and Carol B. Wagner, publicity. An interesting musical season has been planned at Friendship House, 324-326 Virginia avenue southeast, by Miss Lydia Burklin, head resident. Under the leadership of Jessie M. Olin, resident director of music, who has re- cently come to Washington from Chicago, where she directed choruses for the Civic Mu- sic Association for the past seven years, a number of musical activities have been added to those already offered. On Sunday after- noons, beginning November 1, from 5 to 6, programs will be given by Washington musi- cians. Mary Apple, contralto soloist at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, will give the first program. Frances Gutelius will direct the Washington National Children's Hour from WMAL Friday morning from 10:45 to 11 o'clock. She will present Charlton and Karlina Meyer and Wal- ter Drummond Swank in a miniature sym- phnoic program of piano numbers. At their general meeting last Thursday eve- ning, in the Frances Gutelius studios, the Dis- trict of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs unanimously indorsed the National Symphony Orchestra junior concert series and promised & large attendance at these concerts out of its 28 junior clubs and choirs. A short memorial tribute to the late Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moore was given by the president, Mrs. Gertrude Lyons. The Rubinstein Club, under the direction of Claude Robeson, will hold its regular rehearsals Tuesday morning and evening. Those desiring to sing with this organization should eom- municate with Mrs. Milton C. White, 5516 Thirteenth street northwest. D. C. Dounis, internationally known wiolin teacher, who arrived only recently in this coun- try, is now in Washington and has opened a studio on Connecticut avenue. —___ MUSICAL STUPIOS. 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