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B—4 T HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JA UARY 23, 1937. BRILLIANT SOLOISTS ADD TO MIDSEASON ACTIVITIES Radziwill “Faust” Gets Attention in Revival Broadcast From Cracow Stirs Hope That This Country May Be Favored With Performance of Music. By Alice Eversman. ATE has a way of selecting certain individuals or certain compositions for an everlasting niche in the Hall of Fame. Among these is Charles Gounod and, inseparably connected with him, is his operatic version of Goethe's “Faust.” However, nearly 25 years before Gounod's wpPaust” was produced in Paris in 1859, another musical setting of Goethe's great work was heard in Berlin, that of Prince Anton Radziwill. Recently attention was called to this neg.d- lected composition when it was given l edition found in the Library of Gon- in its entirety over the radio in|grog tne overture is a beautiful duet Cracow in the form of an historical | pore K00 5t o® i ono. As prepara- concert. Also very recently the Piano | oot dramatic peak of the story, version was found in t.he Library of | wherein Faust, Marguerite and Congress by the prince’s great-great- pepnistopheles play their varied roles, granddaughter by marriage. the Pres- |ine frgt part is arranged in choruses ent Ambassadress of Poland, Countess | of angels, soldiers, peasants and spirits Potocka. _The mother of the Am-|yith 5 choral in the church of great bassador, Countess Roman Potocka, is beauty. The second part resembles the the great-granddaughter of Prince gners plan with a Vorsplel and scene Radziwill in Auerbach’s cellar, the song of Prince Radziwill was one of those aephistopheles, and a scene in a room glamorous characters who, in addition petween Faust and Marguerite with to the culture cemmensurate With hiS the words of the famous “Jéwel Song,” station in life was also highly gifted '«The King of Thule” and the lovely musically. Moreover, he was ardently | text of Faust's answer and the quartet, devoted to his avocation and de-|«Dje Nacht bricht an.” Marguerite's veloped his talents to the greatest|beautiful soliloquy, “Meine Ruh is degree. Specializing as a cellist, he | hin” and another Mephisto aria, “Was later took to composition, and wrote | Machst du mir vor Liebchen’s Thur,” many songs with piano and cello|lead into the judgment scene in the and cello and guitar accompaniments. | church, followed by the prison scene, He was & friend of all the great artists, | ending with a witches’ orgy. among them Chopin and Beethoven, Chopin, of whose friendship for the whose quartets he plaved with en-|prince there remains the lasting proof thusiasm and whose endeavors he|of a portrait of the two together, was supported financially with untiring a guest of the prince where he had real. opportunity to hear his host’s work. | Writing to a friend, Chopin gave his AT ONE time Prince Radziwill was ir‘npx;ssi:n ofd lhee ckt:glp‘o:\lafle!:':, "?:d; " i ziwell showed m “Fausl al del:?mm (b"‘;, 1;:;‘;";:; l:,‘,ihG{;:t}found therein a good many things to,be Eing ol 2o i | well thought out and even showing objective in view, Frederick sanctioned | i el T Rl verh exper ted his marriage with his niece, Princess| #°% us whd Xp | from the governor. Among others, Louise of Prussia, daughter of Fred- |y, o g scene in which Mephistophe- erick’s brother, Prince Ferdinand. The‘ les tempts Marguerite, playing on the brother of his wife, Prince Louis Fer-| " L. L o ist of note and guitar and singing Qo s =S o ce]l“f 2 | home, and at the same time there are friend of Beethoven, who dedicated |y 04 songs by the choir of a nearby the two cello and piano sonatas of | ;puren” This contrast makes a great opus 5 to him. The bond of musiC.|egect jn the rendition. From this, shared by the great Frederick, knit| n. can realize his understanding of | At R ivavirsrivs) <« Latin Music By Mexican Orchestra Singers and Dancing Group to Be Heard Noted Artists From Many Lands Add Color to Week’s Events these princely musicians closely to- gether. The prince was long identified with | Prussian court life (although his pro- | posed kingship never came about), | which he varied by an extensive ac- | quaintance among the most celebrated | composers of his time. He was devoted | to Beethoven and once made the long journey to the home of Prince Galitzin for the sole purpose of hearing a per- formance of the “Mass in B.” He was | also one of seven who, in answer to Beethoven's appeal, contributed the necessary funds to insure the publica- tion of the mass. The great master, in recognition of his devotion, dedicated his “Overture in C, Op. 115" to his patron. The prince later became governor of Pozen. Besides being an instrumentalist of superior ability, Prince Radziwill also was a singer, and with this double viewpoint, he was ably prepared to set the drama “Faust” to music. He was a close friend of Goethe and many times consulted with him regarding the composition he had in mind. Less theatrical than Gounod's version, it took the form of an oratorio with the four principal characters, and a chorus interspersed with declamatory pas- sages. The completed score requires 589 pages and contains 25 numbers. During the lifetime of the prince only portions of the work were repro- duced, the first hearing of some num- bers being had at the Singakademie in | Berlin on May 1, 1810. The choruses | were given separately in 1816 and three | scenes in 1830. It was not until Octo- | ber, 1833, six months after the com- poser’s early death, that a public per- music. He is also a great follower of Gluck. Theatrical music has only meaning for him as it describes the situation and the feeling. The orch- estra will always be placed back of the scenery, so it should not be seen, in order that the movements of the bows and similar things should not | distract the audience.” With Mercado. MERCADO'S TIPICA MEXICAN | *Y* ORCHESTRA, a vivacious troupe of Mexican musicians, featuring bril- liant soloists of concert and radio fame—Lolita Valdez, soprano; Gus- tavo Carrasco, tenor, and the Ojeda | dancers—will be heard in Washing- On Thursday evening at the Willard Hotel the Mezican Tipica Orchestra, with soloists, will give a concert under the direction of its colorful leader, Senor Angell Mercado, pictured above, left. At right, Moriz Rosenthal, one of the last pupils of the great Liszt, will be heard in full-length recital tomorrow afternoon at Constitution Hall. Below are two outstanding RINCE RADZIWILL the first to | the Willard Hotel ball room under the set “Faust” to music, with his| management of the Beren-Brook Art- | great influence at the German court, | jo' Byreau. awakened widespread enthusiasm |~ ryeir program, which covers light for Goethe's noble drama, which until | i o4 music from Spain and Latin then was known mostly to a few of | pmerica, concert music and regional the more scholarly minded in the capi- | 1 cic s as follows: tal. For many years, Radziwill’s | Theme “Mi Vieio Amor” setting formed part of every musical Gato_Montes”’ season in other cities besides Berlin, | fomimts Gitan such as Hanover, Leipzig, Prague and | g, i, Gus! Danzig. It is interesting to note that *Sol de Prima: o ;. Martinez the prince’s idea of an invisible orches- | “Balle de las Capas” (Cape Dance) 8. Lope tra preceded the cherished dream | “Andalucia” _ g T Ciever; of Wagner by almost 50 years. | “Cetito Linaa ™" VAT, 4 3 wercado The special value of this first musi- | (Illustrated fantasy featuring Miss cal arrangement of the romantic story | e M CRETNsco I And i the which Gounod immortalized in music, is that it had the personal approval of Goethe and was, more or less, com- posed under his supervision. No doubt the choice of the sequence of events | from the long drama, was made at | his suggestion. How much Gounod | may have profited by this original | setting of the text that inspired him | we do not know, but surely he must | g Lolit have heard of it and perhaps have | —icttiza Yucatrca had access to it. [ e minante The performances of her great- grandmother’s cantata or oratorio is a vivid memory of Countess Roman Potocka, who as a child was taken to Intermisison. “Torre del Oro”_____________J. Gimenes (Prelude to an old Spanish operetta oy, DY Gimenez.) “Morena’ -_-___Jorge del Moral b ustavo Carrasco. igeunerweisen” (Gypsy Airs). Pablo de Sarasate ta Sanchez, psaiterist Intermezzo from the opera). aile Regional” (Zambra) Thy Sart “Atzimba" ( aldez. _Arr. by A. J. Mercado ntermisison, del Mayab”. G. Cardenas ‘ The Ojeda: ‘Rapsodia Nortena. No. Tristes Jardines” Jose de J. Ma | “Cuchi-Cuchi—Corrido Mex:cnng."“ riines A, |ton on Thursday evening at 8:45 in | -A. J. Mercado | violinist, right. artists of the present day making their local debut Monday morning at the Mayflower Hotel—Rudolf Serkin, phenomenal pianist, left, and Ginette Neveu, the astonishing young French New Artist Pianist to Appear T THE Mayflower Hotel on A Monday morning at 11:15 o'clock Mrs. Lawrence Town- | send will introduce two new | artists to her public in the persons of Ginette Neveu, young French vio- linist, and Rudolf Serkin, Czechoslo- vakian pianist. Miss Neveu, who is but 18 years oid, first gained universal attention when she won the contest organized by the Warsaw Conservatory against 299 rivals. She was 16 at the time and formance of the entire work was pre- | hear it, as it still was being often sented by the Singakademie and the jgiven in Berlin. The first radio per- Koenigliche Kapelle. It was published | formance from Cracow has again shortly thereafter was given a concert Tickets for this concert may be se- tour through Europe, where her per- cured at Kitt’s, 1330 G street. in November, 1835. | 'AS WAS natural, the prince has | given special prominence to the | cello throughout the work, and in the focused attention on this great work of a Polish composer, and it is to be | hoped that opportunity will be soon arranged so that it can be heard in this country. QUARTET TO GIVE CHAMBER MUSIC i 'HE Washington Chamber Music formances were received with enthusi- astic acclaim. Critics spoke of her “destined to become one of the greatest violinists in the world.” Her appear- “God-given talent” and that she was| ance Monday will be her American | MUSIC LECTURE . | BY MISS BAUER | 'HE January program of the Wash- | ington Music Teachers' Associa- | tion will be given on Monday at 8:30 | pm., at 1810 Connecticut avenue (the | ‘Washington College of Music). Marion | Bauer, one of America's foremost Concert Schedule TOMORROW. Moriz Rosenthal, piano recital, Constitution Hall, 4 p.m. Cicily Adams Brown, pianist; Elsie Radle, contralto, joint re- cital, Roosevelt Hotel, 9:30 p.m. MONDAY. Ginette Neveu, violinist; Ru- dolf Serkin, pianist; joint recital, debut. It was through Toscanini that Rudolf Serkin first came to America. Broad- casting for the first time on a program by the Philharmonic Orchestra on February 23 last, his playing made such an impression that demands Society announces the program for the third Candlelight concert of the season, which will be given at the Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1600 Twenty-first street, on Monday after- noon at 5 o'clock. The program will be played by the Pro Musica Quartet, assisted by Harold Bennett, flutist. The group will play Haydn's “Quartet, Opus 20, No. 5, in F minor,” Mozart's “Quartet in D for Flute and Strings” and Weiner's “Quartet, Opus 4.” women in music, noted as a com- poser, lecturer and author, will speak on “The Relation of Present-Day Music to the Past” (with some piano illustrations). Miss Bauer is associate professor of music of New York University, mem- ber of the faculty for Summer ses- sions at Mills College, California, and has for several seasons given lecture courses at Chautauqua, N. Y. She is Also a member of the executive board of the League of Composers, a mem- ber of the American Musicological Bociety, secretary of the Society for Publication of American Music, and director of the United States section of the International-Society for Con- temporary Music. *As an author, her books have re- ceived enthusiastic praise. Her “Sum- mary of Twentieth Century Music” was adopted for its study course by the National Federation of Music Clubs. LECTURE ON GREAT POET OF RUSSIA E Slavic-American Society of Music and Fine Arts, Elena de| Bayn, president, announces a lecture in English by Dr. Leonid Strakhovsky on Pushkin, the great Russian poet, on Friday. at 8:30 o'clock at the May- flower Hote!, mezzanine floor. Among the Russtan composers who were inspired to put Pushkin’s writ- ings in operatic form are ‘Tschaikowsky in the operas “Eugene Onegin” and “pique Dame,” Rimsky-Korsakoff in “Le Coq d'Or,” Glinka in “Russlan and Ludmilla,” Dargomijsky in “Rus- alka” and “Water Nix,” Kammenji Gost in “Stone Guest” and Mapravni in “Doubrovsky.” One hundred years ago on January 29, old style, Russia lost Pushkin, a victim of a duel, in the prime of his life. Dr. Leonid Strakovsky is an au- thority on historical subjects, having ‘been decorated by several Slavic coun- tries for his contributions in this field. A limited number of tickets will be available for non-members, on sale at the Talbert Agency at the Willard Hotel, the Mayflower Hotel news stand end from Miss de B.yl{. Mayflower Hotel, 11:15 a.m. Pro Musica Quartet, Harold Bennett, flutist, assisting; Phil- lips Memorial Gallery, 5 pm. Marion Bauer, lecture, “The Relation of Present Day Music to the Past,” auspices Washington Music Teachers’ Association, 1810 Connecticut avenue north- west, 8:30 p.m. Navy Band, Hour of Memories program, 2 p.m. TUESDAY. Navy Band, Symphony Or- chestra, 8 p.m. Marine Band and Symphony Orchestra, Shut-Ins’ Dream Hour, 3 pm. Soldiers’ Home Band Orches- tra, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. Roth Quartet, assisted by Beryl Rubinstein, pianist; Howard Mitchell, cellist; Library of Con- gress, 8:45 p.m. National Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Hans Kindler, conductor; Student. Concert, Central High School, 3:30 p.m. Marine Band and Symphony Crchestra, 8 p.m.« THURSDAY. Mercado’s Tipica Mexican Or- chestra, Willard Hotel, 8:45 p.m. Brahms' “Requiem,” Washing- ton Choral Society, Louis Potter, conductor, Washington Cathe- dral, 8:30 p.m. Soldiers’ Home Band Orches- tra, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY. Roth Quartet, assisted by Beryl Rubenstein, pianist; Howard Mitchell, cellist; Library of Con- gress, 3:30 p.m. Lecture on Pushkin, Dr. Leonid Strakhowsky, auspices Slavic- American Society of Music and Fine Arts, Mayflower Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Mary Howe, Ann Hull, two- MEETING PLANNED BY MUSIC CLUBS 'HE District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs, Eva Whitford Lovette, president, will hold its second general assembly at the Grafton Hotel, Friday evening. A business meeting will start at 8 o'clock and a recital at 9 o'clock, with a reception following. Members of all federated clubs and choirs, and individual members are invited to attend the recital and re- ception. The artists to be presented are Ta- tiana Gnoocheff, Russian danseuse, with Starr Preston Tew at the piano; Anne Yago McGuffey, contralto, ac- companied by Mary Izant Couch, and the Alexandria Trio, which includes Grace Powell, first violin; Anne Far- quhar, cello, and Mrs. R. F. Gooding, piano. —_— TWO-PIANO DANCE MUSIC OFFERED ARY HOWE and Ann Hull will present a two-piano program of dance music at the Friday Morning Music Club on Friday, 11:30 am., Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A. Several compositions by Mrs. Howe will be :;:c!uded, interprgted by Evelyn Davis, necer. Institute Recitals. THI ‘WASHINGTON MUSICAL IN- STITUTE presented two programs of its series of opening recitals Friday and Ssturday at 1730 Sixteenth street northwest. The senior recital of PFriday pre- ented the following pupils: Dorothy Todd, Delphine Deslo, Gladys Field- ing, Sylv“n:' Placentini, Winifred ing Music Club, Barker Hall, Y. W. C. A, 11:30 am. SATURDAY. Soldiers’ Home Band Orches- tra, 5:30 pm. preparatory and junior departments. The last recital of the series will be presented February 13 at 4 p.m. by the Marian Chace School of the Dance. The public is invited. ; { i 'HE combined glee clubs of 100 voices from the Montgomery-Blair Senior High School will give & mu- sical service at the Foundry Metho- dist Church, Sixteenth and P streets northwest, tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The group directed by Verna Met- calfe will be assisted by Dale Cornor, 15-year-old organist; Christine Stacy, pianist, and Harry Von Friedly, trumpeter. Soloists of the organiza- tion will include Billie Kellum, so- prano; Marguerite Folsom, contralto; Bruce Stedman, tenor; Alvin Finch- am, second tenor; David Lawrie, first bass; Oliver Youngblood, second bass. ‘The program for the Music Hour at the Y. W. C. A. tomorrow will be given by the Alexandria Trio—Grace Powell, violinist; Ann Farquhar, cel- Mst, and Frances Gooding, pisnist. The trio will include the Mendel- ssohn “D Minor Trio,” together with several shorter numbers in its pro- gram. The public is invited. The Newcomb-Bethesda Commu- nity Singers presented a group of songs at the annual congressional re- ception of the Minnesota State So- ciety at the Wardmar 2ark Hotel on Tuesday evening, under the direction of Ruth L. Morgan. A special ar- rangement of the “Waters of Minne- tonka” introduced a program em- bracing several well-loved folk songs. Gertrude Smallwood Mockbee ac- companied. ‘The program for the Music Hour at Friendship House, 324 Virginia ave- enue southeast, tomorrow at 5 o'clock, will be given by two talented young pianists, Karlien and Charlton Meyer. ‘The Honor Music group of Priendship House assists in the program, under the direction of Jesse M. Olin, head of the music department of Friendship House. A solo will be sung by Norma ‘White. The public is cordially invited. Frances Jackson, mezz0-s0prano, and Gertrude Smith, pianisi, were a > S Offerred In Mayflower Series | Young French Violinist and Czechoslovakian Here in Townsend Series on Monday Morning. poured in from all parts of the country for recitals by him. A coast-to-coast tour was arranged which established him as one of the greatest pianists to be heard in this country. ‘The following program will be given by the artists: (3) “Grave (i Priprert SIS0 (c) “Danse des Dervishes. 1 Haendel-Flesch Beethoven-Auer Miss Neveu. o “Sonata, C Major, Opus 53." Mr. Serkin. Beethoven Szymanowsky _Ravel e Paganinl Miss Neveu. IV. “Two Intermezzi. “Rondo Capriceiosor M. Sei Brahms 119" ~-Mendelssohn © “Three Btudes. Opus 25 | ) R‘lonulu. A Flat Major Mr. Serkin. (b) | o Wolfgang Rebner at the piano for Miss Neveu. In Local Music Circles soloists for Naomi Chapter, O. E. 8., of Bethesda, Md., Wednesday evening. Iva Loughlen Guy will present her Junior pupils in recital this afternoon in the studio of the League of Ameri- can Pen Women. Those on the pro- gram are William Cogswell, Alan Fitch, Barbara Harter, Nancy Abbott, Ellen Mae Burgdorf, June Ney, Rich- ard and Robert Wiebe, Nancy Wake- field, William and Robert Hartshorn, Betty Walker, Jacqueline Blunt, Julia Ann Warthen, Betty Bean, Jean Guy and Mary Gravss. The Luther Rice Class of the First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and O streets, presented a concert by the Luther Rice Male Chorus, assisted by Edith Hoffman Jones, soprano, on January 15 at the church. Christine Merritt and Evelyn Wells were the accompanists. at the studio of Rose d’Amore this aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock. The club is com- posed of students of Miss d’Amore and and Emma Frances Luckett. The Lyric Music Club, Dorothy Sherman Pierson, director, will hold its January meeting at the home of the vice president, Ethel West Bonuso, Tuesday evening. The subject for the evening is John Pindle Scott, and a paper on his life, written by Suzon Bell, will be read by Inga Stone. Sev- eral of his songs will be sung by Eileen Burger and Kathryn Waltz, with Edith B. Athey at the piano. Violet meeting Recital at 1325 G street at 10:45 a.m. The artist presenting the program will be Rose d’Amore, concert pianist, who will be accom, on the second piano by Mrs. @. V. Rickett, The public is cordially invited. f The Junior Artists’ Club will meet | ‘Monument To Master {King’s Memorial at| Cathedral to Honor Brahms’ Genius. HEN the Washington Choral 8o- | ciety presents the Brahms “Requiem” on Thursday evening at' the Washington Cathedral, an oppor- | Choral Work Rosenthal to Appear In Cflqert” Tomorrow Pianist, Pupil of Liszt, Now 74 Years Old, Will Play at Constitution Hall on Tour of United States. ORIZ ROSENTHAL, the sen- | Lemberg, Poland, December 18, 1862. sational 74-year-old pianist | Early evidencing proficiency, Rosen- and last outstanding pupil of | thal began the serious study of the the great Liszt, who has| piano at 8 under Galoth first, then already amazed and electrified musical | Carl Mikull. At the age of 10 he suc- America in the course of his first visit| cessfully appeared as piano soloist, to these shores in seven years, will| and at 13 he became the pupil of make his only appearance of the season | Rafael Josefly at Vienna. at Constitution Hall tomorrow after-| Making his first concert tour the noon at 4 o'clock under the manage- | following year, he so impressed Ru- ment of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey. mania’s poet-queen that she made him Mr. Rosenthal’s performance will | court pianist, an appointment that led constitute the fifth attraction of Mrs.| to Liszt's acceptance of Rosenthal as Dorsey’s series of Sunday afternoon | a pupil. From 1880 to 1886 he spent concerts at the D. A. R. Auditorium | &5 a student at Vienna University and and is presented in place of the piano | then resumed his concert tours, and recital of Viadimir Horowitz, Russian | in 1889 he made his first visit to the pianist, whose American tour was United States, to be assisted, at his canceled through illness. | New York concert debut, by a 14-year- Mr. Rosenthal’s program follows: | old violinist named Pritz Kreisler. “Sonata.” (L:g 109. E major Beethoven | Now, at 74, Rosenthal is making his elude.” Op 45. C aharp minor Chopin | tenth tour of the United States, and Three Etudes o o 24 Shopin | has already found a new musical me- At TonoaoP: 24 Ghobin | dium in radio, making his bow as a -~~~ Ljs2t | radio soloist In & coast-to-coast broad- Rosenthal | cast for General Motors several weeks o osenthal | 880- Seats for Rosenthal's recital are | available at Mrs. Dorsey's Concert Bu- reau, in Droop's, 1300 G street north- west, or at the Constitution Hall box office tomorrow after 10 o'clock. Pei Fol “Papillons” “Humoresque,” Strsuss . ROBABLY no artist on the concert stage can boast of a longer or more glorious artistic career than Moriz Rosenthal, who was born in GrandOperaJapanese Featured by And Russian OrchestraOn Program Ormandy to Present Philadelphians In Masterpieces to Be Given, With Miss tunity unparalleled in many mont'na“ will be given the local music public| to enrich its musical experiences. For | in this work, the soul of the great | | composer, whose exterior was gruff | | and forbidding, stands revealed in an- gelic light, shining with the noble ! virtues of faith, compassion and love. Glimpsing these attributes that formed | the very structure of his nature, and | assisting at the glorious song that | rose from the pure essence of his | being, must surelv awaken in every | heart the sentiments which Brahms | would consider the noblest reward for his life’s devotion to music. ‘The tender and religious nature of Brahms was cherished by his closest friends, who overlooked the veneer of roughness with which he masked his noblest feelings. Many, however, | did not know how assiduously he studied the Bible, and how he drew | strength from its teachings. The, | consolation which he received in the | hour of his great bereavement from | that sacred source, and how that | consolation uplifted him te a paean | of faith is to be found in every meas- | | ure of this greatest work from his pen. | | The idea of the “Requiem” was sug- | | gested to him by his bzloved friend, | | Robert Schumann. With his tragic | death, the many sorrowful factors of | which deeply touched Brahms, the composition of the “Requiem” became | | & loving duty toward the man whom | ! he admired in both his capacity as| | artist and friend. Suffering, shortly h | afterward, the loss of his mother, to | | whom he had been deeply devoted, the | | “Requiem” became the last tribute of | his filial love to the woman who had shared his every ambition through many years. For his text Brahms took the Ger- man transpation of the Psalms, the Gospels and the Revelations, thus accounting for the name “German Requiem.” How great was the in- spiration of the sacred words of sor- Tow, yet exultation and belief in the ultimate promise of the Scriptures flows through the musical phrases with the conviction that comes only from ‘a profound realization and con- fidence of the truth. The work stands as a monument to his genius. In no other of his many immortal compositions has the vision of the beneficent ruling of all events been so clear before him, to find expression in music, nor the open- ing of his heart to the release of his noblest sentiments been so completely accomplished. The world has been granted the privilege of glimpsing the | travail of the soul of a great artist | in his overwhelming sorrow, and how | he responded in a song of faith and | acquiescence in the Divine justice. | ‘The performance of the “Requiem, under the direction of Louis Potter, will be an anniversary commemora- tion of the death of King George V of England. A hundred singers will be heard in the chorus parts, while solos will be sung by Ruby Potter, soprano, and Edwin Steffe, baritone. Robert Barrows, organist of the Cathe- dral, and a group of symphony or- chestra players will accompany the singers. A E. Conductor Cecil, Soloist. RAND opera will be the subject of the National Symphony’s Or- Music Event. ‘\ GIFTED young Russian violon- chestra at its next corcert scheduled | for 4 pm. Sunday, January 31, in Constitution Hall. Hans Kindler, conductor of the or- chestra, recognizing a need for the| presentation of opera music in me’ Capital, yesterday announced a com- plete program of masterpieces from | the great musical dramas of all ume.: Winifred Cecil, the American so- prano, who has achieved phenomenal success both in the United States and | in Europe recently, will be the or-| chestra’s soloist for the occasion in| selections from Verdi's “La Forza del Destino” and from two Wagnerian operas, “Die Walkure” and “Tann- hauser.” Miss Cecil was given an en- | thusiastic ovation when she was| soloist with the orchestra at a “Sun- | set Symphony” concert in the Sum- mer of 1935. That the orchestra is filling a defl- | nite place in the Nation's Capital was recognized nationally in a recent edi- torial that appeared in Musical Amer- | jca, the leading journal of musical affairs published in the United States. Under the title, “The Heartening Ex- | ample of the National Symphon: | Oscar Thompson, editor of the maga- | zine, wrote in the issue of January 10, 1937: | “Among the signs and portents by which America recognizes its own coming of age in music, the National Symphony in Washington has a sig- nificance quite its own.” The editor said that the recent testimonial din- ner tendered Dr. Kindler, the founder and conductor of the orchestra, by 500 musicians and patrons of the Capital in the Mayflower Hotel “car- ried with it more than the felicita- tions of those in attendance. “It was a manifestation, even though not so planned, of a steadily increas- ing national interest in an institution | that is peculiarly representative of | the America of today, in that its his- tory is entirely of the present era and cellist and a distinguished Jap- anese composer-conductor will be guests on the fourth program at Con- stitution Hall by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under local aus- pices of the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau. Eugene Ormandy, brilliant Hun- garian, who is leader of the ®hiladel- phia orchestra, will wait until the second part of the program before appearing on the podium. For the first two numbers the baton will be held by the Viscount Hidemaro Kon- oye, of whom Stokowski has sald: “Because there is combined in this one artist such wide knowledge of the music of the West and East, he is of immeasurable value to music and the new forms of civilization which are emerging.” Viscount Konoye will conduct two works by Beethoven, the German master's overture to his one opera, “Fidelio,” and his “Second Sym- phony.” After the intermission Gregor Piatigorsky, who has been called “the Russian Casals,” will appear with the orchestra under Mr. Ormandy’s baton in Haydn's “Concerto in D Major for Violoncello and Orchestra.” The concluding number listed on the program - is Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe,” suite No. 2, which Mr. Or- mandy will conduct. Reservations can be made at the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, 910 G street northwest. e SEGOVIA TO BEGIN AMERICAN TOUR “ZORD has been received from An- dres Segovia that the famous guitar virtuoso is about to sail for the United States, accompanied by his wife, former Paquita Madriguiera, pianist, who, prior to her marriage, made several successful appearances with the Colonne Orchestra in Paris. Segovia's recital will take place at that its position has been won solely | Wardman ' Park, Thursday, February through its success in meeting present- 25, at 8:45 pm. under the auspices day conditions and problems,” the of Concerts Intimes, Elena de Sayn, editorial continued. director. The National Symphony, formed | Segovia's first visit to this country just six years ago, “has no roots| was in the early part of 1928. In five reaching back to pre-war America— | weeks he had piled up an astonishing and began to give concerts in the record of six sold-out New York re- teeth of the depression,” the editor } citals, two Boston recitals and 25 ap- said, “with all odds apparently against | pearances outside of New York. In his it, it advanced steadily at a time when | second season, he filled 40 dates in long-established organizations were | 11 weeks, followed by a tour of the Far | ital has no need to be apologetic about | diplomats resident in Washington that felt to be tottering in their efforts to stave off disaster. The National Cap- its musical life, as it had as recently | as seven years ago, when it had to confess to visitors from abroad and the city had no continuing symphony of its own. the sponsors, supporting groups, all | those who have accomplished this very substantial achievement, are to be congratulated, not merely by Wash- ington, but by the musically minded public everywhere in the United States.” The symphony students’ concerts, launched auspiciously last Tuesday at Western High School, and on Friday at Eastern High School, will be con= tinued the coming week. Dr. Kindler and his men play in Central High School Wednesday afternoon at 3:30. Music Club Formed. PUP!LS of Emily Kendrick, pianist, of 1331 8 street southeast, an- nounce the organization of the Kendrick Music Club on January 9 at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Buscher, 1349 Ridge place southeast. Officers elected for the year are as follow: President, Lorraine Buscher; vice pres- ident, Charles McDaniels; secretary, Virginia Green, and treasurer, Emily Kendrick. A recital is being planned for the Spring, to be given at the LOUIS POTTER, Who will conduct the Wash- ington Choral Society in the Brahms “Reguiem,” to be given as part of the memorial service for King George V at the Washington Cathedral on Thursday evening. Q Anacostia High School. o Student Program. FLDRENC! HOWARD will give the first of two informal Midwinter student recitals on Tuesday at 8:30 pm. at her studios, 1408 New Hamp- shire avenue. A shori concertized form of Mozart's opera, “The Mar~ riage of Figaro,” will be presented, the soloists being Eleanor Berge, Ida Kaufmann and Eleanor Westergren, with Marjorie Davis at the piano and Mrs. Howard reading the dialogue. Other singers on the program include Elsie Radle and Alice Sherrer, con= tralto; Gladys Wilcox, mezzo-soprano, and Myrtle Barnes, soprano. ~ “The conductor, the management,| R’ East, thus making him a figure of in- ternational acclaim. Tickets for the recital are on sale at the Talbert Ticket Agency, Mayflower Hotel, Wardman Park and at the stu- dio of Sophocles Papas. Sl A R Easter Concert Planned. EHEARSALS for the sunrise con- cert to be given under the au- spices of the National Capital Parks on Easter Sunday morning will be held in the auditorium of the Depart- ment of the Interior Building, Eight- eenth and F streets every Monday at 8 p.m. sharp. Originally planned as s chorus of 100 mixed voices, its membership has increased to 250 to accommodate all local vocalists desiring to participate in the concert. The Sylvan Theater of the Washington Monument grounds has been selected as the site for the concert. Artists at Roosevelt. 'HE artists appearing on the pre gram tomorrow evening at ir, musicale at the Roosevelt Hotel are Cicily Adams Brown, pianist, and Elsie Radle, contralto. Ciclly Adams Brown is a graduate of the Royal Academy of London. Elsie Randle possesses a rich sontralto voice and has done extensive concert work. Warren F. Johnson, Organist Church of the Pilgrims Sunday Evening rale Fugue, from Cho “Suite_for_Ory rhy | WANTED—ASSISTANT ORGAN- IST desirous of obtaining fine ex- perience and instruction in ex- change for services. Address Box 7-A, Star Office. Armando Jannuzzi Grand Opera Dramatic Tenor Voice Specialist Italian Method Sehool of bel canle. Dist. 1403 732 11th St. N.WK, ® »