Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1940, Page 78

Loss of Symphony Means Disaster to Music Here Public Should Understand Labor Involved in Keeping Organization Under Way By Alice Eversman. As this is being written, there is a faint hope that some adjustment may be possible of the difficulties that have caused the temporary aban- donment of the National Symphony Orchestra. By the time this is in print there may be more definite information already given out. The first over- tures were made on Tuesday when the association board and the repre- sentatives from the Musicians’ Protective Union met in conference and the willingness on both sides to seek a solution is encouraging. However, the willingness on both sides to seek a$ solution is encouraging. However, the serious trouble of the last few months has cleared the air in many respects for all concerned, while emphasizing more profoundly the disaster to local music life that the discontinuing of the National Sym- phony would mean. One of the chief reasons for the backwardness of musical apprecia- tion in the Nation's Capital has been the fact that there was no major civic enterprise in the musical field that would bind together the differ- ent factions of social life here. The National Symphony supplied that need and the effects have been no- ticeable in every other musical en- | deavor in this city. The loss of such an incentive would mean a slack- ening of interest in music and a return to that disorganized condi- tion which existed before there was something of such general appeal and magnitude as the establishing of a local symphony to work for. Music lovers of this city will have no heart to build up another musi- cal venture if the symphony is taken away from them. Many have gone to some length to give from their meager funds as much as they could toward its support, feeling that not only they, personally, would derive pleasure from the concerts thus made possible, but that the growing children would have an appreciation of music instilled in them that would color their future life as citizens to a considerable ex- tent. The spiritual worth of fine music that was made a part of daily living through a symphony built up by the people transcended all other factors, although the op- portunity for local musicians to earn a living was an important item. To destroy that influence because | of material matters is a serious blow to an attitude of mind that needs every encouragement in these times of world trouble. i Profit in Experience. ‘However, many things have been learned in the nine years of the | National Symphony’s existence and | the profit should be felt in any new | adjustment. When. the symphony was started everyone was new at such an undertaking. The public had no idea what it would mean to support an orchestra over the long period required for it to develop to the first rank. The musiciane, many of them, had had no experi- ence in playing in such an ensemble, and did not realize the hard work, the discipline, and the tact required of each one. The board was new at governing an organization of this character, and the conductor had not years of experience behind him | in this particular role. Difficulties were bound to arise and mistakes be made. Discontent could not be avoided among the musicians nor a certain weariness in giving among the people called upon for donations. This was all quite apart from the labor difficul- ties that seem to have taken the foreground of the picture. Dr. Kind- ler very wisely said at the dinner in his honor Monday night that one must pause a moment before taking & greater leap forward. He also re- | marked that the foundation had been firmly laid, comparing the former musicial conditions here to a marsh into which stout oak trees | had to be driven before an edifice could be erected. During this time when the future of the symphony hangs in the bal- ance, it would be well to stop and consider, to sum up the value of such an organization in civic life and to decide whether it is worth retaining and if so, how it is to be retained. There should be perfect understanding between the public and those dealing with the man- agement of the orchestra in matters where both are concerned. There should be a knowledge of what it means to keep an organization of this kind running from the angles of the board of directors, the man- agement and the conductor. There should also be an appreciation by those in control of the symphony of the right of the contributors, the ones who have invested their money in the concern for the dividends it pays in the privilege of hearing the best music, to have an understand- ing of difficulties and the method decided upon for solution. No Model Elsewhere. ‘The circumstances surrounding the maintenance of any symphony in any other city cannot be taken completely as a_model for one estab- lished in Washington. Conditions here are entirely different and reg- ulate the lives and the income of those residing here. They must be taken into consideration. In spite of the social glamour of the Capital of the United States, there is not so much wealth here as elsewhere. The majority of the population works for its living and the incomes, even in the higher brackets, leave little over for pleasure when everything is con- sidered. They have not the means to contribute lavishly nor an over- powering civic pride to urge them on to great sacrifice. However, the National Symphony Orchestra should belong to the Na- tion. It has a title that gives it to the whole country. Would not one solution be found in aiming for more extended tours throughout the country with a shorter season in ‘Washington. As it is, there is hardly time between concerts to go any dis- tance away from the city and that did not matter in the beginning. Now, since it has become known for its out-of-town concerts, it could ex- pand still more while the local ap- pearance could be taken care of more easily. ‘The tragedy of the present situa- tion lies in the fact that the public, which has not signified a desire not to contribute to its support, is de- prived of its own symphonic season. It does not matter so greatly if there |° be 20 or 25 weeks of concert provided there are some. The length of season should be adjusted to the amount the public can give, but this the musicians apparently are not willing to take into consideration. Or if there are other reasons why a shorter season is not feasible 1t should be made known. Cultural Life. The important point is that the hard work and the enthusiasm that ! | time arrives it may be too late. Concert Schedule TODAY. ‘Washington Saengerbund, Her- bert Herzfeld, conductor; Ladies’ Chorus, Dr. Kurt Hetzel, con- ductor; Baltimore Arion So- ciety, Theodore Hemberger, di- rector, assisting, Willard Hotel, 3:30 pm. University of Cincinnati Glee Club, Sherwood Kains, director, Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, 8 pm. Takoma Park Presbyterian Choir, Mrs. Albert Volkmar, di- rector, musical service, Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, 8 pm. TOMORROW. Navy Band Symphony Or- chestra, Marine Barracks, au- ditorium, 8:15 p.m. Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard, 2:30 p.m. TUESDAY. Army Band, Army Band Au- ditorium, 2:30 p.m, ‘WEDNESDAY. Marine Band Symphony Or- chestra, Marine Barracks, 8:15 p.m. Alba Rosa Vietor, violin re- cital, Washington Club, 8:30 pm. THURSDAY. Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard, 12:15 p.m. Marine Band, Marine Bar- racks. 2:30 pm. A Capella Choir, Upsala Col- lege, East Orange, N. J., Aug- ustana Lutheran Church, 8 p.m. FRIDAY. Shirley Levin, piano recital, Washington Club, 8:15 p.m. Mount Pleasant Chorus, Nor- ton M. Little, director; Susan G. Barbee, violinist assisting, Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, 8:15 p.m. Duquesne University Tam- buritza Orchestra, Dr. Matija L. Gouze, director, Knights of Columbus Auditorium, 8 p.m. SATURDAY. Army Band, Army Band Au- ditorium, 11:30 a.m. have gone into the making of the symphony should not be wasted. The important thing to remember is the number of people, including the children, who have gained a richer cultural life because an or- chestra of their own supporting gave | it to them. It is important not to | forget that we all need every spirit- ual aid possible to keep the finer things of life alive in this day when they are ruthlessly trampled under- foot elsewhere. It is important to realize that the cultural and spirit- ual advancement of the world is our | responsibility right now and there| is no time for material considera- | tions, petty quarrels or excessive demands. We should not sacrifice what we have of such great value at this crucial period nor speak of | a time when it can be taken up| again in the future. When that Mt. Pleasant Spring Concert Arranged On Friday evening, beginning at | 8:15 o'clock, the Mount Pleasant | Chorus of the Mount Pleasant Con- | gregational Church, under the direc- | tion of Norton M. Little, with Claude Robeson, acompanist, will give its 25th Annual Spring Concert in Fishburn Hall of the church. The chorus will be assisted by Susan G. Barbee, violinist. Each member of the solo quartet of the church, Prudence Jackson, soprano; Selma Last, contralto; Raymond T. Pigott, tenor; and Carroll E. Robb, bass, will sing a group of solos. Tickets are on sale at the church office or may be obtained at the door Friday evening. The program will consist of the following choruses and solos: Lohr “Rose of My Heart,” Faning “The | Fortune Tellers' Song,” Clough- Leighter “My Lady Chloe,” Riker “Vera,” Weber “Invitation to the Dance,” Arensky “The Poison Tree,” Foote “Bedouin Song.” Soprano solos will include Stickles’ “The Birds Have Come,” Tyson's “Like Barley Bending,” Diack’s “Jack and Jill,” sung by Miss Jackson. Miss Last contralto, will be heard in Bran- | combe’s “The Morning Wind,” Tschaikowsky's “None but the Lonely Heart” and Rummel's “Ec- stasy.” Tenor solos by Mr. Pigott will be the familiar “Wherever You Walk” by Haendel, Charles’ “When I have Sung My Songs” and Haendel's “Would You Gain the Tender Creature.” There will be bass solos by Mr. Robb who will present Si- bella’s “Twilight Dreams” Elgar's “Pleading” and Flegier's “The Horn.” Miss Barbee, violinist, will play Wieniawski’'s “Romance” from the second concerto, Schumann’s “Abendlied” and Heuberger-Kreis- ler's “Midnight Bells.” Sherwood Kains, director of the University of Cincinnati Glee Club, which will appear in concert this evening at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church. b THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. .C, APRIL 21, 1940-—PART FIVE. Herbert Herzfeld, conductor of the Washington Saengerbund, which will give its annual concert this afternoon at the Willard Hotel. Review of Recordings Occasions to hear Mozart's “Requiem” have been rare and when a performance was given it was an experience of a lifetime. Through mechanized means the public now has the long-awaited opportunity to become familiar with it. A new recording of Mozart’s celebrated work has been placed on the market by the Victor Co. recently, made by the University of Pennsylvania Choral Soclety with the collabora- tion of four soloists and the Phila- | delphia Symphony Orchestra, con- ducted by Harl McDonald, noted American composer and the new | business manager of this organiza- tion. | In this somber work there is hardly a trace of Mozart’s familiar | style, distinctive for its gaiety and | atriness. Compact and majestic, | consisting of 15 parts arranged on | six discs, the “Requiem” differs little | from oratorios written in a style| generally associated with that of | Bach or his predecessors. Yet the! music is of a more exalted type, | probably due to a higher tessitura | used. | Impressive is the first chorus, “Requiem Aeternam,” as well as*the subsequent ones, “Confutatis Male: dictis” and “Domine Jesu Christe The tenor has a solo in “Dies Irae,” | which stands out more than those | of other soloists because of a better | quality of voice. On the whole, the | | soloists have not been chosen with | | the discrimination a work of such | magnitude should command, but the orchestra and the chorus assume a | greater importance and make up for the deficiency. There are many opinions as to| how much of this composition be- | longs to Mozart, whose death pre- | vented its completion. All the| choruses except those in “Sanctus,” | “Benedictus” and “Agnus Dei” came from Mozart’s pen. “Requiem Aeternam” is Mozart's in its en- tirety, while the remainder of the | . Popular Music All the while Tschaikowsky has dropped in from the past to share | considerably in composing honors of today’s reign of swing music, Johann Strauss, 2d, has been staging an equally impressive comeback in salon and other light concert pre- sentations on records. The most recent of these, a Co- lumbia set of four, featuring Al Goodman’s Orchestra, is an eloquent | example of the success that can be achieved by small orchestras playing the immortal Strauss waltzes. Mr. Goodman's abbreviated scoring of | eight of the waltz king’s best-loved | are bright, genteel and quite dance- able, with violins, harp and glocken- spiel (and not too much brass), lending the performances a uniform- ly warm quality. A few of the titles: “Blue Danube,” “Voices of Spring,” “Emperor.” Victor releases a three- record Strauss album, comprised | mainly of “Artist's Life” and “You and You,” in which the orchestras of Barnabas von Geczy and Marek Weber are paramount. Mr. Weber, after all these years, still remains beyond comparison in this field. Somewhat’ off the beaten path, Victor presents also six salonized Tschaikowsky numbers on three discs, among which “Romance,” “Waltz Serenade,” “Chanson Triste” and “Love Theme” (known variously as “Our Love” and “Romeoand Juliet” overture) show to best effect. The Victor Salon group, under Nathaniel Schilkret, plays the alternately gay, tender, sad melodies capably and with appropriate feeling. Another, less notable, set put out by the Camden firm, is one of “Dinner Music,” containing serenades by Toselli, Drdla, Haydn and three ob- scure gentlemen. Mr. von Geczy and his European group perform in limp fashion. Brunswick sends out several pleas- ing concert bits, including Emile Renan’s voice in “All Through the Night” and “Drink to Me Only”; the Southern Male Quartet in “Love’s Old Sweet Song” and “Silver Threads”; and a sure sign of spring in the Brunswick Salon Orchestra’s “Melodie in F” and “Spring Song.” The Decca Salon plays the sad “Kol Nidre” of Max Bruch on a 12-inch disc. “Pop” Dance and Vocal. “Hear My Song, Violetta,” a middling tune, sounds first-rate as a tango supplied by Ambrose and orchestra; sounds middling played by Van Alexander’s Band. Glenn Miller spreads honey over the first part of “Stardust,” but spoils the effect from then on with the usual improvising flights. Freddy Martin’s saxophonic orchestra turns in two fair ones, “Saturday’s Children,” “Believing” on separate discs. Two dsbuts on vocalion: Lennie Hayton has nice piano spots on his band'’s waxing of “One Cigarette for Two”; Freddié Rich hacks up “How High the Moon” in what was apparently intended to be swing. Louis Prims A score was partly orchestrated by him and partly by his pupil, Suessmayr, who claims complete authorship of “Benedictus,” “Sanctus” and “Agnus| Dei.” However, there is ground to believe Mozart may have dictated them on his deathbed and had given minute instructions, since it is known that Suessmayr spent some time with him. All the parts combined represent a unit, with the authorities being unable to find any outstanding discrepancies, which could give them a clue to Suess- mayr's authorship against Mozart's. Rossini's “Boutique Fantasque,” arranged by Respighi for modern ballet, has been recently recorded by the London Philharmonic Or- chestra under Eugene Goosens. Popular in England and with bal- let groups all over the civilized world, the suite consists of a set of ancient Italian dance music, noted for its originality and spontaneity. The album contains three records, | released by the same company. The selection of this work as a midmonth classic to be promoted is part of the new Victor plan to draw attention to Red Seal albums that might be overlooked in the amount of fresh recordings given out each month. A novel way of winning prizes has been devised by the victor company, which offers them for the best snap- chot of a home record library. This does not need to be large or expen- sively outfitted. It is the clearness of the view and the taste exhibited in the selection of recordings that may determine the award. The total of $500 will be distributed as follows: { First prize is $100 in records; second, $75 worth of records; third, $25 worth of records, followed by 10 prizes of five pocket albums or five single records. In addition there will be 100 prizes in single records. The judges will be prominent people in the line of home furnishings and interior decoration. ELENA DE SAYN. * and his so-called Gleeby Rhythm gleeb (probably) for all they're worth “Percy Have Mercy” and “Day Dreams Come True at Night.” Pret- ty noisy. Mentioning Dick Jurgens’ pleasant theme song, the young maestro has an ultrasweet arrange- ment of Cole Porter’s smart “Be- tween You and Me.” Noel Coward will probably blush when he hears | Johnny Green's swung version of his “Zigeuner” on Royale, but it is well done in any event. “Say It” and “My, My,” two great hit potentials from Jack Benny's latest film vehicle, are pepped up by Van Alex- ander’s and Bob Crosby's bands on Varsity and Decca, respectively. Ozzie Nelson’s Orchestra uncorks another novelty that is as good as its title, namely, “I'm Looking for a Guy Who Plays Alto and Baritone and Doubles on the Clarinet and Wears a Size 37 Suit.” Bing Crosby again leads the vocal pack, this week with “The Singing Hills.” The “same old” Kate Smith charms best-seller “When You Wish Upon a Star.” In an unusual man- ner, the Charioteers offer “The Gaucho Serenade”; the Ink Spots droop, as is their much acclaimed wont, through “I'm Getting Senti- mental Over You”; Mildred Bailey sings a slangy novelty called “A Bee Gezindt.” No vocal, but a bit of piano pyrotechnics that speaks for itself, listen to Rene Faure’s real boogie-woogie on “Honky-Tonk Train Blues.” J. W. STEPP. Miss Levin to Play At Washington Club . Shirley Levin, 16 year-old pianist, will be presented by Lucia Mackenzie Hendley in a pianoforte recital at the Washington Club Friday, at 8:15. Miss Levin played with the National Symphony Orchestra two years ago, and has also given many recitals here and elsewhere during the 10 years she has been studying. Her program will include numbers by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and the first movement of the Schu- mann “Concerto in A minor” with Austin Conradi, of Baltimore, at the second piano. This program has been prepared by Mrs. Hendley in cooperation with Mr. Conradi. G. W. U. Concert The George Washington Uni- versity_Glee Clubs will be heard in the annual spring concert on Friday evening, May 10, at the Willard Hotel. This year marks the 21st anniversary of the clubs’ founding and the 16th year that they have been directed by Dr. Robert Howe Harmon, assisted by Mrs. Harmon. A full program of music of the great composers will be presented. Groups will be sung by the men’s club, by the women’s club and by the combined Untilubs. 'rhfaog‘!r:: ‘Washington versity Gl ul were organised in 1919, Music Events Featured by Pen Women Composers’ Group Active Here in Convention New music will be featured by the composers’ group of the National League of American Pen Women, whose biennial convention began Friday and will continue through Thursday. The opening program was given on Friday at the Con- gressional Club. Yesterday they were heard at the celebrity break- fast, Willard Hotel, and at the presi- dential reception in the Grafton Hotel. This morning sacred numbers will be presented in several churches, Mount Vernon Place Methodist, First Congregational, Foundry Methodist, Wallace Memorial, Woodside Methodist and Chevy Chase Baptist, while in the evening & children’s operetta and an anony- mous program of manusript songs by the composers will be presented at the Washington Club at 8:00 p.m. Following this presentation, an audience vote will be taken for de- termining the prize song. ‘Tuesday afternoon the composers will be guests of Droop Music Co. to meet the public and autograph music. Any one interested in com- ing will be welcome. On Wednes- day from 3 to 4 an afternoon musicale will be held in the fourth floor assembly room of the Y. W. C. A, to which the public is invited. On Wednesday evening at 7 at the official composers’ banquet, open only to Pen Women; Fletcher Hodges, jr., curator of the Stephen Foster Collection of the University of Pittsburgh, will give an address on “Stephen Foster and His Music.” At 8:30 in the bamboo room, Hotel ‘Willard, the composers will present the first evening program of ensem- ble music. Invitations have been is- sued for this affair. Thursday evening the second ma- jor musical program will be held at the Women'’s City Club by in- vitation. A reception will follow. The composers in attendance are music; Elizabeth Merz Butterfield, convention chairman; Pearl Adams, May Arno, Iris Brussels, Bonita Crowe, Lulu Jones Downing, Clara Edwards, Dorothy Radde Emery, Phyllis Fergus, Anna George, Mari- [ Pickens Opie. _—_— 'Opera Victor To Be Chosen In August Contest Is Limited To American Composers The Philadelphia Opera Company announces a contest for an opera in English open to American born Harriet Ware, national chairman of | anne Genet, Mary Howe, Katharine | Luck, Alma Grayce Miller and Mary | years ago. , ‘Today the program for the Sunday music hour at the Young Women's Christian Association, Seventeenth and K streets, will be presented by Anita Schade, assisted by Anne Yago McGuffey, contralto accom- panied by Helen Grimes, and Irene Lerch, pianist. Miss Schade will repeat her lecture on the famous Lieder composer, Hugo Wolf, and Mrs. McGuffey will sing several of | the Wolf-Moericke songs. The pro- gram will begin at 5 o'clock and the public is invited to attend. The choir of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, under the di- rection of Mrs. Albert W. Volkmer, with Mrs. Dudley C. Jackson at the organ will present the fifth of a | series of musical services this eve- ning at 8 o'clock. Numbers by Pale: trina, Marryott, Spross, Dubois, Haydn, Maunder, Stainer, Gounod and Elizabeth Jacksonwi make up the program. The soloists are, Wini- fred C. Clark, Dorothy Skinner Walsh, Mrs. Volkmer, Franklin Gar- lic is invited. 1 }wm not be presented. | 'The Lovette Choral Club has been selected as the official of the National League of American Pen Women. Under the direction of Eva Whitford Lovette the club will sing on Wednesday night at the | Willard Hotel two numbers com- posed by members of the league: “Spring,” by Elizabeth Merz Butter- field, and “Th2 Fountain,” by Doro- | thy Radde Emery; a trio of elub | members, Nellie Barber Brooks, Francise Bass Wilson and Laura | Wentzel will sing Bonita Crowe'’s or naturalized American composers, the winning opera to be performed | son. company’s music director, will be the judges. All manuscripts must be received by the company on or before August 15, 1940, at its office, 707 Bankers’ Securities Building, Philadelphia. The opera may be on any subject and may be either one act or more but not over 2}, hours of mu- sical time. No work is eligible which has been translated into Eng- lish or which has been performed publicly or on the air. Any person desiring further information may write to the Philadelphia Opera Company at its office, and full in- formation will be supplied. | Benefit Concert Of Chamber Music A concert of chamber music for the benefit of Paul Brightenburg, a young violinist, who, for the past two years, has been ill and unable to work, will be given at the Phillips Memorial Gallery Monday, April 29, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by the former Washington String Quartet of which Mr. Brightenburg was the organizer. The personnel for the occasion will consist of Milton Schwartz and Jeno Sevely, violins; George Wargo, viola, and Alden Finckel, cello. Mr. Brightenburg, who was a student of the late Joseph Kaspar, will be remembered for his past affiliation with the National Sym- phony Orchestra. The quartet group was introduced by Dr. Kind- ler at the Arts Club. Its first public appearance was given as a benefit for the National Symphony at the Shoreham Hotel. Frank Frost sponsored their concertizing at Cape Cod, and later a concert .at ‘Town Hall, New York, under Richard Copley’s management was arranged. Sylvia Meyer, harpist; Howard Mitchell, cellist; Kenton Terry, flutist, and Paul Garrett, clarinetist, will be the assisting artists. Tickets for this concert are avall- able from Mrs. Barton K. Yount, Stoneleigh Court. Anthem Premiere At the regular morning service today the National Capital Choir singing at the Universalist National Memorial Church, under the direc- tion of Jessie A. Masters, director of music, will give a premiere per- formance of an anthem, “Make & Joyful Noise Unto the Lord,” com- posed by the organist of the Uni- versalist National Memorial Church, H. Jerome Graham. Mr. Graham has dedicated his composition to the memory of the late ‘Dr. Albert W. Harned (or- ganizer, director and organist of the National Capital Choir) whom Mr. Graham succeeded as organist The Wilson Teacherss’ College Men’s and Women's Glee Clubs will give a concert on Thursday cvenlm May 9 at the Memorial Unif Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets. . The concert will be sponsored by the Young Mens’ Class. “Gypsy Musi¢,’ 'and Mary Pickens Cpie’s “Lullaby” and “Hollyhocks.” | Nellie Barter Brooks will be one | At the April meeting of the Ger-| {man Literary Society last night| Norma Simonson, soprano, sang songs by Hildach, Schuman, Franz, Haydn, Strauss and Leo Blech, and In Local Music Circles | Dorothy Radde Emery, composer- }phmst, played Schumann, compo- sitions. Mrs. Emery also accom- panied Mrs. Simonson. | Lilllan Harmon Burke presented 1a group of her piano pupils at a | studio tea at 5004 Fifth street N.W., | Sunday afternoon, March 31. The | program of solos and two piano | numbers was given by the following: | Joan Sheetz, Frances Farley, Anne | Sheetz, Thomas Farley, James Green, Peggy Deanell, Charles | Sheetz, William Glew and Ruby | | Lee Williams. i Last Sunday Mrs. Burke presented | the following group of puplis: Jane | Hanson, Elsie Mae Ernst, Nancy | Jonscher, Billy Ernst, Elizabeth | Graeff, Joanne Jonscher, Evelyn | Jeanne Thomson, Rodney Hanson, | Peggy Anne Ernst, Ruby Williams |and Betty Ruth Ernst. The pro- gram was given as a mock radio | program with the announcer and | commentator Peggy Ernst. Mr. Han- | son sang two baritone solos ac- companied by his small ‘son, Rod- rett, Leo Hubbard, J. L. Stinson and | ney and Elizabeth Graeff was ac- | Raymond Casey, violinist. The pub; | companied at the second piano by | | her mother, Mrs. Earl Graeff. The program by the quartet under | Maria Conway Coffey, coloratura‘ the direction of Leroy Lewis, sched- | uled for the Arts Club, Tuesday,‘liam Webster, sang a recital in| soprano and artist student of Wil- | Elizabeth, N. J. at the Eliza- Shirley Levin, the 16-year-old pianist to be heard in a full-length recital Friday at the Wash- ington Club. Miss Levin has won wide recognition with her playing since she first began, 10 Saengerbund Concert to Be Given 89th Anniversary To Be Observed Here Today The Washington Saengerbund, one of the oldest if not actually the. | oldest of Washington's musical or- | ganizations, will present its 89th an- niversary concert this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the ballroom of the Willard Hotel. The Saengerbund, Herbert Herz- feld, conductor, will be assisted by the Ladies’ Chorus, Dr. Kurt Hetzel, director, and the Baltimore Arion ‘Society under the leadership of Theodore Hemberger. The mixed chorus, consisting of the ladies’ and men's groups of the Saengerbund, will sing, among sev- eral songs, Cadman's “The Builder” and the male chorus, a Bohemian |folk melody, “Czecho-Slovakian Dance Song.” There wil be also a first performance of “Harvest Song,” a modern work by Dr. Felix Guen- ther, who wrote the music for the production of “St. Joan” in which |beth Carteret Hotel auditorium, ' April 11. This was a return en- women's | gagement where she sang last year“ chorus for the convention this week |under the auspices of the G. R. A.| the Saengerbund will unite in a pre- lof that city. Helene Gilliaert was soloist for the Women Writers Club at Barker | Hall on Saturday evening, accom- |panied by Mme. Correa. Violet Breeding was the artist illustrating the early Italian operas of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, recently at the Chevy Chase Women's Club, for | the lecture given by Mme. Gurle Luise Correa. Edmund Sereno Ender resumed | his teaching at his Washington vocal | studio, 920 Seventeenth street N.-W. during the company’s 1940-41 sea- | of the soloists at the song contest yesterday after acting as judge of Leopold Stokowski, Eugene | sponsored by the league at the the singing for the Federation of Ormandy and Sylvan Levin. the Washington Club on Sunday night.| Music Clubs throughout Maryland. | In response to many requests Andrea Kirsten will present an- other group of songs at the Meth- odist Home, Connecticut avenue and Ellicott streets N.W., on Wednesday. [Mme. Vietor Gives First Violin Recital Alba Rosa Vietor, violinist, will | give her first violin recital in this city Wednesday evening at the Washington Club at 8:30 o'clock. She will be accompanied by Allison Sanderford at the piano. Mrme. Vietor, who has now made Wash- ington, D. C.,, her permanent resi- | dence, studied violin with Cesar }Thomson and Otakar Sevcik and Neuchatel, tained the first prize at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. The program will consist of ALBA ROSA VIETOR. Bruch’s “Adagio ma non troppo” from the D Minor concerto, Cor- elli-Leonard’s “La Folia,” Martini- Kreisler's “Andantino,” Dittersdorf’s “German Dance” Dina Rosa’s “Pezzo all ’‘antico,” “Sarabande and Tambourin” Leclair, Sarasate’s “Playera,” “Romanza Andaluza” and “Spanish Dance,” Thomson’s “Scandinavian Lullaby,” Donizetti- 8t. Lubin’s “Sextet” from “Lucia di Lammermoor,” for violin alone, and Ries’ “Perpetuom Mobile.” Tickets for the recital may be obtained at the Mayflower Hotel and at 2000 N street, also at the Wash- ington Club. on the evening of the performance. | composition with Paul Benner in | Switzerland. She ob- | Tamburitzas Color Yugoslav Concert | The Duquesne University Tam- buritza Orchestra, under the direc- | tion of Dr. Matija L. Gouze, will | give a cocert in full costume Friday | evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Knights | of Columbus Auditorium, 920 Tenth street N.W. Soloists on the program will be Mdrie Jaksich, violinist and former member of the Canton Sym- phony: Mary Verlich, soprano; Allan Ostervik, violinist, and George | Vrbanac, dancer. chestra’s fourth American tour, and the concert on Friday is being sponsored by the Yugoslavic Amer- ican Association of Washington. Dr. Gouze, who while specializing on the first brach, plays all the instruments of the tamburitza fam- ily, is a pioneer in bringing the tamburitza and its music to a recog- | nized position in the music world. | He has made extensive researches into the untouched field of tam- buritza musical literature and nas made arrangements of it for his orchestra. master of the Chicago World’s Fair Tamburitza Symphony, and from that time has been active in intro- ducing this music to the American publfc through concert and radio performances. The Tamburitza Orchestra was founded with the intention of de- veloping the folk music of the native Croatain tamburitza, in order to present it to the general public in its highest forms, as well as to pre- sent educational opportunities to the young men and women who comprise the organization and who come from many different parts of the country. Choral Festival Edith Sackett of Baltimore will conduct a junior choir festival serv- ice in Grace Lutheran Evangelical Church, Sixteenth and Varnum streets NN\W.,, at 4 pm,, on May 4. Miss Sackett is well known for her work with junior choirs and has had charge of such festivals in many parts of the country. She also has held several courses for junior choir trainers in Baltimore and other cities. “ The junior choirs taking part in this festival are from the following churches: Trinity Episcopal, Ruth Farmer, director; Georgetown Pres- ‘byterian, Nancy Poore, director; Mount Pleasant Congregational, Mrs. D. R. Wickes, director; St. rector; Wallace Memorial United Presbyterian, Effie Collamore, di- rector; Lewis Memorial Methodist, Mrs. John A. Trader, director; ‘Woodside Episcopal, Jean Slater Ap- pel, director; Westminster Memorial Presbyterian, Mrs. Harry Porter, di« rector, and Grace Lutheran, Mar- garet Wambganss, director. N This is the or-| In 1933 he was concert | | Luisa Rainer starred. The Baltimore Arion Society and | sentation of Beethoven's “Die Ehre Gottes.” St. Alban’s Choir Offers Mozart |Requiem Mass | Mozart's “Requiem Mass will be | sung by, St. Alban’s Choir on Tues- |day at 8:30 o'clock at St. Alban's Church, Wisconsin and Massachu- setts avenues. The mixed choir will |be supported in this performance !by additional singers who co- operated in the National Choral Union which produced, among other major choral works, the Mozart “Requiem” several years ago under the direction of Hugh Ross of New York. 1 Soloists will be Charlotte Ridley iWatkins. soprano; Teresa Shrader, | contralto; H. Granville Leef, tenor, |and Thomas N. Leef, bass. E. Wil {liam Brackett, organist and choir-+ |master .of St. John’s Church, | Georgetown, will furnish the organ® | accompaniment in an arrangement especially prepared from the or- chestral score. The preformance | will be under the direction of Wal~. ter H. Nash, organist and choir- | master of St. Alban’s Church. No. i cards of admission are necessary. | S Choir From Upsala {To Perform Here | The A Capella Choir of Upsala | College, East Orange, N. J., will give | a concert in the Augustana Luth- ieran Church at 8 p.m. Thursday. The concert will comprise one of the | public services which are being held: | each evening in connection with the 70th annual convention of the New York Conference of the Lutheram Augustana Synod, held in the local church from Wednesday to Sunday. The choir numbers 42 voices and is conducted by Gladys M. Grinde- land. Miss Grindeland is a graduate of | St. Olaf College, and during her four years at that institution she sang in the St. Olaf Choir. She studied choral’ conducting with the choir’s director, Dr. F. Melius Christiansen. She also studied organ at the School of Sacred Music, connected with Union Theological Seminary. Since 1937, she has been'a member of the Upsala faculty. The choir will present works by classic and modern masters, and will feature a group under the rubric “From Our Lutheran Hymnaries,” with chorales from Swedish, Fin- nish, German, Danish and Norweg=- ian sources. Samuel Youngquist, tenor, will accompany the choir and will sing two groups of solos. Mr. Youngquist is soloist at the Marble Collegiate Church, New York City. Takes College Post Dr. Charlotte Klein, organist and director of music at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, has been ape pointed head of the organ depart= ment at Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Va. Dr. Klein played the dedication organ recital last Wednesday on the Pitts memorial organ in Georgs ‘Washington Hall. Alban’s Episcopal, Mabel Davis, di-|— Grand Opera Dramatic Tenor . Voice Specialist Italian Method School of bel cante Republic 2343 1340 N. Y. Ave. N.W. (Near I‘t’) £ 4