The Washington herald., 1913-08-31
MUSIC and MUSICIANS

From the opinions of her teachers. Miss
Elijah beth Winston. daughter Of Prof and
Mrs. Winston. of Madison Hall Seminary.
Is destined TO be heard from in the con-
cert world in the next few years.
Miss Winston has just returned from
Paris, where she was coached under Har-
old Bauer for the last three months.
Miss WinstOn's progress with this emf
nent teacher was most unusual, and with
further experience in Interpretation. 20
be gained by study and hearing the mas
ters in Europe, this young pianist will
undoubtedly be successful in the concert
field.
The technique Of Miss Winston is con-
sidered finished to the highest degree.
and her further efforts will be directed
toward that reality in the Interpretation
of music that makes its hearers under
stand perfectly the meaning Of the COM
poser.
After a months visit here with her
parents. Miss Winston will leave for Ber-
lin and other musical centers OF Europe,
where she expects to perfect herself in
her repertoire during the next three
years, when she will enter the concert
field.
Miss Jessie Thomson. a well-known So
prano Of Cincinnati, Ohio. is the guest of
Miss Ida Ewing, one of Washlngton's
ablest pianists. Miss Thomson will leave
tomorrow for New York.
Miss n. Rice. pupil of Louis II. Pot
ter. jr., will play the organ today at the
Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Potter will
be the soloist
Miss Rice has been engaged as organ
ist at the Epworth NJ f. Church for the
coming season. and Mrs. Potter will be
the soprano soloist at this church.
Harold Davis. tenor. has been spending
the month Of August in the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Louis Atwater. organist. is enjoying his
vacation in Switzerland.
and fCcompanist, is taking a months
vacation in Wisconsin, where he went
with his mother last week.
Miss Edna S. Holbrook. mezzo-soprano.
of Troy. n. Y. a pupil of Prof. Hem
stieet. of New York City. is the guest of
her brother, Fay F. Holbrook, at Cleve-
land Park.
Miss Claire p. Demaree, soprano, of
Harrisburg. Pa, is the guest of her
brother, Harry Demaree, at Cleveland
Park. Miss Demaree is studying voice
with Prof. Harold Lewarf. She is also
an excellent performer on the PIANO, hav-
ing obtained her training in this branch
of music in the Philadelphia Conserva-
tory of Music.
The following is a message to the mu-
sicians of America by Aladar Szendrei,
conductor of the Century Opera Com
day: after the welcome which was ex-
tended to me two years ago when 1
came to this country as conductor of the
Chicago Philadelphia Opera Company,
felt extremely sorry not to be able TO
remain another season i'm the United
States. My contract with the Hamburg
opera. however, was binding, and Mr..
Dippel's efforts to obtain my release were
unavailing. I took then a firm resolve
to come back at the first opportunity
that would be given me. and am glad
didn't have to wait long.
II realize fully the huge task am
undertaking. In a city which has be-
held musical giants like Mailer. TOs-
Canini, and Hertz welding the baton
will have to redouble my efforts in order
to give to the public with the Century
Opera Company's resources what the
Metropolitan has been giving with an
unlimited outlay however, am enter
ing this field of activity with unbounded
optimism and glowing enthusiasm.
'I consider the production of opera in
English evidence that a truly national
sentiment for music Is awakening in this
country. Can there be a finer aim than
offering to the people the best in classical
and modern operatic music at popular
prices and in the vernacular? I am con-
vinced that the peoples opera will soon
prove absolutely indispensable to the
become, in fact, a social as
well as musical necessity.
1T will also, 1 hope, become the basis
Of national American opera. Almost
every member of the company Is an
American, but. conditions being as they
are at present in America, these tai
ented singers were scattered all over the
world. Their day has come at last.
Small European countries, Hungary
Denmark, Sweden, even the Balkan ma
tions, have had enough national pride to
build and maintain at a great sacrifice
national operas where native artists rem
der the works of native composers. Isn't
II shame that this prosperous and
powerful nation should have been so re-
miss in this matter? II my humble en-
deavor contributes in any way to the
advent of the national American opera,
shall consider this as the best achieve
ment Of my life"