Evening star., 1921-09-18
Musical Mention

The Society for the Publication of
American Music announces that COM
positions to be submitted to this So
ciety. Tor selection for publication
in it's third season. 1922. will be
received at the Office of 'the secre-
tary, William Burnet Tuthill, 1875
Madison avenue. New York, until Oc-
tober Is. 1921. They are to be sent
with the actual name of the COM
poser in a sealed envelope and not
written on the score. Attention is
called to the fact that. according to
a previous announcement, compost
tions submitted for publication this
year must be chamber music or so
natas for piano. Compositions for
piano of different character than
sonatas. songs. orchestral or occa-
sional numbers cannot be considered
for publication at this time. The
board of directors wishes to suggest
that compositions submitted this year
be preferably for those combinations
of instruments which include the
piano. The compositions published
for the season of l320-2l were
Quartet for Strings by Henry
Holden HuSS of New York, and
Quartet for Strings tserenade), by
Leo Sowerby of Chicago. Henry
Holden Huss. who was born at New
ark, n. j.. in 1862. was graduated with
honors at the Royal Conservatory of
Music. in Munich. in 1855. Leo Sowerby
1895: joined the Army in 1917, was
bandmaster of the 332d Field Artil-
lery, and is now instructor in theory
and composition at the American
Conservatory of Music in Chicago.
Miss Dorothee Boucher. one of
Washington's talented pianists, is
visiting in Atlanta. Ga, where she is
the guest Of Mrs. {. r. Just She VIII
return in time to continue her studies
at Peabody Conservatory in Balti-
more.
John Russell Mason, organist of the
Centennial Baptist Church. has re-
turned from d five-week vacation and
will preside at the organ today at
both services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur c. Fielder. the
latter well known as Miss Katharine
Rich before her marriage last June,
have returned to make their home in
Washington, and have been re-engaged
as tenor and soprano soloists. respect
lively. at the Church of the Incarnation.
The series of musicals of the Asso-
ciated Studios given last season by
Fabian will be resumed early this fall,
La. Sale Spier, pianist. and Henri
Sokolov, violiniSt. collaborating with
Mr.. Simon in arranging these attrac-
tive affairs. OF the associates. Mr..
Simon has made his home in Wash
ington for number of years. He
was pupil of Emil Behnke in Lon
don. and also collahorated with Mar
chest in Paris and Italian masters of
Milan. For five years he was pro-
fessor of singing in the Peabody Con-
servatory Of Baltimore and has con-
Quoted the Motet Choral Society in
Washington for the past ten seasons.
Mr.. Spier studied with Rafael Joseffy.
New York. and Richard Burmeister.
Berlin, leaving Germany a few weeks
before America went into the war.
Mr.. Sckolov was also abroad at the
sells shortly before the Germans en-
tered that city. He is a graduate of
the Brussels Conservatory and
pupil of Caesar Thomson. He is the
organizer and the first violinist of the
National String Quartet of this city.
which appeared here successfully in
recital last season. In addition to
presenting their pupils in recital. Mr..
Spier and Mr. Sokoiov will give pro-
grams of ensemble music.
Miss Beulah Beverly Chambers is
spending the early fall at Princess
Anne. Nd. where she is the guest of
Col. and Mrs. Jones. She will return
the last week in September and. with
Mrs. Suzanne Oldberg. will entertain
at the first of the seasons musicals,
October 2, at their residence studio.
The program will be given by Rose
Valerie Polio. mezzo-soprano; Mrs.
Clarke, contralto. and Miss Chambers,
the last contributing group of Chopin
numbers.
Miss Edith Graham. soprano. re-
turned during the week from Bridge
port Conn.,, where she had been
spending her vacation. and will be in
her place this morning at the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church.
when she will sing He That Dwelleth