The Washington times., 1922-05-30
DAY
PROGRAMS ADD
!. To MUSIC WEEK
Free Concert at High School
This Afternoon Open Air
Recital Tonight.

Memorial Day, coming as the
third day OF Washington's Music
Week, gives a certain significance
to the programs designed in the
weeks festival of music.
At the Memorial Day services this
morning at Arlington the United
States Marine Band officiated,- with
music by Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer.
mezzo-contraIto; A. r. Long. bari
tone, and two Music Week visiting
organizations, the Schola Cantorum
from indianapolis and the Hudson
Male Quartet from Detroit.
AT 4 o'clock this Afternoon, in
the auditorium of Central High
School, a concert win be given lad.
mission free) under the auspices of
the Federation of Women's Clubs
of Washington. with soloists, the
st. Aloysius Male Choir, and the
Hudson Male Quartet.
Open-Air Concert.
On the south front Of the State,
War and Navy building at 8 p. m.
this evening an open-air concert will
be given by the Army Music School
Band, william j. stannard. lead.
ing. and the National Community
Chorus. Charles s. Wengerd, con-
ductor. The band will open with
a half.hour's program, playing again
between two groups Of chorus selec-
tions of patriotic and concert selec.
tions. ..
The radio concert to be broad.
casted from the naval air station
at Anscostia tonight will be one
OF the most spectacular accom-
plishments OF the naval radio so
far, Commsnder Hooper. in charge
OF arrangements for the concert.
announces. The program for this
concert will include numbers by
the Schola Cantorum. Of Indianap
oils; the male quartet from Detroit,
and the Norfleet Trio. of New
York: recitations by Miss Sally
Hamlln. and a song, Keep On
Hopin'." by Robert Lawrence. Mr..
Lawrence will also make a talk on
Music Week"
Yesterdays Events. ,
Two large Washington organiza.
tions gave the concert at Central
High School last evening. 1t was
the first big affair Of the Choral
Art Society, a new choral organiza-
ton. under the direction Of George
Harold Miller. and of the Washing.
ton College of Music Orchestra, c.
Z. Christiani. conducting.
The event was significant because
Of its fine ensemble work. and nn
excellent group OF soloists made the
rendition Of Haydn's oratorio "The
Creation" a prominent episode OF
Music Week, with Clara Young,
Gladys Price. Mrs. Marie c. Deal. SO
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Charles T. Tittman, bass.
Another important event was the
prize composition concert at the
Dunbar High School (colored) under
the auspices of the Dunbar song
leaders, Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham,
president, and Wellington A. Adams,
secretary, and the members OF the
prize composition committee, Mrs.
Gregoria Fraser Goine, chairman; ;
Mrs. Joseph Douglas, Mary Europe,
Edna Gordon, and Marguerite Hail.
Fourteen other scheduled music
programs were given during the day.
The forum Of the City Club held a
special Music Week luncheon, with
speeches by Henry E. Springer.
president of the club; by Robert
Lawrence. organizing director of
Music Week, and a delightful con-
cert program.
For Tomorrow.
School assemblies, music lunch
cons Of the Rotary and the Lions
Clubs. church events, and two big
concerts are programmed for
Wednesdays Music Week celebra
ton.
At Central High School. tomorrow
at S15. the Nordica Mandolin and
Guitar Orchestra. Walter T. Holt,
conductor, will give a concert, at
which prizes will be presented TO
winers " the music memory con-
test Of the District OF Columbia
Council, Boy Scouts Of America.
The Caruso bust presentation cor
cert will be given Wednesday eve
ming at $50 in Memorial Continental
Hall. This bust is the work Of
Washington sculptor, Joseph An
thony Atchison. A concert will be
given by the Schola Cantovum OF
Indianapolis, the Norfleet Trio Of
New York city, and the Hudson
Male Quartet Of Detroit.
Lovers of music arc urged TO get
an official program and enjoy. per.
sonally, the remaining music events
Of washington's second great Music
Week. There are three hundred mu
sic events In Washington.
Music for Everybody, Everybody
for Musicv' 10 the slogan.