Evening journal., 1922-05-01
CITY NOW IN
MUSIC WEEK"
Sunday Concert by Massed
Bands Inaugurates Cele-
bration
DEMONSTRATION IN
SCHOOLS TONIGHT

This Is school Day" In Whining
tons Music Week.
Appropriate exercises were held
In many class rooms this morning
and afternoon. and tonight the pu-
pills will give demonstration OF
music in the public schools. This en-
tertainment will be in charge OF
Miss Ruth r. Storms. city super
visor OF music. and will be held in
the High School Auditorium. and a
large attendance Is expected. The
program will begin at 1870 o'clock
With special services and pro-
grams in numerous churches and a
sacred concert at Washington
Heights by a massed band OF so
pieces. composed OF members OF the
Musicians Union. Music Week be
gan most auspiciously yesterday.
The band concert was conducted by
Captain W. II. Santelmann. director
OF the United States Marine Band.
OF Washington. called the "Presi-
dents own" II was attended by
crowd OF 5000 persons.
Shortly after $50 o'clock. fol-
lowing a preliminary tuning OF in
struments. Captain santelmann. who
was chatting with J. Norris Robin
son. rose from his seat. lifted his
baton and the opening bars OF the
march slave" by Tschaikowsky,
hoated over the Heights.
From then until almost FIVE
o'clock there was truly. music in
the air" AS each number was com
pleted applause. beginning with a
scattered clapping OF hands and
then spreading throughout the
throng attested to the appreciation
with which the audience received
the music.
The final number on the program
was OF considerable interest 20
number OF persons in the audience.
although the majority knew moth
ing OF It's close relation TO Whining
ton. The number in question was
the suite In four parts. Atlantis"
by safranek Some years ago this
was director OF the band
~ It VI Z AAAA NAAAH anu MhN well hAA1M ~
here for his musical ability.
Before his departure for Wash
ington. Captain Santelmann ex-
pressed TO Charles NJ. Banks. OF this
city high commendatlon for the
work OF the Wilmington players he
had just led. They formed a splen-
did band" he said enthusiastically.
and 1t was a real pleasure to leao
them. l hope TO have the same priv
ilege again some time"
While the massed band was play
Ing in the park, George Henry Day
was giving an organ recital entitled
Music Of All Nations" in st. John
p. r. Church. OF which he is or
ganist and choirmaster.
or particular interest was Mr.
Days brilliant playing OF Yon's
Pedal Etude. The program included
also two OF Mr.. Days own compost
tions. Cantilene from a Sonata In
ID. and Scherzo. which were played
publicly for the first time yesterday.
Program for the first public re-
cital by the Orpheus Mixed Quartet.
" AAAAA ~ Will uN kANFM AM AAAt AAAk II
school Auditorium tomorrow night.
was announced today. The quartet is
composed OF Mrs Frances Dewitt
Babcock. soprano; Mrs. Ferdinand
Gilpin. Jr., contralto; J. Wales
Davis. tenor; Frank Ford Palmer,
baritone: Frederick Stanley Smith.
director and accompanist
M l.
Music Commission and forms a part |
of music week and will be free to
he public. The program follows:
Quartet, HALL Orpheus, Hail!", DeReef /
Tenor solo. The Pipes Of Gordon's .
men, ..................... Hammond /
quartet
Cbj AS torrents In Sumner"
Elgar I
'ontralto solo. Far Across The Desert |
Sands" ............W Woodforde- -Finden /
soprano. tenor and baritone)
Quartet. From oberon. In Fairy
,aritono l9nS solo. aypsy John .s'eGsRS 'ciaS
)uet, y Know A Rosebud Shining"
from The Rose Maiden ....... .Cowen .
soprano and tenor)
Quartet, Dusk OF Night
ArkhanEelsky 7
ioprano solo. "A Birthday" woodman
'rio. Hast Thou Wandered" from
The Rose Maiden. ............ Cowen
(SOprano. contralto and baritone)
Quartet. out And Away. My Song"
Federlen
Wilmington Kiwanls Club will
DIN the Rotary Club and Chamber
I Commerce as guests OF the Lions
'lub, in celebrating Music Week"
[ a luncheon in the duBarry room
the Hotel DUPONT. at 1915 o'clock
omorrow.
The weekly meeting and luncheon
Kiwanis will be held at 1915
clock on Wednesday. in the grill
oom OF the Hotel DUPONT. There
III be no special entertainment.
he chief item Of business will be
he election OF delegates 10 the To-
,nto convention. The election was
ostponed from last week.
The luncheon to be given by the
ions Club tomorrow. is to be a mu-
cal festival. II will include a song
st with the Rotary. Kiwanis and
Ions Clubs. and the Chamber Of
ommerce as the contestants. Will
am P. White will lead the singing.
SISTED by Guy r. Ford and j.
-ales Davis. Mayor Harvey has
-omised a prize to the winner. Miss
hett, of the Victor Talking Ma
line Company, will be the speaker.