Evening star., 1922-06-04

has offered fellowships in the fields
of architecture, painting. sculpture
and classical studies with such stim-
ulating results for young Americans,
recently has established a fellowship
in musical composition. Two fellow
ships in music have already been
awarded-one to Leo Sowerby. the
gifted young composer of Chicago,
and one to Howard H. Hanson. from
California. Both these men are con-
tinuing their studies in Rome under
the guidance of Prof. Felix Lamond
who is in charge of the work there
The felloWshipS are awarded on
competitive basis. the compositions
being submitted to jury, which
recommends the award of the fellow
ship to the candidate who shows the
greatest promise, of real creative
ability The appointment is for
term of three years, with an annual
allowance of $1,000 and opportunity
to visit the important musical CEN
ters of Europe.
The latest winner of the fellowship
which bears the name of Walter Dam
rosch, is Randall Thompson OF RoN-
bury. Mass. Winter Watts of Brook
lyn receiving honorable mention. MT
Thompson is twenty three years or
age, and was graduated in music from
Harvard University in 1920 with hlgh
distinction. Since graduation he has
studied privately for year with
Ernest Bloch. and this last year has
been working for his masters degree
al Harvard. While in college Mr.
Thompson was the winner of the
Eoott prize for original composition,
and already has composed number
of promising works in different forms
There is to be similar competi-
ton for a musical fellowship every
year. The American Academy hopes
by this means to encourage the young
musicians of America in the same
way in which the famous Prix de
Rome has aided in the development
of many composers in the modern
French school,
The season of the pupils recital"
IS with US again, and. If one may
judge by the capacity audiences in
attendance a the majority of them,
NAL and as inexhaustible as occa-
sionally the programs themselves
seem to be. Certain it is. however.
that. recalling similar affairs OF a
decade or more ago. the dlscrlmlnat-
Ing music lover cannot fail to dis
cover a noticeable advance demanded
Of the music student by the general
public. and unless the youthful musi-
clan measures fairly up to these com
paratively new ideals the wise
ISdCHeT Will bolii ii'iii iiAea -
as we'll as artistic motives. that 1t is
ineXpedient to countenance perform
anceS that are not satisfying elther
for present achievement or promising
for future possibilities.
Compositions from both the classic
kand the modern schools made up the
well-rendered program of the student
recital given Monday evening at the
Congressional Club by pupils of Miss
Pearl Waugh. Winifred Michaelsoh
I'D off he
evening in he- Interpretation of Bee
thoven's Sonata. Op. 10. No. l" 'Ro-
nance, Sharp" (Schumann): Bal
lade. A Flat" Chopin; "Etude in For
gotten Rhythms" !ArenskH: s.nra and
Verdi's "Rigoletto." While the tone of
the pupils was uniformly musical,
there was in some of the numbers
lack of brilliancy and power. due.
probably. to the placing of the piano
, Otherwise. the playing of the num-
! bers. all of them given from memory;
was creditable. and included FOLK
Song" (Grieg) and Shadow Dance
tMacDowelD. Ruth Garrison; "Prel-
ude. C Minor" (Chopin and "Baga-
telle. Major" (Beethoven), Lillian
Robin: 'Valse Lente' tSchutp. Thel-
ma HALEY; "Impromptu, Op. 90. No. A.
(Schubert, Elizabeth Johnson; The
Dream of the Child hoosehorn'
ana VI d amor anu d Dedi N-he'-
DowelD. Bertha Robbin; Thou Art
Repose" (Schubert-LiszD and Novel
lette' (MacDowelD. Herminia Ellis:
"Notturno" (Grieg) and Prelude"
tSchutt), Katherine Watson, and
"Cantique d'Amour" UiszO, Jose
phine Thompson.
Six young students were presented
in recital last Sunday afternoon at
the studio of John R. Monroe. giving
~ har in a
program of piano compositions by
Bach. Beethoven, Schubert. Dussek
and Chopin. Among the participants
We're Sara Lopatin. Esther Miller.
Raymond Mounden, Bessie Okum,
Joseph Miller and Leon Wolf.
Bessie N Wild has arranged a spe-
cial musical service for this evening
at the Lincoln Road NJ. E. Church.
among the numbers being an organ
prelude for violin and organ by B.
]. Wrightsman and Miss Geneva
Wallace; anthem, "Benedictus" tAsh-
ford); duet. When All Thy Mercies.
o My God" tGreln. Miss Jean Cruick
shank and Mrs. Thelma Mills Trotter;
anthem. abide with Me" (Shelley):
Saviour. Again to Thy Dear Name"
Glewellyn; duet, My Faith Looks
Up to Thee" Gachner). Mrs. Fred
erick A. Williams and Mrs. Trotter;
anthem, Il Will Pour Out My Spirit"
tHarris)
Recent events of interest include
the studio recital by pupils of Miss
Margaret w. Wright, al which the
following program was rendered:
Prelude" tSchutD, Miss Wright:
March of the Wee Folk" (Gaynor),
Delano Large; "criss-Cross' lSmith).
Mary Preston Gibson: Soldiers
March" (Schumanm, Adrian Fisher:
'Snowfiakes" and The Monkey" bug
bee), Richard Owen: ''Puppet Dance"
tSmith and Water Nymphs"
tSchytte), Priscilla Woodley; 'Old
Chief Metaatakwa" (Mokrejs). Albert
Marionettes" tCrosbyAdams). Nancy
Madeira; "Gypsies" (smith). Mitchell
David; "Tally-Ho Ride" Dutton).
Julie Hubrecht; knight Rupert"
(schumann), Elizabeth Ulman; Bar
carolle" and Skating" (kullak).
Gloria Herold Davis; Spinning Song"
tElmenreich), Marjorie Hertzberg;
valid: solfeggietto P. E. Bach),
Frances Hill: Scarf Dance" (Chami-
nade), Louise Goldenberg: Boys
Ring Dance tGade), Jane Page Men
efee; March Gade), Jeanne Flesher;
"Goblins" (Schytte). Betty Baum:
The Chase" (Rheinberger). Alice
Frank: "Canzonetta" (Schutt. Irma
ger: Prelude, c Sharp Minor" (Rach-
maninoff). Evelyn Baum; Sonata, C
Major" (Mozart), Betty Baum, with
accompaniment for second piano by
Grieg.
Interesting events of more than
usual musical merit must include the
Lewis. baritone, and Clara Ascher-
field DianiSt Miss AScherfeJd'S fn-