The Washington times., 1922-05-29
MUSIC To RULE
EPRESENT WEEK
! I'm WASHINGTON
Concert at Central High Opens
7-Day Event-varied Pro-
gram Is Offered.

big concert last evening in the
Auditorium Of Central High School.
The large crowds had expected the
great Stadium to be opened but
that was deemed inadvisable be.
cause Of the coldness OF the
weather.
b. AS it was, 500 people or more
were turned away, because the
fire laws OF the school has a def
mite limitation as to the number Of
: people who may assemble there.
= The concert was a fulfillment
and a promise of what Washing
- toms entire second Music Week is
ITO be.
} The Army Music School Band
from Washington Barracks, and the
notable Schola Cantorum from the
Cathedral Of SIS. Peter and Paul,
indianapolis, Elmer Andrew Steffen,
director, were the attractions.
Both organizations gave of their
best. The band. under three con.
ductors Of the school, John S. Mar
tin, Rocco Resta and Manuel Comu-
,1ada, in no way catered to "popu-
lar" Itaste-if that indefinite quality
among US may be said to exist.
The overture to Wagner's "Meister.
singer" was given, Beethoven's
"Egmont" overture, selections from
Bizet's Carmen" and a Tschaikow.
sky March, while Southern
Rhapsody" completed a program
that showed the excellent equip
ment Of this organization that has
become fixed feature OF music in
Washington.
Schola Cantorum.
The Indianapolis choir Won en-.
-thusiasm for it's music Of both the
sacred and the secular type. 1t
sang with rich tone and fine bal.
Rnce the Angus Del" from Stehle's
Coronation Mass" and the Sane
tus" from a two-part Mass by Yon,
giving also ITO the Spirit Of
Music" by Percy Rector Stephens.
The Schola Cantorum also sang
yesterday forenoon at the high
mass at st. Dominic's Church. 1t
will be heard at the Memorial Day
exercises at Arlington tomorrow
morning, and will be a feature of
the concert at Continental Memo
rial Hall Wednesday evening ar
ranged by the Caruso Bust presen-
tation committee.
Community singing Completed
Sundays concert at Central.
Music was the feature of all
church services yesterday, from
morning through the vesper services
TO evening.
Coming Events.
Today. beginning at . a. m,
music will be the influence OF the
day. The City Club has a Music
Week forum, schools and music
schools have prepared programs,
with a students recital for the
evening.
Tonight at SIS the Choral Art
Society, George Harold Miller.
director, and the Washington Col
lege of Music Orchestra, under C.
. i. Christiani, will give Haydn's
'oratorio THE Creation" at Central
High School, with solos by Clara
d.. Young, Gladys Price and Mrs.
Marie C. Deal, sopranos: J. +. NJ.
- Bowie, tenor, and Charles T. Tit
mann, bass.
= = The Prize Composition Concert"
: at Dunbar High School, at 8:15, is
one of the significant outcomes of
our first Music Week. 1t is open to
colored composers of the entire cUun-
tTv.
Memorial Day services at Airing.
ton Cemetery will be held at 1890
o. m. tomorrow.
Tuesday evening a concert will be
given at Central High School under
the auspices of the Federation of
Women's Clubs
At s D. m. tomorrow evening
Joint open,air concert will be given
on the south front of the State, War
and Navy building by the Army
Music School Band and the National
Community Chorus. The band will
play practically the same program
IL gave at Central High last evening.
THE chorus, under Charles 8. Wen
Eerd, will give patriotic choruses, an
air from Verdi's Aida" and the Re.
.~ Cessional Ckipling-De Koven).
The matter of reserved seats, with
the stadium concert held indoors
makes necessary the announcement
that these seats for ticket holders
sre held only until five minutes be-
fore the beginning of a concert.
Remember that the success of
> Music Week is a civic responsibility.
II you attend a Music Week celebra-
tion-buy a program. Anyway-buy
J an official program at 25 cents. And
it you feel the influence of these big
events, become a patron of Music
Week.