The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
COUCHER ALUMNAE
TO HOLD CONCERT
Folk Songs by Elizabeth Gut
man on Benefit Pro-
gram.

Elizabeth GUtman. considered by
critics one of the foremost inter-
prefers OF folk songs in America.
will sing in Masonic Auditorium on
the evening Of January at the
concert to be given by the Wash
ington Chapter Of the GOucher Col
lege Alumnae Association TO raise
its quota toward the schools pro-
posed s6.OOO.O0 endowment fund.
The other artist on the program
will be Percy Such. cellist.
The singer was a Goucher stu
dent before she studied under Her
bert Witherspoon and other we'll
known vocal teachers. In the last
few years she has sung on the con-
cert stages of the principle cities
ir the East and Middle West and
last month made her operate debut
as one Of the soprano guest artists
with the San Carlo Grand Opera
Company during its Philadelpht a
engagement. The fine lyric beauty
/ OK ncr voice made a notable i'm
preston upon the operagoers OF
that city. The artists home is in
Baltimore.
Josef Pastcrnack. head Of the
recording laboratory OF a large
PhUnOgraph manufacturing cstab
lishment and also conductor OF IN"
Philharmonic SoCiety's orchestra
which is recruited solely from the
Philadelphia orchestra. WAS so
pleased with her voice that he SC
cured her as a soloist for hi next
concert. 10 be given in the Academy
Of Music on January 5, the day be-
fore she will appear here.
Miss Gutman has done consider
able research in tho field OF Rus
sian music and al her concert in
Washington she will sing several
quaint and rare old songs for that
nation. COurtlandt Palmer. pianist
4 will assist
On Thursday evening the Wash
I ington College OF Music will give
I a faculty concert in the auditorium
OF Central High School. In con.
4 junction with the solo artists. the
/ college orchestra. c. r. Christisni
/ director. will be heard
Z The third pupils recital OF the
season Of the Associated Studies
Otto Simon. voice; La Sale Spier
piano: Henri Sok olov. violin. will
( take place next Friday evening a,
>:l5 o'clock in the auditorium pi
. the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Virginia Bestor and pupils gave
a musicale Yesterday afternoon al
{ the residence OF Mrs. J. J. Dimon
I 49, Park road nor;hwcs;. Those on
I the program were Anne Dimon. Mary
Gunnel. Eugene Hawley. jr.. Hattie
Wise. Elizabeth Van Brake. Jessie
Armes BrandenburE and Louise
Hoover. In addition Miss BestOr gave
: Moszkowskfs "Automne" and Pachul-
skis Polonaise. Philip Dimon. Vio-
: linist. and Vance Caskey .'cellist,
assisted.
Miss Edith Mcdowell and Miss
/ Grace Mcdowell, of the Hawaiian
! Music Studio. assisted by five OF
their pupils. rendered very enjoy
able program Of Hawaiian instru-
mental music and native songs al
the Christmas party given by the
! Oklahoma State Club on Tuesday
evening at the Thomson School.
Hawaiian "Leis," or wreaths. in
beautiful Colors were worn by
those taking part in the program
At Calvary Baptist Church last
Sunday evening an extra quartet
composed Of Mrs. W. f. Braith-
waite. suprano: Mrs. Grace Price
Eedman. alto: Mr.. W. w. GantZ
tenor. and Mr.. \. c. Gorbach. bass
assisted the regular church quartet
in a rendition Of the cantata, The
Story OF Christmas" by H A. Mat
thews.