Evening star., 1922-07-02

tions for the fifth national contest for
young American professional musi-
clans, to be held June. 1923. at the
biennial convention Of the federation
at Asheville. N. C. Candidates for the
state contest, to be held between Feb
ruary Is and March 80. and then the
district contest. to be held between
April is and May s, 1923. the place
and exact dates to be announced later
by the local committee.
The entrance requirements are: That
first the contestant must be trained
in America: contestants must enter in
their own state contest; all contest
ants must be native-born Americans
II studying in another state, but
being even partly supported by
parents or friends in the home state.
they are eligible to enter only in the
state from which they receive their
maintenance.
Any one supporting himself entirely
In another state may enter from that
state without any specified period Of
residence.
Entrance fee shall be 81, payable to
the national chairman Of contests.
through the state chairman Of con-
tests.
Contestants in the voice department
must be between the ages of twenty
and thirty years; contestants in the
violin and piano department must be
between the ages of sixteen and
thirty years. ,.-
Contestants must all out and sign
the official application blank and the
Questionnaire and send with the en-
trance fee to the state chairman Of
contests.
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without words or music
State and district winners may enter
the state contests again and proceed
through to the national.
All contestants must obligate them
selves to enter the district contest
should they become state winners.
District winners must obligate them
selves to enter the national contest.
A national winner must promise to
put himself first under the manage
ment of the National Federation of
Music Clubs. if desired.
Any young artist having placed
himself or herself under professional
management. is not eligible to enter
the competitions of the National Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs.
The purposes of these contests, ac-
cording to the federation announce
ment. are to recognize the superior
ability Of American music teachers by
bringing their artist pupils into prom :
inence: to encourage and inspire
music students to greater effort in
artistic achievement: to give oppor-
tunity and publicity to the most
talented young musicians of America
and to aid them upon a professional
career.
For further information apply to
Mrs. c. A. Mcdonald, EOS Shorb ave-
nue.. Canton, Ohio.
Josephine Beasley, a scholarship
pupil of the Peabody Conservatory,
Baltimore. was heard in recital here
last Sunday afternoon at the studio
of John r. Monroe. making fine i'm
preston by her good tone and tech
nique in Bach's Prelude and Fuge, C
Minor" Sonata. Op. 81. No. g." by
Beethoven: chopin's "Nocturne; c
phenTanz." by Berlioz-Tausig, and
"Abegg Variations" by Schumann.
Mrs. Gertrude McRae Nash, pianist.
is spending a fortnight in Atlantic
City. and at the close of her stay
there will go to New York, where she
will remain some time coaching with
Frank La Forge. in accompanying, in
which she expects to specialize.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson. soprano,
was the soloist at Purcellville. Va,
in the pageant which took place We'd
nesday and Thusrday evenings. Mrs.
Lawson gave her first recital at the
State Normal School at Bloomsbury,
Pa. Friday evening. returning to
Washington yesterday.
William Shanahan, tenor. quite car
ried of the honors Tuesday evening
|at the annual song recital by pupils
Of John George Klein. given at Gun
ton-Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Mr. Shanahan gave "Kashmiri
Song" by Amy Woodford Finden. and
For You Alone" by Gechi. respond
ing to numerous recalls.
Mrs Klein assisted at the piano
and the remainder of the program
consisted of the songs Il Send You
My Heart" hohr). Pauline NJ. Bruner:
Where My Caravan Has Rested
Nightingale's Song" tNevin). Georgia
r. French: MY Laddie" (Thayer),
Mary Alice Gladfelter; Because
(d'HardeloD. Harvey T. Townsend:
Il Hear a Thrush at Eve" (Cadman). }.
The Summer Wind" tBischoff2. Flor
braith). Willard S; Lines: Il Know a
You Truly" (Bond), Mildred L. Ship
ley; "Homing" (Del Rigeo). Mrs. Mil
lard S. Lines: Boat Song" (Ware),
In the Deeps O. the Daisies" tHaw-
y.
and Today" tspross). Il Love Thee
tMildenberg). Raymond Fillius; The
Wind" tSpross). One Fine Day"
CPuccinD. Bertha Morgan; MY Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice" (Saint Saens),
Fairy Pipers" CBrewer). Edna Oar
nall shacklett; Sylvia" (Speaks), Tn
"a Spirit Flower" (Campbell-Tipton)
"A Moonlight Song" (Cadman), Kathe-
rine Peacock: Una Voce POGO Fa''
(RossinD, Swiss Echo Song
iEckert). Elizabeth Lackey; duet,
'Lassie O. Mine" (Walt). Miss Lackey
and MIR. Shanahan.
Miss Pearl Waugh, pianist. Is spend
ing week in the mountains of vir-
ginia, where she is the guest of Mrs.
Martin ]. Morrison. who has a sum-
mer home near Bluemont. Miss Waugh
will return to Washington for a short
stay before leaving for her former
home in Upton. Ind, where she will
remain for the balance of the heated
term.
Frances Sherier. soprano. and Theo-
dore Roth. violinist, were the assist
cital Of ensemble piano music by
pupils of Gertrude Fravel Smallwood
which took place in the Sunday school
house Of the Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. Mr..
Roth played an arrangement of Penn's
popular song. "Smilin' Through" and
the numbers by the pulls included the
following: Duet, "Chanson du Chas-
seur" (Low), Ruth Lipkin and Miss
Smallwood; duet, Spring" Low),
Mildred Barker and Miss Smallwood
quartet. medley, arranged by Miss
Smallwood, lie Soir" Gow), Eliza
beth Hussey. Richard Higgins. Eliza
beth Fenton and Stephan Thonssen.
bon Humeur" uow), Elizabeth Fem
tom Stenhan Thonssen Elfzaheth