Evening star., 1924-08-03
Musieraphs

GEORGE Washington University
students for the summer courses
have been especially Enjoying the
musical assemblies ne1d every morn
ing at 11:15 o'clock. A feature OF
these assemblies is the community
singing under the direction of Miss
Bernice Randall, well known In local
musical circles. Miss Randall also lie
holding classes In music appreciation
at the university. This is the first
summer that there has been any
music on the curriculum and the work
has proved unusually popular.
Special program numbers include
vocal solos by Fred East and Harry
Angelica, with Miss Randall as ac-
companist; vocal duets by Helen Har-
per and Hattie Herfurth. Mrs. Paul
Bleyden at the piano: vocal duets by
Nine. Henriette Coqueiet and Bernice
Randall. Mrs. .Bleyden, accompanist
solos by Frances Corey, soprano, from
New York.
John Powell. American composer
and pianist, who has made wide use
of negro motifs in large compositions
for violin and piano. piano and or
has been invited by Paul Whiteman
to compose music to be played by the
Whiteman Orchestra on next seasons
tour.
The Dancers Guild is a new organ
,zation recently formed in New York
by a group of 150 professional dancers
A special feature to be presented an
nually by this society is to be dance
week in New York. when programs
Of original creations will be given by
leading dancers. The guild member
ship includes Adolf Bohm. Ruth ST.
Denis, Roshanara, Lubvoska, Flor
ence O'Denishawn, Tamara, Margaret
Severn, Felicia Sorel, Porta Povich
and others.
Georges Enesco, Rumanian COM
poser, violinist and orchestral con-
Washington audiences, has been en-
gagged to play in concert with Nine.
Olga Samaroff, another favorite with
local music lovers, in concert before
delphia during the coming season.
Josef Hofmann. famous pianist, who
has been heard in many programs in
this city. has written friends in New
York that he has taken to airplane
transportation recently while abroad.
He has travelled from Paris to London,
London to Amsterdam. Amsterdam TO
ira ffic seems less congested and safer
than automobile. Mr. Hoffman, re-
Gently had narrow escape from seri-
Gus accident when motoring in
London.
Assisted by George Dixon Thomp-
son. pianist, of this city. Charles
Trowbridge Tittmann, local basso,
gave a recital Monday night for the
Dolly Madison Chapter of the Garden
was attended by large audience
from various parts Of Orange County.
Both artists were well received and
responded to encores.
In addition to playing Mr.. Tittmann's
accomplishments. Mr.. Thompson gave
traum" and "Ballade" of Chopin.
Mr.. Tittmann's songs were % Pri-
mavera." by Tirindelli; "Amarilli." by
Caccini: Asleep in the Deep" Petrie
"Duna,' McGill: Come Down. to
Dvorak: "Cargoes," Dobson: "Juani-
ta," Mrs. Norton: by the Waters of
Minnetonka," Lieurance: The Little
Irish Girl" Lohr: The Two Grena-
diers." Schumann; Ma Little Banjo"
Dichmont: Hard Trials" Burleigh.
Meta Craig. local soprano, will sing
in the large Ocean Grove Auditorium,
seating 10000 people, tonight Har-
old Fix, eminent orEanist of Buffalo.
the season. will accompany Miss
Craig. Later in the season CALI
Curci. Jascha Heifetz, Anna Case and
others are engaged for performances
there.
Miss Craig is having an unusually
successful season along the New Jer-
sey coast. She is again a soloist at
st. Andrew by -the-Sea Allenhurst.
y. j.. and recently gave a concert at
Loeb Arbour Hotel at that resort.
Her feature song at this recital was
the famous Waltz Song" from "Ro-
meo and Juliet"