Evening star., 1924-08-10
MUSIGRAPHS

clyde Bruce Aitchison, conductor of
the Interstate Male Chorus, brought
together the different heads of all
male chorus organizations In Wash
ington as his guests at q luncheon at
the Cosmos Club recently. MIR. Aitchi-
son discussed plans for furthering
the work of the Associated Glee Clubs
of America. This association was re-
Gently organized, with headquarters
at New York City, and has as it's
president Clayton w. Old. During the
past winter ten glee clubs in and
ABOUT New York City met in Joint re-
cltal at Carnegie Hall and gave q
male chorus program which was
broadcast by radio over the entire
eastern section of the country. At
that time the Associated Glee Clubs
or america was organized, and Dis
tFict clubs are now being formed.
mf. A1tchison has been elected to
serve on the executive committee,
and in this capacity will endeavor TO
engage tho male chorus organizations
or Washington and Baltimore in joint
concerts. Those who met with Mr..
Altchlson at the Cosmos Club lunch
con were highly enthusiastic over the
project, and 1t is hoped that arrange
ments may be made to effect a perma-
hent representation for the Baltimore
and Washington territory.
Mr.. Aitchison's guests on this. oe-
casion were: Leo Behrendt, director
Of the Catholic University Glee Cub
r. J.. Donovan, conductor of the
Georgetown University Glee Club;
Donald Weikert, manager of the
George Washington University Giee
Club: John +. Shaddick, manager of
the Almas Glee Club: John r. Mon
roe, conductor of the Dawson Giee
Club: w. 4. Braithwaite, in charge
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
church Male Singers; X. Deane Shure,
director of music at the Mount Ver-
non Methodist Church; Charles Bart
lett, former conductor of the Almas
Glee Club; Edgar Priest of the Ma
tional Cathedral. and III. NJ Brown,
director of the Interstate Male
Chorus.
Maria Carreras, Italian virtuoso,
who is among the leading Italian
pianists of this generation, will in
troduce to America during her COM
ing concert tour a number of compo-
sitions of the leaders of the modern
musical movement in Italy. She has
Just received from Alfredo Casella,
Respigh. Pick-Mangingalli and Cas-
telnuovo- o-Tedesco manuscripts Of their
latest pieces for the piano, from which
she mas been asked to select num-
per Tor her programs next season.
rdno,r, In her recital before the Piano
last season, Nine. Carreras scored
such success that a Maria CarreFas
Musical Club has been founded In that
city in her honor. 1t will inaugurate
its activities with the management
OF her temperance in st. Louis in
November.
Sylvia Lent, the Washington girl
Vlolinlst, ended her first American
season with two May festival appear
ances. She played at the annual fes-
Vernon, Iowa. and at the Ann Arbor
festival of the University of Michi-
gan. Although Miss Lent is not 20,
her performance of the Bruch con-
certo with Conductor Stock and the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ann
play as assisting artist in a regular
pair of subscription concerts of the
orchestra next November.
Miss Lent, said to be the first
pold Auer upon his arrival in this
country, is at present in England,
resting and preparing for her con-
cert work next season.
Ethyl Hayden. soprano: will open
her season next year with an appear
ance at Canonsburg, Pa, in mid
September. She has been engaged to
sing at Brockton. Mass, on October
81. with the F1onzaley Quartet.
Mary Jordan, contralto, gave a
series of three lecture reeitals on the
appreciation of music not long ago In
San Antonio, Tex. Her experiment
was so successful that she repeated
her series in that city Immediately.
Miss Jordan is being engaged to re-
peat this series, and single programs
of it in various cities next season.
Much of her time will be devoted
nevertheless to her ordinary song re-
citals without explanatory remarks
Lillian Chenoweth has returned to
the city from Ocean GrovA N. j.,
where she has been spending her
vacation. While there, Miss Cheno-
weth sang at the Tabernacle for the
Monday morning music service; also
at the Ocean House for a service of
the Altar Builders, and gave a recital
at the Highland. Miss Chenoweth
will resume her duties with the quar-
tet at the Church of Our Father, Uni
versalist, the first Sunday in Sep
tember.
Hazel Wegner Bachschmid sang at
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
last Sunday in the absence of Anna
the quartet at that church. Mrs.
Sunny has left the city on a motor
trip.
Mrs. Rowland S. H. Dyer, contralto,
formerly of Brookline, Mass, Is sing
ing at the First Congregational
Church during the month OF August.
Mrs. Dyer is a graduate OF Oberlin
studied with Gertrude Edmonds of
Percy s. Foster. who has Just re-
turned to Washington 1ftsr sa,,s direct
ventions, is directing the street
sings" of the Georgetown Citizens
Community organization. AT least
1000 individuais attended the first of
these affairs. Clyde Grimes has the
Oliver, president Of the organization,
is in general charge Of all the pro-
grams. These meetings are held
every other Tuesday evening at dusk
ferent steropticon entertainment for
The public is invited. No fees are
charged and no collections taken up.
Mildred Kolb schulze, we'll known
pianist of Washington, and secretary
of the Orpheus Club. Is in Atlantic
City for a fortnight, with her aunt,
Mrs. Pauline H. Arnold Mrs. Schulze
Mrs. Mrs Koib, to Tall Timber, Nd, where
the latter has a cottage.
Harold Bauer. famous pianist, and
Mrs. Bauer, spent last Sunday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. William Sar-'
gent Kendall of New York at their
new house on Warm Springs Noun
tain Hot Springs. Va 1t is hoped that
Mr.. Bauer will appear in Washington
in concert next winter.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson, So
prano, returned to Washington last
Wednesday from Pennsylvania after
giving recita1s at the Summer schools
of the Indiana State Normal on Au-
gust I and at the East Stroudsburg
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