Evening star., 1924-11-02

~ sian mezzo-soprano, has just
come to Washington to make her
home here and has accepted the posi-
tion of contralto soloist at the Mt.
Pleasant Congregational Church.
Although born in southern Russia,
Miss Pasvolsky received her musical
education in this country, studying
with Prof. Alexis RienZi in New York.
She has given recitals in Carnegie
and Aeolian Halls, in Columbia and
Yale Universities and in colleges Of
California. Miss Pasvolsky is noted
for her lectures on Russian music.
Miss Pasvolsky was with the Rus
sian Grand Opera Company un-
der the direction of Hurok. well
known impresario. She Travelled with
the company through Canada and so
cities of the United States. Follow
ing this tour, five performances of
Boris Godounov" were given in Chi
cago with Chaliapin is guest artist,
and in these performances Miss Pas
volsky played the role of Feodor.
small son of Boris. Her first operate
appearance, however, was made in
1928 in Rubinstein's Demon" in which
she played the Angel. Since then
she has done recital work until neces
sity for rest brought her to Wash
ington for the present Winter, where
she is making home for her brother
Leo who is IL specialist in economies.
Carla PaSyolSky's voice has a love-
ly mezzo quality and her easy legato
| style shows excellent training. She
sings the songs of the Russian mas
ters, Tschaik owsky, Glinka, Rimsky-
Korsakoff and Rubinstein, beautifully
and her Interpretation of some of her
country's folksongS in costume Is
| charming. Her English is clear-cut
and musical. At recent informal
musical at the home of Mrs. Henry
| Hunt Mckee, Miss Pasvolsky. sang a
! lyric version of Dvoraks violin COM
position "IIumoresQue" delightfully."-.
! Her petiteness and dark coloring
! combined with an unusual PERSONAL
! ity are great assets to this gifted
! young singer.
! w. 7. Stannard, leader OF the
| United States Army Band, has just re-
ceived the first issue of the full band
| arrangement of his composition, The
Washington Evening Star MaSch," :"
published by PAMELA of Pittsburgh.
Pa, himself a famous composer of
band music. Copies of Mr.. STANDARDS
! work will be sent to bands all over
! the country.
Feodorc Chaliapin, the famous
singer, who gave recital in Wash
| ington Monday, and his interpreter
secretary, Serge kournakof, enjoyed
| a short sightsce tour of the city
| last Sunday afternoon as the guests
| of r. Guy Lucas, organist Of st. Johns
| Church 1t included Mr.. Chaliapin's s
| first visit to Arlington and he was
visibly moved both by the simple
majesty of the amphitheater where
lies the Unknown Soldier and by the
| exquisite view of the city which can
| be had at that point
IT think 7 should like very much to
| live in Washing gton." said Mr.. Chalia-
| pin in his soft English, during the
1 drive He is great traveller, as arc
all the world-renowned singers and
musicians This Summer he expects
| to go to Germany and Austria after
! Spring in Paris and with prospects
/ of recitals in London next Fall. 1t
/ was, therefore, a double compliment
! that the singer paid Washington III
| this unsolicited remark.
AIico I. Sharpe, wife Of Lieut.. John
! Sharpe, U. S. N, has been engaged 10
! sing at st. Peters Church on Capitol
| Hill. She is said to have a soprano
| voice with dramatic quality and col
| oratura possibilities. Mrs. Sharpe re-
Gently gave some numbers on local
radio program.
Interesting music was played and
sung at the musical tea given last
Sunday afternoon by Emily I. Marsh
! in II. Leroy Lewis studio on II
! street Mrs. Marsh, who has a So
! prano voice of rich quality, sang Mrs
| Beach's Rehabilitation" and Del RE
| COS "Homing." Mr.. Lewis, baritone
! whose big voice and individual
| method of Interpretation arc well
| known in local music circles, sang
| Gabrilowitsch's FAREWELL" Gretch-
! aninofrs "Heimat," and John Barnes
Wells '@Why?' Sidney Clark, New
! York pianist and an unusually sym
| pathetic and capable interpreter OF
| tbe works Of the moderns, played De-
bussy's fireworks" Tides" a novel
work utilizing the entire left arm in
| it's execution, and a piano duet with
| Mr.. Lewis, "'Le Jar1in Feerique," from
| RayePs Mother Goose" suite.
| Meta Craig, soprano, was guest
soloist at several affairs recently. She
sang at the monthly meeting OF the
| Woman's Club of kensington. Md,
| Monday, and Tuesday, at the Wardman
PARK Hotel, she was soloist for the third
consecutive year at the annual luncheon
| of the woman's Democratic Club OF
| MONTGOMERY County, Md. Tonight
she will be special soloist at the