The Washington times., 1925-04-20
10 j. s. WOMEN
CQNPOSERS IN
FESTIVAL
Dorothy Watson Is Genius
in League of American Pen
Women Music Here

Through Music group and the re-
markable performance for the first
time in Washington of Bach's "B
Minor Mass" by the Bach Choir.
Similarly, the festival to be held
next week, April % TO 30 inclusive,
should sustain the interest in
bigger music in Washington.
Dorothy DeMuth Watson, Wash.
ington representative Of Musical
America, a leading journal Of
music in this country, is the per-
son really responsible for this
festival. An ardent Washingtonian,
Mrs. Watson organized the orig.
ina1 big five" Mrs. HI. III. A.
Beach. Harriet Ware, Mary Turner
Salter, Gena Branscombe and Har-
riet Ware, into the Composers,
Group OF the League Of American
Penwomen a couple OF years agoa
Mrs. Mcdowell to Come.
To top all other features comes
the announcement that Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdowell, widow OF Edward
Mcdowell, considered by many
authorities as the greatest composer
our country has produced, win at
tend the festival. Mrs. MacDowell
herself is well known as fine
pianist and especially as an inter-
Ireter of her husbands works. She
also is in charge Of the famous
MacDowell Colony on the large
estate at Peterborough, N. H..
where sincere musicians, writer's,
artists. and composers may work In
Crdisturbed peace and under ideal
conditions. at nominal cost, during
the summer months.
Local soloists and musical organ
izations who will participate in the
festival include: The United States
Navy Band, the Davidson Glee Club,
the Washington Choral Society, the
Monday Morning Music Club, the
Lewis Studio Choral Group, the
Wilson Normal Glee Club, Henri
Sokolov, Richard Lorlebepg, Gretch-
en- Hood, Helen Howison, Mildred
Larking. IRVINE J. Stenson, Harry
Anrelico. Warren Terry, Georgia
Haslitt Hazel Artl1, Bernice Ram
DALI Everett Hardell, Harlan Ran
DAN. Raymond Moore, and John
Marville.
Composers in Concerts
The following list OF composers
whose works win feature the three
evenings win show how broad this
movement has become.
OF added interest, is the fact
that these concerts are free 70 Inc
public. These women are 50 en-.
Unused over the cooperative spirit
OF this quite national event, that
they are giving their services. N
many instances it viii be the ITS
occasion when they have mad the
pleasure and inestimable privilege
Of meeting each other. !.
On Tuesday, April %, $3.50, at tne
Mems City Club: EIizapetn Mer1
Butterfield, Buffalo, N. Y, VIII pre-
sent her trio for violin, cello ana
piano. Mary Howe, or this city
violin sonata, played by Henri SoKo-
Low. Carolyn Wells Bassett, new
York city, will sing her own songs.
Gena Branscombe, New York city,
violin sonata. Phyllis Fergus chi
cago. will sing her own Story
POEMS" Uric Cole, Los Angeles.
a two-piano concerto, the composer
and Irving Stenson at the piano.
Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. New Hamp-
shire, two quartets for soprano, Vlo-
lin, cello and piano, with the com"
poser at the piano.
wednesday. $50, at Continental
Memorial Hall: Mabel Wood Hill.
New York, two orchestral works
played by the u. S. Navy Band Or
chestra under Charles Benter. Helen
Sears, Chicago, Fantasia" for
piano with orchestra, played by the
u. S, Navy Band Orchestra. Mabel
w. Daniels, Boston. 1.-THE Desolate
City" for baritone with orchestra.
Virginia Roper, Norfolk, Va.
song group given by visiting artist.
Frances Marion Ralston, Los An
geles, violin Sonata Creole" played
by Henri Sokolov. Mrs. Beach, two
choruses, peter Pan" and "Sea
Fairies" sung by the Rubinstein
Club.
Thursday, $50, at Continental
Memorial Hall: Gena Branscombe,
male chorus "Fantom Caravan"
given by Dawson GIee Club under
John Monroe. Mary Turner Salter,
New York, songs sung by Warren
Terry, tenor.
Mrs. Edward MacDowell-a trib-
ute to the American women COM
posers.
Florence Parr-Gere, New York,
song group, given by Harlan Ran
dali, baritone. Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend, orchestral composition,
U. S. Marine Band Orchestra. Ethel
Glenn Hier. a sextette instrumental
suite for piano, violin, cello, viola,
flute, and oboe, with composer at
piano and members Of the U. s..
Marine Band Orchestra.
Big Choral Finale.
The finale is the Harriet Ware
"Undine," a lyric tone poem for
women's voices and soprano and
tenor soloists. to be sung by a
chorus composed Of the Monday
Morning Music Club, the Wilson
Normal Glee Club, the Lewis Studio
Chorus group. with Gretchen Hood,
soprano, and Warren Terry, tenor,
soloists and the U. S. Marine Band
Orchestra.
A Music Fair" Will be held, in
addition to these concerts, to which
the public is also invited. 1t will
be at Droop's Music Store each Of
the three afternoons from to $50.
Informal musical programs will be
given and the composers will be
there in person and will autograph
copies of their works. On Friday,
May l, the eighteen women COM
posers will be entertained at the
Arts Club, after which q program
will be given.