Evening star., 1925-10-04
RECITAL PROGRAMS
. Of RARE FEATURES
Outline Given of Mrs. Fred
erick ShurtIeff CooIidge's
Chamber Music Festival.

The programs for the five concerts
20 be given in Mrs. Frederick Shurt
Jeff Coolidge's Festival of Chamber
Music in the new auditorium built for
that purpose within the grounds of
tho Library OF Congress, have just
been announced to Washington music
circles. The festival will he held Octo
Der 2s. % and 80, with both morning
and evening sessions. The bringing
OF this festival to Washington for its
annual production is a stimulating de
relopment in the work for music OF
the highest type in the Capital of the
United States. Mrs. Coolidge made
this auditorium possible with a gift of
100000 and the setting aside of SIS
600 annually for the maintenance of
the hall, to defray recital expenses,
provide prizes for chamber music
compositions and expenses for re.
search in music under the auspices of
the music division of the Library of
which Carl Engel is chief.
Interested in United States Composers.
Mrs. Coolidge has always shown
great interest In the works of Amer
lean composers and performers of
music The opening program will fea-
ture native works and musicians. The
program for Wednesday evening.
chamber orchestra and voice, by
Charles Martin Liefiler and Frederick
jacob: for chamber orchestra alone,
by Frederick A. Stock. and concerto
for organ and chamber orchestra by
Handel. Mr.. Stock, who is conductor
OF the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
will conduct the program. Nine.
Povla Frijsh will be the soprano
Lynnwood Farnum, American organ
ist. who has been heard in Washing
ton in recital several times, will play
the organ part.
Thursday morning. October 90, the
entire program Will be devoted to
works of Beethoven. The works will
be: String quartet. opus 130. in B
fiat; sonata for violoncello and piano,
opus 3, No. .. in G. minor; serenade
for flute. violin and viola, opus %,
in ID. William Kroll and Karl
kraeuter will play the violins: Hugo
kortschak, the viola: Willem Willeke,
the cello; Georges Barrere. the flute;
Aurelio Giorni, the piano. Thursday
evening will be devoted to British
music, when the famous English sing
ers of London will present old Eng
lish motets. madrigals and folk songs;
harpsichord pieces by English COM
posers will be played, and sonata in
q minor by Henry Purcell. written
for two violins. violoncello and
harpsichord Will be played.
English Singers Listed.
The English singers are Flora Mann.
Nellie Carson, Lillian Berger, Norman
Stone, Norman Motley and Cuthbert
Kelly; the harpSichord will be play.
ed by Lewis Richards; Henri Sokolov
and Max Putgatsky will play the vic.
Inns, and Richard Lorleberg will plav
the cello. The last three mentioned
are all well known as gifted soloists
In Washington music circles and are
members of the National String Quar-
tet, associated with the Washington
Chamber Music Ensemble. organized
by La Sale Spier, also of this city.
Friday, October 80. in the morning
Italian music will be played, includ-
ing Sonata da Chiesa" by Caldara,
written for two violins, violince1lo and
organ; string quartet in by Boo
cherini: trio in A, for piano, violin
and violincello, by Pizetti. The per
formers will be the National String
Quartet Of Washington, the Elshuco
Trio Of New York and Mr.. Farnum
Friday evenings program will be de-
voted to the performance Of two string
quartets and a quintet by the Cham
Der Music Society of San Francisco
and Nine. Marie Romaet. The compo-
sitions to be given are Howard Han
sons String Quartet. opus %; Claude
Debussy's String Quartet, opus 10, and
Franz Schubert's String Quintet, opus
1873.
Seating Capacity for 500.
Owing to the necessarily limited
size Of the auditorium constructed ex-
pressly for the purpose of giving
chamber music under ideal condi-
fions, the seating capacity is only
for 500 people. Therefore, invitations
have been sent TO only those known
to be specifically and actively inter-
ested in the performance Of such mu-
sic. This festival. formerly held in
the temple" on South Mountain in
the Berkshires, will bring to Wash
ington leaders in music from all over
the country. BY the participation in
these initial programs in the new au-
ditor1um of some Of the finest local
musicians, an encouraging note Is
sounded for the development of the
big festival idea planned for next
Spring in Washington. The bringing
of Mrs. Coolidge's exquisite chamber
musical festivals to the Capital is
also another of many reasons why
Washington should be the place for a
National Conservatory Of Music.