Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
MUSIGRAPHS

THE National Federation of Music
- Clubs will conduct q conference
on church music at Chautauqua, n.
Y, July % TO %. Mrs. Edgar Still
man Kelley. national president of the
federation; Mrs. Grace Mabee, national
chairman for church music. and II.
Augustine Smith. noted authority on
church music. are listed among the
prominent speakers.
The District Of Columbia Federation
Of Music Clubs will be represented at
this conference by Mrs. Emily Dickin-
son, director of Immanual Baptist
Church choir, one Of WaShington's
outstanding chorus choirs. Mrs. Dick
inson will spend the month of July at
Chautauqua She will attend the
church music sessions and bring a
resume of the work back to the local
federation. The National Federation
of Music Clubs is DESTROYS that as
many federation members as possible
avail themselves of this church music
conference. so if any other Washing
ton members can attend. Miss Linkins.
local president, will be glad to know
of it.
Herman C.. Rakemann and Leon
Brusiloff are new artist members OF
the federation. Thomas f. farrell has
become an associate member.
Much interest is being manifested in
the District of Columbia official song
contest being conducted by the local
federation. Preliminary TO the song
contest is the contest to obtain suit
able poem. Any person interested
may obtain the rules from Miss Bea-
trice S. Goodwin, chairman, Cleve-
land 629.
Kurt Hetzel. well known as a plan
list and conductor, who was associated
with operate houses of Germany be-
fore coming to this country, announces
that he has opened special Summer
classes in operate coaching and Civ
ing advance work to singers and plan
lists at his studio. 1716 II street
Orville Harold, popular American
tenor, recently with the Metropolitan
Opera Company, will tour this coming
season with the Manhattan Opera
Company, of which Frank I. klntZ-
ing is managing director. Harold
will be heard in "Pagliacci,' "Rigo-
letto." "Boheme" and other operas in
which he appeared successfully with
the Metropolitan, Chicago. London
and other opera companies.
Mime. Tamaki Miura, the Japanese
soprano will continue with the Man
haitian forces, appearing in Madame
Butterfly" and in her new opera by
Aldo Franchetti. Namiko San,
which was given its world premiere
last season by the Chicago Civic Opera
Company. Miura and Harold will
figure as associate guests in the Man
haitian tour, their performances sched-
uled for alternate nights. The Paw
ley Oukrainsky Ballet, headed by An
dreas Pavley, will also feature prac-
;oa H., oil ,,orfort,1annnC Of the nrIya l.
Zation.
A new idea in the way of musical
entertainment will be presented by
the Manhattan Opera Company on its
cross-country tour this Fall and Win
ter. Short operas, minus the usual
tedious delays between acts, are to be
given the first half of the evening and
the ballet eXtravaganZas by the Paw
ley -Oukrainsky Ballet will close the
evenings performance.
While several of the standard
operas. such as ''Rigoletto" and
Madame Butterfly" are scheduled
offerings. a musical "three-ring cir
Gus" will feature the company's ap-
pearance in many cities, when Ma
mike San" the new short opera in
English, or "Pagliacci," favorite of all
Italian operas, is given, with diver
tisements and ensembles by the bal
let and accompanied by the unusu-
ally big grand opera orchestra of
selected musicians.
Word comes from Charleston. ILL.,,
of an exceptionally successful recital
given there by Minna Niemann, Wash
ington pianist. June %, in the Eastern
Illinois State Teachers College. Miss
Niemann, whose ability in both mod
'ern and classic works. giving individ-
ual interpretations and clear-cut. &C
curate execution, played a group of
Chopin's etudes-"The Butterfly.
Cello" and Revolutionary" Uric
Coles Above the Clouds Glazou-
now's "Pierrette"; LISTS st. Francis
Walking on the Waves; Wagner's
Prize Song; two Debussy numbers;
an unusual "Elegie" by Dobrowen; a
"Barcarole' by Philip and AlbeniZ-
Godowsky, a Schultz-Evler Tango"
and blue Danube Waltz"
The prologue at the Rtalto Theater
this week will be furnished by group
from the studio of Estelle Wentworth.
Those participating are Woodruff
Youngs, Jesse Veitch. Melville Veitch,
Elliott Button. Victor Russell and
Paul Burthe.
Sonora Michelene, daughter of Senior
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
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