Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-26
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LATIN AMERICAN PROGRAM.

The third annual concert OF Latln
American music offered under the
auspices of the Friday Morning Music
Club in the Hall Of the Americas, the
Pan-American Union Building, was
presented before a capacity audience
which included many members 81
diplomatic and other circles OF society
yesterday noon. The program asp
was broadcast by Station NAA, with
.. L. Gascoigne as announcer. Ar
rangement of the program was super
vised by Frances Gutelus.
Nine Latin American countries were
represented musically-Chile, CUBA,
Brazil. Bolivia. Haiti, Venezuela, Mex
ico Nicaragua and Argentina. Also
several musicians of Latin America
were featured as interpreters of this
music.
Perhaps the dominant artist OF the
program was Lolita Cabrera GalnSpofS
of Bolivia. who has recently come 10
the United States from Europe, where
she was received with marked en-
thusasm. particularly in Germany
Senorita Gainsborg has decided style
and musicianship. her phrasing is in
telligent and poised and she infuses
individual color into her different num-
hers Also. she is q composer OF con-
siderable talents, as eVinced yesterday.
especially in her Lullaby" written tor
right hand alone. and an etude, spin
ming Song" which was given its frSt
performance anywhere on this pro-
gram This pianist also proved tai
ented as an accOmpanist, playing for
her sister. Maria PaZ Gainsborg, who
has very light soprano voice. The
singer sang a composition OF her sis
ter's. 'Cori Colila." an arrangement of
fnl
piano part quite as interesting as the
voice part.
Mexico was represented in the per-
son of Horacio Avila, cellist. accom-
panied at the piano by his wife, Sonora
Avila. He played three of his own
compositions. the last of which, DANA
TaraSca," noted as a dance of an in
digenous tribe. showed marked re-
semblance in material and rhythms TO
old Irish and Scotch folk tunes-a
surprising revelation to those not IA
miliar previously with the folk music
OF our Southern neighbor. Senior
.Avila has lovely, rounded tones and
poetic bow.
The United States had two repre-
sentatiN es-Esther Cutchin, pianist,
and John Bauman, member of the
United States Army Band. who played
the marimba. Miss Cutchin opened
the program with three very inter
esting compositions. "Serenata Senti-
mental" from the suite. impressions
of New York" by Enrique Soro of
Chile; DANA Negra." by Lecouna Of
Cuba. and "MorbideZZa." by Nunes of
Brazil. All three works showed mod
ern tendencies IN composition and pro
grammatic suggestion In her second
group Miss Cutchin played III Neige.
by Henrique Oswald of Brazil. a com
position first heard here last year
when the composer himself interpreted
it: and two numbers from Fiesta
Sevillana." suite by David Sequeira
of Nicaragua. Both the Spanish airs
We're very familiar and showed inter
esting transcription. the Seguidilla be
ing the most brilliant number Of the
entire program. Miss Cutchin has a
business-likc way Of PLAYING. though
there are times when her phrasing
is inclined TO he disjointed and her
tone not SO rounded.
Technical Sergt. Bauman. with Mas
ter Sergt. Theodore Bingert as accom-
PIANIST. gave three marimba solos,
which won unusually warm applause.
especially the first and last of the
group, "Tu." by de FuenteS of Cuba,
and ROMANCE" by Rutino Of Argen-
tina.
1t might be suggested That in an
other Latin.American program com
positions be chosen that were more
varied in theme and the program be