The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-04
MUSIC Ut PERU
BAND FEATURE

The United states Army band,
Calvin Coolidge. President or the
United States. Commanderin-c CHIEF;
Dwight X. Davis. Secretary OF War:
Charles II. Sunmerali, major gen.
eraI and chief 81 staff: Curtis ID.
Away. captain, Infantry: command,
leader: Thomas y. Darcy. second
leader ana now having gotten sen
all IN. according to military usage,
etc. we come up for air and breath
70 announce that the band win play
Its usual concert from the Capitol
Plaza through radio station WAGAL
| this evening at 1880 O'clock.
We do not mean. Tor one minute,
to indicate that any Of the high
Government and Army officials
we've named have anything to do
with the music that Is to Be played.
Yet we've been severely criticised
for not announcing, az the radio
announcers do. that Captain Away
commands the band. and so In our
announcement today we thought
we'd follow the thing to Its logical
conclusion and take Ia all the
people who actually do command
the band ana have Il over with.
Those listeners To concerts who
have heard the name Of Capt. Away
and wondered what instrument he
plays. may Be informed that his
instrument Il fountain pen and
that lie commands the hand be-
cause Army regulations provide q
commissioned officer must be n
command Of all military units.
m INTRODUfE
PERUVIAN SERENADE
Having SOFTEN that out 81 our
system We might announce also
that the Army Band win play
rather interesting program this
evening. not the least distinctive
feature Of which will be 4 eerenade
by COlorino Pereira. the Peruvian
composer, which will be heard for
the first time as 4 band selection
The composition Is dedicated TO
Roberto Duncker Lavalle. another
Peruvian composer
The novelty feature Of the pro-
gram will be an arrangement Of
Maryland My Maryland" by
short for various groups of band
Instruments and for voice with an
elaborate finale using both tnstru.
mental and vocal effects.
The LeWisohn Stadium concert,
which Frederick Stock will direct
this evening through WIZ. WBAL.
kDKA, or any OF the blue net.
work stations" will present Deems
1aylor's Through q Looking
Glass" and Sibelius' 'Finlaridia. z
The first il a musical setting for
the Lewis Carroll sequel to Alice
in Wonderland" and IL regarded
A. . great bit OF tone fantasy. The
skcand is a deep and brilliant tone
E.Loem.
In the Kit Hour Of Music. at
6:15 from WRC, Charlotte Klein
will be presented in a piano recital
that should be worth hearing. The
second distinctive feature OF the
WRC program win come at $40
o'clock when Randall Hargraevea
the English baritone. viii present
another of his striking musical dis.
courses to the WEAF chain. There
viii be the usual light opera, 4
repetition Of The Daughter OF the
Drum Major and the Eskinnos'
regular Thursday evening divsrtise.
ment.
In the tuning distances one viii
find the Radiotrons. with Erva
Giles, soprano, and Vaughn de
Leath. alto. at WIZ at Z O'Clock,
and the Elks Male Quartet at the
same station at o'clock A Lord
Calvert concert may be heard from
WIP at S:15 and the same station
will deliver the product OF a Rus
sian choir beginning at 2 o'clock
program Of Scotch songs IL to
be the feature OF the WRVA pro.
gram, at $40 o'clock,