The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-13
JAZZ To WORK
SEVEN HOURS

Because Saturday II q half holi.
day--or Il may be because the Ma.
tional Broadcasting Company has
three or four orchestrAs hired BY
the day and must see that they
earn their money--WRC, the WASH
ington step-child OF the great cor.
poration, will get a generous dose
of Jazz today. There will be APP
proximately seven hours of It in an
11-hour broadcast! Beginning at
11:3O this morning and continuing
until IL o'clock this evening there
win be no less than seven jazz con-
certs, each of approximately one
hour duration! All OF the or
chestraa are fair to fine, as musical
organizations and each Of them
plays in its own individual way.
Three Of 'em viii play twice dur
ing the course Of the afternoon and
evening.
However - there IL to be 4
Lewisohn Stadium concert which
the WRC customers will have for
their own exclusive broadcast from
New York ana as relief from the
diet Of raw meat tone tinkling,
Pierre Monteux, the famous French
director, win have charge Of
the program and the promise
Of the broadcast Ia that 1t
will include the entire stadium
exercises instead Of just q part Of
them as has been the rule since
the special arrangement was made
to get them.
The ''Leonoreh overture Of Bee
thoven win be the first thing heard.
This is one Of four overturos
Beethoven composed for his opera
'F'idelio.'' Haydn's symphony IN
g major will Be the chief feature
Of the first part Of the concert. II
Is regular union Haydn symphony
and it has always seemed to mo 20
be one Of the things OF which
Haydn was thinking when, on being
complimented by King George Of
England on having composed 90
much music, replied that he
thought maybe he had composed
too much!
VINCENT DINDY'S
MUSIC FEATURED
In the second half OF the pro.
gram, however. there are three
striking compositions-''A Nisht on
Bald Mountain" by Moussorgslsy
d symphonic poem by Vincent
dIndy from Istar," and Strauss
grim, musical satire, "Till Euien.
speigel." OF the three perhaps thu
most interesting is the second. large
" because we do not hear a. much
Of d'Indy's music as we should.
This French composer belongs "a
the modern school, ana rather than
being the tenperanental artist, he
Is the herman type. He Ii an out.
door mana lover Of woods and
hills, q man Of the most positive
ideas and q very solid, direct way
OF expressing them. The symphonic
poem or variations, as he calls Ii,
from ''Istar," is a fine illustration
of his musical solidity and substan.
tial structure. Monteux can be de.
pended on to give it a fine in.
depreciation.
Our own AT Home program.
which WMAL win broadcast at Z,
ID more or less in 4 state Of flux at
the present time. The trio has
outlined d very good assortment Of
music, with Arseno Ralon, the al.
rector, as soloist. We expect Cliff
ford Brooke, Of the National
Theater to Be among those present
and wen possibly have another
short auto tour for the customers.
Goldman Band addicts viii find
the band playing its final concert
ct its New York season from
WEAF. at 7:30 this evening. They
need not be too cast down, how.
ever. ais the band begins its ATTAIN.
tic City season tomorrow and WPG
will take care OF broadcasting It.
The Arion Male Chorus IL to enter.
tain WIZ and WBZ listeners be.
ginning at Z o'clock. At Norman
Brokenshire win take his friends
tor q boardwalk stroll through
WPG. and at $50 there Ii to Be
an excellent presentation Of
Canadian music from WGN. Chi.