The Washington times., 1927-05-06
'BRANSON MAKES
|. DEBUT TODAY

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Capt Taylor Branson plays his
first concert today for radio audi.
ences since receiving promotion to
the directors desk Of the u. s. Ma.
rine Band Orchestra as q result Of
the retirement OF Capt. william II.
santelmann. Branson Is q product
Of the Marine Bands He has been
the main reliance Of Captain santsI-
mann for number Of years, and for
a year or more has figured more
often as the leader Of the band or
the orchestra and in the preparation
Of the programs than his chief. But
he has always, heretofore, been
acting for Captain Santelmann. This
afternoon at $3.50, when the orchestra
starts its concert, the entire RESPONSE
bility will be his. It is peculiarly ap.
propriate that Branson's first con-
cert number should be composition
OF his own, a march he has written
In honor Of Major General Lejeune.
The new leader has accepted q
great responsibility. He comes to
his work, after years Of service In
the organization, with q very keen
sense Of this responsibility -responsi.
bility to the public that expects
much of him and to the composers
he elects to interpret. One thing the
public may be assured-it will HAYS
presented to 1t the work OF a thought,
full musician, a man of distinct per.
sonality and striking musical ideas.
No better selection could have been
made for the job, and We wish him
well.
The program. for the concert this
afternoon is a typical .Branson pro-
gram, of which we have had much
to say in times past. Its chief feat.
ure is one Of most distinctly modern
compositions that could be found,
Henry Hadley's orchestral suite,
THE Atonement of Pam The in
depreciation Branson will give this
very lovely and brilliant selection
will be heard with interest.
BRILLIANT MUSIC
FEATURES OF PROGRAMS
Music Of a brilliant sort win pre-,
dominate in the program this eve
ming with the Goldman Band. con.
cert at Z o'clock. the Whittall Anglo.
Persians at 9 and the Lord Calvert
program at $50. The Goldman con.
cert starts from WRC with the
'Tannhauser" overture, and the en-
tire program will be made up OF
operate selections. A group of the
tWEAF concert artists follow the
band concert on the WRC program,
and then will come half an hour Of
the songs composed by John Prindle
Scott, with the composer playing
Accomplishments for George Andor.
son. tenor.
The Kaufman Anglo.Persians this
evening come to the microphone at
8 o'clock with a complete program
OF request" selections. Two Of the
important numbers win be the wild,
barbaric March Of tho Sirdar" from
the Ippolitow-Ivanoff Caucasian
suite and the famous Parade Of the
Wooden Soldiers"
In the Lord Calvert concert, Dan.
lei Breeskin, director Of the or.
chestfa will be the soloist. He
win have two well known violin
numbers. The string quartet will
pay one uumDer IN PARTICULAR that
we would like to call to the at.
tention Of -Grieg's 1.-THE
Last Spring" which we regard as
one of the most beautiful Of all
Grieg compositions.
In the outer wave lengths tuners
viii find the famous Rev. Harry
Emerson Fosdick, pastor OF the
Park Avenue Baptist Church Of
New York, at WRNY at $50 o'clock
with an address on ideals in rnedi.
cine that should be worth hearing.
There viii be a Royal program
from WIZ at 7:30 and q Philco
hour from the same station, be.
ginning at o'clock. Sophie Bres.
lau will sing from VITO at 8
o'clock and at the clever Reymer
Trin can ha hnarA Arn... LEnrE