The Washington times., 1927-02-24
NAVY To STAR
IN THE AIR

The old boy who first aaid
everything comes in punches sure
emitted Z mouthful- and must
have had his mind on the program
the United States Navy Band Or
chestra win play this evening for
WRC broadcast At o'clock. 1t
Il the second symphonic program
of the orchestra Of the season and
it has at least five features that
would serve as clinaaxes for any
sort Of O program alone.
The program opens with Liszt's
masterpiece, LES Preludes." Franz
Ldszt Is one OF the unique figures
Of musical history and its grand
old man" He was genius az q
composer and another genius as a
director and yet q third genius as
an advisor and interpreter Of the
music OF other composers. Had
there been no Liszt there would, in
all probability, have been no Rich.
ard Wagner and certainly no such
Saint Saens or Debussy as we
know today. Chopin. too, owed
him much--or rather the world
owes him much because Of what
Chopin did under the Liszt in.
gpiration. The music Of Liszt him.
self was entirely different than that
of the great composers we have
named and LES Preludes" IL the
most magnificent specimen Of Il.
TELLS OF LIFE
AND or DEATH
In this gorgeous tone poem the
composer gives his idea OF life, OF
living and Of death. In his mood ct
the time Of writing life was but the
prelude TO death - q triumphant
death. And just what you imagine
q poet would put into such q COM
position-Liszt has included.
The Cesar Franck symphony In
d minor Ii the second number on
the program. The arrangement Of
this symphony Lieut.. Charles Benter
sent to France to have made for his
orchestra. II 10 rated AZ Francks
greatest work. Then follows the
second Hungarian rhapsody Of Liszt.
The second movement Of Beethoven's
fifth symphony II the fourth number
on the program. The fifth number
ID Rimsky Karsakowis fantastic
sketch, "The Flight Of the Bundle
Bee" and the sixth and last Johan
Straus waltz.
After an hour Of dinner music by
the Raleigh Hotel Orchestra, Strick.
land Gillian, one Of the best known
Of humorists--and one Of the few
who Is a. easy to listen to as he is
to read-will tell Is minutes worth
Of family budget facts, to the WRC
listeners. Then comes the Navy
Orchestra and following that the
Kit hour with George Dixon Thomp-
son, pianist, AZ soioist. The LIE
Paradis Band finishes the program
of the evening for WRC with an
hour Of dance music.
WORLD TRAVELLER
TALKS FROM WAIAL
Lieut.. Col. Edmund Bulls U. s. A.,
one Of the world travellers, whose
notable contributions TO the Htera-
ture Of exploration has given him
high place among the learned So
cieties OF the world, will lecture
briefly from WMAL at $40 on the
curious customs Of Korea. At $40
the same station will introduce the
Red Arrow Quartet, and At $50 Bob
Groome's Orchestra will play an
hour Of dance music.
The Chicago symphony or.
chestra Is to be the chief objective
Tor tuners wanting that sort Of
thing-at WMAQ at 9 o'clock. This
orchestra has perfected the art Of
broadcasting large organizations to
such an extent that its concerts on
the air are easily as interesting as
those in Orchestral Hail. The
WEAF activities have the weekly
hymn sing at z o'clock and the
literary sketches following 1t, with
the ginger ale and overshoe sub.
sides coming at the usual hour.
From WIZ there comes q novelty
program at o'clock called "our
Musical United States" and at the
Radiotrons win perform as usual.
An important feature OF the con.
tinentai broadcast will be an hour
OF Norwegian music from WBAL
beginning at 10 o'clock. A biow.by.
blow description Of the Bud Taylor.
Tony Cazoneri fight In Chicago to-
night win be broadcast by the Chi.
cago Herald Examiner from WEBB
at 1915 o'clock.