Evening star., 1927-11-20

VI ihdDkSRlNHlR, DIS pre-
cursor of the American holiday
which will be celebrated by procla.
nation, turkey eating and foot bal
matches all over the United State.
next Thursday. In rejecting OF
the true underlying spirit of the
holiday which marked particular,
the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers
one hnds number of things foI
which one quite obviously should be
thankful. There are others that are
more doubtful.
Prominent among the obvious
things is the marked practical prog
ress in giving the children of Wash
ington real musical knowledge. En-
amples of this work that are of the
moment are the piano recital to be
given free of charge for the young
students OF piano in public schools
at Central High School FRIDAY alter
noon by Richard Buhlig. and the
newly-opened opportunity to lei
public school children hear a large
orchestra in rehearsals and learn d.
rectly OF IFS different parts and
preparation of symphonic program
as arranged by the Fox Theater in
conjunction with the Parent Teacher
Association of the public schools.
Beginning yesterday morning, it is
the plan to allow 200 children, the
particular group each time to be
determined by the Parent-Teacher
Association and drawn from different
schools i'll turn, to attend the hnal
rehearsal of the symphonic program
at the Fox Theater, each Saturday
morning between the hours of 9 and
III o'clock. Adolphe kornspan, con-
ductor and director of the orchestra
at that house. will have leading mo-
tives from the various selections
played by the different instruments
intrusted with the themes and give
brief, concise ideas to his youthful
audience. AT the same time, the re-
hearsal will be conducted in the
usual business-like fashion and the
children will find that they can learn
a great deal from direct observation.
Also each week the group of chill
dren chosen to go the following Sat-
urday to the rehearsal will be given
preparatory work with phonograph
records and discussion by the music
appreciation teachers. The SYM
phony programs which the children
hear rehearsed will be given in their
entirety the next day, Sunday. in
the series of programs given Sum-
day afternoons, from 2 till 5, pre-
ceding the opening of the first regu-
lar motion picture show.
THERE are not a few musician.
- and amateurs in local music cir
cles who probably will find a COM
mon, sympathetic interest in the
story of Richard Buhlig, the young
American pianist. who will give a
concert here Friday afternoon, when
school children who are students of
instrumental music will be allowed
to hear the concert free of charge.
under the auspices of the Community
Center department. 1t seems that as
Richard was growing UP several of
his4elder brothers and sisters were
already proficient on the piano.
Therefore. the father decided that
Richard should take up the violin.
and. in spite of his protests, the child
was compelled to take lessons on the
fiddle, though he spent considerable
OF his spare time drumming on the
piano. At last. in burst of temper.
the child shattered his violin on a
bedpost and was punished in such
fashion that it was several days later
before he could sit comfortably be-
fore the piano, his chosen instru-
ment. His parents argued that any
child who could smash violin was
unlikely to have any musical tai
ent whatsoever. However. Richard
worked out some of an older
brothers pieces" by himself on the
piano. and at the end of a few
months astonished his family by
playing these compositions better
than his older brother. That was
the turning point. Richard was
placed with good teachers and went
abroad when II years old to study
with Leschetizky. Since theh he has
established fine reputation abroad
and has comparatively recently be-
gun concert tours in his own coun-
try. America.
There is at least one local music
lover who recalls having been prom
ised violin when a certain COMPOST
tion could be played satisfactorily on
the piano. Time came when the lat
ter condition was granted, but a
parent more interested in science
than music somehow forgot the vio-
lin, and eventually vocal training
took its place with the individual.
who. however, would not touch the
piano in practice from that day till
this.
DRESIDENT COOLIDGE is to
= have his Thanksgiving music
supplied by the United States Army
Band, Capt. w. ]. Stannard conduct
ing. The exact program is given
elsewhere on this page.
In the meantime, reports that are
as glowing and warm with praise as
the color of their brilliant scarlet
uniforms come back to the National
Capital concerning the success of the
United States Marine Band, on tour
under its leader, Capt. Taylor Bran
son. he latest report comes from
Harrisburg. Pa.
From Albany. Greenfield. Bing-
hamton. Syracuse. Newburyport and
Wilkes Barre press comments state
that concerts were huge success:
that there was as perhaps the out
standing feature in the execution of
this number. the amazing accuracy
with which the various instruments
caught and carried away the light
and beautiful strains from each
other" playing upon the talent and
ability OF the members of the United
States Marine Band as upon one
huge musical instrument. Eapt. Tav-
lor Rranson gave the thousands RI