Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14

music pavilion are perfect. The
Ninth symphony. with chorus OF
zee, orchestra of JOG and a good
quartet. was given two evenings. 49,
01a attending each performance"
Mr.. yander especially praises
Fraser Gauges German diction in this
work and mentions that Mendelssohn's
Elijah also Is presented in this
series. He states that all seats are
good and the works excellently pre-
sented for such small charges as %
ard 80 cents, with dollar as the
top price" Mr.. Xander also states
that the Goldman concerts at Central
Park are presenting some unusually
interesting works. He says: There
are seats for 10000 people. descrip-
tive programs, and the audience
listens with rapt attention and appre'
citation. The nearest thing to the
Goldman concerts in Central Fark
which Washington might have would
be Marine Band concerts at the Gen.
trail High Stadium. where seats are
available for several thousands.
II. Frank Gebest. we'll known Wash
ington musician. has returned TO TINS
CITY after a years sojourn in Europe,
during which time he visited France.
Belgium, Germany, Switzerland. Italy
and Spain.
Mr.. Gebest expects to spend the
coming Winter In Washington, re-
opening his studio here early In the
Fall.
Pearl Waugh of local music circles
| is spending the Summer with her ram
| ily in Upton, Ind. She Is not doing
much unsteady, but IL resting. she
has, however. given some lnformai
programs with violinist, Carrol
| Cakes, who is with Leopold Auer in
New York City during the season:
Miss Waugh writes that Mr. Wey-
man, New York associate In her local
| studio during the Winter, has charge
of the piano work at the Surrett
school i'm Concord this Summer. He
has presented three illustrated talks
on dance forms there which he will
give at the local studio in the Fall,
and seven lectures in Interpretation.
| He also played the piano part In the
| following selections in two concerts
| at the Surrett School given during the
| Summer season: Brahms Horn
| Trio, for Horn, Piano and Violin;
| Rameau's "rrio for Flute, Cello and
Piano; and Handels Sonata for Two
Violins and Piano."
| Edwin Moore and Helen Coolidge
are two Washington students of the
Waugh-Weyman Studios who are at.
tending the six-week school in Con-
cord.
| Martha Chambers, soprano, was
soloist at the good roads meeting of
Arlington County last Monday eve
ming Miss Chambers sang Trees"
by Rasbach, and Take, Oh Take
Those Lips Away" by Frank La
Forge. Irvine Quigg was the accom-
PIANIST.
| A card just received from Elizabeth
Gardiner, Washington dancer, comes
from Madrid, Spain, and the sender
says: Am really here at last and
enjoying everything from the. bull
fights to the dances"
Henry Granville Leef, tenor soloist
of st, Adams Church, this city, as
sisted the Bowen Quartet last Sunday.
in the absence of Harold NJ. Brown,
who is in Michigan on his vacation.
The quartet sang at the morning
service in Christ Church, Port Repub-
lie. Md. and at the afternoon service
in All Saints Church, Sunderland,
Md.
The other members Of the quartet
are: Emma Seaman Smith, soprano.
Eleanor Baker Spencer. contralto ana
director; and Tench T. Marye, bari
tone.
Susanna Oldberg Is busy these sum-
mer days in her studio in the audi
forum of the Playhouse, which she
has occupied for the last five or six
years.
Free to singers, advanced students
and teachers are the voice trials ana
diagnosis OF voices Saturdays from
3 o'clock until 5, with talks on tone,
breathing and diction to those who
are anxious for knowledge of the art.
Elizabeth and Mary Reyes of Wash
ington. ID. c.. gave the closing concert
at Wanamaker's Auditorium In New
York City last week, when they APP
peared In q recital Of chamber music
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