Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-09
1000 AT CONCERT
AS SEASON OPENS
Pan-American EspIanade Is
Scene of CoIorful Musi.
cal Event.

An audience of more than 1000 peo-
pie. including many members of the
diplomatic corps gathered on the
ESplanade and in the gardens of the
Pan-American Union Building 20 bear
a program OF Latin American music
last night.
The concert marks the formal open
sing of the seasons musical affairs OF
Washington These programs aim to
present the music of Central and South
America to North American audiences
land promote international exchange.
The original plan for the concerts al
lowed a seating capacity of 600, but
chairs were placed on the gardens and
sother seats outlined the lovely pool.
ii There has never been q night when
Sthe grounds of the Pan-American
building looked more lovely. The pur-
pie, green and blue lights on the
building at the rear, the red and blue
@of the bands uniforms with ther gold
Scord. and the many-colored shawls
Sand furs that aimed to keep the chill
sfrom the women in the audience made
ia brilliant picture.
DR.. L. S. Rowe, director general of
the Union presided at the program and
gave thanks. to artists. Franklin
adams, counselor, was in charge of the
,program. which showed excellent bal
sance of new selections, heard In the
UNITED States for the rSt time, with old
MavoriteS that were much more tamlnar,
such as the Mclean "Estrelllta" the
,barbaric queen of the Night" the sec
aCuban La Paloma" and the brilliantly
fond movement of the suite Babylon
written by Ellie of Haiti.
Panama Music Given.
! Perhaps the greatest interest of the
tevening conferred in the initial appear
.ance in this country of Prof Alberto
fGalimany. leader of the National Band
;pf Panama. Prof. Galimany not only
conducted a typical Panaman rhythm
in his first composition, the paSillo en-
titled "AmiStad" Friendship, but also
showed clever adaptation of the United
States march style. He said that the
themes were all native to Panama, but
The tried to illustrate in this march the
union of the United States and Central
America Prof. Galimany will remain
lin Washington for several weeks and
has accepted the invitation to conduct
some of his own compositions in con-
certS to be played by the different serv-
Gee bands.
!, The one singer on the program was
Raquel Nieto of Mexico slender, red
headed girl, quite the antithesiS OF the
Mexican type. She has clear colora-
tura voice. Beautiful natural quality Is
Eombined with artistic skill that Is eSpe-
daily noticeable In the smoothneSs OF
her scales in the florid bravura work OF
such songs as her own La Primrose"
and the well known air "Charmant
piseau" with flute obbligator from
Davids Pearl of Brazil" All her
Songs. with the exception Of the ARA,
as.ora lox, Mavinop n0rarnSnrS and seemed
% combine chiefly sad romantic themes
with clever melodic invention. This
Was her first appearance In Washington.
! The other guest soloist of the evening
was a youthful Cuban pianist, Milo
AIenendez, who has been heard here |
previously. He has rare talent and an |
Individual touch. The three Cuban |
dances by CervanteS were interesting,
but Lecuona's THE Coming of the Son |
of Gina" was more so. Senior Menenoez
played them all with artistic restraint.
His own two compositions, The De-
parture of the Son of China" which
Showed clever syncopation and modern
style, and La Jota, also were much
hpplau0ed.
Il Xylophonist Heard.
Louis Goucher, xylophonist, and |
BandnaSter q. De Giorgi, cornetlst, |
played works by composers of Venezuela |
and Mexico and the latter works by |
composers of Honduras and Cuba.
Z The United States Navy Band showed |
admirable training and coordination |
particularly in the Ellie composition and |
The potpourri Of Mexican National
Songs" The waltz, "Felicidad," by |
figueroa of Guatemala, and two move |
lnents from the Suite Bresilienne," by |
Nepomuceno of Brazil, and two marches |
which concluded the program, "EScuela |
Naval" by Sanchez Of Mexico, and
stSuipacha," by Arena Of Argentina, all
we're played here for the first time in
the United States.
II The entire program was colorful. The
yell worked out program notes, ably
announced by E. c. Canoya, broadcast
sng from Station NAA, were both
Entertaining and instructive It was
An suspicious beginning for what
Promises to be an exceptionally bril-
ant music season. H, F.