Evening star., 1928-04-11
HEAR MUSIC
OF LATIN AMERICA
Concert Is enthusiastically
Received in Pan-American
Union Building.

An audience of nearly l,200 people,
the largeSt assembled for such pro-
Grams. representative Of the diplomatic.
musical and social circles Of Washing
ton. gave an unusually enthusiastic re-
cep;ion to the most ambitious program
presented 10 date under the auspices
Of the American Union in the Hall
Of the Americas at that beautiful build
ing last night.
This was the fourth concert OF Latin
American music presented by that
uniuue organization. the United Serv-
ice OrcheStra-compoSed of members
chosen from both the United States
Army and Navy Band OrcheStraS-
with brilliant Latin American assisting
artists.
The program was broadcast from
station NAA. At the conclusion of the
selections. Just preceding the playing
az The Star Spangled Banner" DR.. L..
s. Rowe. general director Of the Pan
American Union, offered, in a concise
speech, vote of thanks to both
branches OF the military service that
made this concert possible. thanks 10
the guest artists and thanks 70 Frank
In p. Adams counselor of the Pan
American Union, whose wide and ac-
curate knowledge on music events and
artists is responsible for these pro-
grams.
New Music Presented.
There were three "firSt-time per-
formances" in the program last night
Q. P Gascoigne, announcer Of events,
including some admirable program
notes. stated that 1t is the intention Of
the Pan-American Union TO present a
program next season which will be
composed entirely Of selections never
presented anywhere before.
OF the three premiereS last night the
most unusual was the symphonic poem
la Isla dc los Ceibos." written by F.
Eduardo Fabini of Uruguay and con-
Quoted by fellow countryman. Enrique
Carosslh. who seemed gifted in this
art Senor Caroselh is famous with
South American audiences. and the in
6icRtionS are that he could become
equally so in North America.
In conducting Senor Fabini's modern
istic work particularly difficult comp
oSition, the conductor brought out some
amazing effects. This work is entirely
programmatic and has Stravinsky like
moments. particularly in methods en-
ployed to suggest the bird motives. 1t
is full of originality and well written
throughout. There are melodiouS pas
sages and also some modern diSsonances.
1t opens with gliSsandos on the piano
which. however, is not used as a solo
instrument.
Played in United States Before.
This symphonic poem has previously
been played by the Syracuse Symphony
Orchestra in this country and was given
q performance at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York recently
Senor Caroselh gave 1t the correct
Uruguayan Interpretation. said to be
quite different from that used by con-
ductors at the previous performances in
the United States.
The premier rendition anywhere"
was an honor bestowed upon two works
OF these the most striking was an
aboriginal suite. "Kiskaya." by Justin
Ellie Of Haiti. It is a brilliant work and
was given sympathetic reading under
the leadership Of Lieut.. Benter of the
Navy Band No Jazz band has present.
ed anything with half the jazz posi-
bilities of this work: the authenticity
Of the aboriginal motives is marked,
and the whole work holds the attention
throughout. Edythe Marmion Brosius.
washington harpist, played IN the third
movement.
The other premier rendition" was
given q Tropical Suite" by n. de Adalid
Y Camera of Honduras. with the muSi-
c.anly Capt w. j. Stannard of the
Army Band, conducting. Each OF the
four movements Of this work evinced
a different. typically. Spanish rhythm.
The tango introduced the bull fight
theme: the habanera, the maSQuerad-
erg; variations Of a waltz, the serenade,
and tota was the rhythm for dance
n the plaza It brought 70 mind the
fact that in Europe even the great j.
S. Bach and w A. Mozart used the
dance rnythms. each Of his day, bourree,
sarsbande, and minuet. In writing some
Of their most charming music.
Guest Soloists Pleasing.
The guest soloists won marked oya-
tions. Senhora Kita de u1hoa Canto,
another young and brilliant pianist
from Brazil. won special acclaim for
her playing Of Variations on the
Brazilian Hymn" arranged by Cott-
sch1sk, who seems TO have done a
Lizztlike piece Of work. both for length
and brlliiance. The pianist also played
short. lighter works by Levy and villa
Lobos, Brazilian composers.
Rodolfo HoyoS. Mexican baritone,
whose resonant voice Is familiar TO
Philadelphia opera audiences, accom-
panied by the Washington musician,
George II. Wilson, sang a group Of in
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