Evening star., 1928-10-28

Ouglly q I'll 5 y L l
A launched with the first pro-
fessional concert last week. The
coming seven days promise many
Small events and two dominant
ones-that is, musical programs OF
completely professional caliber
Both these events fall on Tuesday;
one in the afternoon, the other in
the evening. The extremely pop
ular coloratura soprano, Nine
Amelita Galli-Curci; her talented
pianist husband. Homer SamuelS,
and the inevitable flutiSt shadow
"a thoroughly efficient one, tool
Mr.. Haun, will give the afternoon
program which promises to fea-
ture some very unusual and novel
selections.
That evening the Roth String
Quartet of Budapest, Hungary,
will make its debut appearance In
the National Capital. 1t is under
stood that already the standing
room-only sign has been put up
for this concert, SO immediate and
enthusiastic was the response to
the initial announcement OF this
event.
! The quartet, which gave its first
New York program yesterday
afternoon, playing quartets by
Mozart, Ravel and Beethoven, Will
play in Washington, Tuesday,
Mozart'S String Quartet in G
Major" 1.-THE Third Quartet" by
Frank Bridge, and Quartet Opus
Al, No. 1, in A Minor" written by
Schumann.
TAZZ, that completely American
form of lighter music which
mas been Scorned, boosted, derlded
and eulogized by American writer's
and musicians from the most
frivolously minded to college pro-
fessors. and yet has buoyantly
zone on its popular way, is now
threatening Europe. The term
Threatening" is used adviSedly.
American Jazz has become so pop
ular all over the Continent that
the welfare of European musicians
playing only classical works is be-
coming seriously jeopardlzed. i,
Earlier in the Summer Slegtrleo
Scharbau of the United States
Marine Band returned from a
lengthy stay in Germany and re-
ported that there was a great zeal
of playing of jazz and seemed TO
be many American jazz groups es-
tablished in that country.
During the past week a letter
received from another well known
Washington musician and COM
poser. Jerome Williams, confirms
this statement for other countries
lover there" He says, writing
from Paris:
"The influx of American jazz
bands in large restaurants over
here seems to have brought about
4 condition that is almost alarm
ing. for many native musicians OF
talent are desperately in need OF
work of any kind. You have no
idea OF. the demand for American
iazz bands. We can label 1t
trash. but tin-pan alIev Of Broad
way supplies the wherewitnai'
TOO" - ,.
Perhaps the European audiences
generally are not so much more
eruly musical than the average
American audiences, after all: OF
course. too, it is possible that,
tightly as Jazz has been generally
taken over here. there is much
r,,ore value to it than would seem,
r,ld it Yaaav be destined to Drovlde
the seed for real school OF music.
MUSIC and politics generally
4FA are not considered as liable
n have much in common. The
raiuue and extreme methods OF
ne current campaigns by both
political parties in the United
;G,tates for selling" their respec-
We candidates have even scaled
ne musical fence. A leading
MUSICAL journal is taking a memo
,andun of musical artists prefer
cnces for President. Serge KouSse-
v;fzky. noted leader of the Boston
Gunphony Orchestra, is quoted as
living Mr.. Hoover his choice WIN
ne explanation that:
personally, like all Russians, I
fseI a great sympathy for him and
: m deeply grateful to him. For
i, is his will and his energy that
saved millions of lives in Russia
curing those years of misery anc
famine, 1921 and 1922; and one
right easily imagine that a man
v-ho acted so generously toward a
foreign country would bring the
eaeatest, welfare to his own"
Mr.. KOuSSevitzkv, having his
nominal home in Paris and being
2 Russian enaigre, has no vote IN
the United States.
Contrary to this musicians vote
would be cast the vote OF Nine.
Frnestine Schumann-H Heink, who
has come out in her typical detl-
mite and enthusiastic fashion for
the Democratic nominee, Mr.
Smith.
It should be interesting, when a
complete list is available, to md
how many musicians are reaHy
what so many people IN otner
walks Of life seem inclined to be-
lieve them to be-SocialiSts.
4 y k%
CPEAKING of Presidents, pro-
y spectiye or otherwise, it is in
teresting to find that Calvin Cool
idge. present holder of that of11ce
of President of the United States
of America, was once a conductor
of a choir. Mr.. Coolidge has long
been suspected of being interested
in music, due to the numerous
musical programs given at the
White House in his administration
and his messages from time tf
time published as encouraging
specific broad musical endeavorS.
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