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Washington this season
Opening, as 1t does, with the Sa'
cred theme of Lenten music at IL.
highest tide, rising toward the
climax OF Good Fridays program.
OF sacred cantataS and oratorioS
and overfiowing Easter day with
an outburSt of joyous EaSte!
hymns and anthems. the month
picks up courage even more Sc
curely as it progresses and brings
the finest grand opera in the -four
performances to be given here by
the Metropolitan Opera Co. the
week of April Is. and ends with
internationally interesting novelty
and originality promised in the
programs that the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundation will
present at the Library of Congress
FOR musicians from all over the
world on April 1879. incluSively.
DETWEEN the ecclesiastical beau
~ ties of the Easter music
and the worldly beauties OF the
grand operas comes the unusual
attraction of the pam American
program, which will reach a new
level of interest in the emphasis
laid upon the presentation OF Latin
American compositions by Latin
American artists and under the
direction of natives of those coun-
tries who understand exactly how
these compositions should be pre-
sented. The requests for tickets
for the American concert on
April 10 have reached beyond all
previous proportions already. The
eagerneSS with which requests
were made for the repetition of
certain previously heard works in
this program shows a marked
growth OF general interest in the
concerts which the Pan-American
Union sponsors.
There will be two world pre-
miers, one United States premier
and one Washington premier of
music to be performed at this
time. The two compositions TO be
given for the first time anywhere
in the world are a Tropical
Suite" by M. de Adalid y Camera
Of Honduras, and an aboriginal
suite entitled 'Kiskaya." by Justin
Ellie Of Haiti. A marimba solo, a
habanera, entitled Sou Rica e
Bonita" by Alicia Oliveira of
Brazil, viii be given its premier
performance in this country. A
symphonic poem, La Isla de los
Ceibos," by Eduardo Fabini of
Uruguay. will be given its first
performance in Washington. In
addition to these there will be
representative music of the Do
minican Republic, Mexico and
Chile, as well as examples of
Brazilian music. The guest solo,
lists will be Kita de Ulhoa Canto, a
Brazilian pianist, and Rodolfo
Hoyos, Mexican baritone. The
marimba solos. played on that
musical instrument highly fa-
vored by audiences at these con-
certs, viii be presented by Techni-
cal Sergt. John Baunan Of the
United States Army Band. accom-
panied by Master Sergt. Theodore
Ringert of the same organization
Capt. william ]. Stannard and
Lieut.. Charles Benter, joint lead
ers Of the United Service Orches-
ira. will conduct most OF the
orchestral numbers.
So
TN the news made public within
4 the past week concerning the
ainalgamation of the two leading
orchestras of New York City. the
Philharmonic and the Symphony
OrcheStras, there Is much that Is
OF general interest to the world S
music public. That Signor Tos-
canini has been made chief con-
ductor. with Willem Mengelberg
as joint conductor and Walter
Damrosch guest conductor, shows
the appreciation Of real merit in
conductors in a world that too
often seems TO get values bit
mixed and perverted.
II was Washington, however,
through its service bands, that
first set the style of combining
orchestras" effectively. The United
States Navy and Army Bands
some time ago formed what Is
known as the United Service Or
ck1eStra, organized primarily and
solely with the purpose of playing
and populariZing American music.
No music except that by North,
Central and South American COM
posers LIS played by this orchestra
The organizers argue wisely
enough that there are plenty OF
other orchestras TO play the more
familiar and even the rare Euro
pean music. American music for
Americans LIS the worthy motive
behind the United Service Orches-
tra's programs. and already COM
poserS Of both American conti-
nents are showing an appreciatise
response TO this orcheStra's efforts
THE United States Marine Band
j Orchestra LIS doing its bit" foi
American music. too. Last weeks
symphonic program especially
featured works by United States
composers MacDowell's Indian
Suite" replaced the usual CONT
mental symphonic work In the
first place on the program. Henry
HadIey, prolific composer Of tbs
present time, whose works are
known all over the world, was
represented by an overture. III
Bohemia" Even modern Ameri-
can jan had It's showing In ths
pIs ying Of that unique work writ
ten by George GerShwin, '"Fhs
Rhapsody In Blue" by piano ara
orchestra.
Capt. Taylor Br&nson, leader o.
the Marine Band Orchestra, re-
Gently acted az guest conductor o