Evening star., 1928-12-16
THE MEssIAH"-Tomorrow.

The National Capital Oratorio Asso-
citation will present Handel's Messiah"
tomorrow at s:15 pm, at Central High
School.
This great Christmas oratorio was
written in 1741 and has become the
most popular of all oratorioS, being sung
in many cities as an annual Christmas
tide festival.
An orchestra of so picked musicians
will accompany the chorus Of $50 voices.
City-wide enthusiasm has greeted the
announcement. Trade and civic bodies
have announced their Endorsement OF
| the production, and the hearty support
of the public is expected to make the
audience one which will create an en-
thusiasm on which to base the move
ment to make this organization one OF
the permanent features of Washington's
future musical life.
The many who have dropped In on
the rehearsals, which have been held
weekly for the past two months, are
loud in their praises of the work which
is being done, and the scene Is now set
for successful event.
The soloistS chorus and orchestra
are all local people.
The cast includes: Beulah B. Swim
dler, soprano; Jessie Masters. contralto;
Eugene Dahl, tenor: Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann, bass; Dana M. Garrett and
Mabel r. Frost.
Albert w. Harmed, the director will
be assisted by Hermann Rakeman,
concert meiSter.
PAN PROGRANf-Tuesday.
A special program of Latin American
music has been diligently prepared for
presentation in the Hall of the Amer
icas, Pan-American Union Building,
Tuesday night. beginning promptly at 9
! o'clock. The event is in honor of the
delegates to the International Confer
ence of American States on Cancellation
and Arbitration. The invitations to this
event have been so widely accepted that
only holders of tickets can be assured
to admittance of seats in the compara-
lively limited capacity of this dis
tinguished hall.
The program will be broadcast via
radio station NINA from 8 until II p.m.,
and by stations on the network of the
Columbia broadcasting system from 8
till 10. Enrique G. Canova will be the
announcer.
Three famous South American artists,
each of whom has appeared on previous
pan American programs, have been as
sembled and specially honored by invi-
tation to appear as guest SoloiStS before
the delegates. The artists are Sofia del
Campo, Chilean soprano, who Is a
prima donna of the Philadelphia Grand
Opera Company this season: Dyla
Josetti gifted Brazilian pianist, and
Ennio Bolognini, Argentine violon cell
list, who also has won warm recognition
in this country.
The orchestral selections will be pre-
! sented by the United Service Orchestra,
Capt William j. Stannard, leader of
the United States Army Band. and
Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader of the
United States Navy Band, alternating
in their conducting. Warrant Officer
Theodore Bingert has arranged both an
indigenous Mayan Minuet," by Cas-
tillo of Guatemala (to be given its in
itial rendition in the United States at
this time), and the final, Salute to the
Flags" for orchestral presentation.
Orchestral numbers also will include:
Excerpts from suites "Kiskaya" and
Babylon" by Justin Ellie Of Haiti:
"Yaqui Dance" by Alberto Alvarado of
Mexico; tone poem, "Promethee," by
Leopoldo Miguez of Brazil and tropical
suite, "a Central American Fiesta" by
NJ de Adalid y Camera of Honduras.
Sonora del Campo will sing. accom-
panied by Charles Magnan, songs by
noted Peruvian, Chilean, Uruguayan ana
Brazilian composers.
Sonora Josetti will play works by
Lecuona of Cuba, Gottschalk Of the
United States and Arthur Napoleao and
Alberto Nepomuceno of Brazil.
Senior Bolognini win play two Of his