Evening star., 1928-12-29
MUSIC
FOUNDATION PROGRAM

That mucl1-discussed organization,
the Juilliard Foundation, was the prime
subject of the program presented yes
terdav before the Friday Morning Music
Club in the assembly room Of the Cos
mos Club. Miss Pearl Waugh, well
known pianist and teacher here, gave
a short, concise and very clear detmi-
ton of the foundation, its personnel, It's
purpose and achievements to date.
Following her talk, Miss Waugh in
troduced Winifred Michaelson, the
gifted young Washington pianist, who
has been honored for four consecutive
years by receiving fellowship under
the sponsorship of the Juilliard Foun-
dation. Miss Michaelson was in excel
lent form and played her two groups
with such fresh vital reading OF the
mood of every number that her audi
ence grew most enthusiastic. There Is
no doubt that this young pianist has
big gift for artistic Interpretation. an
individual touch and thorough ground
ing in technique. She gives an au-
thoritative reading, accurate, and at
the same time filled with originality III
Interpretation.
Miss Michaelson played first the
French Suite in G Major" by Johann
Sebastian Bach. This suite in its en-
tirety is not often heard, and the two
more pensively rhythmed dances, the
sarabande and loure, offered excellent
opportunity for contrast to the boune-
ing liveliness of the gavotte and glgue,
which Immediately followed them. re-
spectively. No matter what her speed
of execution, Miss Michaelson always
achieved clear, ringing, bell-like tone.
Her personality and business-like map
ner when playing with apparent in
terest and enjoyment herself of what
she is doing, add greatly to the effec-
tiveness of her efforts. 1t is safe to
predict that this young lady is only be-
ginning what promises to be brilliant
career and Washington can we'll be
proud that she is native daughter.
Miss Michaelson also played a group
of Rachmaninoff' preludes, which in
cluded neither the popularized &c Sharp
Minor" nor the almost equally familiar
&c Minor Prelude" The four played
all were exquisite. short poems ir
music. They were Nos. /, 3, and 2 OF
opus %, all written with modern color
Tschaikowsky's "Humoresque" was ar
attractive encore.
The singer of the morning was Emily
Coville, a comparative newcomer here
who is being heard quite frequently
She has lovely quality voice with cleal
high notes especially and also seems
to possess much intelligence and artistry
in style and Interpretation. Outstand'
ing In successful treatment Of the songs
she presented were Schumann's "Mond.
nacht," Foudrain's lie Papillon," Sigurt
Lies "Soft-Footed Snow" and Clough.
Letters My Lover. He Comes on the
Skee." Her French pronunciation wa:
particularly good and she also achieved
the spirit of the Foudrain song. Mrs
Coville showed careful preparation ane
thorough command by memory of tht
contents of every number. She wor
appreciative applause and two encore.
from her audience. She does not seen
to have acquired quite that complete
control of legato phrasing that shows
a big fund of breath with no fear thai
it may be exhausted. Due to the Hines:
of her announced accompanist, Kathryn
Hill Rawis, Mrs. Coville was accom-.
panied at the piano by Lucy Bricken.
stein, who was, as always, sympathetic
and musicianly. H. F.