Evening star., 1928-01-22

year, PROFESSIONAL music
~ events in Washington have
been moderate in number
and unusually fine in quality. The
coming weeks calendar promises
to continue this fair and warm
er" condition in the musical ther-
mometer.
Two really famous singers come
10 Washington this week. The ad-
!ective famous" so often mis-
used. is used adviSedly in this in
stance. Both these singers also
may honestly be termed artists"
another musical appellation
that is often ill-advisedly over
worked when. for instance, one
finds in the Spring that assisting
artists" crop UP for many student
recitalS.
The two famous artists to sing
here this week will be John Nc
Cormack, model for all Irish
tenors, and Feodor Chaliapin.
who was one of the pioneers in
initiating Americans to the stu
pendouSly finished and subtle art
which is perhaps Russia's finest
cultural asset. There could hardly
be two more different yet equally
effective artists who have the
same medium. the human voice,
heard within so short a space of
time. With Mccormack the lyric
quality dominates. Chaliapin is
drama personified.
In the interim between these
singing artists there will be
some unusual instrumental pro-
grams. OF special significance is
the Philadelphia Orchestra pro-
gram Tuesday under the baton
Of the remarkable Enelishman.
Sir Thomas Beecham Also. the
joint violin and piano recital
wednesday morning presented by
Lea LuboShutz in her local
debut, and Josef Hofmann lin
the role OF an ensemble artist
should hold special interest, for
sonatas and a concerto. Those
attending this program would do
well TO be particularly prompt so
as not TO miss one of so limited
a number of selections. It will
not. Of course. be practical to ad-
NIT late comerS between the
movements of so we'll knit a Sc
lection as Griee's Sonata in F
Major"
Still another especially distinc-
tive program will be that given
hotNnGf
the Clildren's Emergency Home.
when Charles Gilbert SproSs. the
American writer of soncs whose
works appear on SO many pro-
grams. and who Is also a noted
organiSt and pianist. will make
what 1t is believed is his debut in
Washington in the triple capacity
OF composer pianist t-acrompanist.
He appears with the Chaminade
Clee Club and Horace Smithey.
baritone. Of this city.
DOTH the United States Navy
~ and Marine Band Orchestras
have particularly ambitious SYM
p!lonic programs for the current
week.
Word comes from the United
States Arnl!' Band that the tour
programs are unusually interest
Ing. The composers represented
on the programs outlines for
afternoon and evening perform
ances and also for music students
concerts. include Tschaikowski.
Ktelebev. Wiedoeft. Kreisler. Hos
mer. Wagner. Sibelius. Delibes.
Rosc!ni and others. Capt. William
Stannard will PLAY some Of his
own works. including the Wash
ington Evening Star March
which. dedicated TO this news
paper lis a feature Of the evening
programs.
A young scloist. Grace Steven
son. ilarpist Of New York City,
who is a cousin OF Capt. Taylor
Branson. leader of the United
States Marine Band, and is her
self a native of the Capital. will
be a guest soloist at the programs
given by that band this week
Miss Stevenson js a graduate OF
the Holy Cross Conservatoire OF
Music. this city. where she was
the honor pupil of Sister Pas
chavie. Later she attended CO.
lumbia University, New York. and
for the past five years has re-
sided in that city. and was Sc
iected By the New York Telegram
an the outstanding harpist on the
radio for the season Of 1927. being
placed on the Telegram's "All
Star" program over network Of
radio stations last May. Miss
Stevenson will play the concerto
for harp with orchestra accom-
p2riment by A. r. Pinto, the dis
unguished composer. harpist and
pedsgogue. az the present time
professor Of harp at the New York
College OF Music
, A program that promises much
variety has been selected for the
concert b. the United States Navy
Eand Orchestra 10 be played In
the ballroom Of the Sail Loft AT
the Navy Yard tomorrow night
The overture 70 Won Weber's
opera "Oberon although dating
10 over century ago. has served
az model for later dramatic
composers.
The ballet suite from Delibes'
"Coppelia," in a lighter and more
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