The Washington times., 1928-09-20
Cuban DIPLOMATS Daughter to Make
Musical Debut IN Washington
An Old Favorite in q
New Role; Will Appear
in Vesper Concert Sc
] ries Which Has Phil
anthropic Angle

Is
i When Senorita EIodia Mar
tin-Rivero makes her musical
/ debut in Washington in No
vember, an old favorite will
Ifbe welcomed in a new role.
For this charming Cuban girl
* a daughter Of Don An
tonic Martin Rivero, who was
Cuban minister to the United
States during the admins
trations of President Taft
and President RiverO.
Her older sisters, one OF
whom is now Mrs. Oliver
Owen Kuhn, Of Washington,
were presented here and were
recognized bellies in the dip
lomatic group. But little
Elodia, pleasantly remenn-
bered by her sisters friends,
was still q school girl when
her father returned to Cuba
In 1919.
Serious Student
She early took up the study
81 music in serious fashion and
prepared for concert work under
the noted maestro. Nestor de la
Tore. whose operate fame Is
recognized in Spain and Italy.
In the last two years SenorlLA
Martin-Rivero has made q num-
her Of appearances in concert
ana Oratorio at the TeatrO
Nacional in Havana. And last
winter she sang the dramatic
soprano role in "Navidad" tine
Natiyityl. which was presented
as 3 Christmas oratorio with
the great symphony orchestra
of Havana, "a chorus OF l15
voices and four soloists. This
was the work Of one. of Cuba's
most famous composers, Edtl-
ardo Sanchez de Fuentes, with
words by Nestor de la Torre-
In Vesper Course
In washington, Senorita Mar
tin.Rivero viii make her first ap-
pearance-indeed. her first in this
country--as one of the artists q
the new Vesper Concert Course,
which is to feature outstanding
local musical groups and solo
artists. And shO qualities for this
grouping by the fact that she had
already settled down in the Cap.
ftal headed for q concert career,
before the managers OF the series
heard about her. tried her out and
engaged her to appear on the eve.
ming Of November I3 at the OPEN
ing OF the Ensemble Series, az the
four proposed evening recitals OF
the Vesper Course are to be
dubbed. On this occasion. she viii
share honors with the Adolph
Bolm Ballet.
This Vesper Course OF "A re"
citals is being organized by the
directors Of the washington Co
operative Artist Concert Course
to supplement their series Of eight
evening music events in which
world-famous artists are TO APP
pear. And both groups OF con-
certs have a special interest in
that they are to be given at a
very low scale of season prices
and that a liberal percentage of
the proceeds will go to welfare.
educational recreational and civic
center organizations in the city.
Both the Cooperative Artists
Course and the Vesper Course
will be given at the Washington
Auditorium.
Famous Stars
With the exception of the foul
evening recitals already men
toned, the concerts of the Yes
per Course will be held on Sun.
day afternoons.
In the programs to be given,
Washington concert artists and
ensembles will appear in combi.
nation with leading concert stars
known throughout the world.
There will be Beniamino Gigli,
leading tenor or the Metropolitan
Opera on the evening Of Febru-
airy 81; Feodor Chaliapin, tho
great basso, on the evening OF
April 4; Dusolina Giannini. on
Sunday, March 81; Salvi. world
famous harpist, on March 3; Hans
Kinder, famous cellist, on Sun.
day afternoon, December 80; the
Kedroff Quartet, on January 20.
There will also be Erna Rubin.
stein, violinist; Anna Case, 50.
prano; Godfrey O'Hara, the COM
poser-pianist. and many others,
both American and foreign-born
stars in the concert world. There
VIII be Included a number Of fine
organists, not only Of this coun.
try. but OF England and Italy,
who will open each Sunday after
noon event with a brief recital.
The recital series will open on
Sunday afternoon, November IL,
with the program presented by
Sigmund Spaeth, Louise Lerch,
Metropolitan soprano, and Henry
Seihert New York orcanist Al