The Washington times., 1929-12-30
PAN AMERICAN
| CONCERT ON
TONIGHT

IAtin-American composers and
music win feature q concert which
win be broadcast locally by NAA
|, from q to IL tonight and will be
picked up by short wave lengths
for transmission to the southern
republics. 1t viii be given under
the auspices Of the Pan-American
Union.
The red network Of the National
BroadcaSting Company will use
the program from 1880 until IL.
The international General Elec-
trio Company will broadcast from
station WGY, Schenectady, N. Y,
and also send q portion Of the
program to the republics to the
south through two short wave
channels on 5,340 kilo-
cycles and W-2XAF on $3.50 kilo-
cycles. The program should be
heard In all the capitals Of the
New World.
e While this program viii feature
many of the seasons great sue
= cesSeS among the works Of Latin
american composers, it will also
, contain a number Of selections
which will receive their first
( rendition on that occasion. The
successor in popularity to the
now famous Three O'Clock 10
the morning" is another waltz
from Argentina entitled Nelly"
This selection has been received
enthusiastically in the southern
republics and will make its debut
tp the. United States on this holi-
day program. Folk music from
the various Latin-American. lands
will also be featured.
The gueSt-artist for this con-
cert will be the internationally
/ known nlezzo-contralto, Mafgue-
rite D'Alvarez. Madame DIAL
.Yarez is a native of Peru. Her
father was minister to the Court
OF st, James, and her brother is
IlrSt secretary Of the Peruvian
embassy in Washington. Madame
D'Alvarez has come to the United
States from a triumphant con-
cert tour of the music centerS Of
Europe. Her voice is most un-
usual one, and she has been
recognized as one of the most
gifted stars on the concert and
operatic stage. Her appearance
IN Washington Is to be made a
special social event, and the con-
cert itself takes a somewhat off
clal character from the fact that
the ambassadors and ministers
from 46 nations will be in the
audience.
The United Service Orchestra,
,sunder the leadership Of Capt.
William j. Stannard, of the Army
music group, and Lieut.. Charles
sBenter, Of the Navy group, will
4fantroduce two soloiStS, Seryt.
Joseph L. Young, narimhiSta. and
sBandmaster Louis Goucher, vibra-
phonist.
Ada Koutznetzoff, famous
singer Of Russian Gypsy songs,
will be the featured artist for
the General Motors Family Party.
which viii be heard over N. b. C.
at $3.50 p. m. The orchestra for
the occasion will be conducted
by Don Vorhees, who recently
made his debut on this program.
With one exception, all Of Mr..
kouznet2off'S songs win be Rus
sian Gypsy melodies. The excep-
lion is '"The Song of the Volga
> Boatmen." to which he gives q
new and different Interpretation.
The orchestral part Of the pro.
gram will feature works Of
famous Russian composers and
songs by Americans written in
the Russian spirit.
On both chain networks, from
s1::30 to 2:15 today, the program
! pf American Academy of Arts
and Letters will be sent to radio
listeners from the Hotel Nc
Aipin.
At 4 p. m, from WRC, the
United States Marine Band will
be heard in a concert of music
appropriate to the holidays from
the Marine Barracks. william
tzard's Interpretation Of things
political comes at 7:45 p. m. from
WRC. and foreign affairs will be
discussed by James G. Mcdonald
over the N. B. G. network at 7:15
d. m.
WMAL will send the Coco
Couriers, an Evening in Paris, the
Robert Burns Hour. and the
Voice of Columbia as featured
numbers In the Monday evening
program arranged by the chain
broadcasters.
On the VOL program, the
nopular Walter T. Holt banjo and.
mandolin students viii offer q
shree equarter hour recital, begin,
hing at 8 p. m. Else Varle Lang,
oprano. with Jewel Downs, ac-
aompanist, viii be heard at $50
]. M. and the Flash and Dazzle
aianoteers are due for those who
tune in at 1880 p. m.
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