Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
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BY HELEN FETTER.

TN HERE no longer can be any
doubt for even the most
confirmed skeptic that
= Spring has sprung It's
',velinesS full blooming with the
8 ,astertide. The musical accom-
Nsaniment to the tempo Of the
;-winging fragrance Of the cherry
blossoms In Potomac Park will be
wen Tuesday night In the near
By Pan-American Union Building
there DR.. Rowe, director, and
franklin Adams, counselor, will
,,reSent the 44th concert in the
cries of Latin American music
n-ogramS arranged during the
naSt few years under the auspices
'cf the union. This program will
r. even more completely broad
cast than on previous occasions,
Station NAA broadcasting from
$50 till 10 o'clock when this sta
ton will be joined by the stations
81 the Columbia System for the
following hour.
d AS has become customary, the
United Service Orchestra of 90
rieces, composed of men Of both
T.le United States Army and Navy
and OrcheStras, will be featured
a selections directed, alternately,
~ Capt. Stannard and Lieut..
! enter. A selection by Luis Nor
1 It, q composer of Uruguay,
i'll be given premiere perform
:'1ce. Also two groups Of num-
ers represent requests received
4 ON quite a wide range Of terri
], cry. Indigenous music used by
: re ancient peoples Of the New
'orld will be played in Incan and
{ .ayan compositions and. Alva-
) ,do'S|"Yaqui Dance" will be a
,atured selection. The Herman
z q Brothers, a trio from the re-
I, lblic Of Colombia, will make
! Heir debut in a pan-American
-ogram and present folk songs,
4. ,companied by arrangements
,e ;pecially adapted for their typi-
Z Il instruments - the bandola,
j 1rp-guitar and tiple. The singer
:: 'loiSt will be the vivacious young
Iexican soprano, Margarita
: ueto. Ernestina Cuona Of Cuba
i'll play piano solos. Countries
J. presented by compositions pre-
lted include Argentina, Hon
{ ,raS, Cuba, Haiti, Colombia,
z. lille, Guatemala, Mexico, Uru-
e :ay and Peru.
- MOTHER undeniable indica-
= ton that Spring Is here is Of
:, = led by the coming programs
:. WHY announced by increasingly
merouS college and university
\; &c clubs. washington always is
4: mecca for such clubs both dur
! the Christmas holidays and
I Easter vacation. The Singers
I'D Of Wesleyan University in
/ ;laware, Ohio, gives a. weeks
+ les Of programs in Washington
: Ginning next Sunday. The
!: rvard University Glee Club,
. 'ich Dr. Dawson built into such
= distinctive organization, makes
annual visit to the Capital City
I ,nday, April 8. The Catholic
diversity Glee Club of Washing
opens its Spring season April
= with a concert at the Holy
oSS Academy and other dates to
low in quick succession, 4, 4
Choral rnuSic--religiouS, and of
more dignified non-sacred
f, ssics, Is being pursued 50 thor
yhly at this time by college glee
{ bS, church choirs, women's
: oruses, mixed choruSes, male
: lrtets, etc, that by this very
igence and quantity its popu-
: ity is threatened.
,averal years ago when the
nous Westminster Choir Of
-. yton, Ohio, first brought the
est type Of q cappella sacred
= ogram to the attention Of large
!; dienceS in washington and
/. 'ewhere, the novelty and excel
ice of the performances at
I ,cted praise that reSounded
/: ound the world, literally. SINH
] 'ly Archibald Dawson and the
!, .rvard Glee Club established a
i, 1ch-talked-about pinnacle In
- history OF glee club music.
+. CIV everybody is doing it. This
J. Implicitly of efforts toward pro-
r." ction Of the best in choral mu-
in churches and elsewhere Is
:. ;endid for each organizations
( n community audiences. The
,.rketable values of such groups
, tour, however, are definitely
-eatened by just This increase in
A.. .unber. :
: HE newest concert hall in
Washington Is Constitution
7ll," located at Eighteenth and
/, streets northwest. This fine
oking building which is built
ohind the d. A. r. headquarters
Memorial Continental Hall--will
ave a floor seating capacity Of
zoo, surrounded by a tier Of So
oxes, behind which will rise IL
crs Of seats in amphitheater
vle. There will be no balcony.
Already this hall, which is easy
access and will be completed
4 ring the Summer, Is booked as
,e scene for two of the most
opular musical organizations
: at come to the National Capital
rgery year. T. Arthur Smith has
,1nounced that both the Phila-
{ elphia Symphony Orchestra and
Tie New York Philharmonic SYM
--llony Orchestra will give their
~-ograms for 1929-30 In this new
...,ll.
Mr.. Smith also announced that
copold Stokowski, popular leader
the Philadelphia Orchestra,
i'll conduct two concerts here by
-&,of ap0f1 nUfro ncesvH 6oIry.{lN-