Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
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Tschaikowsky, Schumann, Hahn and
Fourdrain will provide numbers for the
middle group, and Critics, Rachmanih-
off BlazejewicZ. Kramer and Curran
will be represented in the last group
L. E. Mandy. director of the instru-
mental department of public school
music and Sergt. Fred Hess, leader of
the cadet bands. were in charge OF
a musical program presented at the
Silver Spring-Takoma High School as
sembly exercises Wednesday when the
Central High Cadet Band, Capt. Grabel
Mitchell in command, played. Howard
Bixby trombone soloist, played "Resis-
nation"
The choir of Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church. w. E. Braithwaite, direc-
tor, presented concert at the Congress
Street M. p. Church Wednesday night.
The soloists were Mrs. B. d. Shreve,
Helen Turley. Mrs. H. G. Llttleneld
Esther Wohlgamuth, T. P: Russell. Leo
Tooley. r. G. Comley and w. q. SIN
dell with Mrs. H. c. Grimes as accom-
PIANIST. The program was OF sacred
music for the first part and secular
music for the second part.
Isabel Garvin Shelley will give stu
dents recital at her residence studio
Friday evening, assisted by the Wash
ington Ladies Quartet.
The Master School Of the Piano.
Grace G.. Gilchrist, director, held the
monthly class for the junior students
last Saturday afternoon.
Those present were: Betty Jane
Cassidy, Mollye Hersom. Betty Ray,
Naomi Hais, Margaret Hais, Josephine
Bertolini, Berenice Stein, Hannah
Stein, Rosalie Michaelson, Frances Pit
tiglio, Hilda Siegel, Celeste Weaver,
Catherine Coulon, America Pittlglio,
John Brennan and Leo Ofenstein.
This morning at 1915. the ST. Pat
rick's Choir will sing with the Catholic
University Schola Cantorun at the
solemn mass in the Shrine of the I'M
maculate Conception at the University.
The music for this baccalaureate
mass will include works of Palestrina,
Vittoria and Gregorian chant. The
program Is in charge Of the Rev. W. j.
des Longchamps and Conrad Bernier OF
the Catholic University, and Jennie
Glennan, organist and choir dtrectress
Of st. Patrick's Choir.
Ethel Hoffman Kane and Katherine
Head sailed Friday for three-month
festival tour of Europe, leaving New
York on the S. S. Vulcania. Consulich
line. and going direct to Naples. Their
objective holds a double interest, as
mics have close-linkdd the exact art OF
music to rhythmic dancing. will visit
several famous studios OF this art and
Miss Heald whose interest is the sing
| ing voice, will also include several OF
the opera festivals in her itinerary.
! A visit to the famous Mary Wigman
| School of Art-Dance, in Dresden stay
in Salzburg for the Max Reinhardt fes-
| tival, as we'll as the Elizabeth Duncan
| n DanrA'
| mond Duncans School in Paris. where
his special weaving, making Of sandals
and various arts and crafts works be-
come an allied art, besides the operas
! of Paris. Munich and Salzburg, will
greatly enrich the two allied but indi-
vidual arts of these Washington women,
| whose studios are attractive spots in
| Washington.
Mrs. Kane and Miss Heald will re-
turn in September, sailing from South
ampton to Montreal, from which city
they go to the Alys Bentley Camp. in
the Adirondacks, for short stay before
returning for their seasons Of 1929-30
in the National Capital.
The Institute of Musical Art will give
the last musical students program of
the season at the concert hall of the
school Friday at SIS pm.
All friends of the school are cordially
invited to attend.
The children in the Washington Con-
servatory of Musics Damrosch Junior
! Club gave a. recital in the conservatory
auditorium Tuesday evening Piano
and violin numbers predominated.
Little Sallie White, daughter Of Colin
Clarke White, head of the vocal depart
ment of the conservatory, sang. The
children plan another recital in June
All children between the ages Of 4 and
IA years are welcome and eligible for
membership. Rose PincuS is secretary.
Telephone, North 6244.
The friends Of Mrs Leila Burt, con-
cert master of the Washington Con-
servatory of Music Orchestra. are sorry
10 hear that she has gone TO Fort
Leavenworth, Kans.. where her hus-
band, Capt. Burt, will be stationed, to
make her home.
DR.. Hugh Roberts. head Of the voice
F.! department of the Washington College
of Music last Wednesday evening pre-
sented Mary Gastrock and Betty Gray
in their graduate recital. Miss CAST
rock is lyric soprano and Mrs. Gray
q mezZo-soprano. The hall was pro-
fusely decorated and the work of both
young artists was most pleasing.
! Sara Becker of the piano department
and Ethel Hicks of the violin depart
ment Of the college presented pupils in
an informal recital last Friday.
Those on the program were Raymond
KATE, Theresa Carrado, Joseph Haino-
vicz. Mary Cohen, Abba Schwarts
Bradley Johnson, Pauline Slavin. IrviS
Phillips. Sara Robbins, Rita Rubinstein
Hilda Swarzyn. Bob Roberts, Anna Sal
| kolSky. Ruth Gantz, Jennie Hoyt Esq
telle Dick, Marjory Grtnstead, Margaret
Cissel. Dora Robbins, Jennie Gordon.
Julian Rodriguez, Wary Webb. Mildred
! Bryant. Frances Harris, Emily NicklaS
and Rith Lyle.
Grace Weed, president Laura Lind
| ley treasurer. and Louise Munsey have
been sent by the Chaminade Glee Club
as delegates to the biennial convention
OF the National Federation Of Music
| Clubs. being held in Boston this week.
| Upon their return the club will hold a
party and hear the reports on the con-
| vention.
The Cantabile Chorus, under the d.
rection Of DR.. Alexander Henneman, is
preparing the music for the two SOL
erln high masses which will open and
close the national convention of the
Catholic Mission Crusade. to be held at
the Catholic University June 20 to ~.
Two thousand delegates from the vari-
Gus States are expected.
Robert F. Freund and Mrs. Freund,
! who are well known in local music
circles, although they make their resi-
dence during the Winter at Palm
Beach, Fla. have returned to Wash
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