Evening star., 1929-12-01


music, in spite Of its holi-
\ day rush, than the previous
two months together. This, OF
course, is meant in connection
with the formal concert calendar
and does not include the cuSto-
mary program of Christmas can
tataS and oratorios and the Yule-
tide carolling that local churches
and choral groups are industrious
" preparing for the latter part OF
the month. Between now and the
middle Of December 10 proteS-
Sional concerts are announced.
From then on until the New Year
music that is specifically suited
to the Christmas season will be
performed. There is one excep-
ton, the postponed Pan-American
program.
THE first event in December is
the opening program Of Mrs,
Lawrence TownSend'S mornine
series Wednesday at the May
flower Hotel. The artists will be
the baritone Of the Metropolitan
Opera Co, Giuseppe de Luca.
sharing the program with Anna
Case, American soprano. There
will be two other December morn
ing concerts in the series, Decem-
Der IL and December 10. The art
lists. according to custom, will be
announced from week to week on
the Sunday preceding each event.
Fritz KreiSler viii give his an
nual violin recital here Friday
afternoon. KreutZberg and Georgi.
two eXponentS Of the Mary Wig
man School, in Dresden, will give
an "eXpreSSioniStic dance recital"
Monday afternoon, December 8.
Clay CoSS, young pianist new to
Washington. is to give his initial
recital here that evening in Barker
Hall Of the Y. W. c. A head
quarters.
A MOST unusual organization
that has won unequivocaI ad-
miration and aroused much en-
thusiaSm in first performances in
New York recently, the Aguilar
Lutte Quartet, it is announced, will
give an evening concert In the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge audi
torium of the Library of Congress
Friday Of this week. During the
afternoon of the same day Mr..
StokowSki is scheduled to lead the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
in its second local program this
season.
Emma Redell, a dramatic So
prano, who, although born in Bal
timore, came to Washington with
her family to make her home at
very early age and claims Wash
ing as her home town" is to give
her first formal recital here De-
cember IL. Miss Redell was
graduated from the Business High
School here and sang in local
church choirS during her early
vocal training in Washington.
Then advanced study in New York
and. later, Vienna, followed with
her first concert appearances on
European stages. After her early
concert tours Miss Reden received
a contract to sing In the Provincial
Opera House Of Augsberg, Ger
many. There she received valu-
able routine training and expert
ence in singing many roles. build
- her repertoire constantly, first
in the German operas and then,
later, for the past couple of sea-
sons the trend of public taste was
toward Verdi and other Italian
operas, studying them, in German.
Her contract was renewed at the
AugSberg house and later she sang
In other German opera houses.
About a year ago Miss Redell was
In washington. on trip of a few
days before leaving for the Winter
and Spring in South Africa, where
she made several concert appear
anceS. During the Summer and
Fall she was III Italy and returned
here in time to give her first re-
cftal In her own country at Car
negie Hall, New York City. Octo-
Der Is. which was highly success
full She is to have her debut in
Washington, the city in which she
grew up"
The Misses Sutro, who plan to
present works by American COM
poSerS of past and present and to
give practical encouragement To
the plan Of establishing a center
in Washington for music enthu-
siaStS, such as European capitals
possess, will give the first of three
salon" events December Is at the
Carlton. They will present
program of colonial music.
The pianist who became noted
for her "diSappearances," Ethel
LeginSka, will appear here in the
role OF conductor Of the Boston
Woman'S Orchestra October IA.
Miss LeginSka brought this organ
iZation to Washington last year
in two programs, given at the First
Congregational Church. They
both we're received with much en-
thusiaSm. In fact, the evening
concert was so enjoyed that two
encores were demanded, a thing
almost unheard Of with orchestral
programs.
The Pan-American Union will
present program Of Latin-Amer-
ican music December 80, when the
guest SoloiSt will be the Peruvian
singer. Marguerite d'Alvarez. Or
chestral numbers will be played by
the United Service Orchestra
This program will close the con-
cert season of the year 1929 The
concert, originally listed for De-
cember 16, was postponed on ac-
count of official mourning.
The next event. scheduled as
the first OF 1890, will be the open
ing performance OF the second
American tour Of the German
Grand Opera Co. January 6. The
opera will be The Flying Dutch
man" OF Richard Wagner.