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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
Violin and Piano Music
At Y. w. C.. A. TODAY

HE Sunday afternoon series on
The Understanding of Music" at
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
non mas proved successful. Each Sun
day at O'Clock the music room on the
fourth floor of the Seventeenth and x
streets building has been crowded To
capacity for the programs under the
direction Of Lucy Street, national secre-
tary OF music of the Y. VIC A. and
director Of the District Of Columbia
Association
The artists on each program worl,
out their numbers according to the his
tory and literature Of the various ne
RODS and schools, of music in connec.
ton with their own Instruments The
programs viii continue during February
and March. ~~ -
Today the program will be in the
nands,of the Rho Beta Chapter Of the
Mu Phi Epsilon Musical Sorority. with
numbers being given by EVELYN Scott
violinist; Catherine Benson, pianist,
Betty Gray, vocalist, and program notes
by Helen lie Fevre Lyon.
Next Sunday afternoon Katherine
Riggs, Washington concert harpist. will
give the entire program, featuring her
widely popular .recital-talk, THE Ro-
nance of the Harp" which has been
given SO successfully in many cities in
the East.
The Young women's Christian Asso-
citation extends a cordial invitation to
the music-loving public to attend these
SUNDAY afternoon programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
NATIONAL H. S. ORCHESTRA
Saturday.

The orchestra from the National High
School Orchestra and Band Camp at
1nterlochen, Mich, including nearly
125 boy and girl musicians from 43
States, makes its bow in the National
Capital at Constitution Hall Saturday
evening at $3.50 o'clock, in concert un-
der the local management Of Mrs.
Wilson, Greene.
Prof. Joseph E. Maddy, organizer and
musical director OF the National High
School Orchestra, will conduct the
Washington concert. This is one of
three concerts the orchestra will give
during short tour of the East in con-
nection with its appearance before
the department of Superintendence of
the National Education Association in
convention at Atlantic City late this
month. The orchestra win play in New
York and Philadelphia prior to the
Washington concert. Famous conduc-
tors, such as Walter Damrosch and
Frederick Stock, have declared the Ma
tional High School Orchestra, none of
the members of which is over 20 years
old, has attained the proficiency Of
many professional symphony orcheStraS.
-Four Washington high school musi-
clans will participate In Saturday eve
ing's concert. They are Minnie Clipker,
16-year-old violinist and a recent grad
uate of Mckinley Manual Training
School; Charles Cook, bass violist; Mar
tin Emerson, trombonist, and William
o. Tufts, jr., all from Central High
School. All members of the orchestra
represent the cream of musical talent
in their respective high schools, and
some idea of their proficiency may be
gained from the fact that their pro-
gram for the Washington concert will
include Tschaikowsky's "Pathetique"
symphony, Grieg's Concerto in A
phony, America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
Scott Program March 5.

John PRINDLE SCOTT, distin-
y guished American writer Of songs,
will be honored for the second consec-
utive year by program Of his works
being presented by group of leading
members of Washington music circles.
This program, which Is being arranged
by Hazel Farrell Adair, will be given
the evening Of March at Foundry
Methodist Church.
The unusual ensemble selection of
Mr.. Scott's entitled "Nocturne," will be
repeated, Helen Turley, contralto; Rose
Maxwell Dickey, violinist, and Louis
Potter, jr, 'cellist, presenting it.
Florence Sindell, soprano Soloist of
the First Church Of Christ Scientist,
viii sing the ever popular winds in
the South" A male quartet, COM
posed of Francesca Della Lana, William
Braithwaite, Fred Eden and John
Smith, will present sacred and secular
selections.
The rest Of the program is yet to be
announced.
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Toscanini to Conduct
Bayreuth Performances

ARTURO TosCANINI will conduct
- all the performances of Tristan
and Isolde" and "TannhaeuSer" at the
Bayreuth Wagnerian Festival this Sum-
mer, instead of merely one perform
ance of each work, as first planned.
"Tannhaeuser" will be given July %
and August l, 5, and 20; Tristan. /"
July % and August s and TO-, This will
be ToScanini's first appearance at Bay
reuth as conductor; Siegfried Wagner
and Elmendorf will each conduct one
ring" series: Muck will conduct the
'ParSifal" performances alone. A book
let dealing with the whole history Of
the festivals has just been issued in
several languages. 1t can be had from
any tourist bureau.
The cast for the leading parts in all
the works to be presented has been
made UP. The part Of Tristan will be
taken by Lauritz Melchior and Gotthalf
Piston; Isolde, Nanny Larsen-Todsen;
Marke, Alexander Kipnis; Kurneval,
Rudolf Brockelmann, and Brangaene,
Amy Helm.
The "Parsifal" cast will be: Parsifal,
Gunnar Graarud and Fritz Wolff; Kun
dry, Frau RoeSSler- Keuschnigg from
Stuttgart State Theater, GurnemanZ,
Kipnis and Andersen.
The Ring" will bring Karin Bran
zell as Fricka and Waltraute; Enid
Zanther from the Vienna State Opera
as Erda; Harald Krawitt from the Ber-
lin State Opera as Hagen; Erich Zim-
norman as Mime; Friedrich Schorr as
Wotan; Larsen-T odsen as Bruennhilde;
Melchior and Eduard Habich as Sieg-
fried: Fritz Wolh as Loge.
The main parts In "Tannhaeuser, !"
which Is to be presented in a new stag
ing, viii be: TannhaeuSer, the Hunga-
rian tenor, Siegmund Pilinsky: Elisa
beth, Maria Mueller; Venus, Frau Jost-
Arden; Landgrave. War Andersen.
The MANAGEMENT of the festival an
nounces that all tickets for the first
three performances have been sold.
Siegfried Wagner will conduct the
Ring" in La Scala in Milan, beginning
either March 9 or IL. This will be the
first time he has conducted this work
outside of Bayreuth. 1t also will be the
first performance in the Scala Of the
work IS Richard Wagner composed It,
without any cuts, a condition imposed
by Siegfried Wagner.
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'TieAand' Wednesday Night.

nALBERTS romantic opera Tie
fland," will be presented in German
at the Academy Of Music in Philadel-
phia Wednesday. This will mark the
second revival Of this work in that
city. the first presentation in more
than 20 years having been given May
IL, 1929, by the Curtis Institute of
Music.
Fol the current performance by the
Philadelphia Grand Opera Co. Pavel
Ludikar, through the courtesy of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., will be heard
IN the role of Sebastiano. The princi-
pal soprano role of Marta will be sung
by Genia Wilkomirska; Albert MAILER
viii appear as Pedro; Selma Amansky
will be Pope, and Antonio will be sung
by Natalie Bodanskaya. The role OF
Rosalia will be sung by'Pacen Diamond;
Nuri, by Eleanor Lewis, and Nando,
by Daniel Healy.
Mr., Mlynarski viii conduct so mem
bers Of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The
beautiful scenery and splendid lighting
effects especially designed for the pro-
duction last season will be used.
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National Orchestra to Play
Work by Local Woman.

MRS. WALTER BRUCE HOWE,
prominent Washington society
woman and a member Of the orchestra
committee Of the National Symphony
Orchestra, Is the composer Of the Amer
lean number which that orchestra will
play at its second concert at Consti-
tuition Hall, Friday afternoon, March IA,
at 4:45 o'clock, according to an an
nouncement just made by Frank Frost,
president of the new Washington SYM
phonic ensemble.
"Poema Romanesca" is the title of
Mrs. Howe's composition, which will be
conducted by Hans Kinder, the cele-
brated concert cellist and conductor,
whose appearance as guest conductor
with the National Symphony at its next
concert was announced week ago.
Mrs. Howe, who is at present in
Havana, Cuba, is not only an enthus-
iastic Washington music lover, but I'M
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First Junior Program
Has Marked Success

THE junior department of the Dis
: trict of Columbia Federation Of
Music Clubs presented the first of q
series of three concerts February Is In
the auditorium Of the Department Of
the Interior.
Over so juniors took part. They rep
resented Is Of the 80 federated groups.
The audience was most enthusiastic
over the numbers, which included q
toy symphony ensemble of 20, q church
choir group of IS, soloists In piano,
in violin, / violin duet and an ensem-
bic comprising violin, cello and piano.
The next concert In the series will be
held March % and the last one April
IL, when the remaining clubs will fur
nish similar programs. The purpose c!
these concerts is to show federation OBJ
jectives in junior work, TO give students
experience in playing before an audi
ence and to promote musical co-opera-
ton In general.
Counselors are asked to communicate
with Mary Ware Goldman, chairman,
TAO Twenty-fafst street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
John NJ. Williams
Lectures Here Tomorrow

John M. WILLIAMS, music educator,
y Of New York City is giving a spe-
cia1 public lecture fol- the musicians of
this city at the Play House, 1914 N
street northwest, tomorrow at $50 m.
The subject will be THE Musical Ed
ucation of q Child" Those interested
are invited to attend. There will be
no admission fee.
During the past five years Mr.. Will
liAms has lectured to more than 10000
musicians In q Nationwide tour en-
bracing every large city in the United
States and Canada He has appeared
under the auspices of the New York
University, the Philadelphia Music
Teachers Association, the BosAn Piano
forte Teachers Association Fad many
other organizations.
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Musigraphs

EDWARD JOHNSON of the Metro
politan Opera Co. will interrupt
his present opera season for a special
concert at formal function to be given
In honor Of the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Hurley at the Washington home of
Mrs. George Mesta tonight
Following banquet Mr.. johnson will
present recital OF concert songs, to-
gether with a few request operatic
arias. The tenor will leave for New
York Immediately for appearances the
following week at the Metropolitan
Opera House.
Ella Mintz and Edith Beebe, So
pranos; Alice Huber, mezzo-soprano;
jhoert Clark, baritone, and Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee, organist, presented the
music at the wedding Of Doris Hadlow
and Robert B. Riley at high noon yes
terday at the Church Of the Ascension.
Elena de Sayn will present a group
IN student recital next Sunday at pm.
Joan Fuller, a 6-year-old child, who
Hauptman's "Sonatina," written for the
violin.
The combined glee clubs of George
Washington University are announced
20 appear in their annual concert at
Mount Vernon Place M. Z. Church
South, Wednesday night. The program
will begin at 8 pm.
The next monthly recital by pupils
OF La Sale Spier will be held next
Sunday at $3.50 pm. in Mr.. Spier's stu
dio, 2235 Bancroft place northwest.
Visitors are welcome.
Compositions for one and two pianos,
by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann,
Al r.II
Grteg, Schytte, MacDowen and Liszt
will be played by Jessie Blaisdell, Phila
Belle Burk, Thelma Callahan, Rachel
Clarke, Eleanor Callan Craun, Helene
Finnacom, Mrs. Julia Fischer, Lucy
Frank, Anna and Bertha Miller, Ches-
ter Morrill,, Mary Annette Mulligan, Vir-
ginia Shull, Berenice Spicer, Jeanne
Terrell, Hugh Warren and Margaret
Venable. s
Helen Bury nnezzo-soprano, accom-
panied by Louise McNerney, sang two
groups Of songs at the tea given by
the Aloysius Club Sunday last
Miss Burys selections included, among
others, Life" by Curran; 10 a wild
Rose" by Mcdowell, and wings of
Night" by Watts. Mrs McNerney end
ed the program with French waltz.
This afternoon at 5 o'clock, at All
Souls Church, Unitarian, Sixteenth and
Harvard, Lewis Atwater, organist, will
present program of modern English
music. He viii be assisted by Leonard
Davis, baritone.
The program follows "Ode Heroidue"
and Evening Idyll." Cyril Scott;
Scene From an Imaginary Ballet"
Coleridge- Taylor, and "A Kingdom by
the Sea- Somerville. Mr. Davis; Sec
ond Andantino," Lemare; THE White
! Peace Arnold Bax Mr.. Davis; "Coun.
/ try-Tune," Arnold Bax.
! Catherine PasSero, soprano, and Eliz-
| abeth Gardner Coombs, pianist, gave a
program In honor of former Gov. Nell
lie Ross at the womens City Club last
Sunday.
Cornelia Hardness, soprano, assisted
by Christine Chindblom, pianist, will be
! presented in a recital in Barker hall
Tuesday at $50 pm. by Leroy Lewis.
The public is invited.
Miss Hardness will sing songs and
operate airs by Handel, Monteverde,
Durante, Mozart. Gretry, Horn. Ware.
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page0
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An Indian Princess Sings
!. Today and Tomorrow

ANOTHER Indian princess who has
won wide recognition for her sing
ing Is to appear in programs here this
week end. She is Princess Ataloa, which
means Little Song" Of the Chickasaw
tribe. She will sing in Indian costume,
and Is said to have lovely, rich con-
tralto voice.
The Princess Ataloa arrived In wash
ington yesterday and appeared in an
informal program at the Dodge Hotel
last night. Today at IL am. she win
sing at the, Bethany Baptist Church, OF
which DR.. Hugh T. Stevenson Is pastor.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock, also at
Bethany Baptist Church, the princess
Is TO give full concert program,
This American Indian contralto fea-
lures songs written by Americans. using
the native Indian melodies as their
themes. She sings songs by Charles
Wakefield Cadman, David Grunn,
Lieurance, Troyer and Wilson. The
singer Is college graduate, having re-
cefved degrees from the University of
Hedlands. Calf, and also from Column
bia University, New York City. She is
a member Of the faculty of Bacone Col
lege, in Oklahoma. All funds raised bv
her programs are used for the educa-
ton OF her race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

r GUY LUCAS, organist and choir
= master of st. Johns Church, La
fayette Square, will give a program at
ais pm. tomorrow at the church. AS
usual, short talk on the music to be
presented viii be given in the choir
room at pm.
The program will include: ''Toccata
and Fugue In D Minor" (Bach), three
preludeS on Welsh tunes, "Bryn CAL
faria," "Rhosymedre" and ''HyfrydolP;
"HarmonieS du Soir" (Karg- Elert)
'Melodie" (Rachmaninoff) ''Finlandia"
(Sibelius), "PaStorale" (Faulkes) and
"Passacaglia" (West).
In, addition to the organ numbers.
Wilfred Smith will sing BE Thou Path
full Unto Death" (MendelSsohn) and
Lead, Kindly Light" (Pugh-Evans).
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E.MADDy-
CONSTITUTION
Hall.
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American Tenor to Close
Evening Concert Series

p ICHARD CROOKS, American tenor,
~ will be presented at Constitution
Hall Saturday evening, March 8, at
$50 O'Clock, as the sixth and final
attraction in Mrs. wilson reene's
Saturday evening series.
Louise Homer, contralto, and her
daughters, were previously announced
to close this series. Illness in the
Homer family makes the change neces-
sary and enables Mrs. WILSON, Greene
to present an American singer whose
vogue with concert audiences Is one Of
the most remarkable developments Of
recent seasons.
Richard Crooks Is New Jersey born.
He made his first hit" on Q program
with Nine. Schumann- Heink at testi-
val before $4,000 persons.
EnltSting in the Army, he came out
Of the service robust and with improved
voice. He won an important church
position In New York, which brought
him to the attention Of Walter DAM
rosch, then conductor of the New York
Symphony. He had nine appearances
with the New York Symphony as
soloiSt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
New Trio Makes It's Bow
In Program This Afternoon

A NEW trio, organized by we'll known
a Washington musicians, will make
its bow in q program this afternoon at
the Pen Women's League headquarters
in Stoneleigh Court at 4:30 o'clock.
The members are Mrs. Olmstead, pi-
aniSt; Mrs. Jordan, violoncello, and
Rose Maxwell Dickey, violinist. The
trio is called the Olm-Jor-Di Trio.
They viii be assisted by Teresa Veale
Schrader, contralto.
The trios will include works by Grieg.
SvendSen, Parades, Resland, Came,
Packe and Schubert. The singer will
give songs by Kreisler, Brahms and
Charles Gilbert SproSs.
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Sacred Music Program
To Dedicate New Orsar

EMERSON MEYERS, director Of the
- choir Of the Lutheran Church of
the Atonement, North Capitol street
and Rhode Island avenue, will present
a program of choral music to dedicate
the new pipe organ Wednesday at SIS
pm. Robert Ruckman. organist of the
church, will play the instrument in two
groups Of organ selections interspersed
between choral groups. On the instru-
ment will be played Bachs "F1ugue In
e Flat Major" "ScherZo" from Gull
mant's fifth sonata, "Gavotte" (Gluck-
Brahms), Revere" (Bonnet), "Toc-
cata" (Rogers) and finale from Widor's
second symphony.
The choir will sing selections by
Stainer, Bach. Schubert, Mendelssohn,
Borch, Tschaikowsky, Rachmaninofi
and Gounod
The public is invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

der the name of Mary Howe is a COM
poser Of distinction. Mr.. Kinder HIM
self had considerable TO do with the
selection of Mrs. Howes number as the
American work which the orchestra is
pledged to give on each program.
This work was first played by Bar
reres Little Symphony in New York
City. It was then in chamber orchestra
form. Later 1t was scored for full or
chestra, In which form it was presented
by the New York Symphony Orchestra.
Mr.. Kinder is due to arrive in
Washington Thursday, March s, in
order to conduct a series of rehearsals
at Musicians Hall for the second con-
cert. The first of these rehearsals will
be held Friday, March 7, and will con-
dnue through the early part of the week
until Thursday, on which day Mr..
Kinder has a concert engagement. He
will return here the following day,
March II, for the concert.
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Oberlin Student Returns
To PLAY Here Saturday

WILLIAM o. TUFTS, Jr, a graduate
last year from Central High
School, Is leaving the music conserva-
tory at Oberlin, Ohio, with special per-
mission to appear here Saturday night.
He viii play the organ in the program
to be offered by the National High
School Orchestra at Constitution Hall.
MIR. Tufts is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William o. Tufts of 1885 Madison street
northwest. He has the distinction of
having been the first Washington high
school student accepted as an applicant
for the high school orchestra camp in
Michigan last Summer. He spent eight
weeks there in the violin section of the
orchestra. He studied pipe organ with
Claude Robson Of this city and is
making that instrument his major sub
ject at Oberlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
italian Opera Program.

4 SPECIAL program Of solos, duets,
"A trios and quartets from various
italian operas by Verdi, Bellini, Puccini
and Ponchielli viii be presented at the
Arts Club of Washington Thursday eve
ming.
Those participating will include Flor
ence Slndell, soprano; Christine Lind
bergh Levin. contralto; George Never.
tenor, and John Marville, baritone
Lewis Corning Atwater, director Of the
group, will also play the accompani-
mentS.
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A Junior Violin Recital.

A GROUP Of Junior students Of the
"A violin will be presented In q pro-
gram at the home Of Prof and Mrs.
Josef Kaspar Friday night at 0:15
o'clock.
There will be solos, duets and sew
eral quartet arrangements of songs.
Those taking part will include Albert
Pergament, Meyer Laskin, william
Rodier, Julia Robertson, Mary Park
Clements, Helen Foster, Miriam Buchal-
ter, Herbert Bird, Abraham Lynn and
Jean Westbrook, violinists. The &C
companists are I'd be Irene Lerch and
Robert Brockman.
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LOUISE coUTINHo-TOmOrrow.

ton this season, yet who already has be-
come very popular in programs given at
Louise Coutinho, formerly Of Berlin, Ger
many, will give a program for the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation Of Womens
Clubs tomorrow. The affair is arranged
by Mrs. Arthur j. Seaton. It will be at
the Hotel Roosevelt at 2 pm
Nine. Coutinho studied in Berlin with
Petri and d'Albert. Later she made her
home in Portugal. She has played be-
fore royalty on the continent. She has
concertized In both this country and
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
Junior Contests Announced,

THE annual junior contests for the
District of Columbia conducted by
the Federation Of Music Clubs win be
held on April as and the lists of en-
trants will be closed the 10th of April,
Application blanks with q complete list
Of the numbers required In the different
groups and classes can be obtained
from Lois Marshall Hicks, chairman,
5004 Thirteenth street, Adams $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
HAITOWITSCH AND OSWALD
Tomorrow.

Abraham Haitowitsch, young Rus
sian violinist of wide repute in his ma
tive land, will appear in a Joint pro-
gram with Alfredo Oswald, gifted young
Brazilian pianist, at the Mayflower Ho-
tel ball room tomorrow afternoon. The
loss of his eyesight has in no way de-
TERED Mr.. Haitowitsch in his artistic
strivings.
The numbers will include: Romance
OPP. 49," Beethoven; Air on @ String"
ini-KreiSler; Sonata for Piano and
Violih," Cesar Franck-Mr. Oswald and
Mr. Haitowitsch; "Canzonetta," Tschai-
kowsky; "Perpetuum Mobile" Cecil
Burleigh: Gypsy Serenade," Valdez;
Spanish Dance" Sarasate; Hymn to
the Sum-" Rimsky- Korsakoff- Kreisler;
"Rondo Capriccioso," Saint-Saens.
George Bolek will be the accompanist.
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Soldiers Home Orchestra.

THE orchestra Of the United States
= Soldiers Home Band (John s. M.
Zimmerman, leader, and Anton Point
ner, assistant) will give three concerts,
as usual, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day afternoons at $50 o'clock In Stan
ley Hall. The programs will, as usual
combine classic and lighter numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23
ADULT CHoRUs PRoGRAM-Fridax.

A mixed chorus, q volunteer organi-
zation of the Calvary Baptist Sunday
School, announces a concert to be given
in woodward Hall in the Greene Me-
mortal Building. Eighth and H streets
northwest, Friday at 8 pm. This group
Is organized from the adult department
OF the school and this will be the FIRST
concert given by them.
Andrew Clifford wilkins, who has
been singing second tenor in the
church's male quartet for two years, was
asked to assist Thomas Moss, organist
and director, in discovering and develop
ing vocal talent among children and
young people Of the church-in 1927.
He Immediately organized a children's
choir and, later, the adult chorus.
Dorothy Seamans, violinist, will be
guest soloist. The junior choir will as
sist. The accompanies will be Mrs
Glen Edgington, Dorothy Tolson and
Grace Stanley Stevens. Proceeds will
be used for the benefit Of the Junior
choir.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
In Beethoven Festival Here

Mrs. Wilson Greene announces
that the Boston Symphony Or
chestra, under Serge Koussevit-
zky. will give a festival Of four
performances of Beethoven music
in Washington next December.
The Ninth Symphony" with ESQ
In chorus and famous soloists, will
be feature.
This is one Of many specialties
planned to celebrate the flftieth
anniversary of the founding Of
that orchestra.