Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-10
ALL LATIN AMERICA
SHARES IN CONCERT
Cuba Has Outstanding Part
in First Program of
Summer Season.

All 81 of the American republics were
represented on the program offered at
the American Union Building last
nirht for the frst band program OF the
Summer season of Latin American
music. At least 1000 people attended,
including oficials of Government and
diplomatic corps and a goodly repre-
sentation from congressional circles.
To Cuba belonged the outstanding
honors of the evening Maestro Gonzaio
Roig, leader of the Municipal Band OF
Havana. was the guest conductor.
Senior Roig, who is young man not
quite 20 years of age, had all ms mus
cal education In his native land. In
addition to being leader of the band OF
Havana he also is director of the Musl-
cal League Of Havana and, since 1922,
when he founded the Symphony Or
chestra of Havana. he has been director
of that organization. This orchestra
has had as guest conductors such IA
NOUS musicians as Pablo CaSals, Juan
Manen, Julian GARLIC and Buenaven-
tura Puvano.
Played Odd instruments.
When Senior Roig accepted the inVl-
tation Of the Pan-American union 10
come to Washington as guest conductor
he brought with him Senior Enrique
Pima of Havana's Band to play group
of odd. Cuban instruments. such as are
used always in Cuba in the band con-
csrts Of native music. These instru-
ments are rather primitive in character
and extremely effective. Using them
changes the entire effect Of these Cuban
compositions. They emphasize the more
barbaric passages In the music-the
part that Is quite un-European. The
minute senior Roig led the United States
Army Band in the opening phrases OF
his own arrangement Of Auckermann's
"Suite Guiana" q medley Of folk melo-
dies of that country, the audience real
lied there was something unusual afoot
and craned their necks to locate the
instruments that made those wiero
sounds that undertoned the rhythns.
They invited one almost irresistably to
dance. Later Senior Roig presented two
works by leading composers who are his
ountrymen-"Mirane As1, by SancheS
de Fuentes. and La ComparSa," q
Cuban dance, by Lecuona.
These instruments were demon
strated to the writer privately at the
end Of the concert. The Gutro Is
bottle gourd, fruit of the calabash tree
which, when slashed across many times
with a knife, looks not unlike homely
loaf Of rye bread. 1t has been hol'
lowed out and dried A small open
inc is cut In the opposite side to thai
which Is marked with many small lines
A fork-like pronged instrument is sweep
across these lines to give, mellow
sound. The Maracas is round, hollow
wooden ball with a handle attached
It is filled with fine shot and gives
variety of rattle, with the suggestion
of shifting sand, too. The Claves u
q pair Of cylindrical polished wooder
sticks. They are struck together u
a91rsvate an accented tempo. TIL
Cencerros. last of this collection o
quaint Cuban instruments, all Of which
are used g. percussion adJunets, ar
cow-hells.
Other Guest Artists.
The other guest artists Of the evenin
were Lolita Cabrera GAinsborg, BOLIVIAN
pianist, who has been heard here Sev
eral times previously In similar pro
grams, and Leopoldo Gutierrex, Chilee
baritone, who has not been heard
Washington for some time.
Senorita Gainsborg played two GROUP
Of piano solos, including two works {
her own, both light, but interesting
Her encore to the first group was L
PoncineIlo" by villa obos Of Brazil.
Senior Gutierrez, who has big. ORA
matte voice Of operate timbre, Shove
artistry and colorful Interpretation i