Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
M u S I c.
BY HELEN FETTER.

gave up her career as q concert
artist and concentrated her ef-
forts on writing, teaching and en-
joying performance only in cham
Der music or solo playing in
friends homes, told this writer:
There isn't so much to this
concert game. It resolves itself
after the first few years of glamour
into incessant travelling under all
conditions, playing in all moods
and learning the amazing same
ness of hotel rooms all over the
world. No, I do not regret in the
least giving up my concert tours.
l am getting so much more real
living out OF what I do now and
have SO much more time to thor
oughly enjoy my music and that
of Others"
Moreover, it would not be sur
prising if, in the swift changing
Of things, the old-fashioned for
NAL concert or recital disappeared
completely and only the talkies
and radio, and, probably, in time,
television, offered contracts to
even the greatest soloists.
X 4
A BOROUGH in London, Eng
= land, Walthamstow by name,
has voted to have a musical d.
rector to lead the people of that
community in musical perform
ances of high standard. Accord
ing to dispatch from q London
paper, the heads of this borough
have decided that such a director
would be worth 100 English
pounds per year-about $500 In
American dollars. The require
ments for the post include ability
ito organize and be responsible
for the running of about 20 high
class municipal concerts, the en-
gagements of artists, to act as
accompanies for them, and to
advise the council as to the en-
gagement of bands for the parks
and open spaces"
Considering the cost Of prep
aration, in music conservatory
alone, for such a position, this
salary seems ultra modest. At
the same time it is said that a
number of fine musicians who
have at heart the increasing of
musical interest in all parts of
London have applied for the posi-
ton, considering 1t as side Issue
to their ordinary work. It is said
the Musicians Union of London
welcomed the idea.
4 X 4
A MAN who was notably con-
= nected for many years with
musical endeavors of washington
has just died. William Bruce King
had many activities in his busy
career which was closed last Mon
day. He was a lawyer by profess
sion. He was the author of many
works of value to those in his pro-
feSsion. He was known as a prac-
tical and useful person in educa-
tional work. He was q leader in
patriotic endeavorS here during
the World War. He was a former
president of the Washington So
ciety of Fine Arts. Also he was a
distinguished musical amateur.
Always his name and actual
pCISOtld1 pdEIlClpdGlOH was 1OuIlQ
in endeavorS for better music in
the National Capital. He was in
strumental in the organization of
the Washington Choral Society.
In all his association with must
cal efforts here, Mr.. King always
showed a sincere love of the best
in music and an equally sincere
practically as to the more ma
terial side of any effort that was
brought forth. It is small wonder
that Mr.. King was constantly
sought out for his opinion and
advice in practically every project
that was made by any group in
Washington unsteady. He was
one of the grand old guard of
musicians here who really held
the interest of music in Washing
ton definitely at heart and did so
with no thought of personalities
or anything other than the gen
eral welfare in music.