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former Russian imperial army off,
GERS. headed by their diminutive but
fiery leader, Serge Jaroff. who
seemed to evoke more and more
magic from the throatS of his CO.
horts as the program ran its course,
proved itself quite as spectacular as
the fame that had preceded it.
There was a quality to the singing
that stamped it not only as some
thing to command attention and
respect, but it carried with it GER
tain poignancy and emotionaliSm
far from the usual beaten path of
such things.
In the first place 1t undertook not
only the four-part routine of the
regular glee clubs, but had a range
outdoipg anything that has been
heard in this country, and a certain
haunting quality and manner of ex-
preston that has not been dupli-
Gated on these shores. There was
the very deep basso, on the one hand,
there was the sonorous and tremu-
lous baritone, there was the tenor
who carried his notes far above the
range Of the usual and, finally,
there was the falsetto-the very es-
sence of Soprano-which overtopped
everything, and in such songs as
The Red Sarafan," was a touching
and tender mood of expression.
1t would be difficult to say which
number was the most perfect Each
one brought either the subdued
chantings of the choir-which this
chorus at one time waS-or it burst
into crescendos that sent thrills up
and down and crosswise through one
Perhaps the most remarkable, on
~ - fo
was Mr. Jaroff's version of THE
Volga Boatman," which at this
point, TO the casual observer, had
certainly seemed dead and buried.
Mr.. Jarof, however, lifted 1t not only
out Of the ordinary run Of such
things, but made his choristers sing
it after the fashion Of the enchanted
raising 1t for once from its self
imposed slunber into unqueStioned
immortality.
There were others that were just
as fine, in fact they all were
Whether the singers were singing or
shouting, or whiStling-as they did
more than once-they seemed to
oyerdo themselves at every possible
point and II was a wonder from the
way the cheers went from pillar to
post that the audience ever let them
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Program Announced
For Zlatoff -Mirsky Recital.
A MONG the important song re-
a citals Of the coming week is the
one 10 be given by Alexander Zlatof-
Mirsky on Tuesday evening at the
Jewish Community Center. Mr..
ZlatofT -Mirsky. newcomer here in
the realm Of song, has prepared
what seems like a highly attractive
program for this occasion. He Will
include among his selections the
Vikings Song from "Sadko," by
Rimsky-K K orsSakov. the Haydn She
Never Told Her Love" The TWO
GrenadierS" by Schumann, Prince
Gali.zky's Aria" from Prince Igor"
by Borodin. and the "Volga Boatman
Song" The young Russian basso
will be assisted by Nettie Sadie at
the piano
THE senior recital of students of
the Washington Musical Insti-
tute took place last night. Alice L.
Fowler. artist coach from Carnegie
Hall, New York, was the guest OF
honor, and Nettie Sadie, who is TO
assist M. Zlatoff- -Mirsky at his re-
cltal on TUESDAY nlRnL, was one oL
the soloists. Others included Wini-
fred Chamberlain, Bertha Gordon,
Evelyn Scott-soloist next Thurs
day at the University Club program
Dorothy Coggeshall, Rosetta Kro-
mer. Helen Rohrer, Dorothy Sorn-
borger, Mary Gastrock, Victorine
Bouillcn and Gertrude Dyre.
7 QUA VAUGHN JONES. violinist,
Il appeared in recital last Friday
afternoon before students of the
Armstrong High School. Mr.. Jones
Is the second artist to be presented
in the concert series which Miss
Pinkney and Mr. Amos, teachers of
music in the school, have inaugu-
rated and brought TO a group of
Washington high school students
this year.
THE Sunday Hour of Music at
o'clock at the Y. w. C. A. will
present q Christmas vesper service
this afternoon TO be given by the
Girls Chapel Choir of the National
Christian Church, directed by Helen
TtIrley. Soloists will include Max
well Galloway, Helen Barbara Gibbs,