Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
NJ U SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

February to March IA. Thus it is
IN the "ides of March" that the
second appearance will be pre-
scented.
Mr.. Frost indicated that the
change in date was ordered to
give the orchestra more time to
prepare a number Of important
compositions it has in mind and
to avoid conflict with the Wash
ington appearances of other or
chestraS scheduled about the
same time.
! 1t was also announced that
the first concert of the new or
chestra, given at Constitution
Hall on January 81, was COM
pletely successful, both from a
financial as we'll as an artistic
standpoint, and with this start
the orchestra proposes to work
out definitely series of frequent
concerts during the coming sea-
son of 1930-31 as well as added
concerts during the Winter and
Spring OF this season.
/ HENRI VERBRUGGHEN, who
conducts the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra, was a vio-
llnist Of distinction before taking
this post as conductor. He studied
under Eugene Ysaye, the noted
Belgian, and he conducted SYM
phony orchestras in many lands,
including all the leading orches-
tras of Europe, before coming to
America. s.....,.
Mr.. ,Verbrugghen is acknowl-
edged to have built the Minneap-
oils organization into one of the
finest in. this country. 1t is stated
on good authority that this or
chestra reaches a greater number
OF people in the United States
through its tours, made annually.
than any other similar organiza-
ton in the country.
THE Pan-American Union has
issued an announcement that
the next concert to be given by
the United Service Orchestra will
be presented April 81, a Monday
evening, from 9 to II o'clock.
It Is stated that, the program
being arranged is one which has
not been heard previously in this
country. The assisting artists,
whose names are to be announced
later, are internationally famous.
. This United Service Orchestra
Is most unusual aggregation of
men, for 1t blends the particularly
chosen talent of the two service
groups, the United. States Army
Band and the United States Navy
Band, with the leaders of these
band orchestras as alternate
leaders for numbers given on the
United Service Orchestra pro-
grams. The development Of, this
orchestra is being watched with
keen interest, not only in Wash
ington, or even in the United
States, but in all 81 American
countries whose composers are
represented on these programs.
= ~ X. II
THERE never was an age in the
history of the present race Of
human beings when the mechani-
cal and scientific forces seemed
SO thoroughly sympathetic toward
the art OF music, directing many
OF their more serious and finest
efforts toward the perfection of
reproducing mediums for musical
interpretations. Music is the one
art that is almost completely de-
pendent upon . it's performer or
performers to give it life. BY
contrast, sculpture, painting, liter
ATTIRE, even drama as the written
word, may. be considered the in
dependent arts, whereas music is
definitely dependent upon its in
terpreters.
There is a particularly wide in
terest in opera at this time. One
OF the leading photograph COM
panies of this country has not
only issued some special records
Of great operas, recorded with
famous stars and orchestras, but
has issued revised Book Of the
Operas which is certainly an as
set to any music lover. ..-
This book is charmingly ar
ranged with attractive illustra-
tions, material and cover. In ad-
dition 1t lists the numbers of rec
ords that give the selections from
each opera. so as to aid the stu
dent who is seeking authentic in
depreciation of arias to find them
in logical and easy way.
The educational value of such
a book and also of a similar,
smaller book on the masterpiece
series Of orchestral and chamber
music record, cannot be too
highly, stressed It is such books
that encourage initiative on the
part of both student land the
adult music lover who; lis not a,
musician, to find for themselves
real treasures OF music. -s.s.. ....>-