Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

4 days, not so long ago. when he was
organmaster of st. Bartholomew
Church, New York, going from there to GIN
cinnati, and from there to Philadelphia.
A week ago the newspapers mentioned DIS
production of Berg's "Wozzeck." Now again,
with scarcely a break in between, n-tice Is
taken OF the fact that he is voyaging immedi-
ately on another undertaking. In this he VIII
surerintend the production in Philadelphia and
New York by the League of Composers jointly
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Of Stravm-
sky's "Oedipus Rex" One viii recall that three
years ago Koussevitsky had this sung in con-
cert form at Carnegie Hall. The new version
of it win however, be quite distinct-in fact,
very distinct, since one Of the most striking
features of it Will be 1.-The of a loud
speaker to transmit the Voice of the invisible
reader who explains and comments on the
action of the drama at frequent intervals dur
ing the opera. And the group of images
Sculptured figures of heroic Stze-UM interpret
the visible action" These figures will move ON
a high platform, with lofty and restrained ges-
lures, in the spirit of archaic tragic drama
The singers who interpret the voices OF the
characters will be costumed and grouped below
in solid mass along the stage level. From
height above will come the great voice of the
reader detached and impersonal.
A THOUGH little has been said of it in
these parts, the Festival Of Chamber
Music which Is being held at the Library Of
Congress April %, "a and IS is one of the most
interesting of this years musical events.
Due to the size of the hail. there cannot
be the overlooking audiences that were such
high lights at the Beethoven festival. But
these who are fortunate enough to procure
seats win hear a varied and what promises to
be distinctly stimulating program.
On Thursday evening organ and chamber
music will be featured, with sage action devised
and directed by Irene Lewiston. Friday morn
ing, there will be a program of songs and music
for guitar presented by Nina Koshetz and
Miguel LIobet Of Barcelona, Spain. Friday eve
ming, program Of music for chamber orches-
ira, directed by OSsip GabrilowitSch with the
assistance Of Paul Drummer viola da gamba)
and members Of the New York Philharmonic
Symphonic Orchestra, will be presented. Satur-
day morning will see the first performance
anywhere of the string quartet by Serge Pro-
kofieff, which he has written expressly for the
Library of Congress and which will be played
by the Brosa Quartet of London, who presented
such admirable program in the same han
earlier in the year. And at the final concert
of this festival Holes Madrigal Singers, with
DR.. Hugo Hole, conductor, will make their first
appearance in America, presenting a program
of concerted vocal music ranging from masters
OF the sixteenth century to Schcnberg Bartok
and other contemporaries.
Nowhere, of course, on the leaflet that has
been sent out is there anything to suggest that
Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge has anything
efforts In this particular field that such a fes-
tval is being offered, and therefore one may
expect not only the very best native talent
but also foreign talent which has not been ex-
plotted In this country before
THOSE who read their Diapason, and prob
ably many thousands who do net, must
have heard the good news that has come to
one Of the most prominent Of the local musical
set In the words Of the magazine which has
set forth the story: Miss Charlotte Klein,
r. A. G. O., dean of the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Guild of Organists,
has been signally honored in being asked to
play for the fourth time at a general conven-
ton Of the guild. She will give one Of the
recitals at the Indianapolis meeting in June.
Her first appearance at guild meeting was
IN Chicago in 1925. She played again in
Washington In 1927 and for the third time at
Memphis in 1929" And there is added what is
one of the brightest of the feathers in this
talented musicians musical cap: Miss Klein
is the first woman ever to give one Of the
A. @. o. convention recitals."
THIS being that mellow time Of year when
composers and their works come out Of
their shells with most eclat it seems only right
to waylay one Of them who at this moment
should be trembling with justifable pride at
what viii be happening during the coming
week For on the first day of April the United
States Marine Band under the always COM
mendable leadership Of Capt. Taylor Branson
viii play for the first time anywhere a brand
new composition called 1.-The Bells" which was
been summoned to life during the past year by
a member of the band, Siegfried Scharbau.
Mr.. Scharbau has many compositions Of note
and many performances Of them TO his credit.
This most recent Of his works is described as
"a picture of life, new tone picture" and the
STORY depicts life from the cradle to the grave"
Mr.. Scharbau has written this work as a me-
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IN its premiere rendition.