Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20

-HE American Choral and Festival
Alliance, "a project to utilize the
Notwithstanding IS per cent of vocal
studio material" has become not
ably closer to Washington through
the appointment of DR.. Albert w.
Harmed to its board of directors While as
yet no definite plans have been drawn up to
specify how this movement will affect the
local singing communities, there is ample evil
dence that there is q likelihood that WASH
ington may and can play an important role
In what would seem to be particularly stimu-
lating project
The honorary president of this Alliance, Of
which DR.. Harmed is q director, is Walter
Dannrosch while John Erst1ine is honorary
vice president. Mrs. William Arms Fisher is
president and assisting her vice presidents
are Dean Peter G. Lutlin, Dr. T. Tertius
Nobel and John Finley Williamson. Clara
Barnes Abbott is general secretary, Mrs. Har-
riett Pickernell is corresponding secretary,
DR.. Wilfred Klamroth treasurer, and the
ecutive board is composed of Frederick Hay
wood DIR. Ralph L. Baldwin, D. c. Clippinger
and Edgar A. Nelson.
There will be meeting of the board In
New York IN October, at which time the vari-
Gus problems and plans for the season viii
be discussed. The purpose of this alliance Is:
ito unite the existing choral forces of America
in a great vital alliance; broaden the music
festival spirit and re-create the civic singing
consciousness put the technic of choral-sing-
ing a par with orchestral performances;
form symphony clnoirs of artists, equal 10
symphony orchestras; foster musical sports
manship by choral competition, and establish
credits for choral experience in music schools
and colleges"
This movement has attracted widespread
attention. and many messages of co-opera-
ton and interest have come from such emmi-
nent musicians as Gabrilowitsch GooSenS,
Percy Granger, Henry Hadley DR.. Howard
Hanson, Wallace Goodrich and others. In q
pamphlet IN which all these messages are
printed one may find, too, the words of DR..
Harmed: your exposition of the purposes Of
the Choral Alliance could have been based
only on q foundation as firm the need to
be supplied. That some concerted movement
is under way to bring vocal expression to a
point where singers will be given an oppor-
tlnity for such experience as is proposed, is
something that should be heralded by every
vocal teacher and choraIly-minded director"
All Of which is true-dead true More
about this IN october, when the wheels Of
actions have gotten under way.
A N errata In last Sundays Star stated that
Toscanini had recently visited Russia ON
a musical mission. 1t should have read
Stokowski.
DROMINENT among the works which have
] been prepared IN honor of the forthcoming
bicentennial celebrations is cantata- en-
titled Washington" written by r. Deane
Shure, with text by Edward c. Potter This
work. recently published, may now be seen on
the local music stands. Particular interest Is
attached to this since its authors are promi-
nent in the musical activities Of this city,
incidentally, the Music Division OF the BIZ
centennial Committee, which has officially
sponsored works by Coaan, 6ousa and Car
penter, has announced that the choral ode,
which is being written by John Alden Car
penter, is to be entitled Song Of His
Children"
PACK from Summer of studies in Spain,
- punctuated by lodging in end out OF ma
chine gun FIRE. Lisa Gardiner, one Of
Washington's favorite daughters Of the dance,
returns to resume her work with those whose
"art" strives for perfection in the ballet any
Of its sister forms. Miss Gardiner looking
vitality pleased at having sidestepped many q
stray bullet which was lurking around her
hotel square (she had to eat In bullet-proOf
dining ROOM, dropped in to prove the fact
that stories about her being the "late" Miss
Gardiner are quite untrue. Miss Gardiner
is already hard at work on the de Falla
ballet, "E Amor Brujo" Glove the Magician),
which she will present late in the Fall The
words for this have been written by Martinez