Evening star., 1932-01-22
Music and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

Zimblist had inspired was partly
destroyed-the "Marche Militaire'
sounding like nothing so much as
Boston Pop" concert music on
smoky Sunday evening.
Splendid Concert by
Interstate Male Chorus.
T Asst NIGHT one got a glimpse
Il of what an amateur chorus
really can do. The concert by the
Interstate Male Chorus at Memorial
Continental Hall yesterday was lit
orally one of the events OF the sea-
son. The huge audience filled the
seats and boxes, some aisles and
every permissible square inch OF
standing room.
The unusual vitality Of the chorus
was due largely to excellent training
by its conductor, Clyde Aitchison.
The chorus caught the measured
flow of Handel's "Where'er You
Walk" and the reverence Of Horatio
Parker's Lamp in the West" Ella
Higginson's beautiful text, remtnts-
cent of Tennyson's Crossing the
Bar" was a fitting memorial for
John j. McAuliffe, member OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission
since 1882, whose funeral occurred
yesterday.
Cecil Forsyth's "At the Play" was
admirably done in a terse, sparkling
vein and was the merriest moment
of the evening Robert FeuerStein
proved to be genuinely sympathetic
accompanist.
The club presented as soloist
Helen Donofrio, & young and charm
ing coloratura soprano. Miss Dono-
frio's voice is clear as a bell and she
manipulated it with much dettness
in Arditi's III Baccio" and Edward
Potter's ITO the Beloved" While
she has not yet the simplicity ana
freedom of great artist, her inter-
pretations showed imagination ana a
sincere attempt to penetrate the real
meaning of the music. That she mas
promise in the field of dramatic
music was clear when she sang VIC
tor Herbsrts italian Street Song
with the chorus and an aria from
"Mignon" as solo. Edith V1rdeA-
Smith accompanied Miss Donofrio.
The chorus adapted itself TO stout
English drinking songs; narrative
of Hiawatha, at which time Charles
Wood sang a poignant bass solo, ana
to the Coronation Scene" from
Moussorgsky's Boris Godounov,
their most ambitious number. Mr.
Aitchison and the chorus more than
deserved their huge ovation from Ihe
audience. ~ ~
Meyers and Brightenburg
Play at University Club.
TT Is to be doubted If there Is
l. Young pianist in and around
town who gives such complete satS-
faction as Emerson Meyers. He mas
been heard of late in short recltaB
and long recitals, but never in IN,
different recitals. His playing o!
Chopin should be put on one OF
the must" calendars OF those VINO
want to be stimulated during the
new wear. His version, for instance,
. of the "Etude in E Major" Cwhlch
Grace Moore does so delight1uIly
as a song) Is something which mas
color. depth and technical lght-
ness that is admirable. All OF this
Mr.. Meyers displayed before small
but delighted audience last night az
the University Club.
Paul Brightenburg, another young
artist of consequence In this city,
a member of the National Sym
phony and one of Joseph Kaspar's
star pupils, played the Beethoven
Concerto in D Major" excellently,
the Sonata in F Major" adequately
and the Bach "Bouree" very badly.
this, however, possibly because 1t
is highly daring thing to do to
begin an evenings recital without
piano as accompaniment. There
are probably not more than six liv-
ing yiolinists who can get away