Evening star., 1932-04-26

finally played a solo for an encore.
Mary Howe, Washington COM
poser, played the piano part for her
"Plutot Melancolique." a suite for
violin, cello and piano; Louis Fer
rara, violinist, and Sydne Hamer,
cellist, assisting her The suite is a
well built composition, the second
movement, "Plainte,' containing a
vivid wall, and the third movement
q carefree rhythm with lifting
theme. Mrs. Howe's suite was given
first honorable mention in the
leagues music contest for 1892.
"An April Bridegroom, written by
Reah jackson Irion of Arkansas,
which received second honorable
mention in the contest of last year,
Is written for tenor, string quartet
and harp and was given last evening
by Edmund Caldwell, tenor; the
Ferrara String Quartet and Alfred
Manning, harpist. 1t is an inter-
esting composition and the words
also were written by the composer.
After this number r. Deane Shure
was introduced. having been one of
the Judges for the 1882 contest, and
he paid glowing tribute to
Dorothy De Muth Watson, national
for her untiring and successful ef-
forts in the arranging of the many
programs given during the week OF
the biennial convention. Mrs. Wat
son acknowledged the tribute with
q brief and graceful speech.
Mary Carr Moore of California
has much of the Indian rhvthm and
intonation in her suite for voice,
strings and flute, which is composed
of -Four Love Songs" OF these the
song of grief, "Desolation," was the
most beautiful from a standpoint of
theme and harmonization. the rich
ness of the accompaniment being
marked. Harlan Randall. baritone,
with Louis Ferrara, violinist; Mr..
Hamer, cellist, and Domenico las
cone, fiutist, were assisted by the
composer at the piano. The suite
was given the first award OF the
contest in 1882.
Phyllus Fergus of Illinois gave two
of her compositions, short song,
wings" which is very effective with
its accompaniment for string quar-
tet. which was done by Mr.. Randall
and the Ferrara String Quartet.
The song was awarded first honor
abe mention in the 1881 contest.
The other number was TO the Top
of the Star-SWept HILL" written for
small chamber orchestra and piano,
the composer playing the piano part
and the small orchestra composed of
members of the National Symphony
Orchestra of Washington.
The suite "Cantos Hondos" or
"Deep Songs" by Francesca Vallejo
of California is written for flute,
victims, cello, bass. Spanish guitar
and piano, and received second hon.
orsble mention in last years contest.
Miss VslIejo played the piano part
with Mr.. Iascone, the Ferrara String
Quartet and Sophocles T. Pappas
Spanish guitar. The four movements
have grace and charm, particularly
the first and last, Condos Hondos'
and "Sequidilla."
The program as a whole was of
much interest and no little beauty
and was one of the long series of
concerts arranged through this week
by Mrs. Watson for the League of
American Pen Women. 4. B.
Julia E. Schelling
Lectures on "Parsifal."
MISS JULIA E. SCHELLING, tai
A'A ented sister of her talented
brother, Ernest ScheIing, and the
recipient of considerable fame due
to the fact that she is the first per-
son to lecture in the English tongue
at Bayreutfl at the invitation Of
the late Siegfried Wegner, gave one
Of her noted talks on Wagner yes