Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
Two Outstanding Events
For Christmas Week Here
Pan-Amercan Concert on Tuesday to Be Gala
Afair-National Symphony Orchestra Will
Present Brilliant Program on Thursday.

chestra q season directorate and one
familiar with its affairs, four of the
directors will be elected for one year,
four for two years and four for three
years. Thereafter four directors will
be elected annually.
This new plan is being announced at
this time in preparation for the cam
paign to finance the orchestra for next
season. 1933-34
tive Committee Will remain in control
This is composed Of Walter Bruce
Howe. Mr. Thorn, Mrs. Tracy Dows,
Leland Harrison, Mrs Walter Bruce
Howe, Mrs. Reeve Lewis, George Hewitt
Myers, Myron Whitney and Paul Will
stach.
PAN-AMERICAN CONCERT.
THERE is every indication that the
concert to be given on the evening
Of December 81 in the Hall OF the
Americas at the Pan-American Union
will be attended by delegates from every
part Of the United States to the con-
vention Of the Music Teachers National
Association. To permit the delegates to
see the building and be in their seats
BY 8 o'clock the GoOrs viii be Cpan at
pm.
The United Service Orchestra Of 10
pieces Will play program Of numbers
selected as POSSESSING basic themes in
digenous TO the Latin American lands.
Several Of these numbers have been
featured in programs by the large or
chestraS in the musical Centers Of Eu-
rope. Among them IS 'TCnada, No. 10,
by Humberto Allende of Chile. Allen
da's voices of the Street" played by
the orchestra at previous concert. has
attracted vice attention. Haitor Villa
Lobos of Brazil. whose characteristics,
"AmaZonas" and "Choros." have been
recently played by the Philharmonic
Orchestra OF Berlin. will contribute one
of his dances. African" to the Pan
American Union program.
One of the feature numbers in the
concert at the Union will be a special
arrangement of a composition dedicated
to the United States Marine Band By
the talented musician from Colombia,
Luis CalvO. This composition has been
arranged By compatriot and friend Of
the composer, Luis Guzman, a member
Of the United States Marine Band.
Calves "Elegia." one Of his first COM
positions since his recovery, has been
arranged for the United Service Or
chestra, and will be played for the first
time on December 81. GuzmanS ar
rangemert Tor band CT this nGmDer
was featured in the programs played by
the Marine Band on its last concert
tour over the United States and was
enthusiastically received. TIE Crches-
trail arrangement viii De che Of num-
Der OF premier renditions n the holiday
program at the Pan American Union.
Justin Ellies Cof HATH composition,
"Firefy Fancies," viii have its first
rendition in this program. and BY re-
quest his Dance OF the Sun Goa" will
be featured.
A selection especially adapted for the
holiday season which will be featured
by the orchestra is "Nav.dad," BY San
chez de Fuentes OF Cuba, who also con-
tributes his latest composition, "Yo sc
de un beso," to this Christmas program.
The guest artist, Emma Otero, Cuban
soprano, will sing the "Polacca" from
the Brazilian opera II Guarani," with
full orchestral accompaniment. The
two groups by the vocalist will include
songs by Latin American composers in
Spanish and one composition in French
by the Venezuelan composer. Ren2ldo
Hahn. Frank La Forge. who was the
first Of the American musicians to make
available in English the folk songs of
Mexico, will represent the United States
in this wired vocal program with
Song Of the Open"