Evening star., 1932-01-17

" LENA DE SAYNS beginners con-
l. test for part scholarships Is
well under way and will close
IL Saturday, January %. Tests
are being made as to the gen.
eral fitness for the study of the violin
and are open to children under Is
years of age.
Henry Bruning, organist, was guest
orpanist at a recital recently at the
residence of Arthur E. Cook.
Felian Garzia presented few stu
dents in an informal musicale held last
Friday evening at the Arts Club Audi
torium.
Frances Gutelius, pianist, and Mary
Annie, contralto. were soloists recently
at the Baltimore Music Club, the oc-
casion being the first reciprocity pro-
gram between music clubs of the two
cities. Christopher Tenley was the &C
companist.
Those desiring to participate In the
second and third productions OF the
washington Civic Opera Co. must reg
lister before noon of the coming Satur-
day. Registrations may be arranged at
the Office of the company at the Shu-
bert her -Belasco Theater. With rehearsals
for "The Gondoliers" approaching a
climax, attention is now being turned
toward the selection Of the cast Tor the
second production, the title OF Whch
will be announced later.
Helen Howison, soprano, will assist
Lewis Atwater, organist, IN a program
of Debussy music this afternoon at 0
o'clock at All Souls Church (Unl-
tarian). Miss Howison will sing Air de
Liza" from "L'Enfant Prologue and
Romance"
Thomas N. Leef, basso. will go TO
Charlottesville, Va, next Sunday TO give
a yesper hour concert at the new t1rst
Methodist Episcopal Church South OF
that city. He will be accompanleo py
c. D. Sale, organist and Helen Ben
pianist, who will also appear as soloist'
The Washington Alumnae, Mu Phi
Epsilon, will present the second IN
series of radio travel programs spon-
sored by the District OF Columbia Feo-
Grafton of Music Clubs and arranged
by Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith, tomor-
row evening from to $50 O'Clock.
Senator Felix Hebert Of Rhode Island
will make the Introductory talk on
Music in the Home" and artists on
the program will include Edith b. Atney'
pianist; Catherine and Marguerite
Hebert and Felix Hebert, jr.
The fourth Gene Stewart organ re-
cital will be given Tuesday evening at
o'clock at Waugh M. e. Church. the
guest soloist will be Portia CLIFFORD
Bailey, soprano. Works by wagner,
Bach, Beethoven, Sibelius and others
will be presented.
The Junior Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation OF MUSIC
Clubs, under the direction OF lvalee
Newell, will open its season this year
with a concert on Saturday, January
80, in the Department of the Interior
auditorium, on F street between Eight
eenth and Nineteenth streets northwest.
The first concert of this series will be
for the very young children. The
teachers of the District are cordially in
vited to become members of the fedora
ton and enter their pupils In these
concerts
Thelrna Callahan is presenting a
group of her pupils in studio recital
on Friday at 8 pm, at COS Taylor
street.
The title of honorary president was
recently conferred upon Esther Linkins
by the members of the board of the
District of Columbia Federation of
Music Clubs at their last meeting. Miss
Linkins was president of the federation
for five years The Washington Alum
nae Club, Edith B. Athey, president, and
the Mount Vernon Place Choir, r.
Deane Shure, director, are two senior
groups which have recently federated.
Warren F. johnson will give an Or
gan recital at the Church of the Pill
grims at 7:30 o'clock this evening. He
will play Sur un Theme Breton"
"Toccata in B Major" Handel,
and Ave Maria" by Max Roger.
A piano recital by the pupils of Mrs.
Albert N. Jones was given recently in
the teachers studio The pupils who
in the entertainment were
Mildred Webster, Frances Webster, Ber-
nice Mehlfelt, Ramona Sickles, William
Coakley, Catherine Church, Naryne
Hughes, John Schultz, Lois Truegate.
Dorothy Niedomanski, Martin Braver,
Robert Hurley, Betty Callan, Helen Es-
oey, Mildred Hutchinson, Frank Espey,