The Washington times., 1933-11-24
SINGERS
IN OPERETTA
NEXT WEEK

Planquette's melodious opera,
"The Chimes of Normandy" will
be presented by the Washington
Opera Club, under the direction
Of Flora McGill Keefer, in Roose-
welt Auditorium, 18th and Allison
StS., N. W., Monday and Tuesday
nights of next week at BIS o'clock.
j. Humbird Duffey, Dore Walten,
and Lester Shafer are directors.
A cast Of IL exceptional singers,
and a chorus of As will be heard
in the melodies for which this
work is famous, and dance num-
bers Of old Normandy will en-
nance the action.
Herman Rakemann, first violin,
and a quartet Of players form the
National Symphony Orchestra,
augmented by an orchestra Of
IS young musicians under the
direction of Dore Walten, will be
heard in the instrumental accom-
paniment, assisted at the piano
by Dorothy Radde Emery. Tickets
are available at downtown ticket
bureaus, and will also be on sale
at the box office Of Roosevelt
Auditorium, both Monday and
Tuesday nights.
Navy Band Orchestra
The United States Navy Band
Orchestra, under the leadership
Of Lieut.. Charles Benter, will
play at the Sail Loft, Navy Yard,
Monday evening, November 81,
at 8 o'clock. The program opens
with Mozart's overture, "Cosi
Fan TuttS," and includes ex-
cerpts from Victor Herbert'S
eileen" the miniature suite TN
the Woodland" by DR.. Carl
Busch, and Saint Saens' Sym
phonic poem, "Danse Macabre."
Organ Recital
The organ recital at st. Johns
Church Monday evening at 8:15
by. T. Guy Lucas, organiSt and
choirmaSter of the church, will
include Passacaglia and Thema
Fugata in c minor, Bach; three
short compositions by Mcdowell;
Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 6, and
Parry'S Prelude on the Advent
tune st. Thomas.
Choral Presentation
Memberships Hymn Of Praise"
has been chosen by DR.. Albert
w. Harmed as the fall preSenta-
ton by his National Capital
Choir and will be sung at the
Universalist National Memorial
Church on Tuesday, November
%. It is considered by many
critics perhaps the greatest Of
Mendelssohn's symphonic can
tataS.
Twilight Music Hour
Christopher s. Tenley will direct
q twilight hour Of music, under
the auspices of the International
Federation of Catholic Alumnae,
at Sacred Heart School, 1925 Park
Road N. W., Sunday, December
3, at $3.50 o'clock.
The program will be presented
by Mrs. Agnes Whelan McLaugh-
lin, soprano: Miss Caroline Man
ming, contralto; Benedict w. Ka-
napa, tenor; Gerald Whelan, bass,
and Mrs. Edna S. Colbert, mezzo-
soprano.
Mrs. Fred j. Rice, chairman Of
music for the Federation, is in
charge Of arrangements.
Nr,%Ioov rou~ar&
The Outdoor Memorial Con-
certs at the washington Me-
mortal Park on Riggs Road were
inaugurated last Sunday with
Edith B. Athey, organist; John
Murphy, tenor, and Elsa Raner,
violinist.
Next Sundays concert, from
5 to 4:3O p. M, will be given by
Edith B. Athey. organist, who has
been placed in charge, assisted
by Florence Sindell, soprano So
loist of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie and the First Church of
Christ, Scientist. The public is
invited.
Competition Ends Soon
The Juilliard School Of Music
announces that December /, 1888
is the closing date on which manu-
scripts will be accepted for it's 1888
competition for publication Of new
orchestral works by American
composers. The school will select
o given work from the entries and
pay for its publication. The COM
poser receives all royalties and
fees accruing from the sale or per-
Torrance of his work. The school
also cooperates with the composer
in securing for his work ade-
quate rehearsal and performance.
The school is at 100 Claremont
Ave. New York.
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