Evening star., 1933-05-07

Brahms in the book of Eugene
Schumann, in which she tells of
her intimate home life, she draws
this very human picture of him:
"We children loved in Brahms his
fresh, youthful virility, bis gen.
uineneSs and reliability, the clar-
ity of his mind which saw and
made others see things as they
were. He represented to us the
finest type of true German, who
never wanted to appear other
than he was. The few faults he
had were very much in evidence;
he took no trouble tc draw aside
the slight veil they formed and
left 1t to others to draw-lift it
from the heart Of pure gold which
was hidden beneath"
THIS city will begin the Brahms
celebration by a centennial
concert gi' en- by the Musicology
Club of Washington in co-opera-
tion with the music department
of the Y w. C, A. today in Barker
Hall. The program will be de-
voted principally to Brahms
"Liebeslieder," which will be sung
by the Covenant Quartet under
the direction of George Wilson,
with Katherine Ellis at the piano.
The quartet gave a performance
recently OF these songs at a pri-
vate musicale given by Mrs.
Coolidge. The "Liebeslieder" will
be separated into two groups by
the performance of Brahms
Variation on a Theme" by
Haydn, for two pianos, played by
Sade Styron and La Sale Spier.
Before the concert w. oliver
Strunk of the music division of
the Library of Congress will speak
on Brahms and the works to be
performed.
This is the second concert of
the newly organized Musicology
Club, the first one on April "a
presented the pianist and lee
turer, Marion Rous of the Green
Wlch Music Institute of New York.
The club aims to bring another
angle of music to the public
through series of talks by authori-
ties in various departments of
music telling Of their specialties
and what is being accomplished
by them toward the general mu-
sical development. At present the
club has engaged for the coming
year such men as Robert w.
Gordan, who will tell of his COL
lecting of Spirituals in the South;
Frederick Erickson of Baltimore,
who will lecture on the Spanish
songs to which he devoted a great
deal OF study in Spain, and a we'll
known educator who will speak
OF the advance tests for musical
appreciation in pupils which he
has worked out. Not confining
itself exclusively to the lecture
side, the club will give concerts
from time to time, but they will
be free to the public, hoping
thereby to contribute construc-
lively to the diffusion Of musical
knowledge.
THE DeutScher Literarischer
Verein is also actively plan
ming the commemoration of
Brahms birth. Anita Schade,
president of the Verein. will read
Schumann's famous article, "Neue
Bahnen," on Brahms first compo-
sitions, which was published in
the Neue Zeitschrift fur Musk
October %, 1858, this afternoon at
the studio of Frances GuteliuS.
On Saturday, May 20, Henry
Gregor will give an illustrated talk
on Brahms at the meeting OF the
German Literary Society and
songs and piano compositions by
Brahms will complete the pro-
gram.
THE annual luncheon Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs on May 16 at
the Mayflower Hotel will have a
musical program given by Emma
Redell, famous operate soprano,
and Justin Lawrie, tenor. Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt will be guest
of honor.
Miss Redell returns to Washing
ton, the city of her birth, after
a long and successful season in
Soviet Russia. This past Winter
she was given the unusual dis
tinction of being the first Ameri-
can artist invited by that govern
ment to appear in their specially
organized concerts. Miss Redell
received her early voice training
in this city, afterward studying
in New York and later in Ger
many, where she appeared in
opera. Her interpretations of the
Wagnerian roles brought her ma
ton wide recognition and led to
her return to America as leading
Wagnerian soprano with the Chi
cago Civic Opera.
Reports have been coming to
this country all Winter OF her
success in Russia and of how she
had returned again and again to
the same places to give more con-
certS.
Miss Redell will be assisted on
the program by Justin Lawrie,
tenor of ST. Andrews Church, who
has achieved great popularity in
washington Slice Ills arrival 1lcIc
year ago. Mr.. Lawrie will be
accompanied at the piano by his
wife, while Mildred Kolb Schultze
will play for Miss Redell. Mrs.
F. M. Shortall is chairman for the
luncheon.
X \ \
DEANE SHURE, local composer,
~ is having worldwide atten-
ton given his organ compositions
which are gaining increased &C
claim from organists seeking new
and worthwhile numbers for
their programs. On Easter Sun
day his Palestine Suite" was
played on the only organ in Jeru-
salem, located at the Y. w. c. A.,
by Mrs. Douglas Decherd and was
boord thronOho,,t tho oy,fira lon n