Evening star., 1933-04-30
Hitler Politics Invade
German Field of Music
Season at Bayreuth May Be Disrupted by Attitude
Against Artists-Old Music Masters of Father
land Would Shudder at Present Conditions
By Alice Eversman.

Schlusnus will be given on Feb
ruary 27, and on March 20 Tita
Schipa, admirable opera and con-
cert artist, will be heard. The
newcomer on the Thursday sched-
ule (also at 4:40 p.mD Is Sigrid
Onegin, who has not been heard
here in sometime, while Rosa Pom
Selle will appear in recital on No
vember 9.
A CONDITION that seems to be
growing worse with the ad-
vancing season, Is the tardy be-
ginning Of concerts given by local
talent. A recent concert was
three-quarterS of an hour behind
its scheduled time and anything
from IS minutes to half an hour
is the fashion. All concerts by
out-of-town artists begin on the
dot, but thu ignoring of the hour
set Seen,s to h 'e grown into a
habit with local cffairS.
If an hour has been agreed
upon for the beginning of a con-
cert and the fact publicly made
known, there is not often a legiti-
mate reason foc delaying it.
There is a great deal of psychol-
ogy in concert giving and not the
least OF it is the prompt begin
ming.
A GESTURE Of enormous con-
structive purport and far
reaching effectiveness Is the new
ly organized National Junior Sym
phony. This is one of the most
valuable attempts to help along
the local musical problems ever
planned and should have the un-
swerving and enthusiastic sup
port Of every public spirited citi-
zen be he music minded or not.
The National Junior Symphony
has been put under the direction
of two sound and serious muSi-
clans, Emerson Myers and Fritz
Male. It has been indorsed by
the most influential and equally
serious thinking music patrons Of
the city and welcomed with avid
ity by DR.. Hans Kinder, who,
more than any one else, recog-
nizeS its potential merit. It is an
attacking, at last, of the real
heart of musical difficulties and
promises a future of brilliant
achievement.
1t plans to gather together the
many excellent students who are
at present working without any
definite goal and the disheart-
ened young musicians who are
letting their talent go to seed
and train them for a useful and
profitable career. The idea can
not help but appeal instantly to
both teachers and parents. The
problems with which DR.. Kinder
has had to wrestle when attempt
Ing to recruit a National SYM
phony from local musicians who.
many Of them, had never had the
advantage of orchestral practice,
are familiar to all. Here Is some
thing in the making that will
guarantee a symphony orchestra
to washington as surely as q
financial backing.
The plans outlined are optimis-
tlc and ambitious, but not too
much so to please every one who
had given real thought to the
musical betterment and under
stands the needs of the commun-
lty. A few years of life of such
an organization, and a few years
OF training and experience for the
young musicians, and there will
be no problems; they will auto
msGcally disappear with the cor
rect balancing of supply and de-
mand. 1t is to be hoped that
every teacher and every fond par
ent Will urge their young ones, no
matter how moderately gifted. to
strive to join the new orchestra.