Evening star., 1933-06-07
CROWDED auditorium

n Y w. c. A. hall last evening
"A was a testimony of the interest
4 \ taken In the benefit concert for
worthy musician given by the
Washington Orchestral Society. c. E
Christiani conducted the orchestra and
the program was divided between or
chestral selections and numbers by the
assisting artists. Glenn Carow, pianist:
Jane Elise Hastings. soprano, and Vir-
ginia Careton. violinist.
The Washington Orchestral Society
has made great progress since its last
concert and last night played in truly
professional manner. The double bass,
wood-w winds and horns are taken care
strings are played entirely by nom
professionals The volume of sound
attained by these musicians has greatly
increased and is not only full and
sonorous but finer and more even in
quality. The intonation was also much
improved and in the opening number.
Selections From Tannhauser." the
difficult passages came clear and true.
Under Mr.. Christiani's sure and quiet
conducting, the orchestra plays with
enthusiasm and bouyancy that does
away with any feeling Of monotony
The applause which followed the first
number was a sincere tribute to good
performance.
The only soloist who could be re-
viewed was Glenn Carow. who played
the Mendelssohn Concerto in G Minor
With Orchestra Accompaniment" This
young mans playing was revelation
and came as near the standard of
professional artist as could be reached
in the years he has to his credit.
1t was performance above the
ordinary in every respect. It was first
Of all extremely musical and in true
Mendelssohn style, Mr.. Carow's exuber-
ance finding an excellent medium in
the youthful quality which Mendelssohn
has infused into this composition While
Mr.. Carow's tone is not large, it Is pure
and limpid and flows along in such
passages as the presto movement of
the concerto with even and unbroken
clearness. His technical mechanism is
very sure and runs and octaves came
lightly from his fingers with no blurring
or heavy effect. In no way was his
maturity of musical understanding
more demonstrated than in his distinct
phrasing and proper infection which
distinguished his playing throughout in
spite Of the rapid tempo he sustained
without effort. That these marks of a
real artist, usually the last to be
achieved by student, were so firmly
part of his Interpretation already
promises an interesting future for this
gifted young man. The orchestra gave
him excellent support and again showed
how far 1t has progressed technically.
Here Is an organization that will be
most helpful in giving musicians the
necessary opportunity to perfect them
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paniment. Mr. Carow was enthusi-
astically applauded at the end of his
performance, which was worthy to be
presented to still more critical audi
ence.
The other artists who appeared after
Mr.. Carow were Miss Hastings, who
sang Woodman's Love in My Heart"
Bridges Go Not, Happy Days" and
Bishops 10, Here Is the Gentle Lark"
accompanied by Stanley Rayfield. Miss
Careton gave the "Andante," from
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto" and
"Frasquita," by Lehar-Kreisler, with
Mrs. F. Hubbard at the piano The
orchestra continued its program with
Asses Death" and "Anitra's Dance"
from the Peer Gynt Suite" and fin
ishec with Brahms Hungarian Dance
No. S."
X UIH ALBERTY, viOliniSt, and
~ Marcia Boynton, pianist, appeared
In joint recital last evening at Cynhan
Hall Miss Alberty was presented by
Helen Ware and Miss Boynton by Ia
mara Dmitrieff. A large audience
crowded the auditorium to capacity and
listened with attention to the program,
which was evenly divided between the
two recitalists.
The extreme heat of the evening
played havoc with Miss Albertys strings,
and she was prevented from doing
herself full justice by their constant
slipping in pitch. In the first part of
the program she was heard in the
first movement of the Mozart Con
certo in D Major" and later played the
Chopin Wilhelmj "Nocturne, Wienaw-
skis "Capriccio-Valse" and Sarasate's
"Romanza Andalusa" OF this group,
Miss Alberty did her best work in the
Sarasate number. playing it with an
appropriate rhythmical feeling She
was greeted with applause and recalled
after the finish of the group
To Miss Boynton, who opened the
program with four preludes and the
"Nocturne in c Minor" by Chopin, fell
the duty Of acting also as accompanist