Evening star., 1933-04-16

muSlCOlOgy. AS OuCllneQ Dy hugo
Ogetti, distinguished writer and
critic and president of the Con-
ference Committee, there will be
no discussion of musical history
or science, but rather an eXamina-
ton of the outstanding present.
day problems of the musical art,
bringing together in a serene ex-
change of views the most promi-
nent and representative men of
our artistic life. The aim of the
conference will be an attempt to
reach, through minute analysis
of the subjects treated, a clear
and synthetic exposition of the
present moment-a moment that
is critical as few others have been
in the history of the musical art"
The topics to be discussed are:
l. Theoretical problems. (a). Mu-
Sical criticism. co.. Creation and
Interpretation rights and obli-
cations of the performing inter-
preter). 2. Current problems. (a).
Tendencies of the new lyric stage.
(b). Reproduced or mechanical
music (relation between music
and the radio, the phonograph
record and the cinema). 3. Prac-
tical problems. (a). The position
of music and musicians in public
opinion today. (b). Propagation
of music culture and international
exchanges. Many foreign notables
have been invited to attend and
among those who have already
accepted are Bloch, Elgar, De
Falla, Hindemith, Ravel, Schon-
berg, SibeliuS, Strauss and Stra-
whisky.
One of the events will be a ma
tional bel canto contest in which
seven prizes of 5000 lire (about
$3.50 each will be distributed to
two winning contestants of each
voice. Another interesting fea-
ture will be the staging of a six
teenth century Italian mystery
play. The drama chosen is an
anonymous work entitled Santa
Uliva." In keeping with the policy
to attract foreigners to this mu-
sical festival, Jacques Copeau, the
celebrated French regisseur has
been invited to stage the work
which will be interpreted by the
best artists of the Italian stage.
Another innovation will be the
staging in the Boboli Gardens of
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
by Max Reinhardt, Germany's IA
nous stage director. Opera per-
formances of works of Verdi. DON
niZetti. Spontini, Bellini and RoS-
SIM will vary with orchestra con-
certs by the celebrated Auguteo
Orchestra of Rome, conducted by
Bernadino Molinari. The Roth
Quartet and the Kolisch Quartet
will play and there will be lee
lures by Paul Valery, Ildobrando
PizZetti and ]. Dent of Cambridge
University, while an unusual exhi-
bition of Stringed instruments will
take place on April 80 Rosa Pom
selle, although of Italian parent
age, has never sung in Italy. She
has been engaged for the opera
of LA Vestale," by Spontini, and
her appearance is looked toward
with eagernes by the Italian
operagoers who know so much
about her, but never have heard
her sing.
THE announcement is forthcom-
ing of the first plans for the
concert series which, for 10 years,
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend has
made one of the leading musical
events in Washington The We'd
nesday morning musicales at the
Mayflower Hotel are to be con-
tinued with the same high stand
ard that has made them so popu-
lar these many years. Sponsored
by the most prominent members
of the diplomatic. official, social
and musical life, they have grown
to represent a unique union of the
ariStocrats of the musical and So
cial world.
The first concert of the 1933-34
season will be held on December
13 to be continued on Wednes-
days. December q, January 10, II,
"a, 81 and February 7. The hour
of 11:15 am, which so conven-
iently fits into most engage
ments, will be adhered to.
AS before, two world-renowned
artists will share the program at
each concert. Following a prece-
dent adopted by Mrs. Townsend
from the very beginning, new
artists, who have won success in
other concert centers of the
world, will make their Washington
debuts at these Wednesday morn
ing recitalS. At present seven
artists are promised who have
never been heard in this city and
the number may be increased
later.