Evening star., 1933-06-20

ME commencement reCltdl Oh tne
Won Unschuld University of
Music took place last evening at
i the Willard Hotel and was en-
joyed by a large audience. Be-
sides the piano students of Nine. Won
Unschuld, Alice Olson, violinist, pupil of
j. c. van Hulsteyn. and Elsie Schulze,
soprano, pupil of Myron Whitney, were
also presented.
Miss Olson played a sonata by
Schubert, displaying an excellent tone
and strong, well developed bow arm
Miss SchulZe sang Bach's My Heart
Ever Faithful, and the waltz song,
"Carmena," by Lane Wilson, accom-
panied by Evelyn Foster. Her voice is
powerful one, which she handled with
freedom and ease in the two contrast
ing numbers of her program, and with
1t she should be able to do greater
variety of interpretive work than is
usually the portion of most sopranos
Three pupils of Nine Won Unschuld
who are to receive their degree of
bachelor Of music in October after the
required individual recitals, were also
heard on this program. Elwood Back
enstoss gave a mastery rendition of
Tschaikowshy's "B Flat Minor Con-
certo," bringing a velvety tone quality
in piano passages and a resonant VOL
un1ne for the climax. His phrasing was
not only thought out with care, but was
finished with care, giving a satisfying
polish to his performance Adele Merriam
played "Fruhlings Stimmen," by Strauss
Grunfeld with much poetic expression
and excellent technic finish. The Schu-
bert-LisZt ave Maria" was the number
played by Virginia Coffman, unfortu-
nately too early in the program to be
reviewed.
The sterling qualities of tone and
technical proficiency which charac-
terizes Nine Won Unschuld's teaching
was evidenced throughout the pro-
gram, which, although colored by In
dividual degrees Of talent and stages
OF advancement, showed the influence
OF her true musicianship. To demon
dren, she introduced little Miss Bints,
years old, who, although not sched-
uled on the program, played minuet
by Beethoven with astonishing finish
to a second piano accompaniment of
Nine. Won Unschuld. Another young
pupil displaying advanced musician
ship was Nelson Hart, who gave the
Schuett waltz, "A Ia Bien Aimee" with
mature expressiveness, and aroused
storm of prolonged applause. The
third OF the younger pupils was Irving
FnullpS, nedrQ last week In q recital
Of his own and who repeated last eve
ming his brilliant performance of two
movements of Weber's "Conzerstueck
in F Minor" with Nine Won Unschuld
at the second piano.
Other pupils who appeared were
Innis Skinner. who gave Chaminade's
"Pierrette"; Elizabeth Gates, who played
Chopin's &c Sharp Minor Scherzo";;
Charlotte Sprenkel, interpreting Hen
selt's "Repos d'Amour"; Margaret Alex
ander, who played the Chopin "Po-
lonaise in A Flat Minor" and Laurette
Martin in MacDowell's Concert Etude
in E Minor"
The playing Of Beethoven's % Minor
Sonata" and Schumann's "Aufschwung"
by Nine. Won Unschuld was the culmi-
nation Of the evenings program. Pre-
ceding the numbers by short explana-
tory talk, Nine. Won Unschuld gave an
inspiring Interpretation with the sweep
and b-illiancy that characterizes her
playing and the poetical conception of
a great artist. She received enthusi-
astic acclaim and was presented with
many beautiful flowers. Several num-
bers on the program have been heard
this Winter on the weekly broadcast of
the Won Unschuld Piano Club and were
repeated last night by request.
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THE artist and student pupils of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Potter were pre-
sented in recital last evening at the