Evening star., 1934-03-07

community CenJer. Sne
helm, pianist, in two groups OF
Nine. Lappin's singing OF a program
which was taxing in its musical de-
mands revealed her as an artist of re-
fined sensibility. Whether in the clas-
sical group, which was her first offer
ing, the operate arias or the interest
ing group Of Jewish songs, q sound
musical foundation gave character to
her interpretations. Nine. Lappin's
voice is not large, but is Of pleasing
quality, with a mellowneSs Of tone
that lent itself well to emotional ex-
preston. With more solid breath con-
troll and more personal freedom, which
suffered last evening through nervous
ness, Nine. Lappin's voice would gain
in power and ease Of production. She
sings with style and dramatic under
standing that realized the finer points
of shadings. especially in the seldom
heard aria 'Vedo ancor," from Rim
sky-Kcrsakoff's opera, THE Cars
Bride" and the I'm bel d." from
Nine. Butterfly" which she gave as
encore.
A group Of Jewish songs, "A Gebet," E"
by Lazar Weiner; In en- Anee Lee
Melee" arranged by Maurice Ban
mister: "Shir Shomrin," arranged by
A. w. Binder, and the folk song,
"Rosinkes nit Mandlen," Nine. Lap
pins voice reached its greatest effec-
tiveness with moving appeal in the
simple direct Interpretation she gave.
Two Of the numbers had to be re-
peated in response to the enthusiasm
Of the audience.
The aria, "Ebben, Ne Andre Lon
tana" from Catalanis La Wally';;
Gauis Thou Art Like the Night
Wind and Froudrain's "Chanson
Norvegienne" completed the program.
Marjorie Davis accompanied with
sympathetic feeling and shared the
honors with the singer.
Norman Frauenheim brought a fin
ished technique and virtuoso presen-
tation to the brilliant numbers of his
program. He is pianist with a feel
ing for the grand manner of piano
playing and with mechanical equip
ment sure enough to permit him a
wide range Of effects. He did not
always use his complete resources last
evening and one regretted that he
did not call more upon the musical
feeling that was brilliantly evident in
certain moments. His reading of the
Chopin "Nocturne F Sharp Major" ="
the Chopin-Liszt Chant Polonaise,' -
My Joys and Debussy's Dancing
Priestesses of Delphia," "Refets dams
than musical. marked as it was by an
artistic quality Which Mr.. Frauenhelm
should develop to even greater heights.
Chopin's "Polonaise Militaire" wa
given with resonant tone and crisp
deleniation. At the end of his num-
Tor two encores.
AN INTERESTING and varied pro-
gram was given last evening by
Gertrude Martin, violinist, in the
Rankin Memorial Chapel of Howard
University as the fourth concert in a
series arranged and sponsored by the
school of music of the university.
Miss Rankin was enthusiastically
greeted by the large audience and
although she acknowledged the ap-
plause after each of her numbers she
did not play an encore until the close
Of the program.
The opening number was the
Brahms Sonata in D Minor" which
she played without pause between the
four movements. The difficult pas
sages Of the sonata and its several
intricate cadenzas were played with
ease by the soloist. who produces an
ample, clear tone, though not always
rich and warm. Her bowling is grace
full. her finger work delicate and bril-
liant and her rhythms we'll marked
Playing the piano part of the sonata
was Carl Diton, whose rich, warm
tone was a sharp contrast to that of
the violin, and the shading and
finished phrasinC of his portion of
the number was very beautiful. The
ensemble work of the two was par
ticularly good. Mr.. DitOn also played