Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-21
SERIES OF RECITALS
BY YOUNG MUSICIANS
Concerts in Advance of Com
mencement Exercises at Col
lege Of Music.

mencement Exercises at Col
Iege Of Music.
The series of recitals preceding the
annual commencement Of the WASH
ington College Of Music came to q
close last evening when q program
Of piano music was played by students
Of Fanny Amstutz Roberts. The
sc Major Concerto" by Bach, ar
ranged for three pianos by Harold
Bauer, was performed by Mrs. Roberts,
william Holden and Beth King. The
thematic delineations were clearly
brought to attention with particularly
fine balance Of ensemble In the beau
tiful adagio movement. The ALLEGRO
Maestoso" movement Of the Brahms
''F Minor Sonata" was interpreted by
Victor Neal, while Grace Powell played
q group Of violin compositions by
Henry Gregor, who was at the piano.
Charles Edward Gauss followed with
the Ravel "Jeux d'eau," and the entire
Mendelssohn Concerto In @ Minor"
was played by Alice Apologize, with
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second piano by Mrs. Roberts.
The recital Of last Monday was
played by Martha Ristine, with Mar
guerite Moncure, soprano, pupil Of
Dorothy Neff Taylor, who are receiv-
ing two-year certificates. Miss Ristine
played numbers by Bach, Beethoven,
Chopin and Mendelssohn and the de
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ner, and the Eagle" by Mcdowell,
with q duo the "Sarabande in z
Minor" by Won Wilm; Mildred Eng
lish at the second piano.
Miss Moncure's repertoire for the
evening was drawn from songs by
Tosti, Puccini, Schubert, Salter and
Bischoff. A sympathetic accompanist
was disclosed In Beth Kings playing
for Miss Moncure.
The recital on June IS was played
by Melvin Dreamer, the young blind
pianist. Since his program Of year
ago Mr.. Dreamer has made definite
progress both in technical surety and
musicianship. His program was
taxing one, beginning with the "E
Flat Minor Prelude and Fugue" from
the "well Tempered Clavichord" and
1.-THE Harmonious Blacksmith" by
Handel These were followed by the
"Andante Favori''by Beethoven, and a
Chopin group, including the az Major
Nocturne," the "Berceuse" and the
"A Flat Impromptu," all finely execut-
ed. MacDowells "Old Love Story" the
''Trysting Place" and I'm Autumn"
were expressed with sincerity. The
Weber "Concertstuecke" was q brilliant
accomplishment, with no concessions
for Mr.. Creamer's lack Of vision.
Margery League, soprano, pupil Of
Myron Whitney, assisted Mr.. Dreamer.
Her fair for dramatic expression was
evident in the pace" aria from the
Verdi Force of Destiny" and the
Salter "Cry Of Rachel" Villa Semple
played for Miss League. Mr.. Whitney
also presented Lenna Orr Gauss, con-
tralto, on the program played by
Elizabeth Rankin King, which was
second in the series. Mrs. Gauss sang
the "Chere Mutt" by Bachelet. and the
Strauss "Serenade." Miss King re-
peated her program recently played
as a meber Of the Washington Plan
lists Club.
The twenty-ninth annual commence
ment will take place tomorrow evening
at the college at $50 o'clock. Emanuel
Zetltn Of the violin faculty will deliver
the address, william Holden, who is to
receive an artist diploma, will play a
group Of Brahms compositions and
the Hugh Roberts memorial award
will be made by the president. Process
sional music will be played by William
Cameron, harpist.