Evening star., 1935-04-30
PIANISTS' CLUB
IN ANNUAL RECITAL
Young Musicians Heard in an
Elaborate Program Last
Evening.

The Washington Pianists' Club
opened its twelfth annual festival OF
piano music last evening in the CAL
vary Methodist Episcopal Church
when two outstanding pupils were
presented. Each program was an
ambitious undertaking for a student,
providing compositions of Bach,
Beethoven and Liszt, with several
! numbers each of the less ponderous
music of Chopin, Schumann and De-
busy. Each program was tiring for
the soloist and two such programs
taxing for the most seasoned concert
goer.
Katharine MacReynolds Morrison
director of the club, explained the
principles of the organization and
introduced the eight active members
and two substitute" members and
told something Of the work of the
two young pianists appearing last
evening. Ann Sugar, presented by
Felisn Garzia. will be graduated In
June from Western High School at
the age of IS. She has played in
Washington for several years and was
soloist with the National Symphony
Orchestra in 1882. Her recital last
evening, her first at these festivals,
opened with Bach's "Toccata" and
''Fugue in D Minor" arranged by Tau
sig, followed Immediately by the first
two movements of Beethoven'S Sonata
Opus o." played without pause, al
though she reversed their original
order. Miss Sugar plays with delicacy
and good tone. Her scales and cad
enzas sparkled. and in Debussy's s
"Voiles" she caught the spirit Of the
music and gave the vague illusion in
tended. She closed her program with
a movement from Saint-Saens' Con-
certo in G minor" for which Mr..
Garzia played the orchestral part on
the second piano. The young pianist
gave a creditable performance follow
ing traditions in her interpretations
and giving q good account of herself
technically.
Leah Effenbach was the second
young pianist on the program, giving
the last of her recitals as an active
member Of the club. Miss Effenbach
was first presented by the late Arthur
D. Mayo Of Washington, In whose
memory she played Schumann's deli
cate "vogel ais Prophet" last evening
The young pianist is now q scholar
ship pupil at the Peabody ConServa-
tory in Baltimore and was presented
last evening by Alexander Sklarevski.
She will graduate in June from, q
local normal school, and already has
started teaching young piano students.
Her program also opened with Bach
Tausig number, the Organ Fantasie
and Fugue In @ minor" which she
played with clarity and traditional
phrasing. The second number on her
program included three compositions
OF Chopin, the "Mazurka in C sharp
minor" the "Etude in F minor. Opus
Is" and the "Fantasie in r minor"
Her playing Of the erude was q partic-
ularly beautiful performance. She
closed her program with the Liszt
Concerto in E Aat major" for which
Mr.. Sklarevski played the orchestral
part at the second piano. The four
movements were played without pause
and Miss Effenbach gave them with
apparent ease and enjoyment, her
rich warm tone showing to advantage
and her well developed technical back
ground standing her in good stead.
The second concert of the festival
will be given this evening at 8 O'Clock
in the same place when Fanny
Amstutz Roberts, president of the
Washington College Of Music, will pre-
sent Elizabeth King in her first recital,
and LaSalle Spier will present Helene
Finnacom in her fifth recital. K,B,