Evening star., 1935-10-13


one has much the same reaction as
when scanning the menu of a delec-
table feast. And that is what the
coming season will be for the music
lovers of this city-a feast for the
ear, the mind and the soul. All the
ingredients of a great banquet are
here; variety in character to suit every
taste, tempting new offerings, the best
&. the musical world can produce, and an
arrangement of presentation that gives
opportunity for every individual to
savor that which he delights in the
most. y
THERE is also conspicuous lack of
monotony in the planning of this
seasons events, and several new de-
partures will serve to stimulate the
interest, while keeping the music
public fully abreast of the times as
regards artists and new music.
Perhaps the most praiseworthy of
all is the determination of DR.. Kinder
to give young artists a chance to be
heard with the National Symphony
a much-needed opportunity to present
their talents.
AS much as one enjoys welcoming old
favorites again each year, this policy
obstructs the way for the new gen.
GRAFTON of musicians to become known.
These potential artists are keenly
aware of the sturdy barrier formed by
the popular celebrities, which must
be broken through before they can
come into their own. Today, no mu-
sician is foolhardy enough to attempt
to compete with the great ones. If
he is not conscious of his own
value. Giving the musicians chance
to be heard, welcoming them with
kindly attitude, and encouraging them
with warm appreciation is real good
that an audience can contribute to-
ward the furtherance of art, and espe-
cially native art.
A MONG the young artists to be
heard with the National SYM
phony are Roman Totenberg, making
his American debut in washington
rather than New York Significant in
itself as pointing to the growing i'm
portance of the Capital as music
center); Margaret Harshaw, contralto,
winner of the Schubert Memorial
award in a Nation wide contest; Grace
Castagnetta, pianist highly Endorsed
by the symphony's guest conductor.
Willem Van Hoogstraaten; IRA Petina,
young mezzo- soprano Of the Metro
politan Opera, and Elizabeth Travis,
pianist. whose Beethoven interpreta-
tions won acclaim from the difficult
Berlin public.
These young artists will match their
skill with Ethel Bartlett and Rae
Robertson, duo-pianists, Elsa Alsen,
: Wagnerian singer: Paul Althouse,
Metropolitan tenor; Sylvia Lent.
violinist Sylvia Meyer, harpist, and
Frances Nash, pianist, Washington's
!. well-known artists; John Mccormack,
beloved tenor; Egon Petri, sensational
pianist, and Myra Hess, greatest OF
woman pianists.
THE second novel idea that gives
a different color to this season is
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend's series,
when she will present the worlds
golden voices" as a unique celebra-
ton of her golden wedding ami
versary Surely no other golden an
niversary has been remembered IN
such splendid manner.
For many years Mrs. Townsend's
Wednesday morning musicales at the
Mayfower Hotel have been dis
tinctive feature of the Winter season.
She had literally searched the world
to find the best artists, personally
hearing and judging of their fitness
and then gathering for their presen-
tation a select audience from the
highest circles. Washington is deeply
indebted to Mrs. Townsend, for,
besides being given the opportunity to
hear those whose names are known
all over the country, she has also had
the courage to bring artists whose
fame was in the making and whose
ability she recognized through her
own splendid artistic training.
The complete schedule of her series
is not yet announced, hut it is
already known that Kristen Flagstad,
Lotte Lehman, Rosa Ponselle,
Richard Crooks. Emanuel List, Ernest
Smelling, Robert Casadesus and
Emanuel Feuermann will be heard
on the programs which will be in
creased to eight, an additional con-
cert being offered by Mrs. Townsend
to her loyal public as a memento of
her wedding anniversary.
DoROTHY HODGKIN DORSEY
will bring again those glamorouS
stars of the musical world who hold,
unchallenged, their supremacy in the
various departments of music. There
will be no duplication of talent in the
work of the artists on this series,
even when representing the same
musical branch. Among violinists
will be Spalding Kreisler and Heifetz.
each unique in his approach to music
in his technical equipment and inter-
pretive power. Three pianists, the great
Hofmann, Rachmaninoff and Artur
Schnabel, and Bauer in sonata recital
with Spalding, interesting yet totally
different in pianistic style, are the
second instrumentalists to be pre-
sented Mr.. Hofmann makes his ap-
pearance after a long absence, and
Mr.. Schnabel comes with the addi-
tional fame of series of Beethoven
recitals that recently stirred New
York City out of its calm acceptance
Of prodigious musical achievements.
These two groups are we'll balanced
by the singers to be heard, nearly all
of whom, this season. bring the ad-
ditional glamour of recent screen sue
cesses to their Metropolitan Opera
fame. Grace Moore, Martini and the
newcomer, Nelson Eddy; Helen Jep-
son and Lily Pons and Laurence Tib-
bett are now known through the cine
ma to larger public than ever here
tofore patronized their concert or OPP
era appearances. Only Lucrezia Bori,
appearing on November 10, seems con-
tent with her costume recital and roles