Evening star., 1936-02-22
Sylvia Lent,
Violin,With
Orchestra
Washington Soloist in
. Concert Here Has
Won Fame.

- YLVIA LENT. the outstanding
American woman violinist, will
be soloist with the National
- Symphony Orchestra at its next
concert in Constitution Hall on Sum
day afternoon, March /.
Miss Lent, who has been acclaimed
on many concert appearances in Wash
ington, her home city, and who Is dis
tinctly an American artist, will occupy
a featured place on this program.
Hans Kinder, conductor, plans. also,
to present the work of several Ameri-
can composers, some of whom are ex-
pected to be present.
Always interested in the cause of
American composers, DR.. Kinder has
each season brought to his audiences
as much of their work as possible.
Sunday, March /, one part of the pro-
gram will be all-American. Included
will be recent compositions by Franz
Bornschein, John Powell, Bernard
Wagenaar-all living composers--and
others. These men have been invited
to Washington to hear the concert in
which the National Symphony nitro
duces certain of their works to Capital
music lovers. Miss Lent will play the
Concerto in G Minor" for violin and
orchestra by Max Bruch.
AS violiniSt Miss Lent has achieved
her successes in an unbelievably short
number of years. She has concertlzed
abroad as we'll as throughout the
United States. Born in washington,
where her family still resides, she re-
ceived nearly all of her education in
this country. Her first teacher was her
father, a cellist of note. Later she
studied with Franz KneiSel. When the
great Leopold Auer, the teacher Of
Heifetz, Elman, Zinbalist and other
famous virtuosi. came to the United
States she was the first pupil whom he
accepted here.
Upon the advice of this world-famous
teacher she made her formal debut in
Berlin while she was still in her Teens.
Her triumph there paved the way for
recitals in Dresden, Leipzig and Mu-
nlch. the most important music centers
in Germany. When the artist made
her New York debut she received from
the press the unanimous verdict-an
artist with world career before ner.
While one Of the American works
which DR.. Kinder will play next Sum-
day will be new to the audience in
Constitution Hall, its composer, who
is expected to attend, is no stranger
to Washington music lovers. John
Powell, the Virginia composer-pianist,
has been here several times, and on
various occasions has appeared with
the National Symphony as a COM
poser and as pianist. His last appear
ance was last Summer, when at one
OF the Sunset Symphonies" he played
the List Hungarian Fantasy with
the orchestra.
On recent concert trip to Rich
mond, where it is playing four pro-
grams this season. the National SYM
phony presented in world premiere
one of Mr.. Powell's latest compositions
for orchestra. Both Mr. Wagenaar and
Mr.. Bornschein are also recognized as
important artists in the present-day
musical scene.
The orchestra will play it's third
students concert in two of Washing
tons high schools the coming week
DR.. Kinder and his men play Thurs
day afternoon in Central High School:
Friday afternoon in Eastern y High
School. and the following Monday in
Western High School.
This time DR.. Kinder will center
his program around the title, Form
and Color in Music" He will continue
the development of form, started in
the second concert, by discussing and
playing parts from concertos and
modern symphonies He plans to play
the first movement from the Brahms
mo. 2 Symphony"
Explaining color in music, DR.. Kind
Ter will call attention to the character
of national, patriotic and descriptive
music. Among the selections to be
played will be "Barcarolle," Of Men
delssohn: Greig's Norwegian Dance"
and Gliere's Russian Sailors Dance"
There will be demonstration of the
instruments in the brass section of the
orchestra for the benefit of the young
listeners.
Tickets for these concerts may be
obtained through the schools, or at
the respective school auditoriums, Just
before the concert.