Evening star., 1937-11-28

The competition Will be, IN effect
supervised by Miss Lucille Singleton,
the chains director of additions. The
jury that will choose the outstanding
organization is composed of Deems
Taylor, conSultant on music; David
son Taylor, director of the music de-
partment of Columbia's program divi-
sion; Ward French and Frederick
Schang, jr., of Columbia Concerts
Corp, and DR.. John Finlay William
son. founder of the Westminster Choir
School in Princeton, N. j.
THE purpose of the Columbia
Chorus Quest" declares Mr.. Davidson
Taylor, us to promote through radio
the healthy interest in song that is
evidenced throughout the country. It
does not matter how large or small the
community from which the choruses
come may be, nor what type of good
music they may be interested in
What is more important is that rich
talent is hidden in the amateur song
circles Of the United States, and radio
can help uncover and encourage some
Of this"
Participating groups should be linn
tied to 40 members and applications
for hearing must outline the direc-
tors experience and suggested pro-
gram providing for % minutes of
music.
ToDAY's PROGRAMS.
MUSIC Jussi Bjoerling, leading
tenor of the Royal Swedish Op-
era, makes his American debut during
the Concert Hour tonight-WMAL at
8 o'clock. The program:
''Roumanian Ria apsody'' ''--- Enesco
'Che Zelda Mamma" from
La Boheme" -----.--- Puccini
la Donna @ :. {. Mobile" from uu
.,,. NJ Bloerlins and Orchestra.
"Liebesleid" Kreisler
ndanfs Maf'a csnta5ae sfFEa and rom 1;'hssas sym
phony phoT N No. in E MinoTr;o MinoTr:;ob.,.ors,v
.Tu Out santSzza?y from
"Cavalleria Rusticana" Mascagni
Prelude to Act 8 from NJ
Orchestra.
Gladys Swarthout is the guest ar
tist on the Sunday Evening Hour
WJSV at 9 o'clock. The program:
Overture to "oberon" Won Weber
Orchestra.
"Uns Voce POGO Fa," from
The Barber of Seville" Rossini
..r,,.,1 Miss sgar,hout and Orchestra hesn-rIaa.
ClalT oe Lune ----- Deoussy
"warum" Tschaikowsky
LOWS Mss oG SSashoqt svssl sons snd orchestra Moov
Miss Swarthout and Orchestra
"Moto Perpetuo' - Paganini
MSS svarthout rl nan Chorus saa and orchesPra es3
Fissls s1nn5onv,, from The Fourth rs.,,;.ons.r
''' Orchestra s'AA'A0"SAs
"America. the Beautiful' Ward
Miss sTaTtn9q5; shs orsbs2FYs. GheTqs Audience
The Metropolitan Opera Additions
OF the Air are heard over WMAL at
S O'Clock. The program:
sejsStions Fty,nR puessmsps 55em nnhs Wagner
:Ettorps :.Rhs st.y yincitor," from aida" Verdi
Ae H1ar Florenc. Kirk sonrano Roger
"MAppari,S from Martha! s"0'
Thine Alone" Victor Herbert
III S;me5 hase5afR spTi,o,, from v.~a,
aaSnu1S 1ass 81 Eis HsfSsH fSHnz Hughes
..wi.ser,,.,"Percival "Percival Dove, n-.,
The Fireside Recital is WRc fea-
ture at 7:3o. The program:
"Ar.oso" Handel
Helen Marshall Soprano, Soprano erlHan' and
when Joan's Ale Was New"
H. ,,. 6old English)
Garry Me Back to Old Vrginny"
Miss Marshall and Piano Quintet.
The program for the all-request con-
cert to be sung by the Tuskegee Insti-
tute Choir over WRC at 1870 is as fol-
lows:
Go Down. Moses" Burleieh
3h hlsls Rse rsFF snd WI5 Shne .sn, Trsdiions
Alma That Good News Dawson
soon-a a5m IN wil Gless 81 Done" nsHEnn
.s,udv MaIe MI, Sa Shqsnsmeo S1a.o,, Voices s,..1
Edwina Eustis, contralto, is tonight's
Rising Musical Star. The program for
the broadcast over WRC at 9 O'Clock:
Donna Diana Overture" Reznicek
III. Aria" from '"ESEali Il Enfant
rfoolsue .rd d-------Debussy
'+sesuidilla" from Carmen, -Bizet
-. Miss EuStis and Orchestra
A. 2 Ensemble from Ada Verdi
and orchestra
Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson,
noted British -pianists, are the
soloists with the New York Philhar-
snonic, conducted by John Barbiolli-
WJsV at 3 O'Clock. The program:
"oxtord No' aaE'y symphony in G Major; u..
' 90 Orchestra, est-----Haydn
MS 5sT5istI s ! iad %;nS4 NJ!
Orchestra.
VAR1ETY-Charlie Mccarthy is in
~ troduced to Andrea Leeds, who
received her chance in Hollywood as
result of acting as tester for the
kissing Of male actors-WRC at 8
o'clock
The Magic Key offers Vna Bovy,
bopIdIo, EDWARD dawes, baritone,
Vic and Sade sketch, Merck Weber's
Orchestra. an interview with a news
paper correspondent in Havana, Cuba,
on WMAL at 2.
Louise Fazenda and Basil Rathbone
are to be heard with Feg Murray over
WMAL at 7:30
Songwriter Irving Berlin is the guest
Of George Jessel-WOL at 6 o'clock.
nRAMA-Rose Marie Brancato, star
Of the Chicago Civic Opera Co.,
apears with Jean Hersholt this after
noon-WJSV at 2:30.
The Ave Maria Hour features q
dramatization of the life of the
prophet Isaias-WOL at $50.
1CracN a.ad Iaaa Enrato inn Yara.