Evening star., 1937-08-28
LATIN MUSIC NIGHT
Pan-American Unions Summer Series to
Close With Program by Marine
Band and Guest Soloist.

by Prof. Otto SiebenecLen.
bale. entitled "A Garden ~
Moonlight" which forms the first part
OF the program. has a notable musical
score especially composed for this
number by H. Jerome Graham Of this
city, formerly associated with R-K-O.
ana pianist, organist and choir d.
rector OF one Of the local churches.
Edith M. Hunter and Madeleine
Sheppard will be the pianists of tn.
occasion. especially for Mr.. Graham's
ballet, Miss Sheppard taking the place
OF the composer, who is out of the city
at this time.
The band concert which opens the
program is scheduled for 1880.
HE Columbia Light Opera Co..
through It's manager. Howard
E. Severe, announces the booking
OF performance of Victor Herbert's
"Sweethears' at the Auditorium
Theater In Baltimore on Saturday.
October l6. Rehearsals In prepara-
ton for this performance will start
about September IS at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets. The
company made its debut last June at
Roosevelt in "Sweethearts," followed
later by a performance at the Sylvan
Theater. All performances will he
staged and directed by Ethel Manning
who will also announce the selection
Of second opera, rehearsals for which
Will haOiy1 a. "a IN
Additional voices are desired. The
company, which now numbers so
voices, will be increased to Is for
It's second season. Production of two
operas, In addition to "Sweethearts "
Will be undertaken during the 1878
season. Applications are being re-
celVed by mail from those who desire
to become members. The companys
business address is 1000 Bladensburg
road. Additions for solo and chorus
work will be held soon after Labor
day.
THE Emery Studios recently pre-
sented the Summer class students
IN recital in Silver Spring. Announce
ment was made of the addition Of
NTH teacher to the studio staff. Her
man Hoffman, violinist, whose afilia-
ton will begin in September.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY dis
tinguished musicians and patrons
OF music from all sections Of the United
states will gather in Lookout Noun
tain Hotel, in Chattanooga. Tenn
september 8 to II to plan the program
Tor the National Federation Of Music
Clubs for the coming biennial period.
They constitute the officers. board of
directors. council Of district State pres
idents and national committee chair
men of the federation.
Mrs. Vincent Hilles Ober. president.
who will preside, has already an.
nounced that during her administra-
ton increasing emphasis will be laid
upon widespread community participa-
ton in choral activities, stimulus will
be gwen to State opera projects and
a consistent effort made to retain the
adult interest of talented young ANA
teur musicians who have graduated
from the junior division of the or
ganization and are now to be absorbed
into the newly created student division
which works with young people IN
the colleges and universities. Impetus
Will be given to the activities of this
division by John E. Howard, newly
appointed national student adviser.
who for the past 10 years has been in
charge of band and orchestra music
at the University Of North Dakota and
has worked closely with students dur
ing all that period.
r RUTH LEONHARDT Of Crosse
Point, Mich, will receive an auto
graphed copy Of Music for Radio"
the composition Aaron COPELAND wrote
lor the Columbia Composers Commits.
sion. as the winner of a contest to
give the work permanent title.
her submission. Saga Of the
Prairie was chosen by COPELAND .s
the compositions subtitle He has de-
clded, however, that Music for Ra-
do which he had called the work
temporarily. shall be its permanent
name because no title submitted, he
said, was completely satisfactory"
The composer telegraphed his &C.
lection after the Columbia Composers
Commission, unable to reach a f1nal
decision because of the limitless VA
rlety Of titles suggested In nearly L.
100 replies, sent them all to COPELAND
in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
COPELAND telegraphed a. follows:
Have carefully read all title sugges-
tions. Astonished and delighted bv
number and variety. No one title
completely satisfactory Accept glad
ly as imaginative subtitle Saga of the
Prairie, by Ruth Leonhardt She SAYS,
The music seemed typically American
and it reminded me Of the intense
courage. the struggles and final peace
and triumphs Of the early settlers
the real pioneers
COPELAND then named three runners
up: Jay O'Connor OF St. Louis for
Prairie Travel" Laurence Sanford
Critchell of London. Ont, for Jour
ney Of the Early Pioneer" and Mrs.
Warren Earl of Oklahoma City, Okla,
for American Pioneer"
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