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FIRST COMMUNITY
CENTER CONCERTS

DOR the first Community Center
concert series at Roosevelt High
School the attractions chosen include
two dance recitals, one radio star who
has never appeared in concert In
Washington, and one diseuse or "one-
woman show dramatic star"
The events are planned in = series
announced as the national concert
plan by Elizabeth Peoples, director Of
the Community Center Department of
the District Of Columbia Public
Schools. All four events can be at
tended for a very nominal price and
if enough people are interested in the
series to make their season reserva-
tions, a fifth event will be included In
the series for no additional price
whatsoever. No attractions, however,
will have single event sale. Only
season tickets covering all four will
be available. Dorothy Dorsey's Con-
cert Bureau is handling these season
tickets for the Community Center De-
partment and reservations can be
made now for this new series.
Attractions In the series are:
Margaret Speaks, American soprano.
who is known throughout the radio
world as "The Voice Of F1restone.'
will appear "in person" In a complete
song recital. This will be Miss Speaks
debut and sole appearance In Wash
ington next season. She is Of pioneer
American stock and a niece Of the
famous song writer, Obey Speaks.
The one dramatic event in this
Community Center concert plan Is
the American diseuse, Julia Deli, who
has thorough background Of the
atrical experience in other fields be-
hind her which built gradually to her
successful characterizations In which
she mimics stars Of stage and screen
and gives original characterizations.
Further details about this concert
plan can be had BY securing circulars
at Mrs. Dorsey's bureau In Drops,
1900 q street
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MUSIC BY FEDERAL
ORCHESTRA GROUP

THE next concert OF the Department
ment Of Agriculture Orchestra,
DR.. Walter Bauer, conductor, will be
given at $50 pm. In the Department
OF Agriculture auditorium South
building, Fourteenth and Independ-
ence avenue), on Monday and Tues
day evenings so as to enable two au-
dienoes to hear the New York operatic
baritone, Giuseppe Bruno, who is well
known to Washington music lovers
through his radio work and appear
ances with various musical organi-
cations of the District, including the
National Symphony.
Mr.. Bruno will sing with orchestra
accompaniment the prologue from
"Pagliacci," by Leoncavallo vision
Fugitive" from Massenet's opera
"Herodiade" and two arias from Verdi's
opera Don Carlo" The orchestral
numbers of the program include Bee
thoven's "Coriolanus Overture" "The
Swan Of Tuonela." tone poem by
Sibelius; the overture to "The Secret
of Susanna" by the German-1talian
composer, Wolf-Ferrari, and as a spe-
cial feature Mendelssohn's "Reforma-
ton Symphony (No. 81" This work,
although infrequently performed, is
one Of Mendelssohn's outstanding
compositions.
The concerts of the Department Of
Agriculture Orchestra are open to the
public. There is no admission charge,
nor are tickets required to gain access
to the auditorium.
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In Local Music Circles

Rachmaninoff, and Theme and Va
riations," Paganini-LisZt.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
Glee Club participated in AN Eve
ming with Artists" at the Olive Street
School, Hyattsville, Md, on Friday
evening, April %, under the direction
of Harry E. Yeide, with Cornelia Long
Kinsella, accompanist. The Glee
Club also entertained the Petworth
Citizens Association at the Petworth
School, Shepherd street northwest,
April 20.
"Orison Hymn, an Easter Prayer"
by Wilmuth Gary, was recently sung
at the evening service at the Church
of the Epiphany.
Domenico Iascone, futist Of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, will play
several numbers at the soiree musicale
which Miss Hebb is giving this eve
ming. He will be accompanied at
the piano by Evangelyn Berk Helen
Robichaux, soprano of st. Thomas
Church, Dupont circle, is singing
AN East Indian Lullaby" with flute
obbligato played by Domenico las
cone.
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Music Head
To Be Guest
OF Sorority
Local Alumnae Club
of Mu Phi Epsilon to
Have Tea Program.

THE Washington Alumnae Club Of
Mu Phi Epsilon, national honor
music sorority, will celebrate Music
week by entertaining the national pres
ident of the sorority, Bertha Marion
King of Minneapolis, MINI. Mrs
King will attend a special meeting Of
the Alumnae Club called by the pres
ident, Ruth Bronson Logan, on
Wednesday and later will be the guest
of honor at musical program and tea
to be given at the home of Frances
Mannhardt.
This program, arranged by Ruth L.
Morgan, will consist Of harp solos by
Sylvia Meyer and vocal solos by Vera
Nicely Ross, contralto. with harp ac-
compartment by Miss Meyer. An espe-
cially interesting program will be the
singing by vocal ensemble OF the
club Of two numbers by Mu Phi Epsi-
lon composers Wander Thirst" a trio
for women's voices, is the work Of Helen
Bellman of the local club; "Ah, Love
But Day" by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach.
who is member of the Chicago Club.
will be sung Mrs Bellman will be
at the piano for both these numbers
and also, with the addition Of thu
harp by Miss Meyer, for List, the
Cherubic Host" by Gaul the solo parts
Of which will be sung by Aurelia Beck
contralto, Alta Smith and Mary Louise
Hill, sopranos. Other members Of thu
ensemble are Mary Burnett, Rose Hyer
Hartupg, Ruth Morgan, Lola Orr.
Helen Torrey, Thelma Tawney, Oliys
Writers, Kate Fisher and Vera Ross
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Concert Schedule
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW.
A Cappella Choir, Ruby Smith
Stahl, director, First Congrega-
tional Church, pm.
Biro-Bidjan celebration, Max
i'm Brodin, tenor, Zelda Zlatin,
pianist, National Press Club, $3.50
pm.
MONDAY.
Department of Agriculture Or
chestra, DR.. Walter Bauer, con-
ductor, Giuseppe Bruno, baritone,
soloist, Department Auditorium,
$50 pm.
District of Columbia Chapter,
American Guild of Organists, an
nual meeting, Church of the
Epiphany, 8 pm.
Navy Band, 1870 pm.
Marine Band, pm.
Army Band, S pm.
TUESDAY.
Rubinstein Club, Claude Robe
son, director, Robert Crawford,
baritone, soloist, Willard Hotel,
$50 pm.
Department of Agriculture Or
chestra, DR.. Bauer, conductor,
Giuseppe Bruno, soloist, Depart
ment Auditorium, $50 pm,
Sacred choir festival, Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church
South, 8 pm.
Winifred Kieth Pinto, soprano,
recital, Women's University Club.
WEDNESDAY.
Music section, Chevy Chase
Woman's Club, Louis Potter, di-
rector, Margaret Tolson, pianist,
Marion Chace Dancers, Lyman
McCrary, organist, assisting,
Woodrow Wilson High School,
$50 pm.
Washington Composers con-
cert, National Music Week ban
quet, National Press Club Audi
torium, 7 pm.
Navy Band, 1870 am.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Army Band, $3.50 pm.
FRIDAY.
Navy Band, 1870 am.
Marine Band, IL am.
SATURDAY.
Army Band, 1890 am.
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to do anything else except sit in my
room, nearly too tired to go out and
acknowledge the applause Of the huge
audience which had assembled from
all over the South for this particular
performance. And then the climax
came!
The lady at the head Of the chorus
(the same one who had taken me on
the five-hour drive in the morning and
had talked during that time about
all the arrangements for this festi-
val as well as for that of next year
the artists room saying, in all Sc
robustness, Don't you think we should
have a rehearsal for the chorus right
now for those works which We have
to do tomorrow night?" Then even
my Dutch patience (and, contrary TO
reputation, I am one OF the most pa
tient men alive) broke. It was as II a
raw nerve had been hit by a hypo-
dermic needle without the morphine
in it. And I let fly for the next
five minutes, turning at certain
moments into my native (Holland)
Dutch when I was wanting for the
correct expressions with which to in
terpret the feelings of my lacerated
nerves.
IN THE meantime I heard excited
voices outside Of the artists door.
But I went on regardless and I fear
louder and louder The voices outside
also increased and became more and
more excited. At the acme of my fury.
I opened the door to push the lady
out, when what should my eyes be-
hold but the entire chorus ready to
present me with the most beautiful
200-year-old silver coffee urn, with
an inscription which modesty pre-
vents me from repeating but which
had to do with my energy and lead
ership" and their grateful appre-
ciation." Tableau! Never before have
I felt so completely unworthy and
ashamed and as if quite literally
glowing Goals were heaped upon my
head But I still think I was right.
Such, among many, are the joys
and tribulations Of the travelling con-
ductor on festival tours!
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ORGANIST GUILDS
ANNUAL MEETING

THE annual meeting Of the District
Of Columbia Chapter, American
Guild Of Organists, will take place on
Monday In the parish hall, Church Of
the Epiphany, 1917 G. street north
west, at 8 pm, being preceded by the
meeting Of the Executive Committee,
called for 7:45, over which the dean,
Charlotte Klein, will preside. The
purpose Of the annual meeting is to
elect officers for the coming new sea-
son, which opens with the Fall activi-
ties. At this meeting there is also
heard the reports of the various off,
GERS, covering the preceding guild
year.
The feature of the evening will be
i. question box" open for all men,
bers to present and have answered,
problems more or less perplexing to
the organist profession.
AS Miss Klein has requested not to
be considered for election rs dean for
another year, she will not preside
after the June meeting, although the
new omcers will not actually take
o@ce until September J..
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BENEFIT CONCERT
FOR CHARITY WORK

ON THE evening of Monday, May 10,
at 8 o'clock, benefit concert will
be given for Opportunity House at the
home Of Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, 200l
Twenty-fourth street northwest. Rev.
Joseph s. Loughran, pastor of Cleve-
land Park Community Church, Thirty
fourth and Lowell streets, has ar
ranged the program which will be
given by Alexander Sklarevski, pianist,
and the Pro Musica Quartet Of the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Mr.. Sklarevski will play "Andante in
F Major" Beethoven; "Capricio in
B Minor" David-Liszt "Impromptu
in F Sharp Major" Waltz in E Flat
Major" and "Scherzo in B Minor"
Chopin: "Caprices From the Ballet,
'Alceste, >" Gluck-Saint Saens, "Three
Preludes," scriabin; isle Of JOY"
Debussy.
Opportunity House is Washington's
newest settlement house and Is SIT
uated at 915 New Jersey avenue north
west. Tickets are on sale at the Will
lard Hotel ticket agency. No tickets
will be sold at the door.
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RUSSIAN PIANIST
TO CONDUCT CLASS

pose d'AMORE announces that
the eminent Russian concert
pianist and pedagogue, Alexander
Sklarevski, formerly director of the
Imperial Russian Conservatoire Of
Music and at present on the faculty
at Peabody Institute in Baltimore,
will conduct a class of six weeks
duration from the first Of June to the
18th Of July.
This opportunity for Washing
tonians to receive individual tutelage
from Mr.. Sklarevski is made possible
through his plan to hold a Summer
session here. Reservations for study
may be made through Rose d'Amore,
1901 Connecticut avenue, at whose
studio the class will be held.
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Concert bV
Club bWOnnen
In Maryland
Annual Chevy Chase
Event to Be Given
Next Wednesday,.
THE annual Spring concert Of the

THE annual Spring concert OF the
music section Of the Woman's
Club OF Chevy Chase, Md, will be
given at the Woodrow Wilson High
School Wednesday at $50 pm. Louis
A. Potter, director, and Mrs. S. Jay
McCathran, accompanist, will be as
sisted by Margaret Tolson, the Marian
Chace Dancers and Lyman McCrary
in the following program:
Come Asain. Sweet Love Doth Nov
with Dropping Wings. Ye cupids Come. :,
Purcell
"slumber Song Gretchaninoi1 -Aslanoff
Spinning Song" German folk song)
A. Aslanon
The omnipotence' ---- Schubert
Morning --- Harris
Clouds Charles s-Dels
The Candy Lion" -------- Beach
What Sing the Birds" -Carew
Music section.
"suite for Two Pianos" Arensky
Romance. Valse. Polonase.
Mr.. Potter and Miss To!son.
Cantata The Sleeping Beauty"
Tschakowsky Bornschein
Music section and Marian Chace
Dancers.
The public is cordially invited. There
will be no charge for admission.
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mus1cian. The trip took f1ye hours,
and we arrived, good and tired, in
Columbia at o'clock in the afternoon.
After all, 220 miles in an automobile
Is goodly distance for any day.
Scarcely had I arrived at the desk
Of the hotel when heard very
beautiful lady next to me say: "Oh,
Mr.. Kinder, l am so delighted you
are here already because l think it
would be SO nice II We could have q
rehearsal prior to my rehearsing with
the orchestra" 1t was the lovely
Helen Jepson OF the Metropolitan
Opera. asked her to give me IS
minutes to eat sandwich and
swallow glass of milk, which she
very graciously allowed, after which
We had an hours perusal Of five arlas,
plus encores.
1t was 2:30 o'clock and I was
whisked away to judge the finals
of competition of South Carolina
musicians who had soloistic aspira-
tions. Out of the three remaining
ones I had to disappoint two and
give one the coveted reward. This
took so minutes in all. Whereupon
was rushed over to the rehearsal with
the orchestra and chorus for THE
Creation" which we were to perform
that night with one rehearsal We
rehearsed frantically from $3.50 until
6 o'clock Thereupon the orchestra
had to go and have their dinners.
Union regulations do not allow them
to rehearse after o'clock at night.
THIS humane ruling, however, does
not extend as far as conductors
are concerned, so I took the chorus
through their most difficult passages
for another hour, until o'clock. After
that I had to do the same thing
with the soloists, and arrived at the
hotel, rather exhausted at 7:45 o'clock
A hurried bite, several cups of black
coffee, shave, change into eve
ming clothes, and at $50 o'clock ex-
actly I conducted, not exactly fresh
as a daisy" first the Fifth SYM
phony" of Beethoven, and continued
at 9:15 o'clock with the aforesaid per-
formance of THE Creation" finish
ing miraculously without accidents at
II o'clock.
BY that time I was too exhausted
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Symphony
Head Term
Is Extended
DR.. Kinder to Serve
Under Renewal of
His Contract.
THE Board Of Directors of the Ma

THE Board Of Directors of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
Association announced last week that
DR.. Hans Kinder has signed con-
tract for three years with the associa-
ton to act as conductor and musical
director Of the National Symphony
Orchestra.
DR.. Kinder, In commenting upon
the three-year contract, expressed
himself as highly pleased with the
confidence the Board Of Directors
has shown In me by Offering it. Not
only does 1t mean to me that they
have faith in my artistry, but that
they approve OF my endeavors toward
gradual improvement Of the condi-
tions Of the personnel of the orchestra.
This has been and will be my constant
aim, because I know that the WELL
being Of players Is essential to the
development Of q permanent SYM
phony.
Since started the orchestra six
years ago we have met very difficult
conditions materially, and in the face
Of these conditions of the past few
years we have done as we'll as We
could from practical point of view
Artistically, We have done very well
indeed, according to all outside COM
ment. Now We must all go ahead in
both ways il Washington is to be what
1t should be-the cultural, as well as
the political, center Of America. The
Board of Directors by offering me this
contract expresses confidence in our
joint efforts toward that aim, which,
in turn, reflects the attitude Of the
musical public OF Washington as well
and which l very deeply appreciate ~
Referring to the immediate future
the coming season, and to the list OF
renowned artists already engaged tc
appear with the orchestra in it's next
years concerts, DR.. Kinder pointed
out that 'soloiSts are now extremely
anxious to perform with our Or
cheStra.
And when We can bring these great
artists here We are really giving the
people of Washington something
something Of great artistic value, since
the literature for such artists and
symphony orchestra includes many OF
the greatest works in the entire field
Of music, works which cannot possibly
be performed any other way. There
fore, I feel that we are giving our
public something they would not get
otherwise. This Is one Of the greatest
things which q symphony orchestra
can do for those interested in that
which is best In music
That We can do this, through the
help OF our different committees, for
the low admission charges, their tire
less work have made possible, thereby
reaching thousands, is Of special graft
f1cation to us ALL
With the aid OF the distinguished
artists, announced a week ago, Dr.
Kinder will present many important
works next season There will also
be Beethoven festival of three con-
certs which will be climaxed by a
performance Of the Ninth Symphony.
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tanI group Oh dll, tNe general musical
public. At this time of the year, music
is especially brought home to those
who may not be ready for complete
appreciation Of the art Of the great ex-
ponentS of music, and to those whose
chief musical outlet is to be found in
group activities and the simpler under
takings of their community. It is the
time when the music lover, in all its
potential meaning, has his day in con-
trlbut1ng to the cause of music
1t must be admitted that there is
still much of snobbiShness and eXclu-
siveness in the pursuit of music. Many
who love music are uninterested in any
that has not the name of some famous
parsonage connected with it or which
does not concern itself with the most
elevated type of presentation Many
who are preparing themselves for a
public career visualize themselves only
as glamorous stars and ignore the fact
that there Is work of differing char
hcter to be done in the musical world.
There is an unacknowledged but very
definite line drawn between those who
follow music in big way and those
who can do nothing more than sing
In small choir or take part in some
struggling music club event. In fact,
music life in this country is divided
into two groups; the sophisticated, in
tellectual seeking music lovers and the
lovers OF music who welcome every
opportunity, no matter how insignifi-
can't to have something to do with
music.
NO ONE can deny the Importance
OF the first group, for they set
a standard and have background
on which to form it. But the second
group is the hope of the future, for
within 1t lie the potential artists, COM
posers, directors of the music and
audiences of the next years, Even
aside from these possibilities, this
group has another Importance, that
of educating itself to whatever degree
possible in cultural things. If only
few lives have felt the touch of beauty
through music of any kind, or been
given an added interest because of
some small musical activity, then the
cause of music has been furthered in
the finest and most induring way.
Music week has this advantage over
other types of musical undertakings,
in that it is purely pleasurable, and
there is no must" connected with it.
Yet the motivating impulse back OF
1t resembles that of all organized
endeavor to further the appreciation
of music. Furthermore, it draws into
the foreground the activities of groups
which would, perhaps, not have the
spotlight to such an extent at other
times, awakening pride and deter
mination for still greater effort in
every one participating It's influence
penetrates homes, industrial units,
schools, churches and clubs. 1t
reaches the people better than any
of the other enterprises which might
be thought out for spread ding the gos-
pei of music.
Who started the idea of Music week
has never been definitely decided.
Some place in the United States
single day was set aside to be called
Music day. Other cities followed with
a week devoted to music, until finally
1t was considered feasible to have the
idea given national participation by
designating National Music week
Today National Music week is recog-
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nized and planned for throughout the
country, with the cooperation Of such
prominent and altruistic groups as
the members Of the National Fedora
ton OF Music Clubs. The federation
has been the moving spirit behind the
celebration all over the country, and,
by its close contact and knowledge
of local conditions and local talent,
has been able to increase the partici-
patton, even into the rural districts.
THE radio also now has programs
planned expressly for Music week.
which this year are featuring several
premieres and introducing new artists.
Tomorrow Amparo Iturbi pianist, the
younger sister of Jose Iturbi, will
make her American debut and at the
same time will be heard excerpts from
an opera buffa, Amelia Goes to the
Ball." by Gian-Carlo Menotti, a re-
cent graduate of Curtis Institute. On
Tuesday the world premiere Of Lily
Strickland's Charleston Suite" will
OS NJ o6doSdSU anu Oll "NO1lCoody
chamber works by Paul Creston, Eda
Rapaport and John Duke, interpreted
by the Roth Quartet, will be played
for the first time anywhere.
Thursday, at the broadcast of the
gala coronation performance, the first
act of Gluck's "Alceste" will be fea-
tured, given by the Covent Garden
Opera Co., assisted by members OF
the Paris Opera and conducted by
Philippe Gaubert. From Cincinnati
will be heard Vincent d'Indy's chill
dren's oratorio, Mary Magdelene," "
with a children's chorus, soloist and
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
The Westminster Choirs of the past
and present will be heard in massed
concert on Saturday and on Sunday
Aaron Copeland's play opera. THE
Second Hurricane" will have its radio
premiere. Concluding the special
programs planned for Music week,
the Roth Quartet will play Charles
Ives 1896 Quartet giving it its
first public performance on Tuesday,
May IL.
livery day will have additional
features that stress the talent
and trend of music of the present
time, with internationally famous So
lolsts, orchestras and choruses par
ticipating. Thus, music will pene-
trate to the remotest corners OF the
country over the air, while in every
town and city music groups will be
staging public affairs.
When one stops to consider what
this all means, a whole country con-
centrating on music for an entire
week, one cannot but be impressed
with the scope Of musical dvelopment
in the United States. No so many
years ago such a thing would not
only not have been thought Of, but
1t would have been considered i'm
possible of accomplishing. Yet this
coming week will see choruses made
up of local singers, orchestras OF
American talent for the most part,
and our outstanding artists honoring
the American composer, American
music in particular, and realizing. at
last, that dream of America singing, "
whether figuratively or actually. At
least, the beneficial influence OF music
in private and public life Is being
given Nationwide recognition during
the celebration.
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JEWISH REPUBLIC
OBSERVANCE HERE

THE anniversary Of the proclama-
ton Of the Jewish Republic Of
Biro-Bidjan will be celebrated tomor-
row evening at the National Press
Club at $50. A, musical program
will be given by Maxim Brodin, tenor,
formerly of the Chicago Opera Com
pany, and Zelda zlatin, pianist, and
Rabbi J. Greenfield, guest speaker, will
talk on Cultural Life In Biro-Bidjan." I"
The celebration Is under the auspices
Of the Washington lcor.