Evening star., 1937-06-12
Latin Music
Offered by
Army Band
Peruvian Singer Has
Place on Program
Next Thursday.

THE United States Army Band, un-
der the leadership of Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, will open the cur
rent seasons series Of open-air con-
certs Of Latin American music in the
Aztec Gardens Of the Pan-American
Union on Thursday evening next at
. o'clock. The assisting artist will be
the Peruvian soprano, Lucrezia Sarria.
This marks the fourteenth year that
these concerts featuring the music Of
the republics to the South have been
presented at the PAn-American Union,
and in that time they have been
heard not only by large audiences in
Washington, but also by radio listeners
throughout the United States and all
the other nations of the Western
Hemisphere. They have contributed
to the dissemination of q wider knowl-
edge Of the music OF Latin America
and to the current interest in the
music Of those countries which pre-
walls In the United States.
The Army Band was the first musi-
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introduction Of Latin American music
in the United States, and for his pro-
gram on Thursday Capt. Darcy has
included selections which have become
prime favorites with the large audi
ences who attend these concerts, as
well As some numbers that will be
heard for the first time in Washington.
There will be six Of these first rendi-
tions, and in all, fourteen Latin Amer
ican countries will be represented Tn
the instrumental portion Of the pro-
gram.
Among the familiar numbers that
will be heard are . special arrange
ment Of the Mexican CELTIC Iindo," :"
and OF that popular waltz that swept
the country several years ago, and
which few people are aware Is an
Argentine composition, Three O'Clock
in the Morning."
Numbers that will be heard in
Washington for the first time In
clude two little known selections Of
famous composers: Condor" by Car
los Comes OF Brazil, and "Mosaico
Cubano," by Ernesto Lecuona Of
Cuba. Other ''frsts" are Presenter
Armas," by Diaz Zelaya Of Hondu-
ras; Los Mentirosos," by Prem Of
Guatemala; "Auras Criollas," by
Grasso Of Uruguay, and a new march
by Brandt Of Venezuela.
Senorita Lucrezia Sarria, the bril-
liant Peruvian soprano who will be
guest artist on Thursdays program,
has had wide operate experience in
various European countries, princi-
pally Italy. She was honored by the
government Of her country In being
sent to Europe for musical study and
after three years of preparation made
her debut in "Rigoletto." Subse-
quently she appeared in all the lead
Ing musical centers. including Milan,
Turin, Rome and Genoa. In addition
to her work in Italy Senorita Sarria
has sung in Switzerland, Peru and
Chile and more recently has been
appearing in this country. During the
past season she sang Lucia di Lamer-
moor" in New York at the Hippo
drome.
On the Thursday program Senorita
Sarria will feature songs Of her ma
tive country as we'll as selections
from Brazil, Cuba and Mexico. The
numbers include Gentle de Cuore,"
from the opera III Guarany," by
Carlos Comes Of Brazil; "Adios mi
ChapArrita," by Fernandez Esperon
OF Mexico; "Lamento Gitano," by
Grever of Mexico; "Suray Surita, +"
by Valcarcel OF Peru, and "Canto
Hatuey." by Valdespi of Cuba.
For the first time announcements
in Spanish and Portuguese will be
made direct from the Pan-American
Union for the benent of radio lis
teners In Latin America. From 9 to
10 O'Clock eastern standard time)
the program will be broadcast in the
United States over the facilities OF
the National Broadcasting Co. At
the same time N. B. C. will install
olrect wires from the Pan-American
Union to the short-wave transmitters
which will carry the concert, with ex-
pIanatory comment in Spanish and
Portuguese. to radio listeners in all
the other republics OF the Western
Hemispheres. Resolutions adopted at
recent Pan-American conferences
have recommended = wider use OF
the radio in promoting closer cul.
tursl relations between the American