Evening star., 1937-07-24

through August 10
WORD has also been received from
the T. Arthur Smith Concert
Bureau that, contrary to former an
nouncementS, the brilliant Young
Hungarian vlollniSt, Joseph Szigeti,
viii appear only once in Washington
next season and that with the Phila-
delphia Orchestra, with Eugene Or
many conducting, on February |. Mr..
Szeeu'S visit TO America next sea-
son VIII be from January 10 to March
20. 1888, and more than one PERFORM
ance by him could not be arranged
Tor. Mr.. Szigetl has centralized In
America for Il seasons. making his
first tour with the Philadelphans
under StokoWSki's direction. His first
/ appearance in Washington was at the
Library of Congress in a sonata pro-
gram with Alfred Cortot
The Hungarian violinist. who fin-
| lshed his studies under Hubay after
preliminary instruction with his
father and uncle. was nominated in
1885 to Vanity Fairs Hall of Fame.
The reasons given for the choice
were because he is Hungarys addi-
ton to the ranks of great violinsts:
| because he IS reported to have the
widest repertoire of any concert vio-
llnISt; because, once. before he entered
I the recording studio. an order was
already placed for $500 sets of his
McndelSsohn concerto records. finally
because he is now on a coast to- coast
tour of the United States"
When the record was actually com.
| pleted, 1t was sold to the number Of
| 10000 in Japan alone. Reservations
are now being taken at the Smith
| Bureau for the entire Philadelphia
| Orchestra series, which will conclude
on April with John Charles Thomas
as SoloiSt.
IHE A Capella Choir from Bethal
College, Newton, Kans.. will pre-
sent concert of sacred music at the
First Congregational Church, Tenth
and G. streets northwest, on Friday
evening. This group of singers Is now
! on It's first Eastern tour. In recent
years it has sung its way TO Canada
and the Pacific Coast. in addition to
extensive concert work in the Mid
die West.
The present concert tour comes in
Bethel Colleges 5Oth year. The school
was founded in 1887 by a group of
German MennOnltes with a heritage
of music. From the very beginning
the institution encouraged and spon-
sored musical activities. Its singing
members soon acquired a local repu-
tatlon and were in much demand for
appearances before church and COM
munity groups. With the passing of
! the years this reputation has spread
further and further, until Bethel Col
lege has carried its message of good
music into dozens of communities
scattered from coast to coast,
HE Department Of Agriculture
Chorus has received so many re-
quests to repeat its Gay Nineties"
program, both from persons who have
attended one of the three previous per-
tormances and from the many who
were turned away because OF a full
house, that it has been decided to give
| three additional performances These
will take place Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday at $50 o'clock in the De-
partment of Agriculture auditorium.
Robert Frederick Freund will direct.
Victor Neal will be at the piano.
GERTRUDE PLESKOW soprano,
will be guest soloist at the George
town Presbyterian Church at the II
a m. service tomorrow. Sam c. Cot
ton, baritone, was guest soloist last
Sunday. Mrs. Frank Akers Frost is
organist and director of music.
K AE ALICE EBNER was presented
in piano recital by Mrs. Hugo
HesSelbach on Monday at 1415 Twen-
tieth street northwest At the con-
clusion of the program Miss Elmer
was presented with the teachers cer-
tificate of the Sherwood Music School
OF Chicago, having successfully com.
pleted the course under Mrs. Hessel-
bach's instruction and passing the
necessary IL examinations with q
high grade.
Jesse NUSSEAR, tenor, accom-
panied by Otto Torney Simon,
will give the following program at the
American Association of University
Women, 1884 I street, Monday after
noon, at o'clock; "Amarili," Cac-
clnl; 'Spirto Gentil" Donizetti; THE
Dew Is Sparkling" Rublnstein: 'The
First Meeting" Grigg; open Thy
Blue Eyes Massenet; "Serenade,
Nevin; The Crimson Petal" Quilter:
Vale Russell; 'Serenata," Tosti;
The Years at the Spring" Beach.