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Evening star., 1938-05-15
LOCAL COMPOSERS
ARE REPRESENTED

-FOUR well-known composers of the
District of Columbia will be repre-
sented on the seventh recital of the
18th season given by the Junior De-
partment of the District of Columbia
Federation of Music Clubs, Eva Whit
ford Lovette, president. These re-
citals are arranged by Gertrude Lyons,
the State junior counselor, and the
May recital is featuring American
composers with compositions by Mary
Howe. Dorothy Radde Emery, Henry
Gregor and Edward c. Porter. These
composers are members of a senior
federated organization known as the
Composers Club The recital will be
held in Barker Hall Saturday at 8
pm. and the public is invited
Virginia Spencer and Jane Ellison,
who will be guests of the Junior De-
partment, will play a tWo-piano ar
rangement of Mr.. Potter's orchestral
number, The whitening Year"
The junior members taking part are
Betty Lee Ambrose, Priscilla E. Bald
win, Lorraine Benton, Jane Cutsail,
Joan Casterlin, Jane and June Dollar
hide, Gwendolyn Elwell. Patricia Far
rell, Vivian Higdon, Mary Elizabeth
Kass. Anne King, Madeleine Lurba,
Janet Mallory. Evelyn Marshall, Betty
Miller, Ann Myers. Pearl Marie Neu-
man. Jane Orr, Betty O'Toole, Gloria
Paynette, Kathryn Lee Rucker, Mary
Sanders, Jeanette Stein. Nancy Veit,
Mary Jane Watson, Virginia Wright,
Ruby Lee Williams. Masters Bob Bren-
gle, vocal solo; Alden H. Emery. jr.,
flute solo; Eloy Fominoya. violin solo.
and John Gall, jr.; Billy Glew and
William Shanahan. piano solos.
The counselors presenting the stu
dents are Camille Allensworth, Made
leine Aughinbaugh, Lucy M. Boyer.
Lillian Burke, Thelma Callahan,
Glenn Carow, Elena Crivella. Mary
Park Clements, Nine Louise Coutinho,
Mrs. r. E. Espy, Iva Loughlin Guy,
Frances Gutelius, Mrs. B. ]. Hartlage,
Dorothy Radde Emery, Esther Lin
kins. Gertrude Lyons, Helen Campbell
Williams and Florence Vincent Yea
ger.
This will be the last recital for this
spring. The winners in the recent
junior competitive festival will receive
their certificates.
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Y. W. C.. A. Hour.

THE program for the Sunday music
hour at S o'clock this afternoon at
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation at Seventeenth and K streets,
in Barker Hall, will be presented by
Elena de Sayn and her violin ensemble,
which consists of Howard Blachly,
Norma Coombs, Jeanne Farny and
Mary Alice Ferguson and assisted by
Lydia Brewer, Henry c. Stephen,
violas; Myra Wallace, Louis Potter, jr.,
cellos; Louis Flagg, double bass. and
Hester Smithey, pianist.
Miss de Sayn will be heard In a
violin solo, Leclair "Sarabande ct
Tambourin," with the accompaniment
of the ensemble, and also in Suite
Op p, No. L." by Desire Paque. for
three instruments. On this occasion
Miss de Sayn will play the viola, while
the violin part will be taken by Jeanne
Farny and Howard Blachly. Hester
Smithey will be at the piano. Howard
Blachly also will be heard in Bach's
Aria on G String" accompanied by
the ensemble.
The other soloist of the afternoon
will be Mary Alice Ferguson, 11-year-
old violinist, who was recently heard
at the Federation banquet at the Ma
ton Press Club auditorium. This aft
ernoon Miss Ferguson will play Schu-
mann's Evening Song" and the
Waltz from Gounod,s Faust" Ruth
Ferguson will be the accompanist.
Other numbers on the program are
Purcell's Sonata No. g." Brahms
Waltz in A Minor" Dvoraks "Humor-
esque" and the Overture" from Car
men," all Of which will be played by
the string ensemble. The public Is
cordially invited
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Stars With
Ornnandy's
Orchestra
Rachmaninof Gets
Place on Initial
Concert Here.

z ENOUx j. SMITH, manager Of
the Philadelphia Orchestra in
Washington, announces that the So
loistS to appear with that organiza-
ton on its thirty-sixth season in the
National Capital will be Sergei Racn-
maninoff, Russian composer, pianist
and conductor, and Kristen Flagstad,
Norwegian soprano OF the Metropoli-
tan.
The first concert Is scheduled for
October rs and will bring Sergei
Rachmaninof as soloist. The second
concert, on November 29, will be
music from Richard Wagner's mi
belungen Ring" Of four operas, with
singers in solo and choral work as
we'll as the purely orchestral parts
of that continued story in operatic
form. The third concert, on January
81. will have Kristen Flagstad as
guest artist The fourth concert, on
February %, will bring Georges En-
esco, Rumanian violinist, composer
and conductor. as featured artist.
Saul CASTOR. trumpeter of the Or
chestra. will also be soloist on that
program
The final concert is scheduled for
March 81. with Leopold Stokowski
conducting. but this is a tentative
date and is subject to change. Eu-
gene Ormandy will be conductor for
the major portion of next season.
Subscribers for the Philadelphia
Orchestra in Washington are again
reminded that if they desire the same
seats next year they must renew their
series not later than May Is. After
that time seats will be allotted to
new subscribers. All inquiries should
be sent to the T. Arthur Smith Con-
cert Bureau, 910 G street NV,
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In Local Music Circles
man. violinist, accompanied by Dor
thy Radde Emery.

man, violinist, accompanied by Dor
thy Radde Emery.
Eta Schmid Wells and Marjory
Morrison-Smith presented Dorothy
Goodman in piano recital on FRI
day. May 6, at the ESmu Club. The
program included group of pieces
from the notebook of Anna Magda-
lena Bach, an arrangement in duet
form Of the English folk tune, Row
Well Ye Mariners; two Russian folk
tunes arranged by Diller. Evening"
and Ketter's Banjo Song"
Saturday morning at the meeting
Of the Junior group of the Esmu Club
Mrs. Wells presented Jane Elsie Miller
as soloist in program Of solo and
two piano numbers. Eugenia Schwartz
assisted at the second piano.
Next Saturday afternoon the diff
ferent groups will meet together in
the Knabe room at Homer Kits.
Dorothy Tyler, of the Washington
College Of music, presented a group
OF her voice students in recital on
Wednesday evening, May A. Mary
beth Garvey accompanied. The per-
formers, were Marguerite Moncure,
Catherine Delaney, Norma Cummi-
ford, Marian Dilling. Mary Blatten-
berger. Dora Goldblatt, and Mary
Angeline Cooke; Mildred Cooper,
Bertha Banck and Janet Oliver.
Thomas N. Leef, baritone, and
Henry G. Leef, tenor, will sing at a
special service this evening, at the
Checy Chase Baptist Church, honor
ing The Knights of the Round Table
Club of Washington. Mabel TeSte
will be at the organ.
Emory Brennan presented the fol-
lowing students in piano recital at
BerWyn Tuesday. Frances Keefauver,
Virginia Anderson, Lewis Good, Agnes
Haker, Christopher Bryan, Charles
and Lois Ann Goodhue, Barbara
Senge, Gilbert Murphy, William Dole
man, Marshall PyWell, Charles Brady,
Mary Mcknew, Bryan and Morris
Warren, Phyllis Sheriff, Doris Gag
han. Gunhilde Olsen. Robert Flana-
gan. Lou Ann Rea, Ruth Yost, John
Frank, Betty Jean Reynolds, Dorothy
Jean Thomas. Betty and Lucille Veke-
man. Ann Foster, Amelia Ewaschuck,
Andrew Peckham, Estelle Phelps,
Helen Cans. Allan Frost. Jeanne
Donaldson, Liaa Maye Testerman,
Florence and Marion Bowen, Jack
Holiday and Charles Bechtold Mr..
Brennan was assisted by Paul Niebell,
violinist Of Washington, D. c.
Ienna Orr Gauss presented a group
of her voice students in recital at her
studio, 920 17th street, last Tuesday.
Those participating were: Pauleen
Miller, Shirley Rupert, Carl Beach,
Edith Swanton, and Margaret Bopp
They were assisted by Claire Werten-
bruch and Donald Matthias, pianists,
pupils of Mr.. Gauss.
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Concert Schedule

TODAY.
Y. w. C. A.-The Elena de Sayn
Violin Ensemble, assisted by
Lydia Brewer, Henry Stephen,
violas; Myra Wallace, Louis
Potter, jr.. cellos; Louis Flagg,
double bass: Hester Smithey,
pianist, Barker Hall, S pm.
TOMORROW.
pm.
TUESDAY.
Washington Civic Orchestra,
Kurt Hetzel, director, Central
High School, $50 pm.
Mozart's Requiem" National
Choral Union, Hugh Ross, di-
rector; Cathreen Carrico, So
prano; Grace Berry, contralto;
George Anderson. tenor; Edwin
Steffe, bass, Church of the
Reformation. evening.
Blanca Renard. pianist; Anton
Kaspar, violinist, Arts Club,
evening.
Henry Gregor, lecture-recital,
Music Of Tomorrow" Phillips
Gallery, $50 pm.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks,
1:30 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
bandstand, 7 pm.
WEDNESDAY. d.
Verdi's Requiem Hamline M.
E. Church Choir, John Mar
vile, director; Ethel Stickles,
soprano; Mabel Flehr, con-
tralto: John Murphy, tenor;
Ernest Livingston, bass, solo,
lists. Hamline M. E. Church,
$50 pm.
THURSDAY.
Marine Band Orchestra, North
Interior Building Auditorium,
8:15 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
bandstand, 7 pm.
FRIDAY.
Stanley Olmsted. piano recital,
Washington Club, 8:45 pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
1pm.
SATURDAY.
Papas' Troubadours, Foundry
Methodist Church, evening.
Junior Federation Music Clubs,
program arranged by Gertrude
Lyons, Barker Hall, 8 pm.
Marine Band, 470 N street NV,
4:30 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
7pm.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

The novelty of the Victor releases
this month is the symphony in F
Minor" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
1t is played by the B. B. C. Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by the composer,
and is recorded on four double discs.
The symphony is only two years old
and is the most recently published of
this famous British composers works.
1t was played for the first time in Lon
don in April. 1885, by the same Or
chestra which makes the recording
and was heard in America in Decem-
ber Of the same year, performed by
the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra,
under the direction of Artur Rodinsky.
The present recording is a valuable
addition to the new orchestral ma
terial being composed by outstanding
composers Of the modern school.
Vaughan Williams has written q
work which is marked by power and
polished construction in this SYM
phony. While there are few moments
in it when the composer grows intro
spective, it has Sturdiness of thought
which carries conviction and q de-
cidedly interesting handling of the
matte material. The most unusual
point about it is the way in which, as
the work progresses, the composer
seems to have freed himself from some
sort of restraint and burst out into q
wild and furious outpouring of music
which except for its somewhat brittle
character, could equal that of some
of the older masters in its force and
richness.
1t opens with massive chords which
introduce the first theme Of pure sing
ing quality. Two other themes are
brought out later in the same move
ment, divided by more sonorous pas
sages of great vigor. Most of this
thematic material is entrusted to the
strings. with an occasional use Of
the woodwinds. It is strong music,
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Gigli, Tenor,
TOBeHeard
In Capital
Planning Return for
Tour and Perhaps
Opera Parts.

A MoNG the IT concert and recital
attractions which Dorothy Hode.
kin Dorsey will present at Constitu.
ton Hall next season there looms
large the name of Beniamino Gipli.
the eminent Italian tenor who sue.
ceeded the late Enrico Caruso at the
Metropolitan Opera, and whose voice
has been critically appraised as supe-
rior to that of the great Caruso him.
self.
Gigli left the Metropolitan in the
early part Of the present decade and
since that time has confined himself
entirely to operate and concert ap-
pearances in Europe. Since his de-
parture from these shores, the Metro
politan has enjoyed the services of no
comparable Italian tenor, and among
those who are believed to be looking
forward with unusual interest to
Giglis return is Edward johnson.
general manager of the METROPOLITAN.
who was contemporary of Giglis at
the Metropolitan up to 1882, and who
has since assumed the managerial
relns laid down by Gatti-C -Casazza.
Ever since it was first noised abroad
that Gigli was planning a return to
the United States. there have been
rumors that he would rejoin the Met
ropolitan, and while no confirmation
has been forthcoming about Giglis
appearance during the coming season
with that organization, the New York
Times recently stated in its music
columns that rapprochement of the
two might be expected during the
coming season.
Be that as it may, 1t can be stated
with certainty that Signor Gigli has
been coaxed from the scene of his
European triumphs for concert and
operate tour of the United States
that will begin late next November
and carry through until February, and
that Washington is one of some dozen
cities which will hear the great tenor
in concert next season.
An announcement from Gigli's New
oAA AAuAAo6SASlAG 1ldS CIllS W Say Oh
the tenor's forthcoming visit:
"Of interest to the general public is
the statement of Gaetano Merola, gen.
eral director of the San Francisco
Opera Company. who has recently re-
turned from Italy. where he visited
Glgli. that the tenor will sing six per-
formances with the San Francisco Op-
era Company next autumn at San
Francisco and Los Angeles. While on
the West Coast Gigli will also sing
concerts in Spokane. Seattle. Vancou-
yer, Portland, Pasadena and Denver,
moving East for three performances
with the Chicago Opera Company and
for subsequent concerts in Boston,
Washington, Hartford, Montreal, To-
ronto, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Dali
las and Detroit.
Mr.. Gigli, who was last heard here
in concert on January 10, 1882. under
the management of the late Mrs. Will
son-Greene. will sing here on Sunday
afternoon. December 4, next, at Con-
stitution Hall.
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gain confidence in their ability. And
lastly, there should be a willingness
on the part Of the directing boards of
symphony organizations to give these
newcomers a chance now and then
with directing a superior class of or
chestral players.
Most all Of the great orchestras
have made point of playing
works by American composers at Pc
riods during their seasons and OF
giving American soloists an appear
ance whenever possible. But it is
doubtful if the patriotic spirit would
go so far as to entrust the direction
OF the orchestra to a young and un-
known conductor just for the sake of
giving him a chance.
There Is no more difficult branch
OF music than that of orchestra direct
ing, 1t requires firm and unqueS-
tionable knowledge and the kind of
personality which can command the
best from the players. There are
other difficult branches of music, how
ever, and they have been successfully
conquered by Americans. Why not
that OF orchestra leadership? It is
unbelievable that in this wide country
there is no material from which to
draw fine and perhaps brilliant con-
ductors. There is every right to be-
lieve the field unexplored until the
contrary is proven by actual ex-
perience.
1t Is no use to complain unless one
has some remedy to offer. Why could
not some definite period, such as Music
Week, be set aside to give the aspiring
conductor his opportunity. During this
time. when public spirit could be
awakened to an interest in the expert
ment. orchestraS all over the country
could be turned over to those chosen
by competent judges. Having passed
stiff student test and been tried out
in whatever small way was possible
the young conductor could show his
worth to a sympathetic world in this
manner and count on the kindly at
tention and help of an audience.
WHEN the supply Of foreign con-
ductors runs out we will be forced
either to take second-raters from "over
there or turn to our own talent. But
II conducting an orchestra remains
only a dream to a talented young
musician with no prospect of realiza-
ton. then he will not be ready if the
call should ever come. Conductors
seem to be hardy specimens and not
often is there a vacancy by i'll health
or adverse circumstances in their
ranks. So the years pass by and mu-
sicians turn to other occupations and
any talent for conducting remains for
ever hidden. We have not tried hard
enough to develop native conductors
nor been sympathetic enough with
such ambitions. Surely it is time that
something be done about it. and once
the idea is started there will be many
ways thought out for its accomplish
ment. The point is. do we really want
more American orchestral conductors?
Evening star., 1938-05-15
MUSIC CLUBS SEEK
NATIVE COMPOSERS
\ NATIONWIDE talent hunt In

A NATIONWIDE talent hunt to
discover new American composers
is made under the auspices of the
American music department of the
National Federation of Music Clubs.
The search is divided into two
classifications. One applies to com.
poSers who have never had compo-
sitions bought or published. The other
Is TO secure new compositions by
already established composers. The
search will be conducted through
State contests under the direction of
the various State federations. The
nrst contest is open to club members
who write music but who have not
had their compositions published. and
the composition sought is q solo for
medium voice with piano accom-
paniment.
The remaining contests are free.
for-alls," open to any composer. They
are for piano solo composition, for
q violin solo with piano accompani-
ment and for selections for any solo
instrument. for two pianos and string
orchestra. or for piano or violin and
full orchestra.
Mrs. Ralph E. Good of Patton. Pa.
is chairman of the Composition Con-
tests Committee, with Mrs. w. Carruth
Jones Of Baton Rouge, La, chairman
Of American music, and A. Walter
Kramer. former editor of Musical
America. now president of the Galaxy
Music Corp, as committee members.
The contests will close January l,
1899. and winning compositions in
the various States must be in the
hands of the chairman by February /,
1899. The intention is to present some
OF the more outstanding compositions
on the program for the 2lst biennial
convention of the National Fedora
tion Of Music Clubs TO b held n
Baltimore May 1898, 1899.
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Will Give Program.

Members of the Washington alum
nae chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota,
national professional musical frater-
nifty for women will present the fol-
lowing program following the dinner
which will be given at the A. A.
U. w. headquarters tomorrow eve
ming at z O'Clock: Vocal trios by
Margaret Knoblock. mezzo soprano:
Lila Knutsen, soprano, and Mildred
Clyborne Snesrud, contralto; readings
by Bess Wilkinson and contralto solos
BY Alice Hatch, contralto. With Hazel
Brown Piers ct the piano.
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Repeat 'Requiem.'
THE National Choral Union cbo,

HE National Choral Union, chorus
OF IS picked singers trained by
Hugh Ross of New York. will repeat
Mozart's Requiem" at tie Church of
the Reformation on Tuesday evening
This work was first presented this sea-
son at the Church Of the Epiphany
on Palm Sunday to a capacity audi
ence.
In addition to the assistance offered
by E. William Bracket. organist and
accompanist. the Choral Union will
have the support OF Cathreen Car
rico. soprano; Grace Berry. contralto;
George Anderson. tenor, and Edwin
Ste1ffe, bass. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Wagner HOnOred,

In observance Of the 125th ami
versary of the birthday of Richard
Wagner the German Literary Society
will meet at the home of Anita Schade
on Saturday evening when the follow
ing soloists will appear: Norma
Simonson, soprano: Henry Gregor.
pianist and Miss Schade, who will
give a talk on Wagner.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Plays in Mexico.
THE Coolidge String Quartet. VIII

he coolidge String Quartet, which
has just completed a series of con-
certs at the Library of Congress, has
been re-engaged to appear in Mexico
City IN July and August in six cham
Der music concerts and also the indi-
vidual artists will appear as soloists
with the Mexican Symphony under the
direction Of Carlos Chavez.
The Coolidge Quartet will appear
again next season in a series of con-
certs at the Library. 1t has also been
engaged to appear with the Boston
and Philadelphia 6rchestras in a new
composition for quartet and orchestra
composed by its violinist. Nicolai
4ereSoWsky.
Evening star., 1938-05-15
ENRY GREGOR, who has
been giving two series Of lee
ture recitals on music in the


Il Il music room of the Phillips
Memorial Gallery, will give the final
talk in the Tuesday evening series
this coming Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock.
His topic will be THE Music Of To-
morrow" This series was sponsored
by the gallery.
The other series Of six talks, given
under auspices Of the Washington
Junior League. was concluded last
Monday. At that time Mr.. Gregor
announced that next season he will
present a series of similar recitals in
which the piano music dominates and
his lecturing is incidental. His sub
ject will be Johannes Brahms and his
music.
Members of the Arts Club will hear
joint recital by Blanca Renard,
pianist. and Anton Kaspar, violinist,
on Tuesday evening.
The Piano Teachers Forum, Thelma
Callahan, president, will hold its last
meeting Of the season next Thursday
morning at l0:45 am, in the Recital
Hall Of Homer L. Kilt Co., 1880 G
street NV, when Gertrude Price will
speak on THE Trend of Modern
Playing"
Francis Garzia, head Of the music
department of the Maret French
School, will present Daniel Bierman.
Sonia Carter, Camilla Torr, Carolee
Arnold, Gene Cox, Cathalene Crane
and the choir in pupil recital on
Friday at 8 pm. in the concert room
OF the school.
National Park College presented two
programs Of music from the classes
Of Fannie Helner, Ruth Mccormick
and Katherine Riggs last Monday and
Tuesday.
The following students of piano,
voice and harp took part in the re-
citals: Katharyn Murphy, Dorothy
Valone. Donnamae Gaunt, Ruth
Heylmun, Mildred Collins, Martha
Fleming, Ruthellen Platt. Selma
Bronston, Helen Smith, Martha
Bowers, Susan Williams, Ruthe
Jacobs, Alice McCluskey, Ruth Farrell,
Betty Bevan, Cornelia Haley, Mary
Alice Burnett and Hilda Cato. Ac-
companist for the recitals was Ana
Stasia Henderson.
The last Of series OF musical at
homes given this season by Jessie
Masters, vocal teacher and director
OF the National Capital Choir, will
be held this afternoon in the Ro-
maine-Van Schaick room of the Uni
VersalBt National Memorial Church
from 4:30 to $50 Miss Masters will
present as soloists Angeline Grace,
mezzo soprano; Irene Koehl, soprano,
and Howard Ludwig, tenor, with H.
jerome Graham as accompanist. The
guest soloist will be Herman r. Hoff-
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PIANO IMAGERY
in AID OF CHINA

STANLEY oLMsTED will give a
program entitled "The Piano as
Imagery" at the Washington Club on
Friday evening at s:45 o'clock. The
proceeds of the recital will go to the
aid to China" movement. Featured
on the program will be compositions
by Eastwood Lane, played for the
first time in Washington, and Mr..
Lane will attend the performance.
The full program will be as follows:
l "a, Eastwood Lane pieces:
Abelard and Heloise"
.Powwow Dance with Forest Song"
Sea Burial
tb) Ocean" "Etude. Opus 25. No.
10, IISs; Chopin
Prelude in I Major"
.".Nocturne;r "Etude in F Minor
Co. MacDowell imagery:
Mid Winter
&c, WI The g snsrks 5ns W!sD' C1esEtince,les.,
, ~ .,,, Moszkowski
tal Desire tprelude) Scriabine
ballet)
Fountain Play" C"Jeux d'eau")
Intermissi0n.
d From Eastwood Lanes Sold Down the
River C'Uncle Toms Cabin'D
Simon Legree and the Driven Slaves
Little, Eva golden curls, pinkey
cheekS)
"Sold Down the River" tchug of the
steamboat. banjo strumming, wall
Of song or sobbing)
''Dirge for Little Eva
Little Eva Goes, to Heaven
D ta) Caprice ("Cello Song") Arensky
b) Edouard Schuett lyrics:
HARLEQUIN with Piccolo'
Dreaming Pierrot"
"Etude Mignon''
~ Tine White Peacock" Critics
(b) Etude THE Wave") MoszkoWski
Evening star., 1938-05-15
Music Notices.

NOTICES intended for tn
clusi0n in the Sunday
Music page must be received
by the Music Editor not later
than the preceding Tuesday
at noon. Notices drrivinQ
after that time cannot be in
serted in the page. They
must Be typepyitten.
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American Conductors
Should Create Field
Few in Musical World, Though
Public Has Opportunity
To Assist Talent.
By Alice EverSman.

Us1ANs the whole are being very we'll cared for what with inn
nU
their
instruction