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Gems
Performances to
Be Given at
The RialtO.

A MONG the musical events this
week will be the two performances
by the Columbia Grand Opera Co. of
New York on Saturday, both afternoon
and evening. of Grand Opera High
lights at the Rialto Theater. These
two performances will be sponsored by
the Board Of Lady Managers of the
Convent of the Perpetual Alteration in
Washington. and the entire proceeds
from the benefit will 60 towards the
building and maintenance fund of the
convent, which is known throughout
the United States for its charity and
its good works in providing ceremonial
necessities to poor churches in far
away communities.
With cast including seven singing
artists who have achieved q wide
reputation this season in this program
OF the gems of grand opera, a diff
ferent combination of four operas will
be sung at each performance, but
with all the singers appearing both
afternoon and evening.
For the Saturday matinee at 23O
o'clock, Mascagni's Cavaliers Rusti-
cana" will be sung followed by Leon
cavallo's "Pagliacci," and for the Sec
ond part Of the program. there will
be offered two Of Verdi's operas,
Aida" and "Rigoletto."
The evening performance will fea-
ture two more Verdi operas, opening
the program with La Traviata" and
closing with II Trovatore," with
BiZet.s Carmen" and Donizettis S
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Reviews of RECORDINGS

inence given to this instrument in
these works.
While not one Of the greatest of
Mozart's output for string ensemble,
this quartet has all the brightness
and vivacity of spirit which was his
to command, even when in such sore
straits as that which surrounded him
when fulfilling the Kings commission.
It has grace of line, which few mod
ern composers have ever been able to
copy, and beautifully spun melodies
of inspiring simplicity. The Kolisch
Quartet givese it a finely tempered
reading, the recording being taken at
one of the rehearsals preceding the
opening concert Of the Town Hall
series.
When the other quartets planned
by the Victor company appear, which
will be fit into the public series, one
Of the most valuable collections of
string quartet music will be available.
Perhaps it will result in more of this
music being heard in private homes, a
consequent familiarity with the style
and in the end q complete disappear
ance of the formal attitude toward this
delightful branch of music.
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Bach Birthday.
THE Washington Choral *

ne washington Choral Society,
conducted by Louis A. Potter.
will present The Passion According
to st. Matthew" by J. s. Bach, In
March. at the Washington Cathedral,
IN honor Of the birthday Of the great
composer, which Is on March 21. Due
to the absence from the city on that
date Of the musicians of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. who will
assist in the rendition, the actual
presentation Of the musical MASTER
piece will occur on March 70.
1t Is greatly desired by Mr.. Potter
to augment the present number of
singers in the Choral Society from
$50 to 200 for this occasion, and to
that end additions will be held each
tuesday night, beginning this week,
at 1880 O'Clock at Central High School,
preceding the regular rehearsal Of
the chorus, which always takes place
each week on Tuesday ut 3 o'clock,
The Washington Choral Society has
been invited to participate in the
concert by the National Symphony
Orchestra on February s, in Consti-
tuition Hall, when DR.. Walter DAM
rosch will conduct the orchestra,
and when two Of his own compost
tions, "Ode to Lincoln" and Zine
Feste Burg" will be the choral parts
of the program. Singers joining the
Choral Society this week will have
opportunity to sing on this occasion,
with Dr.. Damrosch conducting both
ufchestra and singerk t..
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In Local
Music Circles
PROGRAM for two plan

A PROGRAM for two pianos,
" given by Louise Ryan Nc
| ~ Nerney and Myra Whitney
a Hall, will be heard at the Mu-
! sic Hour at the Y. w. c. A., at Seven
teenth and K streets, at S o'clock this
afternoon. William Hayghe. tenor,
accompanied by Villa Semple, will
also appear or the program. Men and
women are cordially invited to at
tend these hours each Sunday at
o'clock.
The Friday Morning Music Club
will present Sade Styron and Isabelle
Hutson, pianists, and Lily Garrett,
contralto, at its regular meeting in
Barker Hall on Friday at 1880
o'clock.
Two important meetings of the
Rubinstein Club will be held at the
Willard Hotel. today at 2:45 o'clock
and Tuesday evening at 7:45 o'clock
The soloist for the concert, which
is to be January IS, will be John
lockwood, baritone. of New York.
The third of series of musical at
homes given by Jessie Masters, vocal
teacher and director of the National
Capital Choir, will be held this after
noon in the Romaine-van Schaick
room of the Universalist National
Memorial Church from 4:3O to $50.
Miss Masters will present as soloists
Irene Koehl, soprano, and Howard
Ludwig, tenor-both soloists of the
National Capital Choir. The guest
artist Of the afternoon will be NAL
ton Boyce, pianist. H. Jerome Graham
will be accompanist.
The Piano Teachers Forum, Thelma
Callahan, president, will hold its jan
uary meeting in the Homer L. Kit
Co. recital hall, 1880 g street NV,
Thursday at 10:45 am, when Eleanor
Hulburt, pianist and teacher, will be
the artist. The public is invited.
Thelma Callahan presented a group
Of her pupils in studio recital yes
terday. Those playing solos and two
piece numbers were Harriet Shearer,
Dorothy Fielder, Wilmer Schantz, Jean
woodward, Doris Frazier, Marian Bon
avita, Margaret Evans, Jean Macy,
Harrison Leffier, Ann Filgate, Olive
Rickard, Virginia Baker, Betty
OToole, Janet Mallorey, Olive Fewell,
Jean Oliver, Fred Powell, June Rem
shaw. Virginia and Gary Bradford,
Roy Dunavent, Alva Clark, Jacqueline
Lewis, Virginia Raymond, Sibyl Green
leaf, Dorothy Rudy, Genevieve Bill
himer, Helen Shearer and 10 Ann
Allen.
DR.. Walter Bauer spoke on "Maer-
chenoper and Volkslied" before MEM
bers and guests Of the German Lit
erary Society, which held its monthly
meeting last night at the home Of the
founder president, Anita Schade.
Arias from HumperdinckS 'Haensel
and Gretel" were sung by Helen Neu-
meyer Perry, contralto, and Myrtle
Barnes, soprano. Mrs. Perry also sang
. number Of famous old German
folksongs.
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Concert Schedule

TODAY.
The Finnish University Chorus,
Martti Turunen, conductor,
Constitution Hall, 4 pm.
William Holden, piano recital.
Sulgrave Club. 4 pm.
Edward Henneberry, piano re-
cital, Roosevelt Hotel, $50 pm.
Louise Ryan McNerney. Myra
Whitney Hall duo-piano pro-
gram. assisted by William
Hayghe, tenor, Y. M. c. A., 5
pm.
MONDAY.
Pierre Luboshutz and Genia Menu
croft. duo-pianists; Lauritz
Melchior tenor, Mayflower
Hotel, ll:15 am.
Navy Band, Sail Loft, Navy Yard,
2p.m.
Army Band, Army Band Audito-
rum, 6 pm.
TUESDAY.
Gina Cigna, Metropolitan Opera
soprano, Constitution Hall, $50
pm.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
National Symphony Orchestra.
DR.. Hans Kinder, conductor:
Vienna Choir Boys. soloists,
Constitution Hall, $50 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, 9
pm.
THURSDAY.
Layman's Music Course, Harriet
johnson. lecturer, Barker Hall,
$50 pm.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra,
Sail Loft. Navy Yard, $50 pm.
Army Band. Army Band Audi
torium, $3.50 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday Morning Music Club, Sade
Styron and Isabelle Hutson,
pianists; Lily Garrett, contralto;
Barker Hall, 1880 am.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
pm.
SATURDAY.
Grand Opera High Lights" the
Columbia Grand Opera Co. Of
New York, Rialto Theater; mat
inee, 2:30 PM; evening, $50
pm.
Army Band, Army Band Audi
torium, 1880 am.
Soldiers Home Band Orchestra,
$50 pm.
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SECOND SEMESTER
AT MUSIC COLLEGE

THE second semester of the Wash.
ington College of Music opens
January 81; semi-annual examina.
tons are being held this week. To.
morrow evening marks the opening Of
Edwin Hughes series of lectures on
the development of modern piano
technique. At the recent annual meet.
ing of the Music Teachers National
Association in Pittsburgh Mr.. Hughes
was chosen president for the next two
years, succeeding Earl Moore Of the
University of Michigan.
Fanny Roberts. executive head Of
the College of Music, and H. Spiyak
of the music division of the Library
OF Congress appeared before the board
OF the national association to extend
an invitation, which was accepted. to
meet in Washington next holiday sea.
son. In conjunction with the Amer
lcan Musicological Society and the
National Association of Schools of
Music four-day session will be held.
bringing over 500 members to the
city.
Word has been received that Nadia
Boulanger of the Fontainbleau School
IN France will do her first teaching
OF this season at the College of Music
on February and S. Arriving short
ly in this country Nine. Boulanger is
engaged to conduct the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra, establishing a prec-
edent, since she is the first woman
to assume this duty. She will also
teach at Radcliff College, including
in her student membership, contrary
to tradition, men from the music de.
partment of Harvard University.
The recital today at the Sulgrave
Club by William Holden. pianist, is
first in the seasons faculty programs.
Emanuel zetlin, head of the violin
department, will play a joint recital
with Stephanie Schehatowitsch, pian-
ist, at the Sulgrave Club on February
n for the Washington Music Teach.
ers Association.
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BY ALICE EvERsMAN.

1t is dimcult for many people, even
If musically inclined, to picture an era
when string quartet music was a sort
Of popular diversion OF the time. To-
day it is regarded as serious music
which must be listened to for its cul-
tural value and only occasionally really
enjoyed. 1t is. too quiet in tone, too
lacking in the excitement which nov
city numbers or even the great SYM
phonies bring to claim the attention
Of the greater majority Of people.
This is truly sad, for the quartet liter
ature has been enriched by all the
great composers, who found in it a
sympathetic form in which their best
ideas could be expressed.
There has been a decided effort
made to dispel this strange and for
NAL attitude toward string ensemble
by the Library of Congress Founda-
tions which operate in this city and
by groups all over the country which
have specialized in this type of music.
The years bit of news in this regard
is the announcement Of the SPONSOR
ship by the New Friends of Music
Of . series of chamber music at Town
Hall in New York. With far-seeing
promptness, the Victor company has
seized this opportunity to record the
works played at these concerts and
thereby provide q library of out
standing works performed by the best
ensemble groups Of the world. The
frst Of these recordings has appeared
In the form of Mozart's Quartet in
B Flat, X. $780," played by the Kolisch
Quartet, Rudolph Kolisch and Felix
Khuner, violins: Eugen Lehner, viola,
and Benar Heifetz, cello. The record
Is No. M-407 In the Musical Master
piece series.
Now all one has to do is to sit in
the quiet. coy atmosphere Of ones
own living room. turn on the phono-
graph with this record to find out just
what is the charm that made chamber
music 30 beloved century and q half
ago. Mosart wrote this quartet. to-
gether with two others, for the King
of Prussia, who rewarded the composer
with . gold snu1f box. some money
and . letter Of thanks. The King
himself was cellist, which may have
been his reason for commissioning the
composer to write quartets and which
Also accounts for the datteriny prom
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organists and each country had sew
eral who were given particular honor.
They seemed to have Travelled extern
sively and to have made known their
art wherever they were received. Com
posing for the organ and for choral
singing was on high plane, and the
special musical services which later
earned Buxtehude fame when he ini-
tiated his "Abendmusik" in Lubbock
were already q much liked part Of the
life Of other cities.
Queen Christine's musical activities
were the talk of her own as well As
surrounding countries. She did not
hesitate to deplete the treasury of
Sweden to foster her liking and spent
enormous sums on the importation of
foreign artists. Every italian, French
or Polish artist Of renown was in
vited to appear at her court and the
composers Of her day We'd with each
other in composing various pageants,
ballet and choral music in the pres
entation Of which the Queen and her
court often took part. The town of
Helsingor was on the route between
the two countries and the travellers
who stopped there had many tales to
tell of the. splendors and the artistic
enterprises which the Queen spon-
sored.
ALL OF this must have been known
to the young Buxtehude persuing
his quiet studies of the organ with
his father. He was not 4 wonder
child. nor In fact is there any men,
ton OF him as performer. It is
known that he went later to Hamburg,
then celebrated As music center, to
study, and since many famed organ
lists were congregated there. he un-
doubtedly had contact with them.
Wars and pestilence ragged in the
northern countries about this time,
and music had to be. in great part,
abandoned. Buxtehude,s family suf-
fered also during this trying time and
an indelible impression OF sorrow and
misery must have been left with the
young man.
1t was after these trying expert
ences, and when Buxtehude was 81
years old, that he won the place of
organist in Lubbock. The musicians
Of the city were celebrated. so that
he stepped into a position which re-
quired an extraordinary talent to gain
first place. He seemed to have found
his milieu. however, and his amazing
activities as composer and performer
began almost at once and contributed
to the glory Of Lubbock for nearly 40
years. 1t was the aim OF every aspir-
ing musician to visit Lubbock and to
attend the famous evening concerts
when the works of Buxtehude were
always to be heard.
The inspiration which he aroused
in other musicians was, therefore.
widespread. and through the fertility
OF his genius he kept them striving for
perfection at q high pitch. Many of
his works have been lost to posterity,
but the renown of this man, who
accomplished great things 300 years
ago. is coming more and more to be
recognized. by the cultured musicians
of another era.
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Weede at Raleigh.
OBERT WEEDE nonular

ROBERT WEEDE, popular Ameri-
can baritone, made his first ap-
pearance at the Metropolitan Opera
House last week in the Sunday night
opera concert-singing the role Of
Germont tn "Traviata" and that of
Escamillo in Carmen" He shared
the program with Nino Martini, Rene
Maison, Vina. Bovy and Helen Olheim.
; Mr.. Weede will make his Washing
ton recital debut In the Cont -Beren-
guer concert series at the Raleigh
Hotel ballroom on Wednesday eve
ming, February 2. Clelia Fioravanti,
we'll known meszo-soprano, who won
fine praise from critics and public
in her appearance with the Wash
ington Popular Opera Association's
production Of "The Barber of Seville"
at Constitution Hall last November,
will appear with Mr.. Weede.
Tickets and program for the recital
may b secured at the Raleigh Hotel
Of Kits, 1880 q street NV.
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SULCRAVE CLUB HAS
HOLDEN PROGRAM

WILLIAM HOLDEN. pianist, plays
w his fifth annual recital this
afternoon at the Sulgrave Club at 4
o'clock. Mr. Holden has been a men,
Der OF the faculty of the Washing
ton College Of Music for the past
four years. He spent the summer in
New York City as a member of the
piano class Of Edwin Hughes, guest
teacher Of the college
The program today lists three
Choral Preludes," -Busoni; the
Brahms IF Minor Sonata; List S
"Sposalizo Etude." from the Years of
Pilgrimage" and the "Valse Oubliee";;
two Chopin "Etudes from Opus 25,
No. S In E Minor and No. II in c
Minor; the Poulenc "Toccata":; and
the Rachmaninoff "Valse in A. Opus
Is. No O." and the "Etude Tableau
In E fiat, Opus 80, No. T."
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cipally connected with that famous
walk Of so miles which Bach made in
order to hear the great organist Of
Lubbock. Organists, naturally, are bet
ter acquainted with his writings, but
the man and his work and influence
on musical composition registers faint
ly with most music students.
Part OF this is due to the fact that
little is known of Buxtehude's life
before he took over the priced post of
organist at the Marienkirche OF Lu.
beck. Here he was Immediately placed
In the public eye of that day, and he
seemed to have been ready to put into
practice new ideas which gave a fresh
impetus to the musical life of Ger
many and the surrounding countries
With the opportunities which his posi-
ton opened up for him, his genius,
which until then seems to have been
IN the process Of developing, sprang
into full Towering and he was soon
acclaimed as one of the most outstand-
Ing men in music of that time.
THE influences at work during the
early years of his life, when he
was comparatively obscure as regards
fame, can only be surmised from the
environment in which he lived and
the character of the musical life Of
that period. For music was not al
lowed to lie fallow nor was there any
routine in its development. Through
many years Buxtehude lived in the
midst Of great musical activity, even
If he took no part in it. but 1t can be
imagined that he absorbed whatever
new came to hand and quietly con-
tinued in his studies and In perfecting
himself
Buxtehude was born in 1887. in Hell
Singer, Denmark, where his father was
oreanist in the st. OLAF Church for 80
years. It can be supposed that the
father instructed his son in music in
his early years and without doubt the
boy was constantly at his fathers side
during the church services and other
musical affairs when he was required
to play. He early learned that the
profession of organist was q highly
respected one. for there in the church
where his father played was an ornate
tablet to the memory of his fathers
predecessor. while the organ itself was
embellished with verses from the
Psalms and figures of the muses., all
combining to prove to the child the
sacredness of music and its high place
as an art.
THE town of his birth was one of
the richest In the realm and
many advantages accrued to it from
Its position on the sea and the fortress
Of Kronoberg at its gates, which
oftentimes housed royal visitors. The
finest scholars and artists visited the
city, many Of the professors remain
ing to teach in the schools. Not far
away was Sweden, where the ener-
getic and art-loving Christine reigned
while across the water lay the great
musical centers OF Hamburg and
Danzlg.
Many celebrated musicians were
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THE Finnish Chorus is composed Of
members Of the Student Singers Of
Helsinki University, the Finnish name
Of which is usually abbreviated "Y.
L. Organized in 1883 and for Is
years under the direction Of Prof.
Heikki Klemetti, the "Y. L." has con-
tributed materially to the art Of Fin
nish choral music, now admittedly at
high level. For years, Finland,s
greatest composers, including Sibelius
himself, have contributed many Of
their greatest choral works to this or
ganization.
Seats for the Finnish Chorus con-
cert are available at the Constitution
Hall box ONCE after 10 O'Clock this
morning.
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minds one Of vivaldi and even Of
Bach, were it not for the more
"Italianate" slow parts and the finale
which seems inspired by the Gigues Of
Corelli.
In one 6f his letters Deb,lssy SAYS:
rs there finer emotion for q man
than to remain unknown for cen.
turies, and Of whom one accidentally
discovers the secret?" And he con.
tinues: ITO be one Of those men
that is the only valuable form Of
glory"
If this be so land We doubt not
that he meant 1t, harassed as this
over-sensitive man was by fame and
It's drawbacks) it makes up for what
might otherwise be considered to be
pitiable neglect during and after the
lifetime Of such a fine artist as
(among many others) Manfredini
must have been.
HE other works to be performed
by the orchestra will be, first of
all, the prelude to the opera "Meister.
singer" by Wagner, for which we re-
ceive constant requests. Small Won.
der, when We consider the ever-re-
turning rich beauties of this superb
score, beauties Of melody and har.
mony and counterpoint, of gaiety and
Wit and fervor and magnificence
which are equally irresistible to the
artist and the layman.
For the finale Of this concert the
orchestra will play a first perform.
ance OF .nocturne by our concert
master, Frederick Dvonch, a modern
mood picture" of delicate and
charming color.
We will end with the contrasting
savagery and the flamingly brilliant
oolors and the impetuous rhythms Of
the Russian Sailors Dance" by
Gliere, known under the name Of
'Yablotchko."
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Lucia di Lammermoor" completing

Lucia di Lammermoor" completing
the program.
The singers will be Elda Ercole and
Luisa Coronina, sopranos: Adelaide de
Loca, mezzo soprano; Mario Palermo
and Stanley Vesta, tenors: Alfredo
Chigi and Anthony Mill. baritones.
The matinee performance is at 2:3o
and the evening performance at $50
pm. The Board of Lady Managers Of
the Convent of the Perpetual Adora-
ton has placed tickets on sale at the
T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
where they may be obtained at pop.
ular prices, tax exempt.
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Gina Cigna
Has Debut
Tuesday
Opera Star Offers
First Recital in
Washington.

GINA CIGNA, French Italian prima
donna soprano of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Associations who scored an
outstanding vocal and dramatic tri-
umph on the occasion of her Metro
politan Opera debut last season, and
who was heard with the Metropolitan
during the last week in leading roles
in Aida" and Norma" will make
her recital debut in Washington at
Constitution Hall on Tuesday evening
At $50 o'clock. under the manage
ment Of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey.
Nine. Cigna will sing the following
program:
g Del Mic Dolce Ardor" -Gluck
~. Ssnza' ~, p Danza Faneiulii zDurante
"Divinites du styx oop GIuck
1nyitn.,o1 '.voe,Ii.. r,,,g. as voyage -H DYp.rs
"Adieu'' and 'Toujours" Faure
Air des Bijoux" tFaust Gounod
Intermtssi0n.
".
"Triste riS.,, est le steppe" and lie
"Jsi Aim. dTAmour" and Les L@isHie''0n Eaax
de Prlntemps' ~-------- -Rachmannon
Invite Ala DANA" --Respiehi
Pace Mic Dio' ---V Verdi
Born near Paris of French and
Italian parentage. Nine. Cigna has
been singing professionally for eight
years. during which time she has ap-
peared in every major opera house Of
Europe and South America. Her
artistic talent first revealing itself. in
piano music and through painting,
Cigna did not seriously take up vocal
music until Arturo Toscanini, the
great conductor, heard her at Milan
and offered her a contract to appear
at La Scala. She made her debut there
in an Italian version of "Rheingold," I"
and two years later accepted an in
vitation to appear at Teatro Reale in
Rome. which definitely established
her as an international operate figure.
Seats for the Cigna recital are
available at the Constitution Hall box
ONCE after 10 o'clock this morning.
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Martti Turune1, director of
the Student Singers OF Hell
sinki University, en- tour in
this country, In their Wash
ington debut OF Finnish music
at Constitution Hall this aft
ernOOn.
Evening star., 1938-01-16

Dr.. Basil Toutorsky, pianist and
composer. director Of the music Sec
ton of the American International
Academy In Baltimore, established for
the promotion Of arts and science in
1898. announces the re-opening Of q
residence studio in Washington at
1925 Sixteenth street NV. Piano and
theoretical subjects will be taught
Additions are by appointment. DR..
Toutorsky was recently awarded the
degree Of . doctor Of music by the
academy. t