The Washington times., 1938-01-22

delightful bit of English impress
Sions by Delius entitled "On
Hearing the First Cukoo in
Spring" and Rimsky- Korsabow'S
Russian Easter overture, COM
plete the program.
CANADIAN BY BIRTH
Sir Ernest is a Canadian by
birth. Germany interned him
during the great war and he i'm
proved his time setting Swim
burne's ode "Engla d" for
chorus and orchestra. He was
knighted three years ago for his
important services to Canadian
music and has conducted the
Toronto orchestra since 1881.
Miss PoSelt is making her first
Washington appearance. She
was born in Medford, Mass, in
1911 and made her first public
appearance at the age Of 6. DR..
Walter Damrosch, who has given
many young Americans their
first engagements, presented her
with the New York Symphony
when she was IA.
WON COVETED AWARD
Thereafter, she won a Schu-
bert Memorial Contest and made
her first American tour. Since
then she has studied with Thi-
baud and has played with or
chestras of England, France, Bel
gium, Germany, Austria, Italy,
Spain and Seden and was the
first American woman violiniSt
to tour Russia.
An unusual accent in broad.
casts will be achieved by the
third annual MacDowell Festi-
val which opens over C. B. S. to-
morrow at 3 (E. S. To, with a
performance of that masters
symphonic poem "Launcelot
and Elaine" under the baton of
Georges Enesco. The famous
Philharmonic Symphony is the
orchestra. The Festival is spon-
sored by the MacDowell Colony
League of Southern California.
The colony, however, is located
at Peterborough, N. H, on the
former summer estate of the
composer. 1t was converted
more than Is years ago to pro-
vide a place where native crea-
tive artists active in every field
could work under favorable con-
0itionS.
A program of Shakespeare
songs by Cornelia Harkness, will
be presented Sunday in Barker
Hall Y. w. C. A. Miss HarknesS
will be assisted by Hetty Hark-
ness, pianist. and William E.
Bryant, reader.
Ezio PIMA, famous Italian
basso of the Metropolitan Opera,
and Orlando Barera, Italian
violinist, will present the pro
gram at the Townsend musicale
In the Mayflower Hotel, Monday
morning. Mr.. Pima will offer
an aria from The Magic Flute
of Mozart. a classic group by
Handel, and Logrenzi, modern
songs by Buenoncini, Falconieri,
Cimara and Tosti and a IA
nous aria from Verdi's Simon
Boccabarga." Mr.. Barera lists
ancient pieces by Veracini and
Tartini. IT Palpiti," by Paga'
mini, and modern pieces by Piz
zetti, Castlenuovo-Tedesco, and
Pilati.
The Lovette Choral Club will
present Julia Schelling in the
second of her lecture-recitals
for the present season, Monday
evening, in the studio of the
American Pen Women, ORATOR
Hotel. Miss Schelling's theme
will be THE Music Dramas o.
Wagner" The chorus, undel
Eva Whitford Lovette, will pre-
sent the Pilgrims Chorus
from 'Tannhaeuser." Nellie
\ Barber Brooks will sing Hail
Hall of Song" and Hazel Cake
Elizabeth's Prayer" from thu
same opera in Illustration of thl
lecture.
The U. S. Navy Band Sym
phony Orchestra, Lieut.. Charlie
Benter, conductor, will play il
Sail Loft, Navy Yard. Thurs
day evening at $50 o'clock
The program will include; suite
catalonia" by Albeniz; "Magi
Music" and finale from "Pal
sifal," Wagner; "Mephist'
Waltz" Liszt; Foster Melodies
GuZman; rhumba from Secon,
symphony, Mcdonald; sixtl
(PastoraD symphony by Beet
hoyen.
The candle light concerts O
the Washington Chamber Musi
Society will be continued at tn
Phillips Memorial Gallery Nor
day at 5 p. m. with a program
by the Washington Strln
Quartet.
Wesley Howard, violiniSt, wi
be heard in recital at Rank
Memorial Chapel, Howard Un
versity, Tuesday evening pla,
ing q Handel sonata, the Bac
Chaconne, and briefer items b
DVorak, Paganini, Coleridg
Taylor, White and Dett.
The q. S. Marine Band, Cap
TaVlor BranSon leader, will pla