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Evening star., 1938-10-23
National Music Year
Becomes Reality.

" A MEXICAN MUSIC YEAR." pro-
claimed in the late spring by
Mrs. Vincent Hilles Ober of Norfolk,
Va, president of the National Fed
GRAFTON of Music Clubs, as the chief
project of the organization for the
coming months, was formally
launched at the annal meeting of
the Board of Directors, held in Chi
cago.
Officers and directors from IS States
pledged the cooperation OF more than
1900 clubs In promoting mass sing
ing in communities throughout Amer
lea. furthering the performance OF
opera in English, creating additional
orchestras to Offset the great number
of bands and sponsoring the presenta-
ton of the works of American COM
posers by American artists.
An immediate drive will be initiated
at the suggestion of Mrs. Edgar Still
man Kelley, national legislation chair
man, to increase the number of State
supervisors of music In the United
States from to 48. Communities
are asked to follow the example of
Chicago, which has just proclaimed
an opera week. and set week aside
for gala opera presentations, coupled
with the conclusions of contests which
will give young native artists an op-
portunity to participate in opera as q
recognition of superior musical talent.
One resolution was passed which
had no specific reference to American
music, but which urged that the
United States take the lead in using
the gospel Of music" as an antidote
for the current war mania by en-.
couraging performance Of the music
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Publish SeXtet.

The Society for the Publication OF
American Music. A. Walter Kramer.
president, will publish this season. IN
addition to Douglas Moore's quartet
for strings previously announced.
sextet, op. 80. for flute. oboe, clarinet.
bassoon. horn and piano. by Edward
Burlingame Hill, which was given its
first performance several years ago at
the Pittsfield (Mass.) Chamber Music
Festival The works are this season
being published for the society by the
Galaxy Music Corp. New York.
Prof. Hill is we'll known to the
American public as the composer OF
three symphonies and other orchestral
works played by the major symphony
orchestras in this country. He is also
the composer of many chamber music
works which have had frequent per-
formances The sextet for these five
wind instruments and piano Is an
addition to the small list of compost
tions for this combination. The
society has previously published Prof.
Hills sonata for clarinet and piano in
1927.
Prof. Hill was born in 1872 in Cam
bridge, Mass, where he still resides.
His grandfather was president OF
Harvard University and his father was
professor of chemistry there. He him.
self joined the faculty as instructor
in 1908, in 1918 was made professor
of music and in 1928 became chair
man of the division of music. He has
contributed articles to various maga-
zines and is the author of q book,
Modern French Music"
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Award at Concert.

The annual Founders day concert
of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Foundation in the Library of Con-
gress will take place in the Coolidge
Auditorium on Sunday evening, Octo-
Der 80. at $50 pm. The Coolidge and
Gordon String Quartets will play the
following program:
Quartet in G major. Op. 1S. No."
Coolidge Quartet.
Quartet 193S)" - Bridge
Gordon Quartet.
''Octet. Op 7" Enesco
Gordon and Coolidse Quartets.
The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Medal for eminent services to cham
Der music will be awarded at this con-
cert and it is expected that Mrs. Cool
idge will be present to make the award
Tickets for this concert will be dis
tributed through the box office at
Julius Garfinckel & Co., Fourteenth
and F streets NV. There will be a
service charge Of Is cents per ticket.
Reservations may be made by tele-
phone.
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Violin Scholarship.

Kemp Stillings. master teacher OF
New York, has established violin
scholarship in memory of Silas w.
Rowland, late Guggenheim partner
and president of the Chess Club,
supplementing the scholarship insti-
tuted by Mrs. Rowland five years ago.
The five students accepted under
the initial Rowland scholarship have
since won professional positions and
NAV be found in the NJ B. c., Friends
of Music. st. Louis, Dallas and Pitts
burgh Symphony Orchestras.
The new scholarship Is a means
of paying back in kind" according to
Miss Stillings. Her own career began
under similar auspices when she
crossed the ocean alone at the age
Of IL to compete with 60 others seek
ing tuition under Joachim In Ger
many. Miss Stillings took first prize
in this contest. proceeding to the st.
Petersburg Conservatory Of Music on
J. M. Longyear scholarship the next
year, where she studied with Leopold
Auer In addition to conducting mas
ter classes, Miss stillings heads the
music department at Rutgers Univer-
dty.
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Performances Here
By Opera Singers.

Joseph Bentonelli, brilliant American
tenor OF the Metropolitan Opera, heads
a group of outstanding opera singers
who will be heard here this winter in
performances of "Lohengrin," Bar
tered Bride" "Boheme" and "Manon"
tMasseneD, sponsored by the WASH
ington Popular Opera Association.
According to A. Cont Berenguer,
general director Of the association, the
company's stars will include Emma
Redell, noted Wegnerian soprano of
the Chicago Civic Opera: Margarita
Salvi, coloratura soprano of the Paris
Opera and Chicago Civic Opera; Vir-
gilio Lazzari. leading bass of the Met
ropolitan Opera. and Mario Cozzi,
baritone of the San Carlo Opera and
popular radio artist.
The opera season will be under the
artistic direction of Amelia Cont. The
musical director will be Maestro
Alfredo Padovani, director general Of
the opera season at the Teatro
Municipal of Santiago. Chile Although
a Chilean. Maestro Padovani is in
ternationally celebrated as an opera
leader, having directed in many of
the leading opera houses of Europe
for many years. including the Grand
Opera of Paris, Royal Opera Of Madrid,
La Scala of Milan. Royal Opera of
Rome, etc. Padovani will bring with
him from Italy for the Washington
opera a sensational new tenor-Mario
Berna-who won great success at the
Royal Opera of Malta last season.
Subscriptions to these performances,
scheduled for February l3. IA. Is and
l6 in Constitution Hail. will be received
at the Homer L. Kilt Co., 1880 G
street.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

One Of the most powerful works
which the Victor Co. has released is
the Sonata" by Ernest Bloch, played
by Josef Gingold, violinist, and Beryl
Rubinstein, pianist. Although with
out = program, it says much in an
original and telling way. There is
the harshness of practicability side
by side with a mysticism of great
purity and exalta ton logically bound
together by the genius of the com
poser.
The opening movement is almost
terrifying in its brusqueness. 1t is full
of revolt fiery and denunciatory of
all the injustice of the world, and the
sonata concludes on a sardonic note,
. startling climax Of the whole. Be-
tween these two violent expressions
Of feeling comes one of the most
peculiarly detached and mystical bits
of writing in the sonata literature.
It is said to have been written under
the impressions received from read
ing book on Tibet and as such
has caught the complete unWorldliness
of an ancient cult religiously safe
guarded in the snowbound Himalayas.
1t was written and published during
the composers first years OF resi-
dence in the United States, when he
fulfilled the post of director of the
Cleveland Institute of Music. A man
imbued with the traditions of the
Jewish race and responding to their
musical direction in every fiber of his
being, Bloch stands today as one of
the most massive and original COM
posers in the modern idiom.
The two artists give superb per-
formance, meeting the many intrica-
cies and difficulties of the score with
fine artistry. Josef Gingold, now
member Of the orchestra of the N. B.
c. directed by Toscanini was ac-
claimed by Ysaye as one of the most
outstanding of the young violinists
after his debut in Brussels. Mr.. Ru-
binstein, who has been heard fire.
quently at the Library of Congress, is
head of the piano department of the
Cleveland Institute.
Another recording of rare charm
sorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition"
by the Philadelphia Orchestra, with
Eugene Ormandy conducting. This
charming and delightful work is dis
tinguished. in this recording, by an
extreme delicacy of effect as vital as
II words described the moods of the
visitor in the picture gallery as he
views the various exhibits
Although designed in the first place
for the piano, its tonal possibilities
have inspired two transcriptions for
orchestra The first was made by
Maurice Ravel and performed by Mr..
Koussevitsky, first in Paris and later
In Boston. Some 10 years later
Lucien Cailliet, whose arrangements
1T the Bach fnoues have been played
here, was commissioned by Ormandy
to write new version, which is the
one here reproduced, although the
other has also been recorded by Victor.
Faced with the difIiculty Of avoiding
any imitation Of Ravel, Mr.. Cailliet
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Cellist Engaged.
OTTO ORTMANN. di

OTTO ORTMANN, director of the
Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore.
announces the appointment to the
violoncello department of the con-
servatory of Diran Alexanian, the WELL
known cello teacher.
Mr.. AleXanian, who was born in
Constantinople and brought up in the
environment of a musical family,
studied with Grutzmacher in Dresden,
Germany. and has for II years taught.
with Pablo Casals, the advanced
classes in cello at the Ecole Normale
de Musique de Paris. 1t was Casals
who appointed Alexanian to the head
of the cello department at the Ecole
Normale, founded especially for him,
and where he attracted a number of
American students.
Mr.. Alexanian has toured England
and the Continent with many recital
engagements as soloist and as a mem.
ber of the trio with Enesco and Casals,
and is known both in Europe and in
this country as an outstanding teacher
Of his instrument. He is also the
author of very thorough and practi-
cal treatise on violoncello technique
Mr.. Alexanian assumed his duties at
the Peabody Conservatory with the
opening OF its fall term on October /.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Mexican Orchestra
TO Return Here.

Angel Mercado, noted Mexican COM
poser-conductor, returns to Washing
ton with his Mexican Tipica Orchestra
and soloists on Monday evening,
November 81. at the D. A. r. Con-
tinental Hall, Seventeenth and D
streets, the third concert appearance
here of this colorful group in less
than two years.
Senor Mercado, in arranging his
programs. has recognized the talent
not only Of many of his fellow Mexican
composers, but he has selected at wide
range a number of the most beautiful
compositions in all Latin American
musical history. He personally ar
ranges most of the numbers he pre-
sents and works out the orchestrations
in manner which is best suited to
his ensemble.
The performance this season again
features brilliant soloists-singers,
dancers and instrumentalists-an is
sponsored by Conti-Berenguer Concert
Management. Tickets and programs
will be available at Kits. 1880 G
street, and must be secured in advance
since none will be sold at Continental
Hall on the concert night.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Candlelight Music.

The dates of the candlelight con-
certs this year will be November 81,
December 10, January l6 and Febru-
ary 13. and. as always, they will be
presented by the Pro-Musica Quartet
of the Washington Chamber Music
Society at the Phillips Memorial GAL
lery on these Monday afternoons from
S until 6.
The attendance at these concerts is
limited by the size of the hall to 200
members, but as there are a few
vacancies this year, due to some men,
bers having left Washington, the
society will enroll new members in the
order Of their application. Mrs. John
M. Sternhagen, 1928 o street, is the
secretary-treasurer Of the organization.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Hotel ROosevelt's
Sunday Concert.

Francis Barnard, young American
bass-baritone, will give a program at
the regular Sunday concert at the
Hotel Roosevelt tonight.
At the age of IA Mr.. Barnard sang
the bass role in Haydn's Creation"
with civic festival chorus and orches-
ira. On his goth birthday he appeared
with the Cincinnati Symphony Or
chestra in "Salome," since that time
singing many operatic roles. His voice
is we'll known to the radio public, who
heard him for 2la years on coast-to-
coast programs on both the large net
works
At the A. G. o. convention in Gin
cinnati in 1887 Mr. Barnard conducted
the Cincinnati Madrigal Singers in
program Of madrigals. He was bass
soloist and assistant director at st.
Johns Unitarian Church in Cincin-
natl.
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Reviews of RECORDINGS

has done remarkable work in equal
ing that master of orchestration and
at the same time putting his own
stamp OF originality in it.
Among the works in the annual
special release by the Victor Co. of
European recordings are the Grieg
Quartet in G Minor, Op o." played
by the Budapest String Quartet, and
the Haydn symphony No. 100, in
G Major" recorded by the Vienna
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by
Bruno Walter.
Both of these works carry one lar
away from the complicated emotions
that have crept into the present day
writing and back to the serenity and
JOY in the sheer beauty of harmony.
After the soul-stirring themes of
Bloch, and even the sophisticated in
tent of Moussorgsky's delightful musi-
cal portraiture, it is refreshing to hear
again from those who reveled in mel
ody. Grieg is perhaps the loveliness
musical poet of all. He fashioned his
phrases on the same basis that in
spires a poet seemingly rejoicing in
the play of sound against sound.
He loved his native folk lore and
returned to it constantly for re-
newal of ideas. He has done this in
the quartet and used his themes for
the play of his genius and invention.
OF all the lovely songs given to
string instruments the second move
ment stands without peer. Allowing
the cello the first 'voicing of it with
its rich and resonant tone, he trans
fers it to the violin, which sings it
further with penetrating sweetness
Again and again the melody is re-
peated, as softly beautiful in the Buda-
pest players performance as can be
imagined.
Yet Grieg does not give himself
more than this short period of senti-
mental musing, for he has force and
vigor at his command and gayety,
too, as in the finale, which is a dance
rhythm patterned after the saltarello.
The entire work is spontaneous and
fluent and one that cannot help but
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with bit Of love Of music in his soul
Haydn's symphony No. 100" has
been called the Military Symphony"
for the use Of triangle, bass drum and
cymbals in the second and f1nal move
ments. 1t is one of the IL symphonies
that were composed at the instiga-
ton Of Salomon, the London man.
ager. Unfortunately it is a work
rarely included in the symphonic pro-
grams of the present time, suffering
the same neglect that has been the
portion of much Of Haydn's creation.
But the continual flow Of inspira-
tion which never seems to have de-
serted the composer when he took pen
in hand bursts forth from this SYM
phony with the opening measure and
keeps up without effort throughout.
Bruno Walter has a particular SYM
pathy evidently for the grace and
never failing charm Of the work and
interprets it with spirit. This record
ing offers an opportunity that should
be deeply welcome 10 hear more Of
Haydn's compositions.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Symphony to 1naugurate
New Season Next SUNDAY
Moriz Rosenthal, Famous Pianist, Will Be
Soloist, Choosing "Concerto in E Flat"
AS Tribute to Franz Liszt.

With the opening Of the National
Symphony Orchestra's eighth season
scheduled for next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock in Constitution Hall, first
rehearsals of the symphonic body
under its conductor, DR.. Hans Kinder.
will be held tomorrow and will con-
tinue through the week in preparation
for the new season.
Moriz Rosenthal, world-famous
pianist. celebrating the 50th ami
versary Of his debut on the American
concert platform, will be soloist at
the opening concert. In honor of
his great teacher, Franz Liszt, he has
chosen that composers piano Con-
certo in E Flat" for his presentation
with the orchestra For the remainder
of next Sundays program DR.. Kinder
has selected Glazounov's Overture
Solennelle," c. P. E. Bach's "Sinfonia
No. g." Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe"
Suite No. and "Sibelius' Finlandia."
AS the orchestra reassembles for
the first time since the final concert
of the Sunset Symphonies" at the
Potomac Water Gate last August IT..
several new faces will be observed in
the enlarged ensemble Because of
the success of the 1883 sustaining
fund campaign to which over 5000
Washingtonians contributed last spring.
it has been possible to increase the
size Of the National Symphony to its
former complement of 80 players.
Additions to last years group will be
made largely in the string sections
and will enable Dr. Kinder to enlarge
the symphonic repertoire this season
by adding works requiring a large
number of players
Most important addition to the or
chestra for the 1889 season is Millard
Taylor, new concertmaster, who for
the last seven years has been asso-
ciated with the Rochester Philhar-
monic Orchestra as a member of the
first violin section. A native of
Nebraska. Mr.. Taylor's talent for the
violin led him to enroll in the East
man School of Music in Rochester
where he studied under Gustav Tinlot
and, later. under William Kroll. His
undergraduate playing was outstand-
ing and resulted in his appointment
as concertmaster Of the Eastman SYM
phony. He graduated from the East
man School with the artists diploma,
highest award given by that institu-
ton. AS member of the Rochester
Philharmonic he has played under
q number Of distinguished conductors.
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including Jose Iturbi, now conductor
Of that orchestra
Another first desk man. new this
winter, will be Albert N. Upton, flutist,
whose playing will be recalled from
the Sunset Symphonies. Other new
first desk men are Leonard Nazetta,
oboe; Osborne McConathy, French
horn. and Philip Silverman, tuba.
The majority of key positions in the
orchestra. however. remain in the
same hands to which they have been
intrusted in the past. Howard Mitch
ell will again be principal cello; Ralph
Hersh. leader of the viola section;
Herman Brunk, contrabass; Sylvia
Meyer, harp; Gilbert STANCE, clarinet:
Adelchi Angelucci, bassoon; Lloyd
Geisler. trumpet: Robert Clark. trum-
bone, and Walter Howe, tympani.
George Gaul continues for his eighth
year as personnel manager OF the
orchestra.
Adding to the already large list Of
new works to be performed this sea-
son, DR.. Kinder announced this week
the world premiere of another Ameri-
can work-"Seven Visions'-by the
well-known Washington composer and
pianist, La Sale Spier. The orches-
trail work, recently completed by Mr..
Spier, is cyclical in form, its seven
sections being developed from the
same group of themes. Already an
nounced have been the world pre-
mleres OF three other important
American works, symphony by Roy
Harris, piano concerto by Paul
Nordhoff and suite of Miniatures"
by Isidore Freed
Now rs years old, Moriz Rosenthal
comes to Washington next Sunday
for his second appearance with the
National Symphony here. His per-
formance last year when he played
the Schumann piano concerto was
hailed as one Of the most exciting of
the season by critics and public alike.
Pupil Of Joseffy and List, friend Of
Brahms, Rubinstein, Johann Strauss
and many other great musicians of
the 18th century, Rosenthal in per-
sonality and playing typihes the
golden age of virtuoso pianism. As
master technician he is unsurpassed
by any pianist of his time, and his in
terpretive ability keeps pace with his
extraordinary technical accomplish
ment.
Season and single tickets are now
on sale at the National Symphony box
office, Julius Garfinckel g. Co. store,
National 1910
Evening star., 1938-10-23
Russian Gives
OrchestraS
Rachmaninoff Has
Solo Place With
Ormandy Men.

The United States has today the best
symphony orchestras in the world
This is the opinion Of Sergei Rach-
maninoff, famous Russian composer
pianist, who will play with the Phila-
delphia Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Eugene Ormandy at Con-
stitution Hall Tuesday evening at 8:45
o'clock.
In America. according to the Rus
sian composer, much larger sums are
put at the disposal Of symphony or
chestras than in Europe, so naturally
their personnel is OF a higher order
and their music much better.
Rachmaninoff himself spent long
terms as conductor of the noted Mos
cow private opera and the Moscow
Symphony Orchestra. He was once
offered the conductorship of the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra. Not only
has he been noted as a conductor but
many of his compositions are orches-
tral.
His First Symphony" played by
Glazounov. with the Russian SYM
phony, however, was almost the
beginning and the end of his career
as a composer for orchestra. For
though the piece has since been greatly
successful, like many another work of
art it was failure at its first hear
ing. After vowing never to compose
again. Rachmaninoff recovered his
confidence through the influence of
several friends.
Rachmaninot will play his First
Concerto" for piano and orchestra
Tuesday night and the Philadelphia
Orchestra will also play the Russian
composers Third Symphony" which
has not been heard in Washington.
The program will open with Beetho-
ven's overture. "Leonore," No. 3. Sea-
son tickets and single concert seats
are on sale at the Office of the T. Ar
thur Smith Concert Bureau, 9l0 G
street NV.
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Arsenic Gale, guitarist Of the
Sophocles Papas studio, will play at
the eighth performance of the Union
Playhouse, held under the auspices
of the Agricultural Branch of Local
No: 2. in the Agriculture Auditorium,
on Thursday at 8 pm. Ernest C.
Livingston, basso, will sing. and the
Lyons twins of the "Goeng Native"
revue and the Lyons Twins Dance
Studio will perform. The Playhouse
will celebrate Navy Day with Navy
films and Navy songs. Admission is
free to the public.
The mixed quartet of the Chevy
Chase Baptist Church for this season
will be composed of Mrs. c. M. Scates,
soprano; Nellie White, contralto;
Philip Baxter. tenor, and Harry Grow,
bass. Mabel Test will be at the organ.
Thomas N. Leef. bass soloist at st.
Adams Episcopal Church. has been
re-engaged to direct all music, but
will sing only at the evening service.
Thelma Hardy was soloist at the
reception given by the Daughters of
the Southern Confederacy at its
club last week. giving a group of
Southern songs in costume. Miss
Hardy will give recital in Win
chester next Sunday
Karl Holer. Washington composer
was commissioned to provide the mus
ical setting to the anthem. Metro
politan Triumphant" written by
Claudia Mcconnell. for the Tooth
anniversary of Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
Church A historical pageant staged
at the church on October IA formed
part of the celebration The grand
finale included the singing of the
anthem by 200 voices.
Elsa Koppel, vocal instructor, sang
at memorial celebration in the
Home for the Aged recently; Louis
Dreeben, pupil of Elsa Koppel. gave
vocal selections at the Brotherhood of
the Eighth Street Temple, and Bernice
Rather. also pupil of Elsa Koppel,
was the guest artist at the opening
meeting of the Council of Jewish
Women.
Maria Nabholz gave costume re-
cital OF Swiss folk songs recently at
the Florence Crittendon Home tea
for the board and inmates
Russian Child's Day" will be cele-
brated by benefit concert dance, to
be given at the Dmitrieff -Gnoocheff
Studios on Wednesday. November 8,
at $50 pm. The proceeds will go
to benefit the Russian needy chill
dren in Shanghai. Tickets are to be
obtained from Mrs. ]. j. Mack, 1855
Forest lane. Wesley Heights.