Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-14
Duke Summer
Program Has
Much Music

Durham, June 14-Duke univers-
ity summer school students will have
this year the most comprehensive
recreation and entertainment pro-
gram in the history of the summer
school. The entire program is out
lined in booklet published this
week by the Student Activities Of
flee.
The tWelve-Weeks program in
cludes a concert series featuring sew
eral young American artists of dis
tinction and promise, intramural' ath-
letics, regular shoWingS of selected
motion pictures, carlton and organ
recitals twice weekly, and other
events Of public interest.
Concerts
The summer concert series is to
be inaugurated on Friday evening
with recital by Barbara ThOrne,
lyric soprano of the Philadelphia
Opera company. A native of Oregon,
this talented young artist has won
numerous musical honors on the
Pacific coast. She has recently stud
led on q graduate scholarship at the
Curtis Institute Of Music. Paul S.
Robinson will be her accompanist on
Friday night
Next Tuesday the second concert
is to be given in Page auditorium.
The program, titled From Blues to
Brahms,' is to be presented by a
quartet of young artists: Adelaide
Van Wey, dramatic contralto; Doro-
thy Smith, pianist; Dorothy Averell,
violinist; and Arthur van Haelst,
baritone.
Wallace the Magician, who is well
known to Duke summer school stu
dents, is to be presented on June %;
and on June 80 John E. Toms, tenor,
is to be presented in a song recital.
The famous Russian Cathedral
quartette is to give program on the
evening of July 4. On July and 7
the Coffer-Miller Players are to be
presented in original comedies. The
series for the first term of summer
school is to be concluded on July IL
with program by the Boston Mad
rigal Singers, a group of nine music
ians under the direction of Earl
Weidner.
Estelle Dennis and her dance
group are to give a program of
modern and classic dances on July
Is. On July % Mary Frances Leh-
merits, melzo-soprano, is to be heard
in a recital of concert and light
opera selections. The Marching Men
OF Song, glee club of seven rousing
male voices, is to be presented on
August l.
A joint recital by Lois Bannerman.
harpist, and Donald Hultgren, tenor,
is to be given on August 8. Barbara
Thorne is to give a second song re-
cital on August Is, and on August
~ the summer concert series is to be
concluded with piano recitaE by Paul
ina Ruvinska. ~
Outstanding films of American
and European origin are to be shown
in the campus threatre on Wednes-
days and Saturdays throughout the
summer.
More Music
Music has been given increased
emphasis during recent Duke sum
mer sessions.
The Sunday evening campus
sings are already Duke tradition.
The summer students, many of them
public school teachers, assemble in
the quadrangle at dusk to sing Let
we Call You Sweetheart and other
favorite songs.
Inc .seml-Weekly carlton recitals
py Anton Brees attract thousands
OF music lovers on Thursday even
ing and Sunday afternoons. The Sun
Gay programs are to begin at $3.50
o'clock this year; Thursday evening
recltais Will begin at o'clock, as
heretofore. 80
raul 5. Robinson, who has been
summer organist for the last few
years, is to return for the vacation
term. He is to give formal recitals
at D o'clock Thursday afternoons
and 4:30 o'clock on Sunday after
moons. In addition, he is to accompany
the chapel choir and assist in other
musical programs; and will be avail
able Tor private instruction in organ
For the last two summers so MANY
students have wanted to sing in the
chapel choir that extra seats have
mad to be provided. Last years grollln
numbered more than $50 singers
This years choir is expected to in
clude about the same number of
voices.
Among soloists for summer ap-
pearances with the choir are: Donald
Hultgren, tenor; Mary Frances Leh-
merits Mezzo-Sophano; and Barbara
Ihorne, soprano; all of whom are
also to give recitals. They, along
with Allen Thompson Rabe, soprano.
John E. Toms, tenor, and Alice c.
Hudley, soprano, will also be avail
aole Tor private voice instruction.
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