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Evening star., 1939-10-15
FavOriteS
ChOsenfOr
Masterpieces Hold
Favored Position
In New Season

Hans Kinder, conductor OF the
National Symphony Orchestra,
which opens its ninth winter season
on Sunday, October 90, at o'clock
in Constitution Hail with Moriz Ro-
senthal, 77year-old piano virtuoso,
appearing as soloist, yesterday an
nounced the complete program for
the Sunday series of Beloved
Symphonic Masterpieces" which he
will inaugurate this year. The first
concert of this new series, which DR..
Kinder will conduct, is scheduled
for November S.
DR.. Kinder Is introducing the
Beloved Symphonic Masterpieces
series in order to make the National
Symphony Orchestra more than ever
the orchestra Of the people of Wash
ington. Toward that end, he has
carefully planned the programs to
reflect their tastes, being guided not
by his own preferences, but by the
preferences of the patrons of the
orchestra's summer and winter series
which, they have expressed both in
writing and orally.
DR.. Kinder has built each pro-
gram in the new series around a
symphonic work which has proved to
be one of the great favorites of
Washington audiences. Thus, the
first concert, November S, will fea-
ture the Tschaikowsky Fifth SYM
phony," that of December 3, the
Beethoven Fifth Symphony the
January 81 concert, the "Schehera-
zade Suite of Rimsky-Korsakow;
that of February 10, the Cesar Frank
Symphony and the March II con-
cert, the Brahms First Symphony
The final concert in this series. on
April IA, will be the annual request
program.
Since the new series is truly a
series of Beloved Symphonic Mas
terpieces," frankly designed to ap-
peal to thosewho have their favorite
symphonic works and want to hear
them, no soloist will appear on it.
Season tickets for all three series
of the season are on sale at the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's box
Office in the Homer L. Kilt Music
Store, 1880 G street NV. All con-
certs will be held in Constitution
Hall. the Sunday concerts at pm,
the Wednesday concerts at $50 pm.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Music COLLEGE
To Present
DR.. H. Simon
Saga of Music His
General Subject
In Series Here

The lecture calendar for the
season at the Washington College
Of Music has been arranged to in
clude q series of 10 evenings to b.
given by DR.. H. Simon, noted mu-
sicologist, on successive Thursdays
at 8 o'clock on the Saga of Music"
The first topic, given on this COM
ing Thursday. will be why Saga Of
Music'?" and in sequence Count
Bardi's Renaissance AT Homes in
Florence G600 ADD and the In
vention' of the Opera; How Much
of Bach Is Pre-Bach?";; World vs..
Church, or the Tragedy of the Old
Bach; How the Ideas of the
French Revolution Influenced the
Music of the Period; The Perfect
ing of the Pianoforte. and How
Technical Advances and Business
Methods Influenced Music, $780,
1920; "Romanticism in Music from
Beethoven to Brahms; THE Ori.
gin and Development of the Lied;
''The Reason for the International
Success of Wagner, the NATIONAL
ist"; "Impressionism, as Repre-
sented by Such Composers as De-
busy, Ravel and Delius, and Its
Connection and Relationship with
the Impressionistic Movement in
Art"
DR.. Simon will inaugurate course
in musicology, meeting for the first
session Wednesday at o'clock, this
to be a seminar on the methods Of
musical research, using the remark
able resources of the music division
of the Library of Congress- Also g.,
weekly instrumental-vocal ensem-
BILE class for both professionals and
trained amateurs, to be known as
"Collegium Musicum," a name given
in the 18th and 18th centuries to the
regular gatherings of music stu
dents for the performance of cham
ber music. The first meeting of this
group will be held Friday at 8
o'clock
Evening star., 1939-10-15

advanced instruction, it is always
an outsider who is sought out. It
is invariably the newcomer who
finds an opening here while the
local leaders rest on their laurels.
X X X X
This morning at II o'clock the
history of Hawaiian music for 16l
years will be reviewed on the radio
This should prove interesting, for
besides short musical program on
the Hawaiian instruments we all
are familiar with, there will be an
outline of this colorful country S
music from the primitive chants to
the present day. Among the num-
bers to be heard is the ancient ''Ula
No Weo Weo," based on the four
or five tone scale, "Tahauahuai,' u
an old war song, and other works
showing the introduction of melody
after the landing of Capt Cook in
1778 and that of the American mis-
sionaries and the four-part har-
mony of their New England hymns
Soloists will be Victoria Ii and
Robert Kauahikaua, with Alfred
Keoloha Perry's Hawaiian chorus
of 30 voices.
Last week we held forth on the
fact that the great characters of
American history have not appealed
in general to the American COM
poser as material for opera. Word
comes today from the Columbia
Broadcasting Co. that an opera by
the American composer, Vittorio
Giannini, called "Blennerhassett'
will be given its first hearing on
the air on November 2. The libretto
is by Philip Roll and the story re-
wolves about two Americans who
were caught up in the revolt of
Aaron Burr and the plot which took
form at the estate of Harman
Blennerhassett on the Ohio River
The opera was written this past
summer and is the second which
Giannini wrote for radio transmits
sion.
The Victor Co. gives out the very
interesting information that during
the first 30 days of the war in Eu-
rope the sale of two popular Victor
patriotic records increased to q
marked degree all over the country
Irving Berlin's God Bless America, ~
which Kate Smith sang for the first
time on Armistice Days radio pro-
gram last year, has shown a 13 per
cent sales increase during Septem-
ber and Lawrence Tibbetts record
ing of my Own United States,
with the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" on the reverse side, to a 81
per cent increase. Perhaps we are
reading too significant a meaning
in these. facts, but with orchestras
beginning or ending their programs
with THE Star Spangled Banner
for the first time, we just naturally
hoped that the feeling for patriotic
music was spreading throughout
the land.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Y. w. c.. A. Activities
In Music Branch

The music division of the Young
Women's Christian Association an
nounces that classes for adults and
children in Dalcroze eurhythmics,
under Iris Blanc Smith, will begin
on Friday A class in the art of
listening to music as we'll as one
in sight reading and ear training,
under Helen Middleton Smith, will
begin Monday, october %. Glasses
in harmony and the rudiments of
music under May Eleanor Smith
will also begin on the 23d. Fur
ther information about these and
other music division activities may
be obtained at the music office, Y.
w. C. A., Seventeenth and K streets.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Fellowship Won

Louise Behrend, talented young
violinist of Washington, who has
been studying with Louis Persinger
for several years, has just been
awarded fellowship at the Juilliard
Graduate School in New York She
was one of 10 successful contestants
from the United States and Canada
Miss Behrend, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Edwin B. Behrend of this city,
has been heard here from time to
time in recitals.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

sing, 100 voices strong, Lift Every
Voice and Sing" The program con-
sisted of symphonic music, spirituals,
musical comedy numbers, minstrel
songs, blues, stomps and jazz.
The opening concert Sunday, Oc-
tober /, had a program of compo-
sitions which today are considered
to be American classics, with songs
that every one loves. In commem-
grafton of Victor Herbert, founder
of the A. S. c. A. p, and in the
belief that America is the worlds
leader in light opera and musical
comedy since the turn of the CEN
tury, the opening night was given
over to popular numbers in this
field, with selections ranging from
the year 1900 up to the present
time, beginning with q medley Of
Herbert song successes. The orches-
ira, led by DR.. Frank j. Black, was
assisted by mixed chorus and solo,
lists.
The two symphony programs, on
Thursday and Saturday were ar
ranged to give more prominence to
orthodox methods of composition and
only lightly touch upon the modern
istic vein as exemplified in the two
concertos for solo instruments, ono
for the violin, by jacob, given its first
major performance in New York
by Albert Spalding, the other for
the piano, by Gershwin, played by
Abram Chasins Roy Harris
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" was another example of the
times.
The Thursday Program.
Led by Alexander Smallens, Mack
lin Marrow and Howard Barlow, on
Thursday the orchestra was heard
in Henry Hadley's overture, I'm Bo-
hemia"; Gruenberg's "The Enchant-
ed Isle" Ernest Bloch's early tone
poem. "Winter-Spring," and McDow-
ellis Indian Suite" The second
concert of symphonic music took
place on Saturday night and con.
cluded the series. The Philharmonic
Evening star., 1939-10-15


the best musical traditions as well
as the fundamentals of voice cul-
ture.
There is no question that this
proceeding will result in finer choir
singing and more understanding re-
gard for the great musical litera-
ture that has been devoted to
churchly subjects.
But like every reform, there will
be many who will suffer from it.
First among these are the soloists
who have held choir positions for
some time and look to the remun-
Grafton accruing from them to help
out their budgets. There are also
former choir directors who have
had to give way before the new
comers and now find themselves out
of the work to which they have
devoted their lives.
While there is no doubt about
the fact that the choir soloists or
the church quartets have often been
point of heated discussion among
the congregations, and the posi-
tions abused by those who had the
influence to continue on after a
decline of their powers, at the same
time, the doing away with soloists
means the curtailing of opportuni-
ties for singers to earn living.
The position of church soloist has
often been the only goal a singer
could strive for, and toward this,
persons have been willing to per-
feet themselves in the very diff
ficult art of religious music inter-
probation. What is now to become
of those singers whose talent is not
of the type or whose living environ
ment does not permit of aiming at
the concert or operate field? While
many, who have no ambition be-
yond the pleasure that singing in a
church choir gives, will benefit 9TH
ers whose ambition is to perfect
themselves as soloists will be minus
an incentive If the few choirs
which have adopted the new idea
are highly successful, it may mean
a more universal acceptance of it
and the end of church soloists.
Directors Instructed.
There has been much criticism in
the past of the quality of church
music and the character of the di-
rection of 1t, and an attempt was
made not so long ago to assemble
choir directors for a study of the
subject under New York director
who was an authority on it. This
course of instruction, if it might
be so called, lasted only a short
time for lack of cooperation from
the local directors. Now the signs
are that they will be replaced one
by one by outside experts.
This all strikes at the root of mu-
sic trouble in this city. Individually
we are not so progressive as to seek
constant renewal of ideas in order
to be able to pass them on and,
incidentally. hold on to what we
have. When anyone wants more
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Mr.. Thomas will open his pro-
gram with a group of five vocal
texts from Shakespeare: IF Music
Be the Food of Love. Play On"
c'Twelfth Night'D (Clifton Where
the Bee Sucks ("The Tempest')
(Arne); when That I Was Little
Tiny Boy C"Twelfth NightD (Ver-
nom: TT Was a Lover and His
Lass f"As You Like IT, (Quilter) :;
Sigh No More, Ladies" c'Much Ado
About Nothing" (SullivanO. This
group will be followed by three piano
solos by Carroll Hollister, Mr..
Thomas accompanist: Brahms
Rhapsody in G Minor" Debussy's
THE Submerged Cathedral" and
Lecuona's 'Malaguena." Mr.. Thomas
will close the first half of the pro-
gram with the monologue of Girard
from the opera Andrea Chenier.'
After the intermission John
Charles Thomas will sing a group
of five French songs. La Process
sion" and lie Marriage des Roses
of Cesar Franck, and "ChevauX de
Bois," Beau Soir" and "Ballade
des Femmes de Paris" by Debussy,
while group of six songs in English
will complete the program, including
Peter Warlock's "As Ever I Saw"
Herbert Hughes 20 Men From the
Fields" Lord Berners' Dialogue Be-
tween Tom Filuter and His Man."
Frank Bridges Zen AS q Lovely
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Joint Recital

A recital of violin and piano
sonatas will be given by Jean West
brook, violinist, and Everett Stevens,
pianist, on Tuesday evening at Pierce
Hall
The program will consist OF the
Mozart Sonata in G Major, K. 301";;
Beethoven Sonata in G Major, op.
"a; Debussy's Sonata in G Minor, ~
and the first performance of Mr.
Stevens "Sonatina."
Evening star., 1939-10-15
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

The 25th anniversary celebration
of the American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers,
held in New York City from Octo-
ber / to 7, inclusive, closed Saturday
night a week ago with a concert by
the Philharmonic Orchestra, with
Abram Chasins, pianist, soloist. This
series consisted of nine events, eight
of which we're held in Carnegie Hall
and one at the list Regimnt Armory.
Arranged by Gene Buck, president
and spokesman, the series was pre-
sented by him in an Introductory
speech in the name of the society,
with it's compliments and deep
gratitude to the whole American Ma
ton" The full and elaborate pro-
gram of these concerts, free to the
public, carried many interesting fea-
lures, listing some 200 titles, some
lis composers, S orchestras, bands
and many soloists and ensembles.
In the course of the week, with
the exception of grand opera, prac-
tically every phase of musical COM
position was covered, such as light
opera and musical comedy, music
by Negro composers, band music
folk songs, dance music and music
for children. The two jazz concerts
given on Friday at the same hour
with an audience divided between
Carnegie Hall and the armory, fill
ing both to capacity with about TO-
900 persons, provided one of the
most sought-for entertainments for
old and young. However, the at
tendance of the entire series, which
exceeded the 10000 mark, with ap-
plications more than doubling that
amount and the many standing in
line before each performance await
ing admittance, speaks eloquently
for the general interest in every
concert.
$50 Years of Growth.
Meant to represent the develop
ment and the growth Of American
music for the last $50 years. this
festival demonstrated the extraordi'
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Guitar Made Theme

Sophocles Papas will give an illus
trated lecture on the history of the
guitar next Sunday evening before
members of the Segovia Society and
guests. Mr.. Papas will show that the
guitar was invented before the
Deluge and that Pythagoras and
Euclid, with the use of the mono
chord, calculated the spacing of the
frets.
The musical portion of the pro-
gram will include compositions by
Homer, Sapho and Pindar. The last
mentioned work was written for
guitar and will be sung in the orig
inal Greek by Nine. Nadia FAM,
lyric soprano.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Musicale at Hotel

Alice and John Alden Finckel are
presenting the program for the Sun
day night musicale at the Roosevelt
Hotel. The Finckels have recently
returned to Washington to reopen
their studios after having spent Au-
gut in New England They were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henri Gregor
in Salem, Conn. During their stay,
Mr.. Finckel gave several concerts
for the Convale Musical Festival.
Mr.. Finckel, who is member of
the Washington String Quartette,
also appeared with that group in
their concerts at Cape Cod.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Flower" Percy Grainger's arrange
ment of the sea chanty Shallow
Brown" and Victor Hely Hutchin-
sons The Old Soldier"
Mr.. Thomas recital this afternoon
also opens the first Sunday series
of afternoon concerts at Constitu-
ton Hall. which includes the re-
cital next Sunday afternoon. Octo-
Der %. at o'clock, of Virovai, the
sensational 18-year-old Hungarian
violinist, whose debut with the New
York NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Or
chestra at Carnegie Hall last winter
was one of the outstanding con-
cert events of the 1938-39 season.
The appearance this afternoon
of John Charles Thomas closes the
subscription sale of seats in the
first Sunday series, though series
tickets for the second Sunday and
evening series will continue to be
available through october.
For the benefit of those who have
not already obtained seats for the
Thomas concert this afternoon, the
Constitution Hall box office will open
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Madriaal Program

The Madrigal Singers, directed by
Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, will give
a program on Friday evening at a
dinner given at the Willard Hotel
for the ladies of the Scottish Rite
Supreme Council of the Southern n
Jurisdiction.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Candlelisht Season

The sponsors of the Washington
Chamber Music Society announce
November l3, December 4, January
IS and February as the dates of
the candlelight concerts to be held
at the Phillips Memorial Gallery.
The program for the first concert
will include works by Boccherini and
Ravel Sylvia Meyer, harpist, will
be the guest soloist.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Victrola Evenings

The popular Evening with the
Victrola" series of programs will be
presented again this season by the
Music Division of the Public Library,
Eighth and K streets NV. The
first program will be given tomorrow
at 7:30 pm. in the music division.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
In Local Music Circles

An informal program is being
planned by two members of the
staff of the Young Women's Chris
tan Association at Seventeenth and
X streets for today, the first of their
Sunday music hours. A recording
Of the Schubert Unfinished SYM
phony" will be featured, with pro-
gram notes by Josephine Hamilton
Miss Hamilton will also accompany
the singing, in which the audience
will be directed by Mary NJ Burnett.
The program will begin at 5 o'clock
and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
Flotow's operetta Martha" will
be revived for presentation in early
December by the Estelle Wentworth
Opera Company, under Miss Went
worths direction. and local singers
are invited to join the chorus.
Additions will be held for singers
by appointment with Miss Went
worth preceding rehearsals of the
opera, which will get under way to-
morrow night at o'clock in Thom-
son Community Center, Twelfth and
L streets NV. Tenors and basses
are especially invited to join.
The semi-annual business meeting
OF the Washington Music Teachers
Association is announced by Fanny
Amstutz Roberts. president, for this
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the third
floor committee room of the Y. w.
c. A. Building at Seventeenth and
K streets.
The piano Teachers Forum" will
hold its first meeting of the season
Thursday at 10:45 am. at the Co.
lumbia Heights Christian Church.
1885 Park road. Henry Field, pian-
ist. pupil of Isidor Philipp of Paris
and Severin Eisenberger of Vienna,
will be the guest artist. All music
lovers are invited. Elena Crivella is
president and Mrs. J. Walter Sale
corresponding secretary.
With H. Jerome Graham at the
console, the Universalist National
Memorial Church, Sixteenth and S
Streets. presents a Commute organ
meditation at 5:15 o'clock each
afternoon, Tuesday to Friday, inclu-
sive. The public is invited.
Mary La Verne Greene announces
the new location of her voice studio
at 1865 Lamont street. The first
monthly recital was held last eve
ming presenting advanced pupils and
those studying during the summer.
Helen Young, specializing in chill
dren's voices, presented three of her
pupils in. a trio number. Accom-
paniments for the adult students
were played by Evelyn A. Foster,
concert pianist and teacher.
The Lovette Choral Club. whose
rehearsals started last Monday in
the community center at the
Thomson School. has been invit-
ed to be the official women's chorus
for the convention of the League
OF American Pen Women next
April. Compositions to be sung
will include the works of Elizabeth
Merz Butterfield, Nadine Moore
Goldsworthy and Dorothy Raade
Emery. The club also will sing the
Leagues prize-winning composition
which will be selected in January.
The next rehearsal of the Rubin
stein Club will be held at the
Mount Pleasant Conversational
Church on Tuesday at pm. Singers
desiring to join the club will please
get in touch by phone with Edith
M. White.
Helen Turley, contralto; Mable
Farrar- Minis, concert violinist, as
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Thomas Recital Opens
Season in Washington
Constitution Hall to Have
II Attractions, Including
Virovai, Violinist

The 1sss4 recital and concert at Constitution Hall will be
formally ushered in this afternoon o'clock when John Charles
Thomas noted baritone the
the Washington Of II
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Louella Stockett, contralto, will
be the soloist at the banquet of the
Women's World Friendship Organi-
zation to be held at 2400 Sixteenth
street Wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
Changes in City Choirs
Raise Music Standards
Soloists and Directors to
Be Affected if Better
Work Is Demanded
By Alice Eversman.

This finds changes in the chors Of this city changes
which
directors brought
schools of the enegetay
members
choir this people singing
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Helen Turley, contralto; Mable
Farrar-Nims, concert violinist, as
sisted by Mary liant Couch, coach
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The next rehearsal of the Rubin
stein Club will be held at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church on Tuesday at pm. Singers
desiring to join the club will please
get in touch by phone with Edith
M. White.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-27
Girls Club Forms Be Yourself Gas
YOUTH HELD IN
 AUTO ACCIDENT
Reckless Driving Charge Follows Police Probe of
 Woman's Injury

An accident December i4 resulted last night'in the arrest of Leon Tay- Tor of Lockwood, 2i, of i2 Sterling street, on charge of reckless driv- ing. In city court today the case was continued till Monday.
 Motor Patrolmen Joseph Me- Carthy and James Wagner arrested Lockwood on a warrant. Miss Eliz- abeth Solomito, IS, of 70 Savings street, was seriously injured when struck by Lockwood's car while crossing East Main street, Her con- dition was for Q time reported cri- teal, She suffered serious injuries about the head and body,
 A charge of driving under the in- fiuenoe of liquor was placed last night against William J, Young, a, of 20 Bradley street. Naugatuek, fol- lowing an accident on South Main street. Lieutenant Joseph McEvoy and Motor Patrolman John Walsh and Alfred overton reported that Youngs car struck Q parked auto- mobile owned by George Hepp, of i077 South Main street, the vehicle being parked near Hepp's home The two cars were badly damaged Young's case was continued to Mon- day.
 Contlnuanees to Monday were also given Hilda Winterhalder, oi le dirard street, charged with vio- lating the rules of the road, and William Stoekno, %, of Davis street oakville, charged with reckless driv. ing,