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Evening star., 1939-10-22
In Local Music Circles

at the Chicago Musical College and
with Nine Watson in Chicago, a
personal friend of Teresa Carreno.
Minnie Volkmann, soprano, has re-
sumed her teaching at the Fairmont
Junior College after spending some
time in New York, where she coached
with Nine. Esperanza Garrigue.
This seasons first program Of the
German Literary Society last night
was given by Irene Lerch, pianist,
and Elizabeth McGrory, contralto.
Nation Boyce was the accompanist.
Ruth de Jarnette Upton. soprano,
who only recently returned to this
city with her husband, Harold E.
Upton. after years study in New
York City under Adelaide Gescheidt.
gave an informal recital at her
home. 39ll Seventh street NE.
Washington, D. c., on Saturday.
October IA. Mrs. Tippon. a former
pupil of H. Leroy Lewis of this city,
will give periodical recitals at her
home throughout the fall and winter
season.
A program of music was given in
Columbia Hall. Washington Mission
ary College, Saturday evening by
students of the music department,
under the direction OF Raymond
Casey, who played solos on the
trombone and violin. A clarinet
solo, vocal trio by the Harmonettes,
a male quartet. and several numbers
by string ensemble were also per-
formed. Douglas Premier gave sew
eral readings.
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Washington Singers
For Opera Roles

The Civic Grand Opera Associ-
alton will.feature recognized opera
stars in its operate productions this
season, but mindful of its civic obli-
cations, it also plans to select out
standing Washington singers for
several roles, supporting parts and
participation in the professional
chorus
Among the Washington singers
that the association plans to engage
for operate roles are Anne Yago
McGuffey and Clelia Fioravanti.
well-known operate contralto and
mezzo- soprano; Helen Robichaux,
lyric soprano; Alma Harris, dramatic
soprano; Bernice Alarie, coloratura
soprano; William Fletcher Smith,
baritone, and Francis Barnard, bass
baritone. Operatic additions held
during the summer and fall by Nine.
Amelia Cont, artistic director, have
uncovered several fine new voices
which will probably be added to this
list shortly.
The campaign for a grand opera
season Will feature series OF opera.
appreciation programs to be pre-
sented before many of the city's
leading clubs. Groups planning to
use these programs in their season
schedules include the Political Study
Club, League of Pen Women, Chevy
Chase Womans Club, Takoma Park
Woman's Club, Jewish Community
Center. Twentieth Century Club and
Soroptimists Club.
The Civic Opera is now conduct
ing a drive for 5000 memberships to
support season of three operas in
the Capital this season-the pro-
ductions to include Lucia" "Caval-
leria Rusticana," ""Secret of Suzanne"
and "Manon of Massenet." Head
quarters for the drive are at No. 8
Dupont Circle.
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Friday Morning Club
To Open Season

The Friday Morning Music Club
will begin the activities of its 54th
season on Friday. November II,
when it presents its first program,
featuring Sylvia Meyer, harpist. and
Ralph Hersh. violist, with Quinta
Jensen Frey at the piano.
Preceding this meeting are the
meeting for the Board of Governors
on Friday, November 3. and the
meeting for the active membership
on Friday, November 10. These
meetings are at Barker Hall, Y. w.
c. A., Seventeenth and K streets
NV, at 11:30 am
Additions for active membership
will be held on Friday. November
g.. at 1890 am, in Barker Hall.
Mrs. Perkins Coville is chairman
of the Additions Committee.
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Review of RECORDINGS

monic. These two widely different
compositions. Franck's S so poetic and
lyrical and Handels of more sturdy
content, are given fine presenta-
tions, each in the particular style
of its period, enhanced by the
sensitive Interpretation of these
artists.
In the piano field there is a re-
cording of Chopins Sonata No. 2
in B Flat Minor. Op. 35," by Ed
ward Kilenyi, the brilliant Hun
garian pianist. The young artist has
made his name as a Chopin player
and gives a splendid performance
OF this beloved sonata with it's deep
ly expressive Funeral March. :"
There is also the ''Mazurka No. 6.
IN A Minor on the reverse side of
the last disc. A recording of LISTS
"Valse Oubliee No. l" and the same
composers "Consolation No. 81 by
Emil Sauer, forms single record of
special interest. This fine old artist
is representative of the great school
Of pianists that made the golden
age of piano playing.
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Prize Opera
TOBeChOsen
In Contest
Philadelphians Give
Rules Governing
Enterprise

The Philadelphia Opera Company
announces contest for an opera
by an American composer. the win
ming opera to have its premiere in
the company's 194O-4l season. Leo
pold Stokowski and Eugene Or
mandy, the honorary musical di-
rectors of the company. will serve
with Sylvan Levin, its musical
director. as judges for the contest,
which is open only to American
citizens.
The manuscripts submitted must
reach the Office of the company,
Bankers Securities Building, Phila-
delphia, by August IS, 1910.
The aim of the Philadelphia Op-
era Company has been to provide
opera experience for the young
American singer, an opportunity
unique in this country. In its en-
deavor to create opera that is really
American. the company has decided
to extend this opportunity to the
American composer as we'll.
Rules of the contest:
l. Opera in English, one act or
full evening. but not over 2l2 hours
Of musical time.
@ No work shall be eligible that
has been translated into English or
which has been performed publicly
or on the air.
3. Opera may be on any subject.
4. No member OF or employe con-
nected with the Philadelphia Opera
Company is eligible to enter this
contest.
S. Operas will be numbered before
submission to the judges and all
names and addresses must accom-
pany unsigned manuscripts in sep
arate envelope
6. Composer must be either Amer
ican-born or naturalzed American
citizen.
7. Winner of contest gives and
grants all legal rights for the first
performance to the Philadelphia
Opera Company provided said COM
pany performs 1t during its season
of 1904.
8. The Philadelphia Opera Com
pany shall have the right to perform
the work at any time without roy
atty.
9. Complete opera to remain the
property of the composer except as
above set out. Parts to be copied
at the expense of the Philadelphia
Opera Company and to remain its
property.
TO- All compositions submitted
shall be accompanied by sufficient
authority to accomplish the fore
going objects on a form to be sub
mitted to the contestant by the
opera company upon receipt of the
manuscript.
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Programs Offered
In Howard Series

The Concert Series Committee of
Howard University School of Music
announces the following artists for
the current season: The Russian
Trio, Monday, November q; Egon
Petri, pianist, Tuesday, December
10; Luther King, tenor, Tuesday,
January 9. 1910; Hugh Porter, or
ganist, Tuesday, February 13; Anne
Brown, soprano, Monday, February
26. and Eugenia Buxton, pianist,
Tuesday, March IL.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Miss Nash Returns
In Music Career

Harriet Nash, former Washington
pianist, has returned to this city
after an absence of 10 years to pur-
sue graduate studies in the field of
music education. and devote time to
musical composition. During the
several years she has been away
Miss Nash finished several years
study at New York University, where
she was granted the master of arts
degree, and taught for three years
in various public and private edu-
cational institutions. including the
public schools of Southampton,
Long Island. the Kansas State
Teachers College and Hiram Lib
eral Arts College, Hiram. Ohio.
Among recently published works
are Street Lamps" and water
Colors." choral sketches in the inn
pressionistic vein. and a solo song,
"Nocturne Unpublished works in
clude The Wayfarers." "Epitaph"
and Come to Me in My Dreams"
three solo songs for medium voice;
Fantasia for Violin and Piano."
Quintet for Piano and Strings"
and a "Poeme Autographique" for
symphony orchestra, with cello OBJ
bligato. which was performed by the
Federal Symphony Orchestra of
Cleveland, Ohio. last May, under the
direction of Rudolph Ringwall. as
sociate conductor of the Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra. The Piano
Quintet" was broadcast from the
N. B. c. Cleveland station last Feb-
ruary, and an Aria" for solo vio-
lin, solo viola, and chamber orches-
ira was performed by the Federal
Symphony of the same city and
again by the Chautauqua Symphony
during the summer.
Miss Nash will take a limited
number of pupils in theory and COM
position, will be available for &C
companying, and will teach at her
brothers studio at 1923 De Sales
street, opposite the Mayf1ower Ko-
tel.
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Give Bach Cantatas

Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the Washington Choral
Society in conjunction with the Of
f1cials of Washington Cathedral, rep
resented by the canon precentor, the
Rev. William Bradner, to present
an advent program featuring two
Bach cantatas, "Magnificat" and
"Sleepers Wake" on Wednesday
evening, November 49, at BIS o'clock,
under the direction of Louis A. Pot
ter.
Rehearsals are now in progress
for this program at Central High
School each Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock, preceding which additions
will be held for new singers, who
are cordially invited to join the
Choral Society. Additions will be
held at 7:30 Tuesday night and
also on October "a, after which date
membership in the chorus will be
closed until after the advent pro-
gram is given.
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London Institution
To Make Awards

Ida Hoyt Chamberlain, composer,
pianist, lyric interpreter and teach ar,
whose studio is at 2737 Cathedral
avenue NV, is the Washington Sec
retary of the Trinity College of Mu-
sic, London. For IS years visiting
faculty members of the college,
travelling throughout the world,
have conducted examinations ex-
actly as if the candidates were at
the college in London, in thousands
of cities and schools. Over 10000
persons, of all nationalities and
races, desirous of obtaining creden-
tials from this famous school, ap-
piled for examinations last year.
Sir Granville Bantock, chairman
OF the college board and dean of
modern English composers, who by
official commission wrote and di-
rected the Coronation Ode" for
King George VI, visited Washington
in May, this year. when he con-
Quoted the examinations.
All teachers and schools may pre-
pare pupils in all branches for these
examinations, leading to college di-
plomas. Syllabuses may be obtained
from Miss Chamberlain, who has
been assured by the college board
that examinations will be conducted
in 1910, regardless of war conditions.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Philadelphia
Opens Series
Kreisler Is Soloist
On Program for
Tuesday Night

Indications are that Constitution
Hall will be completely filled for
the opening program of the series
of five to be given here by the
Philadelphia Orchestra, Tuesday
night at 8:45 o'clock.
Fritz Kreisler, the world famous
violinist. will appear twice on this
program, playing his own arrange
ment of Robert Schumann's Fan
tasie in c Major" and Viottis Con-
certo in A Minor, No. %, for Violin
and Orchestra"
For years Mr. Kreisler has spent
part of each season delving into
libraries of every country where,
stored away in forgotten corners,
lay folios of violin music. Today,
hardly violin program is played
anywhere in the world by any ar
tist that does not include either
one of Fritz Kreisler's own original
works or one of his arrangements.
His own recitals have long since
reached the point where the encores
at the end of program have become
what the critics laughingly term
"phonograph record pieces '-a all
Kreisler.
Eugene Ormandy. who will con-
duct Tuesday evening, also is an
avid researcher. He presents the or
chestra in j. c. Bach's 'Sinfonia in
B Flat Major to open the program
and has chosen for the symphony Of
the evening Scriabin's third, The
Divine Poem 1t is announced,
from Philadelphia, that Mr.. Or
mandy, particularly will stress
American compositions on some of
the later programs this year. He
has scheduled for performance
works by Deems Taylor, Randall
Thompson, Charles Vardell, Russell
Bennett, Samuel Barber, Emery Da-
Wis, Frances McCollin and Edward
Burlingame Hill.
Tickets for this first program can
be secured at Jordan's box office,
1899 G street NV. until $50 pm
Tuesday. From o'clock on, they
can be had at the box Office at Con-
stitution Hall the night of the con-
cert.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Organ Dedication

r. Deane Shure. composer and
organist, will preside at the organ
for the organ dedication program of
the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran
Church at $50 pm. Friday. The
new church home of the congrega-
ton is at New Hampshire avenue
and v street NV, just east of Six
teenth street. AS one of his groups,
r. Dean Shure will play his "Pales-
tine Suite" which was first played
at the dedication of the Y. M. C. A.
in Jerusalem and broadcast over
a world wide radio hook-up. The
following year the composer played
the suite upon invitation in the
Holy Land.
The Augustana Church Choir di-
rected by Lila Knudsen will sing
two groups of sacred songs. Sylvia
Holtsberg is the accompanist.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Work of Composer
FOrum.L laboratory

A stenographic transcript of a re.
cent Composers Forum-Laborato tory
session at the Worlds Fair in which
Charles Wakefield Cadman present.
ed five of his own compositions
and expressed conviction that
America now stands on the thresh-
old OF a great. new, cultural era,
has been made public by Florence
S. Kerr, assistant w P A. COM
missioner in charge of professional
and service projects.
The transcript reflects In the
words OF the composer the belief
that America, with all its tradi-
tlonal debt to Europe. can now
walk in cultural avenues of its
own making and can forego the
kindergarten of accepted things in
the light of its own creative achieve
mentS in the arts"
The Cadman transcript was sub
mltted to Mrs. Kerr by DR.. Earl
vincent Moore, special consultant
for the w. P. A. music program
IN Washington. In it the composer.
once known as one of the foremost
among those musicians who advo-
Gated the use of native material in
the writing of music, has receded
somewhat from that position. He
does not care today to be identi-
ned with any group who claim to
write American music because they
have used the songs of the Indian
and the Negro. although much of
his best-known work, including two
operas. derive from Indian songs
and dances.
Il do not feel in these Yatter
days said Mr.. Cadman, that ma
tlonallsm in music is essential.
though it cannot be denied that the
past nationalistic schools in Eu-
rope have been healthy influence
in the field of composition. because
the rich field of folk music has
given color to those schools and
brought into being music which
never could have been otherwise
possible. The vernacular music is
closer to the lives of those people
than it is with us, where. despite
its great diversity, it oftener than
not remains local or regional"
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clearing house also would be help
to other musical groups seeking the
best Latin America had to offer.
Charles Seegar of Work Projects
Administration divided music into
two catagories from the point of
general interest, the folk and popu-
lar music forming the larger group
and the primitive and art music the
smaller. His assertion that only 2
per cent of this country's popula-
ton was interested in art music
provoked a lively challenge. Carl
Engel spoke for the music publishers,
pointing out that they were indis-
pensible for creative talent and
therefore the very act of publishing
meant ultimate dissemination. He
also said that often publishers Of
fered Tiffany value for Woolworth
prices" when masterworks were
given out in low-cost editions.
In spite of the shared desire that
the assembly evinced to find the
best in their respective countries
and give of it abundantly, the great
differences in mode of life and
thought were not overlooked. How
ard Hanson emphasized the point
when he said that We. in this coun-
try, did not understand how to
interpret in-American music.
The same may perhaps be true re-
garding our music of those in whom
Spanish or Portuguese blood pre-
dominates. We must learn each
others method of thinking.
Rounded knowledge Required.
The whole idea of interchange of
barrier. If the same eagerness to
give out that was manifest in the
conference be carried over into a
complete psychological understand
ing as we'll, then. truly, much will
have been accomplished. This un-
derstanding will not be gained from
music alone. strong as it is, if 1t is
to be thorough and lasting, but must
be helped by every other possible
means. The books and poetry of
these nations, the study of their
history and the lives of their great
men, knowledge of their geo.
graphical formation and economic
circumstances-all these will open
the door to the mental and emotion
al impulses that make a people
Since music springs ever from the
inner life of nation and the sur
roundings and events that influence
the inner life, it is necessary that
both sides become familiar with all
determining factors. Only then can
sympathy and tolerance be born
and. in the gentleness of spirit thus
evoked, bring kindred feeling to
the appreciation of art. We are apt
to be proud of our accomplishments
and the organization that we have
built up for their perfecting, yet
there are precious gifts of emo
tional expression to be rendered by
our southern neighbors that we
need badly.
The great work. with its far
reaching consequences, has just
begun and with the assistance of
the Division of Cultural Relations
of the State Department will be
organized until an operating basis
is obtained. From the attitude of
those attending and the character
OF their talks and observation, the
musical interchange. not only of
scholars and professors but of ideas
and materials. received many en-
thusiastic champions The express
sion of desire for mutual under
standing, in which music can help
to such great degree which this
conference brought forth, is one
OF the finest gestures to be attributed
to the musicians of both continents.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
Bv Alice Eversman.

A work by Ernest Bloch Is again
Of paramount interest among the
recordings put out by the Columbia
company this month. 1t is the
Concerto" for violin and orchestra
which the composer finished in
January. 1885, The first perform
ance took place in December of that
same year with the soloist of this
recording. Joseph Szigeti playing
with the Cleveland Orchestra under
the direction of Metropoules The
orchestra of the recording is the
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts
du Conservatoire of Paris, conducted
by Charles Munich.
AS an addition to the violin lit
virtuosi on that instrument desire,
with plenty of opportunity for the
use of a singing tone and for dis
play of technical prowess The con-
certo starts out with an American
Indian theme which the composer
first wrote in San Francisco in 1890
Although the Indian atmosphere is
Immediately established. the sombre
development of the theme seems to
carry note from another nationali-
tv with more poignant meaning.
But the violin breaks into lovely
song that resounds far above the
complexities Of the orchestration
and, in fact, it maintains this posi-
tion almost throughout the entire
work.
The Indian theme, however, does
not dominate for long and the sub
ject matter Wanders considerably
and loses its inspirational speech.
This is not to be wondered at since
the composer took about seven years
to write the work and his thoughts
must have undergone varying in
fluences in that time The concerto
Is marked with a verbosity that
sometimes becomes heavy, but aside
from that fact it has all the fine
workmanship and deep sentiment
for which this composer is noted
and it is at no time too modern in
tonality to be pleasing to the old
fashioned ear.
Another ViOlinist is heard among
the artists of this month-Nathan
Milstein, who with Artur Balsam,
pianist, plays the Mozart Sonata
No. "a in C Major, K 296." This is a
most charming sonata, full of fresh
ness and grace, which Mr. Mil
stein brings out in spirited and
highly artistic reading. The two gay
movements are divided by lovely
~Andante Sostenuto" that is a gem
In itself.
Among the symphonic works re-
leased this month are Cesar Francks
lies Eolides," played by the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting Orchestra, with
Howard Barlow directing, and Han
dels Concerto Crosse No. in D
Major. Op. g." with Weoingartner
conducting the London Philhar-
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Engaged by Church

Meta Craig Turkenton, singer and
choir director, and Alma Grayce
Miller, organist, pianist and COM
poser, have been engaged at the
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church of Georgetown as director
of music and organist, respectively.
Both have the degree as Mus. B.
and are members of Mu Phi Ep-
silon, national honorary music So
rority.
Miss Miller was formerly organist
at Stone Church, Allegheny Col
lege, Meadville, Pennsylvania, and
lately served as organist during the
summer months at Metropolitan
Memorial Methodist Church, this
city.
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Somers Glee Club
Be6inS Season

The Elizabeth Somers Glee Club
for young business women is begin
ming its fourteenth season at the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. Seventeenth and K streets, un-
der the direction of Mary M. Burnett.
Officers of the club are: Analu JET
fries. president; Marion Allen, vice
president; Virginia Balsky, secre-
tary: Eugenia Sheats, treasurer;
Mildred Mess. historian; Lillian Alt,
librarian; Nina Ramsey, member
at-large.
Rehearsals are held weekly, at7:l5
o'clock on Monday evenings. APP
pointments for additions may be
made be calling Miss Burnett at the
Y. w. G. A.
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the most important musical honors
IN Europe year before his Ameri-
can debut-frst prize in the interna-
tional competition in Vienna and
first prize in the Concours Ysaye.
Dark, slight and boyish. Virovai is
rather shy offstage, but once before
an audience he shows amazing poise.
Back in 1884 Hubay was very much
impressed by the violin playing of
a l3-year-old youngster fresh from
the Budapest Conservatory and de-
cided to take him as pupil This
was Virovai, who soon had all of
musical Budapest talking about his
violin playing. In 1887, Just be-
fore he died, Hubay told some old
friends: Young Virovai plays so
beautifully as to astonish even me-"
Virovai's big number of this aft
ernoon will be the Vieuxtemps ID
Minor Concerto" which he played
on the occasion of his New York
debut, while he has also pro-
grammed Mrs. Lawrence Town
sends "Berceuse' as a gesture of
appreciation to Mrs Townsend, who
gave Virovai his first Washington
presentation last season at one OF
her morning musicales The program
in full follows:
Ia Folia" CorelIi-Leonard
"PTeqde Tsa1,l in E. from Sonata No, 6 for
Violin Concerto in D Minor ~
Op. 81" Vieuxtemps
""BBerceuse,' Natalie Townsend
Zephyr" ------' '~''-' Hubay
Il Palpiu' --- Rossini-Paganini
Virovai will be assisted at tho
piano by Wolfgang Rebner. For the
convenience of concertgoers the box
ONCE at Constitution Hall will open
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Virovai's recital at Constitution
Hall this afternoon will be the last
october concert to be presented
there by Mrs. Dorsey, who an
nounces, however, on Sunday aft
ernoon, November II, Sergei Rach.
maninoff, the celebrated Russian
pianist and composer, will play the
first Sunday afternoon recital he
has ever given in Washington at
Constitution Hall This will be the
opening attraction of the second
Sunday series of concerts. which will
include concerts by Yehudi Menu
hin. violinist; the Don Cossack
Russian Male Chorus: Bidu Sayao,
soprano, and Igor CORN, baritone,
in joint recital Helen Jepson. So
prano, and Richard Crooks, tenor.