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faux Bruxelles, and symphony or.
chestras in Athens, Vienna and Salz.
burg. Last year he made his WASH
ington debut with the Belgian
violinist, Alfred Dubois, in three
sonata recitals. While his reper-
toire ranges over the entire field
of piano literature, his achievement
is q mastery of Bach works.
Two Compositions.
The midweek concert scheduled
for Wednesday night will offer the
National Symptoms audience q
program as different from this aft
ernoon's fare as 1t is rich in mu.
sical content. DR.. Kinder has an.
nounced an orchestral concert con-
sisting of only two compositions.
Each is a major work of such stature
as to justify occupying a full half
of the program. The compositions
are symphony, Aus Italien," by
Richard Strauss, and Symphony
No. 3 in F Major" by Johannes
Brahms.
The magnitude OF the Brahms
symphony, as well as its beauty, is
widely known among music lovers.
The Strauss work, however, is less
familiar, and many in Wednesday
nights audience may be hearing 1t
for the first time. "Aus Italien,"
Strauss Opus Is, is a symphonic
fantasia for large orchestra. Pre-
ceding in date 1886 any Of his
great tone poems, Aus Italien" is
generally considered Strauss first
step away from the old abstract,
classical forms toward the modern
form in which poetic expression
predominates.
Italian Influence.
"Aus Italien" was written imme-
diately upon Strauss return from
journey to Italy. AS it did so many
other Northern musicians, notably
Mozart and Tchaikovsky, the Italian
scene and the sunny climate strongly
affected Strauss, who once admitted
that light and warmth are neces.
sary to him for the flow of ideas.
There is little music for musics
sake in it-few, if any, passages
inserted for sake of the symphony
as form. In fact, the ideas Strauss
wanted to express determined the
form throughout. In the first and
third movements, especially, may the
listener note Strauss first efforts
at pictorial Characterization in his
music-efforts that were to achieve
such glorious success in the tone
poems to come. The finals of the
work depicts Neapolitan popular life.
The first subject is the melody Of
"Funiculi, funicula." which Strauss
| had heard in Naples.
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quality Of their musical collections.
1t is not altogether the country's
wealth that made possible the de-
velopment of musical resources In
this country in every conceivable
way, but the initiative of individ-
uals and the generosity which stood
back of American youth, ever en-
couraging it and squirting 1t on to
greater achievements. There are
many foundations, large and small,
in the United States which take the
place of former private sponsorships
of musical talent which formerly
subsidized study in Europe.
More than for any other branch
of musical expression has been the
encouragement given the American
composer. Some Is or more insti-
tutions today are ready to stand be-
hind any outstanding musical crea-
ton. Contests for instrumental and
vocal performers, provision for their
debutS, awards of various kinds, not
to mention an organized system of
scholarship funds, all make for an
uninterrupted flow of musical
achievement. with ever-increasing
demands upon quality.
Mantle on New Shoulders.
Now that conditions in Europe
have broken definitely the thin
thread which held lately the musical
life of the two continents together,
we are forced to face the fact that
from now on we must stand on our
feet and assume a new responsibility.
1t is as if the purple mantle Of
musical art, which for centuries
adorned the shoulders of Europe,
has descended upon US. compelling
us to carry on the old traditions
and to further them by developing
them in a new way.
A miracle has Keen wrought in
that we shculd have passed from
ignorance and inertia to musical
culture and activity in short space
of century when it took Europe
several centuries to accomplish that
which we now fall heir to. Up to
now the trend has been bent toward
concentrating and regulating sources
of information and knowledge and
in organizing and expanding oppor-
tunities for the talented to take ad-
vantage Of. on a scale never at
tempted before in the history of the
world.
A thousand doors have been
opened for whatever type of musical
talent one may possess and there
can never be said again that op-
portunity for musical learning is
small or inadequate in the United
States. All that money could do and
thoughtful planning accomplish lies
ready for the serious musician to
use. In other words, circumstances
give us the opportunity to exercise
our birthright to the fullest from
now on and lead in music, as we
lead in practically every other field
commanding the respect and the
admiration Of the entire world.
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Koppel, Jack Merelman, Louise
Michael, Naomi Miller, Laurel and
Nancy Pelzman, Alvin Rods, Wade
Smith, Mary Weir, and Steward
Werner. The program was con-
cluded by Clarice Leiner, artist pupil
Of Mr.. Rather, who played the first
movement of the Emperor Con-
certo" by Beethoven.
The class in choral conducting.
directed by Ruby Smith Stahl, to
begin tomorrow afternoon at 5:15
at the First Congregational Church,
has been arranged for those who
were unable to enroll last spring
and will require at least Is persons
to create a singing group.
Enrolment may be made through
Mrs. Charles A. Appel. jr, 1909
Huntington street NV.
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Gen. PlatOff
Russians to
Visit Here
Initial Washington
Concert Event
Next Sunday

Those Washington music lovers
who look forward with pleasure to
the single annual visit in this city
of the Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus, under Serge Jaroff, are
offered an opportunity to see and
hear q similar Russian singing
ensemble in the Gen. Platof Don
Cossack Choir, which comes to Con-
stitution Hall next Sunday after
noon, January IA, at 4 O'Clock, for
its first concert in the Capital.
The Don Cossack Choir, under
the musical direction of Nicholas
Kostrukoff, is sponsored by Dorothy
Hodgkin Dorsey, who is presenting
this attraction in place of the Mozart
Boys Choir of Vienna, whose 1899 40
visit to the United States has been
made impossible through war con-
ditions. Like the Jarof group, the
Platoff singers are former members
of the Russian czarist army and
are strongly anti-Communist in their
political attitude.
Named for that almost legendary
figure in Russian military history,
Gen. Platof, the Don CoSSack Choir
was organized some IA years ago in
Prague under the patronage of the
then President of the Czecho-
Slovakian republic, DR.. Thomas N.
Masaryk. Although this season
marks their second tour of the
United States, the Don Cossack
Choir has sung nearly 1000 concerts
in various parts of Europe, the Near
and Far East, Australia, South
Africa and South America.
Every one of the Is members of
the Don Cossack Choir was per-
sonally selected and trained by
Director Kostrukoff, who achieves
effects Of almost orchestral coloring
with the blended voices of his choir.
Cossack dancing plays prominent
part in the repertoire of the Don
Cossack Choir and one of the OUT
standing performances Is cele-
brated knife dance, in which IL
knives are juggled with such speed
and accuracy as to make it almost
impossible for the eye to follow their
flashing gyrations.
Like the Don Cossack Russian
Male Chorus, the Platoff group sings
both ecclesiastic and secular music
and, like the Jarof singers, prac-
tically all the singers are Cossacks
from the Don River region of Russia,
now exiled from their homeland
which they may never see again
Tickets for the Mozart Boys Choir
performance, which may be obtained
at Mrs, Dorseys Concert Bureau, In
Drops, 1900 G street NV, will
be honored for admission to the Don
Cossack Choir performance without
exchange.
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and musical expression to be found
there, it is Europe that has been
athirst these past few years for the
warm welcome which awaits it in
this country.
AS in the days of the first Col
oniSts, Americas shores are crowded
with pilgrims, but of a new variety
who bring musical art to its very
doorstep, relieving us forever from
our past, often hazardous, ventures
to the European continent when our
students were often i'll prepared and
not unfrequently subjected to ridi-
cule.
But, considering that music played
such an unimportant part a couple
Of centuries back and even century
ago, its first serious school for the
study of music, the Boston Academy,
being established in 1888, we can be
only proud of the rapid strides for
ward made within the last Is years.
We have but to look upon the i'm
pressive array of institutions founded
one after the other through the 18th
century, such as the addition of a
music department to the Harvard
University in 1862, to the Oberlin
College in 1865 and the establishing
of the New England Conservatory of
Music. of the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory and of the Chicago Musical Col
lege in 1867. The Peabody Institute
was erected in 1868, followed by a
number of music schools in the
Middle Western States and by four
specially endowed ones in the East: (:
The Institute of Musical Art 5000
merged with the Julliard Musical
Foundation in 1924; the Eastman
School of Rochester, 1919, and the
Curtis Institute of Philadelphia
N924, which are considered to be In
q class by themselves, on par with
the best in Europe, with millions of
dollars back of them.
Musical Libraries Replete,
In some States certain standards
OF attainment for the work of the
private teacher are enacted by
law, which is welcome and should
be made compulsory in every State.
Public school music, introduced by
Lowell Mason in 1887, has been de-
veloped to an unprecedented de-
gree, while the growth of SYM
phony orchestras since the estab-
lishment of the first, the New York
Philharmonic, in 1842, passed the
SO mark 10 years ago. Last but not
least are the musical libraries, at the
head of which stand the Library of
Congress in Washington and the
New York Public Library. Other
musical libraries, such as the Bos-
ton Public Library, the Newberry
Library of Chicago, Library of the
School of Music at Yale, the Sib-
ley Music Library Of the Univer-
sity of Rochester, Free Library of
Philadelphia, Library of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and that of the
Curtis Institute, are impressive for
the quantity as well as for the
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PROGRAM at Hotel

Lily Garrett, contralto, with Doro-
thy Radde Emery at the piano, will
give the program for the Sunday
night musicale at the Roosevelt Ho-
tel tonight at $50. Both of these
musicians are well known to WASH
ington. Mrs. Garrett, a member OF
the Friday Morning Club, has been
contralto soloist of the Mount Ver-
non Methodist Church for the past
six years. She has appeared as an
oratorio, concert and radio artist.
She will sing compositions of Gluck,
Legrenzie, Grieg, Donizetti and
Saint-Saens. Mrs. Emery will con-
tribute piano group.
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augmented as result of his Ameri-'
can recitals. In the all-Bach first
half of the program Mr.. Mas will
play the ID Minor Concerto for
Piano and Orchestra" Later he will
be soloist in the Cesar Franck work
for piano and orchestra, 1.-THE Sym
phonic Variations"
Around these works presenting
Mr.. Mas as an orchestral soloist
for the first time in Washington,
DR.. Kinder plans to perform sew
eral unusual compositions. While
the first half of the concert will
be devoted ., entirely to works of
Johann Sebastian Bach, the second
part will include compositions
drawn from the 10th century
Franck, the Spanish composer, AL
beniz, and the contemporary
Frenchman, Olivier Messiaen.
Messiaens work, "Offrandes Oub-
lees" will be played this afternoon
for the first time in Washington.
An expression of deep religious
emotion, the composition, translated
Forgotten Offerings" is typical,
DR.. Kinder believes, of that of
younger French creative artists,
who, to find some enduring basis
in the oppressive complexities of this
day, have gone back to the Cath
olic faith.
Today's Program.
The program will be as follows:
"organ Prelude in G Major"
20 Mensch. bevein' dein' Suende Gross"
'Magnificat: Meme Seele erhebt den
Heern''
Elm lese Burg ist nnser Gott."
Concerto in D Minor Bach
Mr. Mas.
(Intermission)
Symphonic Variations" --------Franck
Mr.. Mas.
~ 1First time in Washington0
Mr.. Mas became increasingly
popular in America since 1896 fol-
lowing his concert successes In
Europe. His tours each year have
taken him to the Pacific Coast
and last summer he played at the
Golden Gate Exposition in San
Francisco. For four consecutive
years he has given recitals at Mills
College in San Francisco. He was
born May Z, 1897, in Clermont Fer
rand, France. But he is Of Belgian
parentage and it was natural for
him to take up his musical studies
at Brussels Conservatory. Upon
completion of his course he taught
the "haute classe," in which ad-
vanced students receive training. AS
an orchestral soloist he has ap-
peared with such great organiza-
tions as the Conservatoire Paris, the
Concerts Casals. the Concerts De-
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In Local Music Circles

''The Messiah" by Handel, will be
presented by the choir of 100 voices
from the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church this evening at 8
o'clock. The choir will be accom-
panied by Is instrumentalists from
the Washington Civic Symphony,
Irene Lerch, pianist. and William o.
Tufts. r., organist.s
The choir was recently organized
under the direction Of Charles
Dana Beaschler, graduate from
the Westminster Choir School of
Princeton, N. j., who came to the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church on July 16 from the world
famous Martha Berry Schools and
College in Georgia. In addition to
participating in all the services Of
the church, units from the choir
have sung over the radio and have
taken part in various programs
throughout the city.
A mid-winter rally for its members
and their musician associates will be
given by the D. C. Federation of
Music Clubs on January l6. The af-
air is to be held in Woodward Hall
of Calvary Baptist Church at 8 pm.
Individual artist members and SEN
ior groups will provide the musical
program and the gathering will be
addressed by leading personalities in
Washington music circles. The COM
mittee is headed by Thelma Gala
han. All members of senior, student
and Junior clubs and individual
members are invited to attend and
bring their friends.
This afternoon the Sunday Music
Hour at the Young Women's Chris
tian Association, Seventeenth and
K streets, will be presented by the
Symphonic Choir of the Department
of Agriculture Orchestra of which
DR.. Walter Bauer is conductor. The
choir is directed by Ruth L. Morgan,
and Carol B. Wagner Is ac-
companist. Assisting will be David
Manley, tenor; a quartette composed
of Elaine Abbott, soprano; Carol
Reents, alto; John Britt, tenor, and
James Wesner, bass; DR.. Horatio
Wales, French horn, and Anne
O'Brien, harp. The program will
begin at o'clock, and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
On Friday at Barker Hall, 1880
am, the Friday Morning Music
Club will present Wilhelmina Span
hoofed Walter, soprano; Ethel GAR
rett Kaspar, pianist, and trio, the
members of which are Mary Park
Clements, Julia Robertson and Sade
Styron.
The first of mid-winter series
of recitals by piano students Of Rob-
ert Ruckman took place last
Wednesday evening at the Arts
Club, when Katherine Butler was
presented.
On January Is, David Palmer,
youthful composer and pianist, will
play the Mozart Concerto In F
Major *. 459)" for an all-Mozart
program at the Chevy Chase Wom-
ems Club.
Ethel Manning, director Of the
Columbia Light Opera Co., an
nounces that the dates Of the per-
formance of Victor Herbert's THE
Red Mill" have been changed from
January 18 and 10 to February IS
and 16, at the Roosevelt High
School.
Junior pupils Of the Benjamin
Rather School Of Piano participated
in an informal recital on December
% at the schools new studios at
2735 Connecticut avenue. Pupils Of
both Benjamin Rather and his as
sistant, Clarice Leiner, were pre-
sented. Those performing were
Sally Albrecht, Doris Bauer, Sylvia
Bosin, Ruth Cohen, Chippie Eichel-
berger, Phyllis Fishbein, Francis and
Julian Kossow, Jean Kowaleski, Lore
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Helen Miller has returned from
New York where she played in en-
semble with members of the English
Speaking Union. A group of Miss
Miller's songs was presented for the
first time and sung by Rhoda Kings
ley. The next recital by Miss Mil
ler's junior piano class will be held
the first week In February.
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Marjorie Brett, soprano, will sing
for the Chautauqua Club of Greater
New York at the Hotel Biltmore,
New York City, next Thursday
morning and in the evening at the
st. Moritz Hotel. She will be &C.
eompanied by Ruby Smith stahl.
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Benefit Concert

Henriette Bagger Plum, Danish
mezzo-soprano, and RENO Luoma,
Finnish-American pianst, will give a
joint concert at the Sulgrave Club
on January 18 at 4:30 O'Clock. Nine.
Plum will be accompanied by Mil
dred Kolb Schulze, and by Howard
Mitchell in a group of songs with
cello obligato.
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Music by Scandinavian composers
will be featured on the next pro-
gram of recorded music in the series
of music appreciation hours spon-
sored by the Jewish Community Gen.
ter. The program will be held to-
morrow evening at $3.50 in the hos
pitality room at the center, Six
teenth street at @ NV.
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Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D
Minor" Schumann's Concerto for
Violin in D Minor" Sibelius' "The
Swan of Tuonela," and Wagner's
overture and Venusberg music from
"Tannhauser," will be played for the
Evening With the Victrola" pro-
gram at 7::30 pm. tomorrow in the
music division of the Public Lii
brary, Eighth and K streets NV.
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Offer Song Recital
In Howard Series

The Howard University concert
series will present Luther King,
tenor. in a song recital, with Jean
Houston at the piano, Tuesday at
$3.50 pm. The program will be as
follows:
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Talent and Money Put
u. S. in Music Vanguard
Circumstances of Europe Play
Their Part, Along With American
Enterprise and Resources
BY Elena de Savn.

the the new year marked 100 years since the musical life in
Of American musical talent
ton with those prevailing today grateful
pgrmages Europe CEN
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Symphony Opens Year,
Playing Two Concerts
Interpreter of Bach Has
Important Place on the
Program for Today

Their holiday recess over Dr. Hans Kinder and the National sym.
Constitution
today the second at $50 Wednesday, Dr.
Kinder brings distinguished interpreter Of Bach music to Constitution
pianist whose
leading recently
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Spring SONG" from Die walkure,,
And remainder Of act,
Nine. Lehman and Mr.. Melch0tr.
At the Piano:
For Nine. Lehman. Paul Ulanowsky.
For Mr. Melchoir. Ignace 6trasf0gel.
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Opera Stars
Offer Joint
Program
Lehmann.MelchiOr
Engagement for
Musicale

The two outstanding singers of
both "lieder" and Wagnerian opera
roles, Nine. Lotte Lehman and
Lauritz Melchoir, will make their
first joint appearance in Washington
| in a program combining both these
types Of song as the third in Mrs
Lawrence Townsend's current series
OF morning musicales at the May
flower tomorrow at 11:15 am.
Three seasons ago these two art
lists made their first appearance In
joint program at Carnegie Hall In a
benefit with such outstanding sue
cess that they have appeared in
several similar programs since then,
equally successfully. They would
have given such program in the
Capital as the last of Mrs. Town.
sends series last year but for Nine
Lehmann's sudden indisposition, de-
veloping severe case of laryngitis.
In the past season, and already
begun this season, each of the
singers has record of half a mil
lion miles of travel, in addition to
their regular appearances with the
Metropolitan Opera. Nine. Lehman
has recently received her first
American citizenship papers. The
great Danish tenor will sing here
some of the Scandinavian songs he
sang so successfully at the Finnish
benefit recently in New York. Last
Monday, on New Year Day, Mr..
Melchior sang his 160th perform
ance of Tristan"
Mrs. Townsend recently returned
from New York, and reservations
for this recital can be made directly
with her at her home, 1709 Twenty
first street. The program will be as
follows:
Hell dig Hf' tFinnish) oskar Mericanto
"Flyg nina Tankar" (Svedishh
Richard Henneberg
Serenade: "Jomfru dumaa ikke Soye''
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
STATE TURKEY PRICES
PROMISE TO ADVANCE
Lower Delaware Promises To Rival
Famed Pennsylvania Marts

The price Of turkeys. insofar as
lower Delaware is concerned. which
rapidly is becoming one Of the cas-
tern sections and bid fair to rival
the famous marts of Pennsylvania
on the auction block or otherwise, is
going to be higher. from all indi-
cations. The Thanksgiving turkey
in Delaware on November 81 was
one Of the cheapest in several years.
but the turkey to grace the festive
board in Pennsylvania, which yes
terday celebrated Thanksgiving, was
higher than one week ago. And
prices for the Christmas holidays
promise to be higher On the hoof,
they have increased in price in the
past ten days three cents per pound.
II may mean, to the city dweller,
that turkey will cost 35c per pound.
Much will depend on the demand and
the markets. At present. it would
appear that there is a steady ad-
vance In price. How long it would
continue or whether it may reach a
static position within the next two
weeks remains to be seen. Never
theless, the market seems to be on
tTum TO Pare Q. Pieasel
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
SALISBURY XMAS
PROGRAM UNDER WAY
Lights WIN Be Turned On Decem-
Der 6; Stunts Planned

In one Of the most extensive
Christmas programs ever undertake
en-, Salisbury has done an unusual
thing this year in it's lighting. In
the past the Christmas decorations
were strung over most of the busi-
ness sections. and at the more
prominent spots Of the city. But this
year the lighting theme is being
worked around the court house, and
entrances to the city. This win
create an inviting effect, and at the
same time give Salisbury a central
point toward which visitors may go
to see the Christmas lighting.
Christmas lights will be turned on
in formal ceremony on the evening
OF Friday. December 6. at around Z
O'Clock There will be music with
the local boys band and the ibugle
and drubs corp. A very unusual
ceremony has been planned for turn
ing on the lights.
Santa Claus has also been sched-
uled to stop of and stay on the
court house green in Salisbury dur
ing the Christmas period. This year
Santa will arrive on Saturday, De-
eember Z, at II o'clock in the NOR
ming, and go to work in the work
ITurn to PAGE ., Pisasel
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-29
HOME ECONOMISTS
REGISTER FOR DEFENSE
Delaware Women Registering At
Request OF A. H. E.

In accordance with a request from
the American Home Economies As
sociation. all Delaware home econ
omists who aAe college graduates are
being registered for national defense.
Miss Harriet Elliott, consumer rep
resentative on the National Defense
Committee. says that Defense is
brilding the health, physical fitness,
the social Well-being Of all our peo-
pie"
Home economists will be needed to
help in this national program to help
families make their dollars go as far
as possible toward providing ade-
Quate clothing, food and housing.
All home economics teachers in
the state have registration cards.
They will work through the Parent
Teacher Associations. the Grange,
the American Association Of Univer-
sify Women. and the Delaware Die
tetie Association.
The Delaware committee chairman
is Miss Anita Allen. Mt. Pleasant
r. F. D.. Wilmington. Mem
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