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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Tour Made
BY Symphony
Orchestra
Two Concerts in
Washington to
Follow Trip

The National Symphony Orches-
ira, under its conductor, Hans Kind
Ter, will open the first of this sea-
sons tours this afternoon with a
concert in Springfield, Mass. Re-
| turning to Washington on Deem
Der Is, the National Symphony will
give two concerts here on Sunday,
December Is, and Wednesday, De-
cember 10, before the orchestra
members disperse for their two
weeks Christmas holiday. The De-
cember Is concert will be the third
in the Beloved Masterpieces" series,
and the December Is concert will
feature the famous Hungarian vio-
linist, Joseph Szigeti, as soloist.
Eleven Northern cities will hear
the National Symphony during its
12-day absence from Washington:
Springfield, Mass: Norwich and
Hartford, Conn; Ottawa and Ham
ilton, Ontario; Eria, Pa; Oneonta,
Syracuse, Olean, Corning and Ell
mira, N. Y. This years appearances
in Ottawa and Hamilton mark the
fourth visit of the National SYM
phony to Canada. Only in Erie,
Oneonta and Corning is the orches-
ira appearing for the first time; the
other appearances are in cities
where it has been re-engaged for
three to six times.
Back in Washington for the BE
loved Masterpieces" concert on De-
cember Is, the National Symphony,
under Dr. Kinder, will feature on
that program two symphonies. in
stead of the customary one. They
are Schuberts fourth Tragic" and
eighth Unfinished" The program
will be completed by two Beethoven
works-the second and third Leo
more" overtures.
Szigeti, who will be soloist with
the National Symphony for the
first time on December 10, will be
heard here in the course of his 18th
consecutive American tour. With
the National Symphony Orchestra,
Szigeti will play Beethoven's violin
Concerto in D Major"
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Merson Recital
To Offer Piano
Program Here

Miksa Merson, Hungarian pianist,
will give a recital on Monday,
December 9, at $50 pm, in the
textile museum in the residence of
Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, at 2310
S street NV. Mr.. Merson has re-
turned to the city after long abb
Sence and has re-established his
piano classes.
Born in Hungary, but now an
American citizen, Mr.. Merson
showed rare talent for the piano
as a child. His first studies were
made under the guidance of his
father, distinguished concert plan
list and pedagogue. At the age of 10
he was admitted to the Conserva-
tory of the Royal Academy in Buda-
pest, where he studied under Prof.
Szendy for six years, winning the
List prize, awarded by the city of
Budapest each year. His first pub
lie appearance was at the age of IA.
With a diploma from the Royal
Academy, young Merson went to
Vienna to complete his studies with
Emil Sauer at the Master School of
Pianoforte of the Academic of
Musk und Darstellende Kunst,
graduating with honors. His first
appearance with orchestra was in
Budapest, with Jeno Hubay con-
Quoting.
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Philadelphians
With StOkowski
To Give Concert

Leopold Stokowski will conduct
the Philadelphia Orchestra at Con-
stitution Hall, Tuesday, December
10, at 8:45 pm. This is the first
appearance of Mr.. Stokowsh with
this orchestra in Washington this
season. 1t will be his only appear
ance in the regular series.
Mr.. Stokowski has announced his
program for this concert, which will
include the premiere here of the
new Sixth Symphony" by Shostak-
ovich. This work will form the
second half of the program. The
first half will be devoted to Bee
thoven's third overture to ''Leonora,
Brahms Variations on q Theme
of Haydn" and Death of Sieg-
fried" from Wagner's die Gotter-
dammerung"
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Concert Schedule

New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra, John Barbi-
rolf, conductor, Constitution
Hall, 3 pm. mote hour.
Edbert Ruhl, tenor, song re-
cital, the Chapter House, 1882
Massachusetts, avenue, pm.
Anne OBrien, harpist; How
ard Ludwig, tenor, Women's
Chorus, National Capitol Choir.
Universalist National Memorial
Church, 4::30 pm.
Y. M. c. A. musicale, 5 pm.
Tomorrow.
DR.. Heinrich Simon, lecture
recital, THE Mystery of Musi-
cal Creation" Washington Col
lege of Music, BIS pm.
Evening With the Victrola,"
Public Library, 7::30 pm.
District of Columia Chapter,
American Guild of Organists,
birthday frolic, Western Pres
byterian Church, 8 pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, Or
gan recital, l.. D. c. Chapel,
8 pm.
Tuesday.
Sergei Rachmaninoff. piano
recital, Constitution Hall, $3.50
pm.
Army Band, Army Band au-
ditorium, 2::30 pm.
Wednesday.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, Earl
Schuster, oboist, soloist, 8:l5
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, l.. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm.
Thursday.
"Floradora" Columbia Light
Opera Co., Roosevelt High
School, evening.
Friday.
Friday Morning Music Club,
Elena de Sayn Trio, Charles
Trowbridge Tittman, basso,
Barker Hall, 1870 am.
"Floradora" Columbia Light
Opera Co., Roosevelt High
School, evening.
D. Sterling, Wheelwright, or
gan recital, Edna Wheelwright,
soprano, assisting, L. D. S.
Chapel, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Army Band, Army Band audi
forum, 1880 am.
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oClluUcII, Illc odCIl-LlSZL organ
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor"
Mendelssohns "Rondo Capriccioso, /"
Beethoven's Sonata Appassionata, "
Chopins the ID Flat Major Noe
turne" and two mazurkas; LISTS
"Sonnetto del Petrarca, in A Flat
Major" and the Rhapsody No. IL
and three of the pianiSt's own COM
positions: "Humoresque and Mo-
ment Musicale (both newly revised
and the "E Flat Major Etude
Tableau."
The recent revision of Rachmani-
noff's 'Humoresque" and Moment
Musicale" was made when last win
ter the composer was asked to make
an album of IL records for Victor.
He decided to incorporate both Sc
lections as well as his "Melodie''
into this record collection.
Rachmaninoff confesses that he is
never completely satisfied with any
of his works as originally written,
and nearly every summer he devotes
considerable time to such revisions.
Hence the well-known story of the
critic who chided him for not play
ing the famous &c Sharp Minor
Prelude" as it was written. Rach-
maninoff had revised it in the
meantime.
In commemoration OF the Tooth
anniversary Of the birth of Tschai-
kowsky, the celebrated Russian COM
poser, special choral number called
'Recollections of Tschaikowsky," ar
ranged by G. Shvedoff, will be sung
by the Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus, Serge Jaroff, conductor,
when that greatest of male choruses
comes to Constitution Hall next SUM-
day afternoon at o'clock. AS usual
the Cossacks will appear under the
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auspices Of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey.
"Recollections of Tschaikowsky" is
combination of that composers
most popular compositions, specially
arranged in six sections. The first,
an arrangement of the main theme
of the Slavic March," tells of Rus
sian peasants in the springtime,
their hard labor, their dreams, their
fight for life and happiness. The
second portion, based on the sec
ond theme of Romance" for piano,
presents a picture of a military pa
rade in town. The third C'Andante
Cantabile," from string quartet)
portrays the simple, quiet life of the
country, where Tschaikowsky COM
posed many of his works.
The fourth section is developed
from the "Andante Cantabile" of
the Fifth Symphony" and in it a
solo baritone sings call to a sin
cere and noble life. The fifth section
is derived from the main theme of
the Slavic March: HE has left
our world, he who all his life has
fought for honesty and humanity"
The sixth and final section, from
the end of the Slavic March," SIM
ulates festival trumpets preparing
for the appearance of the Russian
hymn with the words: GLORY to
Him, glory to His geniusl Glory
forever"
The Don Cossack Russian Male
Chorus was organized in a prison
camp near Constantinople, after the
World War, of some So former off,
GERS of the Russian Imperial Army
and since its inception has sung
more than 1000 concerts in various
parts of the world.
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Choral Society
Has Latin Program

Nine. Nadia FAM d'Aulby, in
ternationally known opera singer
and a prominent teacher of voice in
Washington, is organizing a choral
group to be known as ''Pan-Ameri-
can Choral Society,"" under the
patronage of ambassadors and min
listers of all the Latin American
countries, DR.. Leo Rowe, director
general of the Pan-American Union,
and prominent citizens of the
United States.
The objective of this society is
the development of closer cul-
tural relationship among the Amer
lean republics and to give an OPP
portunity to sing the songs of the
respective countries. Nine. d'Aulby,
by reason of long residence in Latin
America, possesses an understand
ing of its people and their music.
Nine. d'Aulby Is now receiving
applications from those who are in
terested in joining the Pan-Ameri-
can Choral Society and any one
desiring information in this con-
nection may secure it by applying
to her at her studio, 735 Thirteenth
street NV. Additions will be ar
ranged by appointment.
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Musical Tea Here
ToHonor Sibelius

The active members of the Lovette
Choral Club will entertain their as
sociate members and friends at a
musical tea o. Sunday, December
8, when they will honor the Finnish
composer, Jan Sibelius, on the occa-
sion of his diamond jubilee. In
vitations have been issued for 5 to
7 in the afternoon at the home
of Eva Whitford Lovette, 1736 Con-
necticut avenue NV. The musical
program will consist of works OF
the celebrated composer for piano
violin and voice. Members Of the
Finnish Legation will be special
guests.
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Piano Ratings Given

LaSalle Spier has been named
chairman for the District of Co
lumbia of the 1941 National Piano
Playing Additions, which will be
held here about June /. BY enter
ing these additions, pupils of all
ages and grades may obtain rating
on their years work in music from
nationally known out-of-town
Judge. Full information can be had
from the chairman, 2235 Bancroft
place NV.
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feet from the acoustical standpoint
as possible. Gradually it was used
by artists for solo recitals, and to-
day there is hardly a name among
the foremost in the profession that
has not been seen on the billboards
outside the ball year after year.
Creative Work Done.
Besides the main auditorium there
are two smaller halls, the Carnegie
Chamber Music Hall and the Car
negie Chapter Room. In their more
intimate surroundings have been
heard the chamber music concerts,
small recitals, lectures and frater-
nal meetings. One hundred and
f1fty-five studios are to be had in
the remainder of the building, and
the mere fact of having the Carnegie
Hall Studios as a personal address
was at one time sufficient guarantee
of an artists standing. Many IA
nous people have lived there and
much creative work has been &C
complished. The Carnegie Hall Art
Gallery, adjoining the auditorium,
has regular exhibits and will have
special ones during the celebration.
With all the new styles in archi-
lecture, the new ideas in comfort
able housing, and the modern con-
certs halls, Carnegie Hall has re-
tanned its place of Importance in
the musical world. Nothing has
hao,, oh1a RI toLa frov,, II itc ~, ol1ou,
atmosphere of great achievement or
to replace it in the eye of the pub
lie. Today, after so years of con-
tinual service, it still remains the
goal toward which young concert
artists are striving, hoping, one day,
to cement their success by a recital
in the famed auditorium.
What is sadly needed in this city
is replica of Carnegie Hall. Musi-
clans should have an anchorage, a
place where they can perform or
teach as they may wish. The idea
of centering art activities in one
building with concert halls for all
types of concerts has been advo-
Gated time and again, yet nothing
has resulted from the discussions.
While concert halls of various sizes
are crying need in this commu-
nifty, the lack of studios for teach
ing purposes is as great. The places
large enough and equipped properly
for teaching could be counted on
one hand. There are not enough
to supply the demand.
Building Would Pay.
The inconvenience which the lack
of halls and studios has caused Wis
iting and local musicians is very
great, and the public has suffered
also. Periodically the question is
preached and numerous logical rea-
sons presented to make it clear to
any one why a central building of
the type of Carnegie Hall not only
is necessary but could be paying
proposition, yet nothing is done
about it. The residents of the Capt.
tol City still run hither and yon for
this concert or that and teachers
move about, unwelcome tenants in
any neighborhood, and no one lends
a helping hand. What has been
done in New York to care for must
clans, and in other cities, should
be done here, for music, within re-
cent years, has become priced and
popular part of the city's living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
In Local Music Circles

Mrs. I. J. Roberts, 1880 Jefferson
street, NV, for information as to
additions. The club announces its
first concert of the season for Tues
day evening, February 4, 1941, in
the large ball room of the Willard
Hotel, with an assisting soloist from
New York to pe announced later.
The Washington Opera Guild will
present Margaret Ann Bopp, So
prano, and Gloria Masgoret, pianist,
in recital today at the Dmitrieff
Salon. Lillian Bricker was the
soloist for the special Thanksgiving
services at Walter Reed Hospital
last Sunday.
The first Purcellville Library pro-
gram this season will take place
this afternoon at $3.50 pm. Mario
Cimino, tenor, of New York City,
will be the artist.
A program of chamber music
featuring Mozart's Quintet in G
Minor" and Beethoven's. Quartet
in B Flat" will be presented for an
evening with the victrola" in the
music division of the Public Library,
9th and K streets NV, tomorrow
at 7:30 pm.
Dorothy Remington and William
Webster, former leading soprano
and tenor of the Covent Garden
Opera Company, London, England,
and now co-directors of the Rem
ington- Webster Grand Opera Guild,
will present performance of
Bizet's Carmen" at the Community
Center Auditorium, Sixteenth and
@ streets NV, Monday, December
9, at $3.50 pm.
Junior piano students of Helen
Miller presented program on Fri
day night, which included two
rhythm band pieces arranged by the
players. Meigs Newkirk was at the
piano. Additional pianists were
Coils Campbell, Carol Eddingfield,
Virginia Kessler, Caroline Kosswig,
Rena and Bobby Sabatini, Margaret
Sabine, Theo Suman and Nancy
Sullivan.
Senior repertoire will be held on
Thursday evening at 7:45.
Beulah B. Chambers gave a piano
recital and tea at her Beverly Court
studio on Sunday afternoon, play
ing works of Bach, Beethoven,
Chopin, List, PaderewsH and Wag-
ner.
The annual birthday froic of
the District of Columbia Chapter,
American Guild of Organists, will
be held tomorrow at pm. at West
ern Presbyterian Church, 1906 H
street NV. There will be meet
ing of the Executive Committee at
7:30 at the same church the same
evening.
The new policy of the Washing
ton Sinfonietta Society this year
will be to hold rehearsals open to
the public and to act as testing
ground for soloists, composers, ar
rangers and students, it has been
announced by its conductor, Van
Lier Lanning.
All rehearsals will be held in the
AUDITORIUM of the Central High
School every Thursday evening at
8 o'clock.
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three Moaxes starring, with the
melodious new "Isola Bella" backing
up. Larry Clinton won't be satisfied
until he has rewritten the entire
"Nutcracker Suite" Dance of the
Reed Flutes" and Arab Dance" are
his latest-and passable swing, too.
Turning up with a good swing outfit
is George Hall, who does the lively
Take Care" and a song which
sounds lot like something else we
have heard, May I Never Love
Again" Frankie Masters and his
orchestra present Dearest, Darest
TITS smooth. For the usual
Duchin suavity try maestro's Down
Argentine Way" and Two Dreams
Met" Another Mcfarland Twins
effort is "Yarza Buncha Yacka
Larry (Yitch Tiddy Boom BOOM"
And don't ask questions.
On Columbia and Victor assign
ment, respectively, Xavier Cugat
rattles off cali Bahia" and Make
1t Another d-Fashioned," and
two real lovelies, "Adios" and Green
Eyes" Here's a good, sweet organi-
cation: Claude Thornhill's, which
currently offers 1.-THE Bad Humcr
Man" and I've Got a One-Track
Mind" from the Kay Kyser-
Lugosi-Lorre romantic picnic. KY
ser's own disking of bad Humor
Man" is below snuff. You can hear
some mellow tromboning in Bobby
Byrne's recording of his theme
Danny Boy" If you're looking for
mediocrity listen to Horace Heidt's
Three Trees" Gray Gordon's
Dream Valley" Vaughan Monroe's
"Or Have l." If it's ladies YOU
care to hear from just ask for Dolly
Dawn's $50 You're the One" and
Ina Ray Hutton's Five O'Clock
Whistle"-both substantially played.
j. w. STEPP.
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the musical activities of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
Mr.. AcerS is vice president of
both the local and State organiza-
lions of the Association of Authors
and Composers of America, Inc,
and has written several articles
on Voice Meditation" for its maya
zine. He is also an active member
in the Fort Worth and Texas Music
Teachers Association and former
board member, holding the position
of State examiner in voice and
theory for high school credits. Mr..
Acers will open a vocal studio in
this city shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Joint Recital

Vance Hayes, director OF the AIRS
Musica Guild, Inc, New York City,
presents Adelaide Van Wey, dra-
matte contralto, and Betty Baum,
pianist, in joint recital at Pierce
Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard streets
NV, on Thursday evening, Decem-
Der IL, at $3.50 o'clock. Miss Van
Wey has been soloist with the Ma
tional Orchestral Association of New
York City under the direction Of
Leon Barzin and has concertized
extensively throughout the country.
Miss Baum of this city was guest
soloist with the National Symphony
Orchestra at the Water Gate series
last summer, at which time she
introduced the Arensky concerto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
DIR. Simon Lectures

DR.. Heinrich Simon, musicologist
will continue his series of Monday
evening lectures with musical illus
trations beginning tomorrow. The
subject of the three forthcoming
lectures will be 1.-THE Mystery OF
Musical Creation" demonstrated by
three Beethoven sonatas; "Pathe-
tique," "Appassionata," and "E Mi
nor OPP. 80" presented, one at time
on three consecutive Mondays. The
lectures will begin at 8:15 pm. al
the Washington College Of Music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-01
Review of Recordings
By Elena de Sayn.

Two master recordings of works
which by their very exuberance and
strength should dispel ennui, have
been placed on the market by the
Columbia Broadcasting Co. recently.
The first is one of Schubert's early
symphonies, mo. 2 in B Flat Major"
conducted by Howard Barlow and
played by the Columbia Broadcast
ing Symphony; the second is Rich
ard Strauss essay to put life's
philosophy into the language of
sound. If the subject is difficult
one and its tonal attempt leads
to divergence of opinion, Also
Sprach Zaratustra," presented by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,
under Frederick Stock, is neverthe-
less a mighty work, created in bold
characters by a master craftsman.
Freely constructed upon a text by
Nietzshe, who, before his faculties
failed him, advocated strength
through JOY" the work is full of
that vigor the ideal of which the
German race took up during the past
decade and the cultivation of which
the aging philosopher recommended
to all mankind. An impressive in
PRODUCTION by horns to the subdued
rumble of timpani, suggest the mon
ologue of Zaratustra to the stars.
In this grafton he tells that he is
ready to relinquish his state of cave
dweller to give the world the benefit
of wisdom acquired in the 10 years
of his solitude.
The work is divided and sub
divided into several sections which
read as follows: "Of the Dwellers
in the Rear World" "Of Great
Yearning," "Of joys and Passions, -
Grave Song" "Of Science" The
ConvaleScent," "Dance Song, Night
Song" and Song of the Night Wan
derer."
There are some stunning orches-
trail effects achieved by string
groups, double-basses alone, the sole
violin and other instruments. Light
and shade, somberness and jubila-
ton are treated wildly. The same
vividness characterizes the birds
twltter" in the "Convalescent" Sec
ton, while the engaging "Viennese
Waltz" played by the solo violinist
is one of many details of a COM
position which is so typical of that
composers facility for melody.
Strauss talent for musical ex-
preston comedies well with that OF
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will appear at 4
pm. at a bene-
fit tea and mu-
sicale sponsored
by the District
of Colu m b | a
Daughters of the
American Revo-
luton Stu d e n t
L o a n Fun d
Com m / t t e e to
in cr e a S e this
fund.
Mr.. Ruhl is the
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander
H. Ruhl of this
oityv ua u-oc on.