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Evening star., 1940-05-02
Two Get Scholarships

Mabel Faesch, a graduate Of
Woodrow Wilson High School, and
Wheat Thomas, graduate OF Hol-
ton Arms School. have been award
ed alumnae regional scholarships
at Bryn Mawr College, 1t was an
nounced today.
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tions from New York that limit the
nature Of solicitations. Consequent
ly, Mr.. Berenguer explained, the
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local headquarters had to withdraw
cooperation with the opera asso-
ciation.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Piano Sales Boom

A nearly % per cent increase In
piano sales this year as compared
with the past year and the record
breaking demands for discs since
October is said by dealers to point
to an important increase in music
appreciation. Manufacturers of
pianos shipped a total of 104,740
pianos during the first 10 months of
1910. while the phonograph COM
panies claim that album sets went
like single record" THE Heart
of the Symphony" is said to have
had the largest sale Of any.
Dealers have not been able to
meet this record in the past II years.
The unprecedented demand for
pianos and records strengthens the
belief that the radio, instead Of in
terfering with the concert and pho
nographic business helps to promote
it. The large increase in piano sales
points to q desire for q better per-
sonal acquaintance with music.
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Polish Tenor
ToAppear in
Recital Debut
Kiepura Was Star
In Several Screen
Productions

Jan Kiepura, that brilliant and
meteoric Polish tenor star, who first
flashed across the American musical
horizon some four seasons ago and
who has appeared at both the Met"
ropolitan and with the Chicago Civic
Opera Companies, as well as on
the American screen, comes TO
Washington for his recital debut at
Constitution Hall Tuesday evening.
January 7, at $50 o'clock, under
the management of Dorothy Hodg-
kin Dorsey.
Kiepura's recital will mark the
resumption of Mrs Dorsey's concert
management activities, following the,
customary holiday interval. During
the coming month of January she
will present three recital attrac-
tions: Kiepura, on January 7;
Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, on Sum-
day afternoon, January l9, and
Allan Jones, screen and concert
tenor, on Sunday afternoon, Janu-
airy 26.
Kiepura will be recalled as the
tenor star of several screen produc-
tions Of recent seasons, one of which
was made as co-star with Gladys
Swarthout, Metropolitan Opera, So
prano. Kiepura, himself, joined the
Metropolitan Opera forces last sea-
son, and last season, he also ap-
peared with his wife, Marta Eggerth,
actress and singer, in a Chicago
Civic Opera production of La
Boheme," in which Miss Eggerth
made her operate debut.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Festival Has
Music From
Master Trio
Symphony Special
To Bring Famous
Star SOlOiStS

The management of the National
Symphony Orchestra-which, under
conductor Hans Kinder will give
its next Washington concert Sunday
afternoon, January 5-announces
that season tickets may still be OBJ
tained for the orchestra's special
series of concerts
Feature of the special series
which opens on February Is, is a
Beethoven-Brahms-Sibelius Festival
of three concerts. Three additional
concerts will be included in the
series. which will be given with
world-famous soloists, and will be
composed principally of novelties
and rarely-played works.
The three concerts of the Bee
thoven- Brahms Festival
an innovation in National Symphony
program building for which DR..
Kinder is responsible-will be COM
posed entirely of the works of the
three masters. and each composer
will be represented by two of his
greatest works, symphony and a
concerto. For instance, the Sibelius
"Violin Concerto" will be played on
March 80, with Antonio Brosa, Span
ish violinist who made sensational
debut with the New York Philhar-
monic last season, as soloist; the
rarely heard Brahms Double Con-
certo' will be played the next eve
ming, March 81. with Brosa and the
cellist, Raya Garbousova-thep pupil
and some say the equal of Pablo
Casals-in the solo roles; and on
the final evening of the festival,
April 2. one of Beethoven's piano
concertos will be played with Ania
Dorfmann, hailed on her American
debut as IAN important addition
to the ranks of gifted women pian-
lists" taking the solo passages. The
three symphonies to be played dur
AilS viz ACobAfd al NOW AlOt yNG bCOii
announced.
Soloists will also be heard on two
of the three other concerts in the
special series. Howard Mitchell,
gifted first cellist of the National
Symphony. will appear as soloist in
Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo" on the
opening concert of the series on
Sunday afternoon, February 16.
Grace Castagnetta, young American
pianist, who is also known as the
collaboration of Hendrix Willem van
Loon on his children's books, will
play with the orchestra on Sunday,
March 2. the Scriabin piano con-
certo. For the concert without
soloist on Sunday, March %, DR..
Kinder has programmed Shosta-
kovich's Fifth Symphony" which
Stokowski introduced here last Sep
tember, and Ravel's "Daphnis and
Chloe"
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Review of Recordings

nical combinations and new features
to be considered starting point
of Rachmaninoff's third period OF
creation" Comparing this work
with some others by him, in which
technique is only means to an
end, or with his Francesca da
Rimini,' where inspiration is evi-
dent in every bar, it would be
kinder to surmise that in this par
ticular concerto Mr.. Rachmaninoff
had no other objective than to
fashion a worthy vehicle for his
powers as a great piano virtuoso
1t is a pity that the instrument
played upon is not in better tune
or condition, yet this fact is not
sufficient to detract from the value
of Mr.. Rachmaninoffs performance.
Beside this stupendous exhibition
of pianistic skill the little that one
hears of piano playing in another
Victor recording made by Robert
Lawrence, narrator. pales into in
significance. In this first output of
explained stories of Wagner's
Ring" simplified version of the
music accompanies, by way of illus
tration. the tale of "Rhinegold"
"Valkyrie," "Siegfried' and the
Twilight of the Gods" told by Mr..
Lawrence. The majority who may
have heard performances of these
operas or read the librettos, are
apt to forget the connection between
the four. Their interrelation be-
comes clear when one listens to
the narrator's convincing recount.
While musical encyclopedias con-
tain accounts in similar form, Mr..
Roberts supplements those parts Of
the stories which may have been
obscured by abreviaSion. No doubt
lovers of Wagner's music drama will
welcome this comprehensive eye
opener and guide.
The release of Gilbert and Sulli-
vans "Iolanthe" adds another fea-
ture to the Green Seal series OF
Columbia masterworks. Under the
direction of Joseph Batten,
"Iolanthe' appears in an abridged
form sung by superb cast Of
singers of the Columbia Light OPP
era Co.
A success in England during the
reign of George V, who knighted
the composer few months after
it was first produced. this work
has the distinction of being the
first ever heard over wires of a
telephone. A connection made be-
tween the theater and the home
of the composer enabled him to
listen in surrounded by a party Of
distinguished guests. This compo-
sition reflects the true Sullivan
Delivery. smoothness and clarity Of
the mechanical treatment are un-
! usually good.
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CUlllJO D. NiSlubili6 OOihi fANNiA
Carpenter and Richard Hageman,
in her part of the program. Eugene
Ormandy has not yet announced the
instrumental numbers for this pro-
gram which he will conduct. Mr..
Ormandy has only just returned to
Philadelphia from guest conducting
engagements in Detroit and else
where.
DR.. Harl Mcdonald, manager OF
the orchestra, announces that, with
l941, Mr.. Ormandy's contract as
music director and co-conductor
with Leopold Stokowski of the Phil
adelphia Orchestra, has been re-
newed. His original contract, Just
expired, was for three years. The
new one is for five.
Miss Jepson is an American girl
born in Titusville, Pa. While she
was still a child, her family moved
to Akron, Ohio. to make their home
and it was there that she grew up
She is that rara avis, department
store clerk who became a grand
opera prima donna In her first
job. after high school days, the de-
partment store head soon discov-
cred her innate love of music and
she was transferred to the phono-
graph record department, where she
spent any moments when not SELL
ing, listening to the worlds estab-
lished great singers-on the rec
ords. She also acquired church
Job as soloist in a choir, which
brought her $40 week.
Enough people were interested In
her voice and her personality to
make a benefit concert a success,
so she finally had sufficient money
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Composer Lobos Wins
Acclaim in BruziI

That Heitor Villa Lobos, Brazil's
outstanding composer, can set peo-
pies profiles, the outlines Of build,
ings, the skyline of a city to music
is the claim made for him by his
followers. Recently Lobos was ac-
claimed at the Teatro Colon in Rio
de Janeiro when he conducted a
symphonic concert Of his own COM
positions.
A few years ago he decided that
Brazil should have a music Of its
own. and as a result it now has
characteristic music unlike that of
any other country. One day, while
seeking to discover some original
means of creating a musical folk
lore, he made his discovery about
peoples prof1les and city skylines.
Some one asked him to set Hitler's
face to music, but he declined.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Chapel Choir Sings
Messiah Tonight

A condensed version of Handels
Messiah" will be given this evening
at 7 o'clock by the Washington
Chapel Choir at the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Sixteenth street and Columbia road
N. w. under the direction of D.
Sterling Wheelwright, accompanied
at the organ by Nancy Poore, or
ganist and director of music at the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
Soloist include Elsie Cook, contralto,
Edna Wheelwright and Cathryn
Wood, sopranos; Jesse R. Smith,
tenor, and Albert Bell, bass. Such
is the appeal of this oratorio at this
season OF the year, that capacity
attendance of 716 greeted the per-
formance given last year by a guest
choir. The Chapel choir has already
given this oratorio before the two
other Mormon" congregations DUR
ing December, in Arlington County
and Chevy Chase, Md. Visitors are
welcome TO attend, to the capacity
Of the chapel and adjoining halls.
The passing of the old year is
noted in the arrangement of pro-
grams for tomorrow, Wednesday
and Friday, 8 pm. at the Washing.
ton Chapel Mr.. Wheelwright,
chapel director and organist, will
play each night, opening tomorrow
with BartIett's heroic Festival
Hymn" based on the seasonal 20
God Our Help in Ages Past"
James H. Rogers, veteran American
composer and music critic, who re-
Gently passed away, will be remem-
bered in the playing of one of his
organ sonatas.
Handel, Cadman and Yon supply
the melodic highlight of Wednes-
days recital, and group of Schu-
bert songs, the "Serenade" and
Whittier" sung by Edna c. Wheel
wright, will be featured on Friday.
Mr.. Wheelwright has scheduled for
Friday the playing of Bach's "Badi-
mage" Prelude in G Minor" and
"Pastorale." An old melody and
favorite old hymns are included in
each program. and the public is
welcomed at all recitals without
charge or collection.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

tation of the Soviet government to
bring to the Russian people typical
examples of what America con-
sidered musically excellent.
Generous financial support made
possible the establishment of the
school in Princeton, N. j., and the
continuance of the work there.
On its first European tour, the
choir sang twice in London in
Albert Hall and its first Partisan ap-
pearance was in the Paris Opera
House In Vienna it was the first
American group to use the Vienna
Royal Opera, an edifice which had
been long and exclusively dedicated
to opera.
Last season the choir sang 55
concerts in tour across the United
States. 1t appeared with John
Barbirolli and the New York Phil
harmonic Symphony Orchestra, the
Philadelphia Orchestra, under its
guest conductor, Sergei Rachmanin-
off and with the N. B. c. Symphony
under, Arturo Toscanini. This year
the choir is also to appear with the
Sociedad pro Arte Musical of
Havana, Cuba.
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to finance lessons with the late
Horatio Connell, who, was teaching
in Chautauqua, N. Y, that sum-
mer. Through his interest in her
voice, Miss Jepson tried for a
scholarship at Curtis Institute
and won it for three successive
years. To exc out living expenses
during the summers between these
years of study she worked out an
act with couple of other girls
and booked it over the Chautauqua
circuit. She was chauffeur of a
secondhand car, business manager
of the "act" and soloist. They COW
cred 5000 miles and 81 towns in
one summer.
Her operate debut came in the
role of a Rhine maiden in Phila-
delphia Orchestra performance OF
"Das Reingold." Then she sang in
Marriage of Figaro" with the Phil
adelphia Civic Opera Co. After two
years with that group she Joined
the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co.
Depression cut down Miss Jepson's,
as well as many other peoples.
chances for advancement in their
careers. But then came the radio,
an addition with the late Gatti-
Casazza, then manager at the
Met" and contract at the worlds
leading opera house-in New York
City. Her debut was highly sue
cessful and so has been her op-
cratic career Her roles include
soprano leads in La Traviata," :"
Faust" "Pagliacci." "Boheme, 4"
"Pelleas and Melisande," Martha, -
"Otello," "Thais, Louise, "Manon," ;"
etc.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

As a rule, when one invests in an
album of records one finds disap-
pointment in a sizable portion OF
the selections included in that
album. In fact, it is rare indeed
that the customer can get two good
sides per disc for his moneys worth,
a sad fate for judicious purchasers.
But there are exceptions.
Take the new set by Andre Kos
telanetz and his orchestra, Musical
Comedy Favorites" Andre and CO.
lumbia have collaborated on a coll
lection of show tunes that is strictly
grade A in every respect, particu-
larly regarding all eight selections.
This is some of the foremost music
of our greatest songwriters: Begin
the Beeuine" (Porter), Smoke Gets
in Your Eyes" and "All the Things
You Are" by Kern; Failing in Love
With Love" CRodgers-Hart, Tea
for Two" (Youmans). Pretty Girl
Is Like a Melody" (Berlin), II See
Your Face Before Me" (Schwartz) 1,
1T Got Rhythm" (GershwiD. Kos
telanetz applies the full-bodied,
quasi-symphonic treatment by which
he is best known and the result is
priceless for those who imbibe their
dance music from a sitting posture.
Cascading woodwinds, lush string
ensemble and sundry instrumental
trickeries occasionally overdone)
flavor the music to the highest de-
gree. The total sensation may be
akin to that derived from eating
a trayful of French pastry. A rich
repast, however, Is usually ire
sistible.
"Kosty," as the maestro Is fondly
called in studio 3, also has been
active on the Columbia red label,
to the extent of three discs, none
of which match the Masterworks
turnout mentioned above. On such
essentially jazz numbers as "Bugle
Call Rag" Tiger Rag" Casey
JONES'" Turkey In the Straw" the
Kostelauetx musical attire t1ts some
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Radio Research
Appointments

The Library of Congress has an
nounced the appointment of two fell
lows in radio research to assist in
the planning and production of pro-
grams capitalizing on the unique re-
sources of the Library. The fellows
are Philip H. Cohen, former produc-
ton director of the United States
Office of Education radio division.
and Charles T. Harrell, on leave as
program director, Station WLB, the
University of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Recordings of Popular Music

what grotesquely, although his ver-
sion of the fanciful Swamp Fire" is
the tunes best so far.
Here come old times down the
pike again. Victor wheels out a
group of hits from Ziegfeld Follies
from 1907 to 1920 which, in the
hands of such capable people as
Nat Schilkret's Salon Orchestra,
Songstress Annita Boyer, Tenor
George Griffin and the Tune Twist
ers, are quite pleasing. Some of
the many tunes on the three
'medleyized" records: Pretty Girl
Is Like Melody" Shine on
Harvest Moon" "Woodman Spare
That Tree" and a swing (but why?)
Rose of Washington Square" Co
lumbia issues vol. 2 of its Naughty
Nineties" series. starring that bub-
bling personality, Beatrice Kay, with
Ray Bloch's orchestra of union mu-
sicians and the Elm City -Four. The
troupe indulges in more outright
burlesquing in this set, which gets
a little tiresome, but the songs are
cream of the old-favorite category.
Semi classically speaking, the
Bridgeport corporation presents
vladimir Selinsky, his violin and
string ensemble in eight serenades
by the following: Schubert, Toselli,
Drdla, Drigo, Romberg, Chaminade,
Moszkowski, Arensky. 'Breathes
there a man with soul so dead, who
never to himself hath said: I've
heard every one of these thousand
times" Selinsky's are nice arrange
ments anyway. Victor, on the other
hand. recognizes the popular talent
of Franz Lehar with three-disc
album of melodies from the COM
poser's best-loved operettas. Schil-
kret again leads the orchestra; So
prano Margaret Daum, Tenor Felix
Knight and a chorus handle the
vocal assignments. Merry Widow"
"Frasquita," Gypsy Love-" Count
of Luxembourg" Eva" are the
scores drawn from.
J. w. STEPP.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Inc FlrSt bdptlSJ CnurcneS. Inc
choir directors of those churches are
recent graduates Of the Westminster
Choir College.
The director will be DR.. John
Finley Williamson, founder and di-
rector of the music c-training institu-
ton.
The appearance of the group here
will be during a tour which it is
making this season of the Southern
United States. Since this now ia
nous and popular choir began tour
ing in 1921 in the interest of better
ing the choral standards of America
it has Travelled not only from coast
to coast in America but also In
Canada and nearly all the countries
of Europe 1t originated in the early
of the past decade from a volunteer
choir at the Westminster Presby-
terian Church, in Dayton. Ohio,
attaining such fame beyond its local
area that one of New York's lead
ing concert managers of the day in
duced it to book professional tour
of several weeks. This led to the
founding of the Westminster Choir
College in 1926 1t made its second
European tour in 1885, on the invi-
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Czech Songs Chosen
For NOvOtna Debut

Jarmila Novotna. Czecho Slo-
vakian soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera, will feature a group of Czech
songs-operatic airs by Smetana
and others. especially folk songs, at
her local debut Monday, January 6,
at the Mayfower Hotel. Among
them will be the familiar Dvorak
number, Songs My Mother Taught
Me-" sung in the Czech language.
The concert on January will be
the first of the morning series spon-
sored by Mrs. Lawrence Townsends
at the Mayf1ower Sharing the pro-
gram with Nine. Novotna will be
Richard Crooks, who will include
in his program Eleanor Remick
Warren's Sailing Homeward."
which was written especially for
Mr.. Crooks.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

Victor's release of the Third Con-
certo In D Minor by the dean of
Russian composers, Sergei Rach-
maninoff, written especially for
America" has more than one point
of interest. The fact that it appeared
at the time the celebrated composer
pianist was preparing to make his
first American tour with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra in 1909 and
thatNt followed the famous Second
Concerto" is enough to arouse antic-
ipation.
Several questions present them
selves when listening to it. Did
the composer preserve his artistic
integrity or did he aim to win ap-
plause of the masses? Did he share
in the common belief that America
was "unmusical"? Does the work
measure up to the spontaneiIy and
loftiness of his early compositions
or his Second Concerto" where
science was called upon to assist
his muse?
The superb performance Of this
work by the composer himself, sup
ported by the Philadelphia Or
chestra under Eugene Ormandy,
makes the ansv er difficult at first,
critical faculties being dulled by so
much Virtuosity and display. Fire
works dazzle and blind, surprise
follows upon surprise. This is one
time when Rachmaninoff the pianist
overshadows Rachmaninof the
composer. Marvelling at the scintil-
lating technique, fire superseding
usual reserve, and the fawless man
i1er in which the pianist tosses off
runs, one is disarmed. Only upon
repeated hearing is it apparent that
the concerto is overladen with
bravura.
A Russian songlike caeme opens
the first movement and soon be-
comes subservient to elaborate en-
bellishments. A ponderous cadenza
leads int the "Intermezzo, which
could be mistaken for Tschaikow-
sky's "Canzonetta" from the violin
COlCeIJU, lido 1iic COiilE'ooci oWeHco
upon the melody. He adroitly makes
the resemblance f1eeting. however,
and dispels it by complicated fig
uration which ends in a Cho-
pinesque flourish from the familiar
"Berceuse. The last movement,
filled with more passage work. out
shines everything that goes before,
leaving the auditor breathless and
keyed up to frantic applause. Here
the composer piles up every con-
ceivable mechanical device at his
disposal.
According to Riesemann, a biog-
rapher, the third concerto has a
sufiicient number OF unknown tech.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
In Local Music Circles

Jefferson street NV. The follow
ing took part: Marion and Nancy
Repass. Dorothy Scates, Lillian
Chandler Bobby Paris. Robert Bow
man, Henry Bryant, Gilbert Monck,
George Gales, Gwen Brubaker,
Myrna Martin. Lois Williamson,
Dolly Ashby, Jane Orr, Ruth Orr
and Jean Leibiger.
The following pupils of Mary
LaVerne Greene, voice teacher at
the Washington Musical Institute,
took part in a Christmas program
given at the home of Chester G..
Chandler in Chevy Chase Friday:
Patsy Wolfe, Ruth, Kaplow. Elizabeth
Carre, Gloria Chandler Mary Elisa
beth Boyer, Lille I. Barr, Charles
Bradley, Joan and Marcia Greene,
with accompaniments played by
Inez Crosby. This program will be
repeated at the Cottage City Pres
byterian Church today at pm.
A Christmas students recital by
pupils of Sophocles Papas was held
Monday evening at the Columbia
School of Music, 1000 N street NV.
Participating were: The Ratcliff
trio, Shirley, Barbara Lee and
Roger; the Bruderer trio, Helen,
Doris and Conrad; the Junior
Hawaiian ensemble, Billy and Jean
Breeden. Joseph Sims, Carl St.
George and Tommy Kouyous; Betty
Papas, Basitika Balodimos and Olga
Cokinos.
Guest artists were the all
Hawaiian Mandolin and Guitar trio,
DR.. Chandler Stewart, Dr. c. H.
MacDougal and Lloyd Parks, and
Ruth Marion MacDougal.
A New Year recital will be held
at the studios tomorrow.
The Slattery School of Music pre-
sented group of students in a
Christmas recital on Saturday, De-
cember 81, at the Y. w. C. A. The
following pupils took part: Kath-
leen Padget, Priscilla Grove, Mar
garet Meredith, Marcia Sniegoski,
Betty Jean Crummitt, Jean Geano-
poulos, Betty Ann Geanopoulos,
Louise Loman, Doris Brinkman,
Nancy Norman, Sidney Crown,
Bernard Crown, Joyce Hendrix,
Jeanne King, jeanne King, Jean
Read, Kathleen Jarboe, Patricia
Quigley, Francis Korn, Rita Korn,
Betty Lou Quinones, Shirley Con-
nor, Betty Ann Boyer, Betty Ann
Pickering, Mary Rinaldi, Anna
Rinaldi, Joan Slattery, Norman
Ward, >Orth RAIDER, Billy Smith,
George Fisher, Charles Brill, Bar
bara Wilson, Mary Jane Spiggs,
Dick Helt and Teresa Silverman.
The schedule of the United States
Army Band, Capt. Thomas F. Darcy
leader, includes the following con-
certs to be given during the coming
week at the Army Band Auditorium
Army War College, Fourth and F
streets S.W.: Tuesday, 2:30 pm. ano
! Saturday, 1l:30 Am.