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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Ian Sibelius
TOGet Honor
On Birthday
American Festival
Enlists Services
OF Orchestras

AS a tribute to Jan Sibelius, one
of the worlds great living compos-
ers. on the 18th anniversary of his
birth. a National Sibelius Festival
is announced by Mrs. Samuel L. M.
Barlow, chairman of the Festival
Committee, to take place through
out the United States during the
week of December I. Jan Sibelius
was born on December 8, 1865.
The National Sibelius Festival is
sponsored by For Finland. Inc,
national organization whose purpose
is to further relations between Fin
land and the United States Princi-
pally, the purpose Of the festival is
to encourage the playing of Sibelius'
music during the festival week in
celebration of this distinguished con-
temporary music-maker's diamond
jubilee.
Serving with Mrs. Samuel L. M.
Barlow. on the committee now being
formed. are DR.. Walter Damrosch,
DIN pownes and Werner Jansen.
Sponsors of the festival include:
John Barbirolli. Lucrezia Bori,
Eugene Goossens, Tauno Hanni-
kainen, DR.. Howard Hanson. Josef
Holman, Ernest Hutchinson, Ed
ward johnson. Hans Kinder, Hans
LANCE, Dimitri Metropolis, Pierre
Montepx. Eugene Ormandy, Fritz
Reiner, David Sarnoff. Fabion Sevit-
sky. Nikolai Sokoloff. Deems Taylor,
Lawrence Tibbett and others.
Already 48l orchestras (profes-
sional. semi-professional, amateur,
conservatory. university, settlement
house and community and 500
music clubs, societies. sororities and
fraternities have been informed of
this event to allow time for them to
plan their programs accordingly.
Although for several years now,
Jan Sibelius has been in semi-re-
tirement, he has, in the past decade.
DCCOlilC hllOWu DIS OIlc VI Tile RTcdt
composers of all time. With a
single deviation, when he cherished
the desire to be an outstanding
violin virtuoso, Sibelius has had one
consuming passion, to compose. His
art has been so widely accepted
that his music was voted, not so
long ago. the most loved of any
living composer in poll conducted
of radio listeners of the New York
Philharmonic Sunday broadcasts.
Since 1900, when Sibelius' music
first was acclaimed outside of his
native Finland, his star has been in
the ascendancy.
Sibelius made one visit to the
United States in June, 1914. Carl
Stocked invited him to write a
composition and conduct it on an
all-Sibelius program as part Of a
music festival which was held in
Norfolk, Conn. 1t was on this
occasion that "Oceanides" had it's
world premiere. Yale University
took the opportunity of his presence
here to award him Mus. D. of
which Sibelius is very proud.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Y. w. c.. A. Begins
Sunday Music Hours

The first of this seasons Sunday
music hours will be presented at the
Young Women's Christian Associ-
alton, Seventeenth and K streets, to-
day.
The program has been planned by
the local chapter of Sigma Alpha
Iota, professional musical fraternity
for women, in the charge of its
president, Christine Church. Men,
bers taking part will be Bess Will
kirson, reader; Susan Oliver, So
prano, accompanied by Hester
Smithey, and Carolina Randall, vio-
linist. accompanied by Anna L.
Payne.
The public is invited to attend this
program, which Will begin at 5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

law. Serkin. who has a very dis
tinctive slant on Interpretation, will
play the Beethoven Concerto No.
4 in G Major" It might almost be
said that Serkin won through to
fame in spite OF the opposition of
his family. for. while encouraging
his great talent, his father refused
to allow the boy to be exploited.
He has made his way without the
ballyhoo of child prodigy catching
the interest of the public.
Negro Contribution.
American musicians Of all types
owe a great debt Of gratitude to the
Negro for the music he has given
us. That this music Is in danger
of being lost to posterity unless an
effort is made to preserve it has
been recognized for some time, and
many musicians have dedicated
themselves to hunting it out and
writing it down in order to conserve
it. There is here in Washington an
Association for the Development Of
Negro Music, which is aiming to
establish a National Negro Music
Center. AS every other undertake
ing of this kind, it is in need of
money to carry out its detectives and
a drive is under way to reach a
modest goal of 5000.
The National Committee of the
association is headed by Mrs. Roose-
welt and includes such names as
Walter Damrosch, Theodore Roose-
welt, jr.; DR.. Kinder, 1t. Benter,
David Names and prominent Negro
composers such as William Grant
Still, Nathaniel Dett, Clarence
Cameron White and others.
The association, which already
has a large library of compositions
by Negro composers and works on
Negro music. plans to make 1t avail
able through the National Negro
Music Center. The purpose Of the
center will be threefold; to develop
the higher forms of music; to act
as a clearing house and research
center for the work of Negro COM
posers and to act in an advisory
capacity to whomever may be inter-
ested in the history, progress and
activities of the Negro in music.
Melody Storehouse.
While the center will be encourage
ing present musicians of the Negro
race to perfect their talent, it also
will serve as a storehouse of the
wonderful melodies that have had
no means other than oral for their |
preservation. The development that |
has taken place from the days of |
the spirituals to the major works of
renowned Negro composers of the |
present day, is great. The energy
which the association, under the
untiring guidance of its president,
Harriet Gibbs Marshall, Is showing |
in working for its own, deserves high |
commentator.
One of the first Negro singers to |
set the world marvelling at his artis-
try is Roland Hayes. The celebrated |
tenor comes for a recital at How
ard University on November 6, and,
while the voice is not all that 1t |
once was, his manner of singing and |
his superb musicianship remain !
unchallenged. He is one of the
great artists of the time who not
only has met the requirements of
the most exacting audiences Of the
world, but who sings with such
deep personal conviction as to draw
his listeners to a finer appreciation
of the great song literature of which
he Is the exponent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Colonial
Music to Be
Presented
williamsburg Has
Festival Series
For November

Kenneth Chorley. president of
Colonial Williamsburg, Inc, an
nounces that the fifth series of festi-
val concerts in the ballroom of the
restored Governors Palace, featuring
18th century music, will be given
on the evenings of November IA
through November is and November
81 through November %, inclusive.
The concerts will be under the
direction of Ralph Kirkpatrick,
harpsichordist and well-known au-
thority on 18th and 18th century
music. He will be assisted by Ada
MacLeish, Of Washington, D. c.,
soprano; Orrea Pernell, violin, Of
New York; Lois Porter, violin, of
Boston; Aaron Bodenhorn, violon-
cello, of New York, and THE -Four
Howes" -Mary Howe. Molly Howe,
Bruce Howe and Calderon Howe
of Washington, D. c., who will give
one program in each series devoted
to home music of the 18th century.
These programs of 18th century
music in the ballroom Of the Cover
nor's Palace, inaugurated by the
trustees of the restoration several
years ago, are now an integral part
of the broad educational activities
Of the restoration. Music is known
to have played an important part in
the life of the Virginia colony, and
it is being re-established in the life
of Williamsburg today. as another
of the city's traditions which origin
ated during its varied activities Of
the 18th century.
The concerts to be given over two
week ends in November will provide
an opportunity for music-lovers to
hear 18th century music-both vocal
and instrumental-in the setting of
the period. Two programs in each
series will include songs of Purcell,
English canzonets by Haydn, songs
of the London Pleasure Gardens,
songs with accompaniment for
strings and harpsichord by Handel,
Granom and jackson, chamber music
by Corelli, Haydn Boccherini, Scho-
bert and Handel, and harpsichord
pieces by Geminiani. Burney, Rameau
and Scarlatti. Each series will have
one program devoted to 18th century
home music.
Details of the programs and fur
ther information concerning the
concerts may be obtained from the
Offices of the restoration by adj
dressing Colonial Williamsburg, Inc,
Williamsburg, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Popular Music

There can be no question that
October so far has been a season
conspicuously piano" in the record
field.
The feather fingered technique of
William Count Basic finally has
been assembled in group of five
discs released by Decca to fill long
standing need Heretofore the
Counts velvety jazz meter was
mainly to be found mingled in per-
formances of his whole orchestra;
in the present set his piano stands
in clearest relief against simple
rhythm accompaniment. Basic still
ranks as one of the most notable
exceptions among jazzmen of the
keyboard, if by no other virtue than
his ability to create uplifting swing
without pounding the worries to
shreds. The Counts attack retains
its polish constantly: No feverish
speeding of tempo, none of this
high-tension acrobatic business most
of the jazzbos delight in. And the
surprising fact Is that his music
stays true to jazz traditions rather
than wandering into the parlor of
commercialism. There's good variety
in this set. with pieces ranging
through "Dupree Blues" Red
Wagon" "Boogie Woogie," Hey
Lawdy Mama" and "Oh, Red"
Blue Note records policy of lining
up first-rate old guard jazz spe-
cialists, especially of the piano, re-
mains mistaken with its latest re-
lease of four Pinch surfaces of
Meade LUX" Lewis. This firm does
what classical quarters would term
woman" service to pure jazz music,
and this group of Lewis in "Honky-
Tonk Train Blues" six Wheel
Chaser" Bass on Top" and Tell
Your, Story Blues" particularly de-
serves some superspecial award Of
distinction. Make no bones about
it-these sketches represent the
highest pinnacle of Lewis pinnacle
studded career. There couldn't be a
more natural merger than that of
his brilliant style with "Honky-
Tonk Train" the boogie master
piece that doubtless would have had
the shaggy head of List nodding in
rhythm and approval. No one could
desire a more fiery, stirring piece
of Improvisation than Lux's in
Chaser" Listen for yourself.
Leaving the Storeytown musical
bailiwick to view the more elegant
appointments of modern hostelry,
we peek from behind q tastefully
situated ported palm and behold the
handsome smile and grandiosely
handsome pianistics Of Eddy Duchin
starting his theme song. the Chopin
'E Flat Nocturne" That's one way
Of putting 1t. Another Is to say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

A vocal and instrumental program
was given Monday night at Sopho-
cles Papas' Columbia School of
Music in honor of the Andrews sis
tiers, who headlined last week on the
Earle stage. Elena, Edith and Mil
dred Boyd, triplet daughters of the
Ambassador from Panama, sang. &C
companying themselves on their
guitars. Following the musical pro-
gram the triplets gave the Andrews
trio a simple lesson in guitar tech
nique.
The All States Mixed Chorus has
decided to enlarge its member
ship and will consider a few new
applicants for each section. Re-
hearsals are held on Wednesday
evenings. 8 o'clock, at Central High
School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV, and are under the
direction of Lynn L. Gillchrest.
who has long been identified with
organizations promoting the use of
better music in Washington.
Singers who are not otherwise
connected or VINO would like to ex-
tend their musical connections are
invited to make application for
membership with this group. APP
plications are also being accepted
for a capable accompanist.
Lois Abernethy announces the re-
opening of her studios of piano.
forte at 1349 Iris street NV.
and Eighth and H streets NV.
Mrs. Abernethy's vacation included
summer study at Chautauqua, N. Y,
with Austin Conradi of Pea
body Conservatory and Ernest
Hutcheson of the Juilliard School
of Music.
On August "a Mrs. Abernethy
presented a recital with Dorothy
Tolley, soprano. of st. Louis, for
the Mount Crochet Country Club
of Deering. N. H. Chairman for
this occasion was the composer,
Edward Burlingame Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Latin Music
Research to
Be Advanced
Expert Appointed
To Serve Library
Of Congress

The Music Division of the Library
of Congress, which last year served
as host to the Conference on Inter.
American Relations in the Field OF
Music, continues to develop us
activities in this sphere. Through
a special appropriation and with the
enumeration of the 1nter-Depart-
mental Committee for Inter-Ameri-
can Relations the Music DIVISION
has been able to add to its stan a
special assistant in the field OF Latin
American music.
The specialist chosen to fill this
sppointment is Gilbert Chase, an
authority on Hispanic music. Mr..
Chase will make an analytical sur
yey of the material on Latln
American music available in the
Library of Congress and in other
American libraries and will recon-
mend ways and means by which
this material may be made more
readily accessible to the general
public as well as to students in this
field. He will compile various blbl-
oeraphical lists and will gather ma
terial for a Guide to Latin Ameri-
can Music" He will also assist IN
building up the Latin American COL
lection of the Music Division to a
maximum point of completeness.
Born in Havana, Mr.. Chase has
spoken Spanish since childhood and
has been a frequent contributor to
Cuban and Spanish journals. He
has travelled extensively in Spain
and is at present preparing for the
press a book on THE Music OF
SPAIN" with q section on Spanish
American music. He was for six
years music critic of the Continental
Daily Mail in Paris and correspond
ent for Musical America. More re-
Gently he was associate editor OF the
International Cyclopedia Of Music
and Musicians and of the fourth
edition Of Bakers Biographical
Dictionary of Musicians" For the
past 10 years he has been a regular
contributor to the leading musical
periodicals of Europe and America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

that Maestro Duchin on four Co.
lumbia discs performs eight song
hits of yesteryear in the florid. sono-
rous yet pleasant Duchin manner.
A few of the titles: Guess Ill Have
to Change My Plan" Lovely to
Look At" Time on My Hands, :"
April in Paris "-pretty tunes
which remain that way under Ed
dy's touch. A rhythm section sup
ports. On another Columbia disc
Alec Templeton plays his "Humming
Blues" theme, does fair-to- mid
ding take-off on the piano styles of
outstanding musicians from Duchin
to Rachmaninoff. For Commodore
records Joe Bushkin, a thoroughly
reputable jazzman, does no harm to
his reputation nor does he particu-
larry impress with "Serenade in
Thirds" and II Can't Get Started"
Fatso Waller gives his usual gusto
to "Waller's Original E Flat Blues"
and "Swinga Diila ST."
Flash for the hit parade: 1.-TWO
Dreams Met" from the Don Ameche
movie Down Argentine Way" is the
song to listen for and to. One of
those unusual blends of swell tune
with clever lyrics, Mitchell Ayres'
Band, Mary Ann Mercer vocalizing,
puts it over very we'll.
Flash for the file and forget sec
ton of the swing archives: Good
night, Mother" is a half baked
musical assurance for mothers of
America to the effect that their boys
won't be sent abroad to war next
time. It's apparently a sort of anti
thesis to "Over There" but where
the inspiration for such a number
ever crept out has baffled our board
Of experts. This unfortunately is
the reverse of the before
Ayres' disking. End flashes.
j. w. STEPP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Group to Play

The washington String Quartet
will play it's first concert of the sea-
son on Tuesday in Union College,
Schenectady, N. Y. The quartet will
give several concerts in Washington
this year, but most of its activities
will be confined to other cities in
the eastern States. The members
Of the group are Milton Schwartz
and Paul Brightenburg, violins; John
Alden Finckel, cello, and George
Wargo, viola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20

which the coming one promises to
be Is something we should be de-
voutly thankful for
To the symphony concerts of the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra there
will be added another when the
New York Philharmonic Symphony,
under the leadership of John Bar
birolle, plays at Constitution Hall
on December l. The programs
which these noted orchestras will
give include many novelties that
have been chosen by the foresight
Of the conductors, who must keep in
mind the likes and dislikes of their
audiences and must temper their
own leanings to the end of pleasing
them.
Living up to an announcement
made some time ago. Mr.. Ormandy
will feature work by an American
composer on his program Tuesday.
Essay for Orchestra" is a new COM
position from the pen of Samuel
Barber of the faculty Of the Curtis
Institute BARRIERS career so far
and that is not very far, for he Is
only 80 years old-has been excep-
tional. He had the advantage of
being surrounded by great musi-
clans from his childhood, as he was
q frequent visitor at the home of
his aunt, the famous contralto,
Louise Homer. When a mere in
FAINT he began inventing tunes, with
so much success that by the time
he was 10 years old he was enrolled
at Curtis for piano and composition.
Discovering that he had worth
while baritone voice. he studied
singing under Gogorza at the insti-
tute.
Had Triple Role.
It was in the triple role of pianist,
singer and composer that the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. presented
him in debut over the air in 1885.
In the spring of that year he won
both the Pulitzer Prize in music and
the Prix de RomeN The next year
he again won the Prix de Rome,
being the only composer to achieve
that award twice In succession. BY
this time his works for orchestra
were being taken up by prominent
conductors in Rome, London and
Paris as well as in the United
States. His Symphony in One
Movement was the first American
work to be played at the Salzburg
Festival.
Toscanini gave Essay for OrcheS-
ira" its first hearing in one of his
N. B. C. broadcasts. The version
that Mr.. Ormandy will present is a
slightly altered one made on the
conductors advice, but retains Its
original concise form much like a lit
erary essay.
The conductor Of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra has been giving
more and more time to arrange
ments and composition and the pro-
gram on Tuesday will include his
transcription of Handels Concerto
for Orchestra in D Major. No. g."
which Mr.. Ormandy completed this
summer. The orchestral part OF
the program will continue with ST.
belius' Seventh Symphony" and ex-
cerpts from Wagner's Die Meister-
singer"
The soloist will be Rudolf Serkin,
whose extraordinary playing has
been the highlight of many a per-
Torrance at the Library of Con-
eress, where he appeared in cham
Der music recitals with Adolf Busch,
violinist, and the pianist's father-in-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Sacred Concert

A sacred concert by the combined
choirs of Augustana Lutheran
Church and Western Presbyterian
Church will be given on Sunday, No
vember 3, at the latter church. The
concert is being sponsored by Sigma
Alpha Iota, National honorary music
fraternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Review of Recordings

Gated in dignified Boston. In the
development, lie Sacre du Prin-
temps" belongs to his second period.
A novelty for pianist is the per-
Torrance by Egon Petri of Cesar
Franck's Prelude, Chorale and
Fugue," which is work of the great
Belgian composers last years. 1t is
written in the style of Bach. but
with an unmistakable tinge of the
genuine Franck in its three parts.
Mr.. Petri gives 1t scholarly read
ing. in which his impeccable tech
nique and musicianship shine, yet
which achieves rather set form.
Last months release of Walter
Gieseking's recording of Beethoven's
Sonata No. % in A Major, Op. 101,"
offers sharper contrast in the fire
and brilliancy with which he plays
it. Even taking into consideration
the differences in type of the two
compositions, the rather sedate per-
Torrance of Petri might turn out
differently in the hands of Giesek-
ing.
The All-American Youth Orches-
ira. under the direction of Leopold
Stokowski, is heard from again, this
time in Ravels "Bolero." Contrary
to expectations, this young group,
which might be thought to have a
special appreciation of the 'Bolero,"
gives it rather mediocre perform
ance. Except when they are per-
mitted to give out their full volume
of sound there is little distinctive
in the playing except the very fine
woodwinds and horn section, which
is exceptional.
Quite appropriate to the sentiment
of the time is the arrangement of
British sea songs into fantasia by
Sir Henry Wood and played by the
London Symphony Orchestra, with
Sir Henry directing. This appears
in a Columbia Green Label album.
The collection. which begins with
bugle calls-Admiral's Salute. Ac-
ton. General Assembly, Landing
Party. Prepare the Ram. Quick
Double. Extend and Close-includes
Anchors Weigh'd,' "Saucy Are
thusa," Tom Bowling" the horn
pipe. Jacks the Lad" Farewell;
Adieu Ye Spanish Lady Home,
Sweet Home" See, the Conquering
Hero Comes" and Rule Britannia"
finishing with God Save the King"
This arrangement is a jolly one.
capable of keeping up the saddest
spirits. Both conductor and orches-
ira put their heart into the playing
of this gallant array of nautical
numbers, and the result is inspiring
in spite of a rather bad recording
not equal to former Green Label
releases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

Topping the list of releases by
Columbia this month Is Stravinsky's
lie Sacre du Printemps" played by
the Philharmonic Symphony Or
chestra Of New York with the COM
poser himself conducting. The album
offers an excellent opportunity for
the music public of this city to be-
come better acquainted with Stra-
vinsky's works since he himself wiz
appear here later In the season d.
recting the National Symphony Or
chestra in a program of his own
compositions.
1t is our personal feeling that
the public will need great deal of
education to arrive at the point of
approaching Stravinsky's style not
to speak of deriving enjoyment from
what he has composed in late years
to which lie Sacre du Printemps"
was in the nature of beginning.
The composer is now a resident of
the United States and therefore
DESTROYS of making himself better
known here. That the Columbia
has chosen lie Sacre du Prin-
temps" for a recording seems in
many ways a risk for it has little to
please the ear and its other virtues
will appeal only to a. few.
From all accounts, however, Stra-
whisky is not concerned with
whether the public likes his COM
position or not. He writes what
interests himself and is, without
doubt, sincerely working to enlarge
the scope of musical expression. By
many he is considered the greatest
genius that has appeared in the
musical world for some time. If so,
he can best be appraised by the
erudite musician who rarely has
recourse to plain listening to rec
ords.
The general public will take to
this latest output of Columbia's
principally as something different
and because the name of Stravinsky
is attached to it. Judging entirely
from the angle of ordinary appeal,
the work is difficult to grasp, no
matter how valuable it is as a mile
stone in expanded possibilities of
composition. 1t has short, varying
rhythms, a primitive. undercurrent
drum beat that reminds one more of
jungle music than historic Rus
sian. and shrill. severe harmonies.
The work was written for the
Diaghiley Russian ballet and pro-
duced in Paris in 1918. Eleven years
later, Pierre MonteuX, who con-
Quoted the premiere, introduced it
to American audiences with the Bos-
ton Symphony. The riot which was
the Paris audiences reaction when
first hearing it was almost dupli-