Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-27
Orchestra
To Repeat
Program
DIR. Walter Bauer
Presents Two
Neglected Works
By ALICE EVERSMAN.

The Department of Agriculture
Orchestra, under the direction of DR..
Walter Bauer, is contributing to the
entertainment of the many workers
in national defense by giving con-
certs especially designed for them.
Last evenings program will be re-
peated tonight in the Agriculture
Auditorium-both concerts having
been planned in cooperation with
the District of Columbia National
Defense Council.
DR.. Bauer has popularized many
works neglected by other orchestras
and the number having this dis
tinction on yesterdays program was
Glazounov's Symphony No. a." This
delightful symphony gives a place
of prominence to the woodwinds,
bringing out their expressive voices
either in single motifs or in musical
conversations in which the interplay
of color is Skillfully contrived.
While lacking a distinctive national
flavor, the symphony has a vitality
all its own that rises in moments
to passionate utterance.
Second Movement Charming.
The second movement is particu-
larly charming with the burden OF
the themes placed on the strings
and woodwinds. It's swift pace was
Clearly maintained by the orchestra
which is proving itself more and
more a musicianly group with an
appreciation of the highest stand
ARDS. Their playing throughout was
marked by we'll defined nuances and
excellent tone.
Another number brought to light
after a period of oblivion was
Foote's Night Piece" wherein, again,
the flute was featured. The soloist
in this performance was Armand
GumpTecht, jr., flutiSt of the orches-
ira. who sustained this principal role
with artistry against the well inter-
woven orchestral quality. The pro-
gram was completed with Smetana's
Die Moldau" and "A Ball" an
excerpt from Berhoz's Symphonic
Fantastique."
Two Join in Concert.
Two young vocalists joined forces
last evening in a concert given at
the washington Club, where they
We're presented by John Henry Mar
vile, who also accompanied them
at the piano. Halle Mae Reed,
coloratura soprano, was assisted by
| George Irving Chandler, tenor, in
a program that held songs. operate
ariaS and duets for the two singers.
/ Miss Reed has fine stage pres
/ ence and sings with evident enjoy
ment Her voice is sweet and pure
with a high range and while she
/ Is still in need of greater uniformity
in her scale and clarity and even
ness in her passage work, the ma
/ terial for brilliant vocal effects is
there. In her first group Handel's
'Jusinghe piu care" and Valverde's
"Clavelitos" displayed her voice best.
| the former also showing a feeling
for style and the latter a gift for
musical projection.
Two Arias Listed.
Two arias were listed, the "Je
suis Titania" from Thomas Mig
non," and "Ou va la jeune Indoue'
from Delibes' 'Lakme." In addi-
ton to the aforementioned songs
she sang Veracinis "A Pastoral"
Alabieff's The Russian Night
inga1e," the With Verdure Clad"
from Haydn's Creation" Saint
Saens' The Nightingale and the
Rose and Buzzi-Peccia S Colon
BETA
Mr.. Chandler, who recently sang
at the Federation of Music Clubs
banquet as local winner in the
Nationwide contest sponsored by
the federation. programmed the
aria III milo tesoro" from Mozart's
Don Giovanni" the Lullaby" from
Godard's "Jocelyn," Duparc's The
Road to Rosemonde" and Leh-
mann's "Ah, Moon of My Delight"
He used his fine voice effectively
in the Interpretation of these works.
The duets, which concluded the
offerings of both sections of the
program, were "Parigi, o cara and
I'm di felice," both from Verdis
| "Traviata"
Both singers received an enthu-
siastic welcome from the large au-
dience present.