davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Sacred COntatas
Bv Bach Offered

Cathreen Carrico, soprano; Helen
Benham, contralto; Joseph Flores
tano, tenor, and Raimonde Aubrey,
baritone, will be featured as solo,
lists in the performance Of sacred
cantatas by J. S. Bach at st. Johns
Church, Lafayette square, on Tues
day at 8:15 pm.
Miss Carricos study of the works
of Bach has been extensive, and
she has frequently been heard in
performances of them. Miss Ben
ham is well known in Washington
concert and church music circles,
having appeared as soloist in many
oratorioS. Mr.. Florestano recently
made his debut in a recital at the
Arts Club in which he proved him
self to be one of the rising young
singers of today. Mr.. Aubrey's fire.
ouent appearances in recitalS in
New York and in a leading role of
THE Beggar's Opera" all over the
United States have earned for him
an established position as an out
standing vocalist and teacher.
The two cantatas to be sung are
No. 81: Hold in Remembrance
Jesus Christ" and No. 180, Deck
Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness.
Arthur Howes is organist and choir
master of the church.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

place, and no time, where one can
find quiet. Americans were a sturdy
race IN the days when they first set
tied the wilderness of this country
or trekked over the quiet plains
toward the West. Most of living was
done in smaller towns where the
streets were deserted at an hour
when festivities begin in this era,
where the beat of horses hoofs or
the tinkle of a piano was the only
break in the stiffness. Now, with the
radio. the traffic, the night clubs
and the general unrest, the people
are becoming too high strung and
the only reason of this is lack of rest
for the nerves.
Should Stokowski be able to en-
sure greater efficiency in the service
by what he will do with the bands,
those representatives in Congress
who are set against his experiments
and think only of the monev it is
costing, may be won over. What
ever is done for the military bands
will be reflected in concert bands
and in the many schools where band
playing and directing are featured.
Progress in Schools.
The progress made in the schools
has been great within the last few
years. Encouraged by Sousa and
by Goldman, they have become
training grounds from which men
move on to more important posts.
Edwin Goldman, whose name counts
for much in band history, felt that
the band was the artistic equal of
the orchestra. and that all that was
needed was an exploitation of its
possibilities by some one who appre-
ciated them. Stokowski may be the
man. If so, he will have to help him
the great contribution made by
Sousa and Goldman. who not only
increased the capabilities of the
band but enlarged its literature.
Goldman is quoted as saying that
as soon as serious composers write
for the band as an artistic medium,
the growth of its future will be as
Sured.
The concert band has inspired
such men as Respighi, Roussel,
Granger and Sowerby to write orig
inal compositions for this type of
ensemble and other men such as
Gustave Hoist have made arrange
mentS of classical music for its use
This is, of course, not the type of
music suitable for a military band,
but it is possible that something ap-
proximating it in musical worth may
be the outcome of Stokowski's in
terest in the improvement of the
musicianship and the instruments
of the Army bands. 1t would not be
a bad idea, however, for the noted
conductor, whose scientific re-
searches have been widespread, to
find out how true and valuable the
adjustment of rhythm of music to
the rhythm of the human body
might be.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

Another attraction of this series
will be Nelson Eddy, Americas most
popular baritone, who, despite his
earlier decision to forego a WASH
ington recital appearance next sea-
son, has reconsidered and has eX-
tended his tour to appear again in
the Capital, where he received
welcome two weeks ago that
amounted to an ovation Others
who will be included in this series
are Rachmaninoff, pianist; Heifetz
violinist; Kristen Flagstad. soprano,
and John Charles Thomas, bari
tone, all in solo recitalS.
Sunday Series.
The Sunday afternoon series will
open with recital by Artur Rubin
stein, pianist, and will include a
joint recital by James Melton, IA
nous concert and radio tenor, and
Gladys SWarthout, o-soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera. The
Don Cossack Russian Male Chorus,
under Serge Jaroff, its conductor,
will make its 18th annual consecu-
tive concert appearance in Wash
ington as an attraction of the Sum-
day series, while Lily Pons, soprano:
Yehudi Menuhin, violinist. and Jan
Kiepura, Polish tenor, will be heard
in solo recitals.
Reservations for all series are
being received at Mrs. Dorsey's con-
cert bureau. in Droop's, and an illus
trated circular of 1941-42 attractions
will be mailed to music lovers on
request.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
ByJ. ". Stetp.

Greetings, music loverS-you ras-
Gals you"
This salutation is no doubt ia
miliar to all as the tag line to
radios no-doupt-w -world-renowned
Chamber Music Society of Lower
Basin Street. 1t also introduces a
special session of the society on
Victor records-three of them-fea-
turing Guest Artists Mile. Dinah
Diva Shore and Prof. Sidney Bechet
at the head of the dynamic ensem-
bles of DR.. Henry Levine and his
Barefooted Dixieland Philharmonic
and Maestro Paul LavaPs Wood
windy Ten.
The performances here are strictly
on a par with those perpetrated by
the same encourage on their several
radio appearances in the past; the
various arias and instrumental
opuses those which have already
written glorious chapter into Basin
street chamber music history. AL
though one feels the absence of
DR.. Gino Hamilton, whose sober
faced reading of Welbourn Kelley's
customary asinine program notes
adds a vital spark to the weekly
proceeding, one ca nat least relish
written descriptions of the present
program which are included with
the set. The diva may be heard in
Mood Indigo" and ''Dinahs Blues;
Prof. Bechet and his soprano sax
in the sparkling "Muskrat Ramble";;
the Ten in "Runnin' Wild" and
"Shoemaker's Holiday; the Phil
harmonic in Basin st. Blues" and,
of course, both ensembles alternate
in providing accompaniment for the
soloists.
Danny Kaye presents an insane
piece of plunder from Lady in the
Dark" his own speciality in the show
"Tschaikowsky" How Mr.. Kaye
manages to lay his rapid-flre bar
rage of Russian names is a secret he
will probably carry to his grave The
sonS.gpiel Of the Ink Spots shoots
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Work Projects Units

Concerts offered by District of
Columbia Work Projects Admins
tration music units this week are as
follows:
Tuesday. concert by the w. P. A.
Little Symphony at Washington
Sanatorium, Takoma Park, D. c.. Z
to 8 pm; Thursday, concert by w,
P. A. Little Symphony Orchestra in
parish hall of Church of Our Savior,
1900 Irving street NE, $3.50 to 10
pm; Friday, lecture-concert, w. p.
A. Little Symphony Orchestra, Brent
Public School, Third and D streets
Sc, from l to 3 pm. Concert of
chamber music by w. P. A. String
Quartet in st. Marks Parish hall,
301 A street Sc, from $50 to 10 pm.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Festival to
Present DC
Organists
Community Event
To Include Three
Musical Ideas

A festival of organ music will be
given tomorrow, Wednesday and
Saturday by the American Guild Of
Organists, at the Washington
Chapel of the Latter Day Saints
Church, Sixteenth street and Co
lumbia road NV. Four resident
organists, who are members of the
District of Columbia chapter, will
be heard in the three programs, as
follows: Hester 'Smithey, organist
of the National City Christian
Church, tomorrow; Winifred Cham
berlain, assistant organist of st.
GabrierS Catholic Church, and
Florence E. Reynolds, organist Of
Brookland Methodist Church, will
share the Wednesday program, while
on Saturday Conrad Bernier, Off
cial organist of the Catholic Uni
verSity of America, will be heard
in an hours recital.
These recitals are offered as a
community service, without tickets
or collections taken. and will serve
as a prelude to the national con-
vention Of the guild, which comes
to Washington June 1927. Hun
dreds of music lovers and organ
fans" attended a similar series held
at the Latter Day Saints Church
last April. E William Bracket,
organist of st. Johns Church,
Georgetown, heads the Recital
Committee and has been aided in
this years plans by Ruth Farmer
Vanderlip, dean of the District Of
Columbia chapter.
At least one American composer
| appears in each program and
Washington's own dean of COM
posers, R. Deane Shure, takes his
place with other master writer's in
the series. The programs have been
made up to offer a representative
cross section of the great field OF
organ music. as we'll as to display
the artistic qualities of Washington s
own organists.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
In Local Music Circles

Mary Alice Ferguson, young violinist
and pupil of Elena de Sayn, and
Donald and Janet Mallorey, who
will assist in the two-piano numbers
On Friday evening at BIS, the
w. J. Oates Student Orchestra and
other talent will present a musical
program in the hall of Grace Luth-
ern Church. at the corner of Six
teenth and Varnum streets NV.
At the monthly meeting of the
German Literary Society last night
at the home of the president, Anita
Schade, Lorraine Benton, pianist,
played compositions by Bach, Cho-
pin, Dubussy and Lecuona, and
Lena Burt, violinist, played COM
positions by Hubay, Granados and
Halvorsen, Fanny AmSchutz Roberts
acting as her accompanist.
On Monday evening last Mrs.
Otto Torney Simon made an ad-
dress on Jenny Lind, artist and
singer, before the ladies of the
Louise Home, 1900 Massachusetts
avenue NV. Jesse Nussear, lyric
tenor, sang a program of songs and
arias from Lulli, Purcell, Handel,
Quilter, Nevin, Salter and Balfe.
assisted in two duets by Justine
Jones and Lynette Wells, sopranos.
The music of three young WASH
ington composers will be a feature
of the annual concert of the affili-
ated school groups of the Washing
ton Dance Association at Roose-
welt High School on Thursday at
pm. under the auspices of the
Community Center Department.
Muriel Roger of the music division
of the Library of Congress has COM
posed the setting for "Hetty Green"
(from the Women of Destiny
Suite') for George Washington
University. Frances Brunt of the
faculty of the Marjorie Webster
School has composed Symphony"
for the Holton-Arms School and
departure" from Pioneer Suite')
for the Marjorie Webster School.
Mary Beth Garvey of the WASH
ington College of Music has COM
posed Vision of Freedom" for the
King Smith School.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Upsala Choir
To Present Concert

The A Capella Choir of Upsals
College, East Orange. N. j., will ap-
pear in concert at the Augustans
Lutheran Church Saturday evening
at 8:15. The program is sponsored
by the Augustana congregation
with Swedens Minister to the
United States, M. Wollmar F. Bos-
from. and Nine. Bostrom as CO.
sponsors.
The choir numbers 40 voices and
is conducted by Gladys M. Grinde-
land, one of the few woman directors
of college choirs in the country. Miss
Grindeland is a graduate of st. Olaf
College. where she sang in the IA
NOUS st. Olaf Choir and studied
choral directing under DR.. F. Melius
Christensen. She is a member of
the faculty of Upsala College.
The soloist will be Samuel Young
ouist, tenor, also on the faculty OF
the college and soloist at the Mar
BILE Collegiate Church of New York
City. Mr.. Youngquist will sing two
groups of songs. in two OF which a
violin obbligato will be played by DR.
Evald B. Lawson, president OF the
college. DR.. Lawson will give brief
address at the concert.
In the opening group the choir
will sing Mach's motet for double
chorus, Blessing, Glory, and Wis
dom and Thanks" followed by Sc
lections by Kalinnikof, Lvovsky, and
a chorale from the "Stralsund Ge-
sangbuch." A second group with six
numbers portrays the Majestic
Rhythm of the Church Year." and
features selections by Sodernan
Arkhangelsky, Hassler. christensen
and GretchAntno6. ~ ,
Evening star., 1941-04-20

La Sale Spier, chairman OF the
Washington unit of the National
Piano Playing Additions, announces
that John Mokrejs and Richard Nc
Clanahan of New York have been
named Judges in the local additions
which will take place in the Sidweu
Friends School June 4-8.
All Easter music will be repeated
at the Church of the Epiphany to-
day at IL m. and pm. Trumpets
trombones and tympani will be used
at the II am. service.
Today the program for the Sun
day Music Hour at the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, Seven
teenth and K streets NV, will be
presented by the st. Cecilia Choir of
ST. Adams Church, directed and
accompanied by Mabel B. Davis.
The program will be given at 5
o'clock and the public is cordially
invited to attend.
Golden Voices of Opera" featur-
ing Lilli Lehman, Nellie Melba, Pol
Plancon, Adelina Patti and others,
will be heard on the Evening With
the Victrola program, to be given
in the music division of the Public
Library, Eighth and K streets NV,
tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
A number of Washington musi-
clans will appear in concert TINS
afternoon at Purcellville, Va, in con-
nection with benefit program be-
ing arranged by Gertrude James
Robey of that city and Sophocles
Papas of Washington. Featured
will be the Bruderer Trio-Helen
Doris and Conrad-students at the
Columbia School of Music; Lillian
Somoza, daughter of the President
of Nicaragua; Fleurette Joffrle
coloratura soprano; Betty Rohlader
contralto, and Sophocles Papas
guitarist.
Anthony Chanaka will present 8
group of his Friendship House piano
students in recital this afternoon
at S o'clock. Those taking part are
Edwin Albrecht, Joanna Black
Louise Everett, Maureen Hurney
Betty Temin. Greta Whitman, Dick
Witter and Donald Youmans. The
recital will be held in the Friend.
ship House Little Theater, GIG Z
street Sc. The public is cordially
invited.
The concert scheduled to be
played by the United States Marine
Band Symphony Orchestra on Wed
nesday evening has been Cancelled
due to other official duties.
Thelma Callahan will present
Beatrice Keating, aged 8; Richard
Hill, aged IL, and Jean Woodward
aged 10, in individual piano recital.
on Friday at 8 pm. in the Sale d,
Recital, 1925 G street NV, wher
one and two piano numbers will b,
played. They viii be assisted b,
Evening star., 1941-04-20

ln2tOn OF salvatore BaccalOnl, IHe
sensational new basso-buffo of the
Metropolitan Opera, whose per-
formance in "The Daughter of the
Regiment Don Pasquale" and
other Metropolitan productions
made operate history in New York
last winter. Also included in this
series will be the first joint recital
ever given at Constitution Hall by
Lotte Lehman, soprano, and Lau-
ritz Melchior, tenor, eminent Wag-
merriam stars of the Metropolitan
Opera forces. Solo recitals by Fritz
Kreisler, violinist; Lawrence Tib-
bett, baritone; Grace Moore, So
prano, and Vladimir Horowitz,
pianist, will complete this series.
Comic Opera Offered.
The second evening series will be
notable for its presentation of what
is probably Washington's frst per-
formance of Donizetti's delightful
comic opera, Don Pasquale," which
was so brilliantly and successfully
revived at the Metropolitan opera
during the past season. Oscar
Lassner, eminent European bass
baritone, will sing the title role of
the Don, supported by company
that includes Stella Andreva, So
prano; Bruno Landi, tenor. and
Francesca Valentino, all of the
Metropolitan. Giuseppe Bambos-
chek, who conducted last season S
Constitution Hall production OF
The Barber of Seville" will con-
duct the orchestra. especially as
sembled for this performance.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Last Concert
Of Chamber Music

The fourth and last concert of
chamber music in the current April
series sponsored by the Gertrude
Clarke Whittall Foundation in the
Library of Congress will be given
on Saturday afternoon. The Buda-
pest String Quartet Josef Rois-
mann and Alexander Schneider,
violins; Boris Kroyt viola. and.
Mischa Schneider, violoncello) will
then present the following pro-
gram in the Coolidge Auditorium of
the Library: Quartet in A Major,
Op. Al, No. g." Schumann; "Adagio
and Fugue in C Minor" for string
quartet. K. V. 546, Mozart: Quartet
in A Minor, Op. 1872" Beethoven.
The concert will begin at 2:15
pm, with the last two compost
tionS being broadcast (3:00-3:55
pm, Eastern standard time) by Sta
ton WJSV and the network of the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Evening star., 1941-04-20

and consuls general throughout the
Americas. Radio companies will CO.
operate in carrying this music to
the remotest corners of the hemi-
/ sphere. 1t is proposed that prizes
be offered for the best song ex-
pressing inter-American ideals and
aspirations.
| Several years ago. Tremaine got
the idea of an International Music
/ Week. If music creates a spirit of
cooperation between people in cities
and towns, he reasoned, why not be-
/ tween nations.
| Last year he sounded out repre-
sentatives of this and other nations
in the Americas. The response was
so enthusiastic he deciaed to go
ahead. AS result, on May 4, the
opening day of National Music Week
/ this year, the Americas will stage
the largest music get-together in
history. Out of this, it is hoped, will
come an inter-American anthem, a
year-round interchange of music
and friendlier feeling between the
nations.
Held to Goal.
! From the start, Tremaine has held
relentlessly to his goal of making
America musical through Music
Week. Some of the obstacles he
/ faced were almost insurmountable.
During the depression years, funds
for carrying on the work almost
| dried up and Tremaine was forced
at times to dig down into his own
! pocket. Were it not for David
Sarnoff, R. C. A. president and
/ chairman of the National Music
Week Committee, and other public
spirited citizens, the project might
have been abandoned.
Another difficulty of the early
years to build permanent staff of
volunteer field workers who would
not only organize local music weeks
but carry on throughout the year
Gradually the movement gained
momentum as schools, churches, the
press. clubs and other organizations,
seeing the benefits to their COM
munitieS, enlisted in the cause.
Musical festivals were organized,
national and State school band
contests, all of which stimulated
public interest and support Today
/ Tremaine has an army of field
workers numbering TOO State chair
men and more than 5000 members
of local committees.
The impetus given to music
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Bach Festival

The Mass in B Minor" by Jo-
ham Sebastian Bach, will be sung
by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem
Pa, in its complete form for the
thirty-fourth time on Saturday aft
ernoon, May IT, in Packer Memorial
Chapel at Lehigh University.
On Friday, May is, the program
will consist of seven cantatas, three
of which are new to Bethlehem. The
soloists engaged for the two days are
Harriet Henders, soprano; Lillian
Knowles, contralto; Hardesty john
son, tenor, and Mack Harrell, bass
Miss Henders and Mr.. Harrell art
newcomers.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Recordings of Popular Music

forth another wilted blossom, Wen
Meet Again" Leo Reisman, once
again on the rise to prominence
among bands that play sweetly. of
fers satin Boa Noite," a clever
II, vi. vi, vi. Vi" Anita Boyer and
Sara Horne in fine vocals, respec-
lively. Clyde Lucas band fiddles
smoothly through Provost'S wistful
melody "Intermezzo" When Bud
dha Smiles" on the reverse. Guy
Lombardo couples the same Inter
meZzo' with Star Dust" and they're
both typical Lombardo, of course.
Alvino Rey's swung William Tell
Overture" is fascinating mainly be-
cause of its relatively close PARALLEL
to the original Calm" and Finale"
of Rossini A brace of attractive
swing numbers solidly put together
is Les Browns Beau Night in
Hotchkiss Corners" and Celery
Stalks at Midnight" More fearful
than ever is Last Time I Saw
Paris" as played by Harry Horlick
and the Decca Salon.
Two Guitars.
Julio Martinez Oyanguren, just
plain Oyanguren to his radio audi
ence. and Carlos Montoya, accom-
panist to the dancing troupe of La
Argentinita, are presented separately
in two Decca albums of three discs
apiece-the former in six melodies
of Latin America, the latter in as
many Spanish-Flamencan guitar Sc
lecticns Both instrumentalists
show el1-schooled musicianship in
their field Oyanguren's group rep
resents the music of Brazil, Argen-
tina, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and
Paraguay and all the melodies are
characterized by a quiet, lyrical
quality emphasized very ably by the
guitarist's particular technique. At
an opposite pole is the spirited
Flamencan gypsy idiom, which
makes up in variegated rhythm
what it lacks in melody, and Mr..
Montoya performs in suitably daz-
zlins style.
Evening star., 1941-04-20
By Elena de Sayn.

Two recordings of devotional
character, issued by Victor company,
reached this desk too late for COM
ment during the Easter season.
However, there should be no special
time assigned in which such works
as Beethoven's 'Missa Solemnis," or
Haydn's The Seven Last Words of
Christ" on review, should be heard.
Either of these can stand frequent
performances; in fact, should be re-
peated often in order to be appre-
ciated.
When Haydn composed seven Or
chestral movements preceded by a
prologue and with an epilogue of
great beauty and dignity, he hoped
that his work would not fail in its
effect on a wider public" Yet, be-
cause he did not keep himself with
in the confines of the 10 minutes
allotted him for each part when he
was commissioned to write the work,
it could not be easily incorporated
into the regular lenten church serV-
ice, for which it was intended.
There are three versions of the
"Seven Last Words of Christ" of
these, the one for the string quar-
tet recorded by the Primrose String
Quartet upon Victor company's in
stigation, was an arrangement from
the orchestra score by the composer,
prior to his setting the work for
voices and Instruments. The Prim-
rose group. consisting of Oscar
Shumsky and Josef Gingold, violinS;
William Primrose, viola, and Harvey
Shapiro, cello, approached the opus
with reverance and lend breadth
to the tone of individual inStru-
ments. The first violin has great
deal to say, and Mr.. Shumsky's
playing is distinguished by volume
and quality.
Without doubt, Haydn's work Of
fers difficulties on the interpretative
side, much individual phrasing, on
the part of performers, should go
into its making to arouse interest
in the average listener. Any slow
piece, irrespective of its nature,
requires an. analytical perception
and imagination, but rarely realized
Evening star., 1941-04-20
Robson Concert

With rs Washington voices blend
ing as the Washington Peoples
Chorus, Paul Robson, world re-
nowned Negro baritone, will sing
THE Ballad for Americans" as part
of his concert Friday night at Uline
Arena, Third and M streets NE.
The concert is being sponsored by
the Washington Committee for Aid
to China. DR.. Alfred Manning is
the director of the local choral
group. The Ballad" was first pre-
sented by Mr.. Robson and chorus
over a Nation wide radio network.