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Evening star., 1941-02-16
Fireside Singers
At Y. w. G.. A.

Today the Sunday Music Hour at
the Young Womens Christian Asso-
citation, Seventeenth and K streets,
will be given by the Fireside Singers,
comparatively new group made
up largely of church soloists. The
program will be given under the di-
rection of George Harold Miller,
with Gertrude Kroto as accompanist.
The soloists will be Betty Lee Fox,
Eleanor Bucci and Helen Shenton,
sopranos: Howard Clayton, tenor:
Verona Fulton, contralto, and George
Harold Miller, baritone. The pro-
gram will begin at pm
Two special classes in music are
being offered this month at the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton.
Laura Pendleton MacCarteney,
director of music at the National
Child Research Center, will give two
lectures for those who have taken
her classes in Music From Cradle
to Classroom" and for others in
tereSted in music for pre-school
children. The lectures will be given
tomorrow evening and Monday, Feb
ruary "a, at s o'clock.
An advanced class in shepherds
pipes, with emphasis on group play
ing will be given under Sidney
Heller, for those who have already
made a pipe. Tools and assistance
will be furnished those who. wish
to make alto or tenor pipes. The
class will begin on Wednesday and
will meet on Wednesday evenings at
o'clock for the next six weeks. A
class for beginners will be offered
also, if registrations warrant it.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Popular Music

The memorial presentation on rec
ords of the music of the late Hal
Kemp was completely logical
move, a necessary one, in the minds
of the many who desire to see the
entire field of popular band music
represented by its most capable
performers. Hal Kemp's Orchestra,
originating as a campus band at
North Carolina University, displayed
almost from its very inception a
style of dance music that was at
once singular in its originality and
as much of a treat to the listener
as to ballroom couples. During those
early years when his music was vir-
tually unknown save to record pur-
chasers, Hal and his boys produced
their best in that bright Staccato
manner for which they are famed.
This outfit could never be accused
of heaviness in their musical meth
DDS. Their attack was always light
and breezy, the scoring brilliant and
changeable as the sparkling facets
of diamond, the execution pre-
else to a mathematical degree. That
Kemp was an imaginative and me-
ticulous band leader, ranking among
the greatest that have entered the
American dance world, Is best DEM
onstrated on the discs which Colum-
bia controls, eight of which that
firm now releases in its special
album.
On these four records will be
found the outstanding tunes with
which Hal made his mark: I've Got
You Under My Skin" Dinner for
One, Please, James" Got Date
With an Angel" 1.-The Gentleman
Obviously Doesn't Believe" While
these are of rather later vintage,
their stamp Is indelibly Kemp. We
have never heard performances of
these pieces by any band stylist su-
perior to Kemp's. The remaining
selections, less representative OF his
special technique than the before
mentioned include: you're the
Top" Lullaby of Broadway"
where or When. There's Small
Hotel" Skinny Ennis breathless
vocals, of course, dominate the
lyrics, while Maxine Gray and Bob
Allen fill in.
Albums-Vari0usly.
The Koehler-Arlen tag has ap-
peared on many fine tune in the
past, such as Stormy Weather, -
Lets Fall in Love-" etc. Recently
they have directed their efforts to-
ward things more serious" spe-
cifically a suite of six Negro i'm
pressions called Reverend john
sons Dream" which now. appears
on three Decca discs of the per
! sonality" series. Actually. the work
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Young Organist
To Play Recital

Robert Baker, young American
organist, will play recital in the
Covenant-First Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday evening at $50. He
will be assisted by Henrietta Bag
ger Plum, mezzo-soprano. Mr.. Baker
has been instructor in organ at the
National Music Camp in Interlochen,
Mich, the last three seasons and
is organist and choirmaster of the
Hitchcock Memorial Church in
Scarsdale, N. Y. Following his
graduation from Illinois Wesleyan
he studied under Clarence Dickin-
son at Union Theological Seminary
School of Sacred Music and re-
ceived his masters degree in 1940
Evening star., 1941-02-16
By Jascha Heifefx

Perhaps, being a naturalized
American, I am more serious about
America than the people who were
born here. But it has always seemed
to me that this country ought to be
unique in music, as it is in its
natural wonders, its Grand Canyon,
Blue Ridge Mountains or Yosemite
Falls.
You ask me why I have chosen to
play Robert Russell Benefits "Hexa-
poda." But you wouldn't ask me
why I had selected a work by
Brahms instead of one by Mozart.
Is lit because the Bennett work,
based on something that is native
to America and absent from the
works of the so-called classical
composers, seems, somehow, un-
worthy of study by a serious musi-
clan? We shouldn't forget that
Beethoven made use of country
dance tunes in his great Sixth SYM
phony," or that Dvorak, certainly a
serious composer, used popular
American themes for his New
World Symphony" The "Hexapoda
is light and full of fun-and should
be taken as such-but it is also
serious because it represents q seri-
ous and talented American composer
Evening star., 1941-02-16

lgndCe Jan PaQereWSKl, WHICH Is
being celebrated this week, today's S
concert will be dedicated to the
eminent Polish pianist and states
man
Miss Tennyson. soloist on this
afternoons concert, was born in
Chicago, but established herself as
a singer in New York and Europe
before returning to receive the
acclaim of her native city. Like
Grace Moore she began her career
in musical comedy-in Miss Tenny-
sons case, the Ziegfeld Follies-
progressed to operettas. and then,
scorning movie and further Broad
way offers, turned to the study of
operatic roles in earnest.
She made her debut in Modena,
Italy, as Mimi in La Boheme, "
and then as her repertoire in
creased, spent two seasons singing in
European capitals-Rome, Milan,
Naples, Budapest, Prague, Vienna.
News of her achievement reached
the United States, and both the
Chicago and San Carlo opera COM
panies cabled offers to return to this
country. She accepted both, first
appearing with the San Carlo for a
season and then going to Chicago,
where she has achieved substan-
tial success. In recent months, she
has appeared twice with the Phila-
delphia Orchestra. with the Cleve-
land and Montreal orchestras, and
with the Chicago Symphony at
Grant Park. With the National
Symphony Orchestra this afternoon,
Miss Tennyson will sing recitative
and aria, Dove Sono," from
Mozarts Marriage of Figaro" and
"Daybreak" by Harl Mcdonald.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

Today's guest conductor, Charles
OConnen, needs no introduction to
Washington audiences. He has ap-
peared twice with the National
Symphony at the Water Gate and
recently personally supervised the
recording Of So sides for R. C. A
Victor. An American by birth and
training, Mr.. O'Connell was formerly
associate conductor of the Phila-
delphia Orchestra under Stokowski
until his duties with r. c. A.
Manufacturing Co. forced him to
limit his conducting to guest ap-
pearances.
For the major work on this after
Moons program. Mr.. O'Connell has
programmed Beethoven's Fourth
Symphony in B Flat" Other works
which the orchestra will play under
his direction include overture to
Paisiello's Barber of Seville;
prelude, chorale and fugue by Bach.
and Vorspiel and Liebestod from
Wagner's Tristan and Isolde"
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@. w. Artist
Is Zinbalist

Efrem Zimbalist, the famous con-
cert violinist, is to be the convocation
artist at the winter convocation Of
the George Washington University.
The exercises will be held Saturday
night at 8 a'clock in Constitution
Hall.
For the third year, the university,
instead of the customary commence
ment speaker, has scheduled an out
standing artist for this occasion.
Last year John Charles Thomas was
the convocation artist. Two years
ago Gladys Swarthout appeared on
the winter convocation program. ira
ditionally held on Washington's
birthday anniversary.
The program to be played by Mr..
Zimbalist, in which he will be ac-
companied by vladimir Sokoloff will
consist of "Poeme." Chausson: Ave
Maria" Schubert -Wilhelmj; Tan
60. "Habanera" and "Zapateado,"
from the suite of Sarasateana-Zim-
bahSt.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
By Elena de Sayn.

Sharing the sentiments OF the
American public toward Ignace Jan
Paderewski, whose 80th birthday
anniversary and 50th anniversary of
pianistic achievement in this coun-
try are being celebrated this week,
the Victor Co. issued a special Pad
erewski Golden Anniversary" al
bum. This book contains Schubert's
Moment Musical, No 2, Op. "a, in
A Flat Major" Mozart's 'Rondo in
A Minor" Chopin's "Polonaise in A
Flat Major" and Haydn's Theme
and Variations in F Minor"
Not since List, born half a CEN
tury before PadereWski, has the
world admired a pianist so ardently
as it has this son of Poland, who
dedicated his life to the cause of
his native country and brought
about its political independence
score of years ago. Patriotism came
foremost with Paderewski but not
to the exclusion of humanitarian
feelings toward all those whose
paths he crossed in his worldwide
concert tours. And it is for his
qualities of heart and mind, his
lofty ideals and for his character
that the American world is eager to
pay him a tribute today.
Paderewski Playing.
To hear Paderewski play Chopin's
"Polonaise," which he interprets
with the stately precision of ball
room dance, one envisions kings and
mobiles passing in review. There is
nothing eXtraneous in his presenta-
ton of it. Under his nimble fingers
it is a rhythmical national dance,
"Polonaise,' as the name implies
and as Chopin possibly intended it
to be. 1t is a majestic piece of
music performed by a great artist.
One may only regret that this
album does not contain some of
PadereWski's own compositions,
outstanding for their workmanship
and sentiment, challenging a num-
ber of beter-known piano pieces. A
good example of this is his piano
concerto, which he and other pia-
nists have performed occasionally.
Schumanns Quintet in E Flat
Major" is another great work of the
romantic school, to which justice
has been done by the Primrose
String Quartet, assisted by Jesus
Maria Sanroma. pianist. Listening
to this new OnllS now a century old
Evening star., 1941-02-16
By J. ". Stebb

is a string of six separate narrative
songs, related to each other by the
idea that they represent q sermon
by the God-fearing reverend. The
composers succeed admirably in
catching the deep. simple spirit of
the American Negro as expressed
in his native music. The Koehler
lyrics and Arlen music retain the
traditional form, yet manage to be
refreshingly original in content.
The singers are highly capable, es-
pecially William Gillespie with his
rich baritone. whose vibrant tone
rivals that of the great RobeSon.
Lois Hodnett takes the contralto
part and Ruby Ely the soprano
To commemorate the recent death
of Joseph Green, percussion artist,
who with his brother formed the
well-known novelty and marimba
orchestra, Decca presents five discs
of his solo work in turn on the
xylophone, bell and octarimba. The
handspring of his orchestra, Joe
Green here gives clear and ample
evidence of the ability which made
him such popular success. A few
of the selections: Lady of Spain"
GLOW Worm" Lady of Madrid"
and General Boulanger March"
At this point we should like to
remind you music lovers popular
division that you haven't lived un-
til you've heard the new Carmen
Cavallaro collection, Getting Senti-
mental Over You" Decca, five rec
ords of the best music of 1890 194O)
Also, if you're deeply enamored of
music of this same period, excellent,
however elaborate, listening is yours
for price with the Andre Kos
telanetz group of show tunes Co.
lumbia) and Victor's Musical
Americana" set, played by Raymond
Paige's Orchestra.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

Tomorrow the Columbia Light
Opera Co., whose director is Ethyl
Manning, will celebrate its fourth
birthday anniversary. This company
has steadily grown in popularity
since its first performance of Victor
Herbert's "Sweethearts" Since this
company is sponsored by the Com
munity Center and Fairgrounds De-
partment, its members are not paid
and in no sense is it commercial
organization.
Edwin Steffe, baritone, and Ellen
Nelson Barnes, pianist, will present
the program of the Friday Morning
Music Club on Friday. The meeting
will be held in Barker Hall, the
Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV, at 1880 am.
Gwendolin L. Wisehart, soprano,
accompanied by Jean Appel, gave a
program at the Sigma Alpha Iota
meeting Monday evening.
Betty Baum will present 14-year-
old Phyllis Schwartz in piano re-
cital at 8 o'clock this evening in her
home studio, 1920 Edmunds street
NV. Miss Schwartz will play
Bach's "Sarabande" and Prelude
and Fugue B Flat Major" Brahms
"Ballade," Chopin's "Nocturne, - De-
bussys "Arabesque." Villa-Lobos
lie Polichinelle" and the last two
movements of Beethoven's &C Major
Concerto" with Miss Baum at Sec
ond piano. The public is invited.
The Piano Teachers Forum viii
present its second pupils recital or
Thursday at 8 O'Clock at the Wash
ington College of Music. The public
is invited.
The program given last evening
under the auspices of the junior
division of the D. C.. Federation o.
Music Clubs. Mrs. r. L. Espy, STATE
Junior counselor, will be repeated
Friday evening at pm. in Potomac
Heights Community Church, Ca
thedral avenue, north of Condui
road, as benefit for the junior
choir, Esther Linkins, director.
The following singers took par
in a recital at Otto Simon's Studio
last Monday evening. Francis Con-
ley. Virginia Eckrnan, Agnes Hartl
Justine Jones, Jesse Nussear, Lynettt
Wells.
Edward j. Henneberry will give 6
piano recital at the Wardman Park
Theater Thursday evening, February
81.
At the monthly meeting of the
German Literary Society, which took
place yesterday, musical program
was presented by Norman Simonson
soprano, and Emmel Billings, violin
list. Four songs by Dorothy Radde
Emery and one by Anita Schade
president of the society, were among
the features of the evening. Mrs
Emery, who acted as accompanist
performed also her humoristic piano
logue entitled, My Ballet" written
in overture form. Miss Billings was
accompanied on the piano by Anton
Kaspar.
Clarke Paulsen will sing for the
Ohio Girls Club tomorrow.
The Choral Club of the Wash
ington Opera Guild gave concert
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Review of Recordings

first performed in l843 at Leip2ig's
Schumann was fortunate to have as
understanding a group to give his
work the world premiere, as the one
which has recorded it for the Victor.
OF course, the piano part at the lnl-
tial performance was in the hands
of the then Incompatible Clara
Schumann, to whom the compost
tion was dedicated. She was always
credited with being great inter-
prefer, one who could make any
work intelligible to the hearer, and
this is exactly what the Primrose
four have done for the work with
the assistance of Mr.. Sanroma.
They reveal beauties yet undiscov-
cred. 1t is as if Clara Schumann'S
spirit had descended upon them TO
help them to realize an ideal.
Art of Heifetz.
Grieg's Sonata in G Major, Opus
10" for violin and piano, finds a
magnificent performer in Jascha
HeifetZ, assisted by the modest and
retiring Emmanuel Bay. pianist,
who is virtuoso in his own right.
Noticeable is the tremendous gain
the duo has made, on the interpre-
tative side, in the years they have
collaborated. With Beethoven s
concerto Mr.. Heifetz has embarked
upon third period of his art, the
first being a faithful presentation of
his teachers ideas, when he was
child prodigy; the second, the for
nation of his own style, and now
the matured ideas of an artist who
has arrived" There are no mean
ingless portamenti in his perform
ance. The sonata brims over with
many embellishments which come
from an inner, emotional impulse.
In short, Mr.. HeifetZ has re-created
Grieg's work and made it his own.
Following Heifetz's footsteps as a
technician. young Ossy Renardy
violinist, has completed the record
ing of Paganinis "a caprices for the
Victor company. which now has is
sued the remaining IL. Mr.. Renar-
dys execution is as impeccable as
it is brilliant. His tone, beautiful
if not voluminous, gains by the am
plification. Since this recording Of
Paganinis studies is, possibly, the
first of its kind, meant to represent
this master. it is regrettable that
instead of adding two or three extra
discs to the collection, some Of these
St1I6ieS had tn no nnlItjlated tn fit
the allotted number of records.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Harp Player
SolOist for
Orchestra
Philadelphians to
Appear Here in
Mcdonald Work

The Philadelphia Orchestra WIN
give its fourth concert in the series
of five Tuesday at Constitution Hall,
8:45 pm. Eugene Ormandy will
conduct and there will be two SOLO
lists: Enid Szantho, Hungarian con-
tralto of the Metropolitan, and Edna
Phillips, harpist of the orchestra.
Miss Szantho chose for her solos
"Waltraute's Narrative" from Was-
ner's Die Goetterdaemmerung,7
and "Traume," by the same COM
poser. She will also sing 20 Don
Fatale," from Verdis Don Carlos"
Bach -Cailliet's Air" from Suite
in D Major; Jan Sibelius' Fifth
Symphony" Ravel's La Valse," and
McDonald's harp concerto will bs
the orchestral features of the pro-
gram.
This will be the first performances
in Washington Of the harp concerto
written by DR.. Mcdonald, distin-
guished American composer and
manager of the Philadelphia Or
chestra. Miss Phillips, who will be
heard in the solo part, is also an
American artist, born Of Welsh par
ents in Reading, Pa. 1t was her
| father who gave her her first music
lessons on the violin until she was
old enough to study the piano with
! MauritZ Leefson in Philadelphia.
| But it was the golden harp in
store window in her home town that
attracted her attention.
From then on I was the slave
of the harp" said Miss Phillips. 1T
was my good fortune that Leefson
| directed me TO his colleague, Flor
ence Wightman, for introduction to
harpism Not long after, I entered
! the Curtis Institute of Music to
continue preparation with Salzedo
/ himself. Three years later, in the
| spring of 1880, when a vacancy
created the opportunity, Leopold
| Stokowski, who always gave prefer
ence to younger aspirants. heard me
and I was engaged as first harpist
/ of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Now
/ I have a home. husband and two
( babies, and my harp. That is really
all that counts in my life
+ It was the hearing of the tradi-
tional English nursery rhymes Il
Saw Three Ships Come Sailing BY"
Lavender Blue, Lavender's Green
There Was a jolly Miller Once"
and others, which Miss Phillips sang
and played for her two youngsters,
/ that inspired Mr.. Mcdonald TO COM
pose a suite which he entitled From
4 Childhood" and dedicated to Miss
/ Phillips. The work received its
world premiere in Philadelphia at
the orchestra's concert in January.
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Concert Schedule
Today.

1 AVuoy.
National Symphony Orches-
ira, Charles O'Connell, guest
conductor; Jean Tennyson, So
prano soloist; Constitution
Hall. 4 pm.
Adelaide Van Wey, contralto,
| song recital, Arts Club, 8 pm.
Sunday Music Hour, Fire
side Singers, George H. Miller
director, Y. w. c. A, S pm.
Tomorrow.
Beaux Arts Trio, Martin A.
Dowd, pianist, assisting, Ward
man Park Theater, $50 pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, Or
gan recital, L. D. S. Chapel,
8 pm,
Tuesday.
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eu-
| gene Ormandy, conductor; Enid
Szantho, contralto; Edna Phil
lips, harpist, soloists, Consti-
tuition Hall, 8:45 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, Stanley Hall, $50 pm.
Army Band, Army Band
| Auditorium, 2:30 pm.
Navy Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Corps Audi
torium, BIS pm.
Wednesday.
Robert Baker, organ recital,
Henriette Bagger Plum, So
prano, assisting. Covenant-First
| Presbyterian Church. $50 pm.
Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, Marine Barracks, S:l5
pm.
D. Sterling Wheelwright. or
gan recital, L. D. S. Chapel, s
pm.
Thursday.
Marine Band, Marine Bar
racks, 2:30 pm.
Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira, Stanley Hall, $50 pm.
Piano Teachers Forum,
Washington College of Music,
s pm.
Friday.
Friday Morning Music Club.
Edwin Steffe, baritone; Ellen
NJ Barnes, pianist, Barker Hall.
IL 80 am.
D. Sterling Wheelwright, or
gan recital, L. D. s. Chapel,
8 pm.
Saturday.
Army Band, Army Band
Auditorium, 1880 am.
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Miss Van Wey Sings

Adelaide Van Wey, young con-
tralto from Brevard, N. c., will give
a song recital at the Arts Club this
evening at 8 o'clock Following
her early musical training at Salem
College, Winston Salem, N. c., where
she received her bachelor of music
degree, Miss Van Wey pursued her
studies in New York with Hugh
Ross, Cesare Sodero and Povla
Friish. She has devoted much
research to the study of folk songs
of many nations. Her program to-
night will consist largely of interest
ing and little-known folk songs. She
will be accompanied by Robert N.
Hill.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Music for Dance

The Washington Dance Associa-
ton will present Norman Lloyd, out
standing composer and authority on
music for the dance. in a lecture
demonstration on Sunday evening,
February %. at $50 o'clock at the
Washington Dance Association head
quarters, 1742 Church street NV.
Mr.. Lloyd will speak and illustrate,
on the piano, esthetic and theoretical
problems in relation to music and
dance,
Evening star., 1941-02-16

novelty but an important WORK
in the literature of American music.
Is the "Hexapoda" difficult to play?
Yes and no. 1t is light work,
meant to be taken in the spirit of
fun. True, it involves technical
acrobaticS, but if a violinist should
miss a note here or there it would
not destroy the effect of the thing
as a whole On the other hand a
Mozart sonata, which might seem
childishly simple on the surface, de-
mands all of ones interpretive
f1nesse, and each note carries tre-
mendous value.
Some day hope to talk with Ben
nett and persuade him to do a work
for the violin which will be of a
more serious nature than this. He
has it in him and so does America,
whose particular musical idiom he
speaks so naturally. In the mean
time I play the "Hexapoda" for
nothing more or less than what 1t
is-an expert, vigorous and witty
piece of musical Americana. Ben
nett'S talents are such that all of
us Americans can be proud of him.
There has been an unhealthy tend
ency in the past for our composers
to be so much Influenced" by Eu-
ropean models that they were in
capable of striking creative roots
into THAR own soil
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Stars to Appear Today
In Symphony Program
Jean Tennyson Sings With
Orchestra; Mr.. O'Connell
Is Guest Leader

The special series of the National symphony Orchestra will be
inauguraed this afternoon Hall
by the first with this Chicago
recordings AVco the national testimonial to
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Why l Chose to Play the 'Hexapodia'


the
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than y and
Evening star., 1941-02-16

Andrea Kristen has been appoint
ed soprano soloist of Nativity Epis-
copal Church recently.
Ethel Minot Lehman presented a
group of her piano pupils in a mid
winter recital last Sunday afternoon
at her studio. 313O Tennyson street
NV. Those taking part we're: Bev-
erly Back, Cameron Badgley. Jean
Badgley, Marshall Baker, Patricia
Dredge, Laura Arnold Flippin, Cor
inc Fyfe, Billee Marie Hatcher, Eliz-
abeth Latimer, Donald Lehman, Bar
bara Rosson, Anne Smith. Sarah
DeanSpangler Barbara Strang and
Patricia Thompson.
Evening star., 1941-02-16
In Local Music Circles

on Tuesday evening at the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home with jean
nette Jordan, Lillian Bricker, Mar
garet Ann Bopp and Mary Sullivan
as soloists.
Evening star., 1941-02-16

trying to do something with native
material.
1t took Americans long time to
realize that George Gershwin's
"Rhapsody in Blue" was not Just