Evening star., 1941-10-19
In Local
Musical Circles

The first OF the seasons SUNDAY
music hours will be given this after
noon at the Young Women's Chris
tan Association, Seventeenth and K
streets, by a string quartet, mem
bers of which are John Martin and
his three sons. John, Hugh and
Alan. Although the Martin String
Quartet has pursued its hobby OF
chamber music for several years,
the family has only recently come
to Washington and this is the
groups first appearance at the Y. w.
c. A Newcomers to Washington
are especially invited TO attend these
weekly informal programs, Which
begin at O'Clock. Men, as we'll as
women. are welcome and there is
no charge.
The Art of Listening to Music"
lecture series scheduled to begin at
the Y. w. c. A. tomorrow, is post
poned for one week. The first meet
ing of the class will be held at 8
o'clock on Monday, october q.
The music section and the choral
group of the Takoma Park Womens
Club will present the opening pro-
gram of the season on Wednesday,
10 m, with r. Deane Shure play
ing a group of his own compost
tions on the new organ in the chill
dren's chapel at the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church.
Lucia Mackenzie Hendley presents
Gertrude Troutman, Well-knoWn 13-
year-old pianist, in a pianoforte re-
cital Sunday, October 26, at clock
at 1858 Kalorama road. The public
is invited.
Shirley Madeline Effenbach, pian-
lst, has left for Chicago. Ill. where
she won fellowship at the De Paul
University, majoring in music with
Sergei Tarnowsky, teacher of Horo-
WITT.
Allison Sanderford. pianist, re-
Gently returned from the West where
he coached extensively with Herbert
Donaldson. Mr.. Sanderford is now
reSuming his activities in this city
as an accompanist and instructor in
piano, as well as organist and direc-
tor of music at st. Patrick's Episco-
pal Chapel in FoXhall.
Betty Baum has reopened her
studio, $500 Edmunds street, for the
coming season. The course in
cludes harmony, two-piano work
and participation in annual piano
tournament. Applications for new
registrants are now being taken.
Edwin C. Steffe, baritone soloist
of the National Cathedral Choir,
will be guest soloiSt in the rendition
of THE City of God by Harry
Alexander Matthews, which will be
given by Christ Lutheran Choir at
Sixteenth and Gallatin streets,
under the direction of John B.
Wilson, A. A. G. o., tonight at 8
o'clock.
An Evening With the Victrola"
program will be presented in the
music division of the Public Lii
brary, 9Th and K streets NV, at
7:3O pm. tomorrow, when the fol-
lowing selections will be played:
Beethoven's "Coriolanus Overture"
Brahms Symphony No. 3" and
Tchaikovsky's Concerto for Piano
in B Flat Minor"
William J. Oates has resumed his
fall and winter schedule of lessons
at his studio, 1415 Monroe street
NV.
Glenn Carow, concert pianist and
composer, has resumed his private
and class lessons at his studio at
1000 New Hampshire avenue.
Mccall Lanham, New York and
Washington teacher of singing, re-
sumed his classes in this city on
Tuesday at the Bradley Studio, 1923
Connecticut avenue NV. He also
began his 21st season as head of the
vocal department of Chevy Chase
Junior College, where he teaches on
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The All States Mixed Chorus has
resumed rehearsals at Central High
School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV, on Wednesday eve
nings at o'clock under the direc-
ton of Lynn l.. Gillchrest. Singers
interested in joining are requested
to present themselves at the regu-
lar meeting for an interview. There
are few vacancies In each section.
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