Evening star., 1942-10-11
All Russian Music
For Philadelphia
Orchestra Opening

Khrennikov's symphony No. L.
The Philadelphia Orchestra will.
as usual, play fiye Tuesday evening
concerts on the Washington sub
scription series. with special nom
subscription performance on De-
cember 20. Regular concerts will
be October 20, Eugene Ormandy
conducting; December !, Ormandy,
with Artur Rubenstein, Polish pian-
list, as guest artist; February 9,
Ormandy, with Fritz Kreisler. vio-
linist, making his first Washington
appearance since his serious auto
mobile accident; March 2, Arturo
ToScanini, guest conductor; March
80, Ormandy, with Gregor Piali-
gorsky, worlds greatest cellist, as
soloist. Rudolph Serkin, pianist.
will be guest artist at the special
concert on December 70.
Nelson Eddy Coming for
FuU.LengM Recital Here.
Nelson Eddy, the baritone idol Of
millions of American concert-goers
and screen costar of jeanette Mac
Donald in many outstanding cinema
musical successes, is coming to
Washington In person in a full
length recital at Constitution Hall
on Saturday evening, April 3, l943,
at $50 o'clock, under the manage
ment of Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey.
First announcement of Mr.. Eddy s
coming recital here next spring was
made in the program of Jeanette
MacDonald's recital at Constitu-
ton Hall last Sunday afternoon
1t had been previously announced
that the famous baritone would not
appear in this city during the COM
ing season.
Mrs. Dorsey stated that Mr.. Eddy S
tour, which was booked last winter
had originally included no Wash
ington engagement but within the
past 10 days change of plans on
the part of the artist had made
it possible to work into his schedule
a Washington appearance.
Charles Tiffmann Ends Lone
En9agemenf as Sol0isf.
Charles Trowbridge 'Tittmann, we'll
known oratorio, concert and music
festival basso, has given up his posi-
tion as soloist at All Souls Unitarian
Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets, after q tenure of what would
have been 27 years on October /.
During the greater part of his un-
usually long service Mr.. Tittmanr
was both soloist and precentor, hi.
large repertoire making it possible
for him to sing the best of sacred
numbers without repetitions during
the year. With Mr.. Atwater at the
organ, high standard of music was
established.
When the old church building al
Fourteenth and L streets was sold
and services were held temporarily
at the Knickerbocker Theater and
then at Keith's Theater, Mr.. Titt-
mann went along. although leading
churches here and elsewhere made
him tempting offers. He continued
as soloist and precentor at the new
church and eventually became Z
member Of the quartet which was
installed few years ago.
Beginning in 1915, Mr.. Tittmanr
established national reputation a!
soloist with orchestras, at festivals
in concerts and with leading ora
torio societies.
Before going to All Souls Mr.. Tit.
mann was soloist at st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, Boston; Calvary Church, New
York, and in. Washington, at St
Johns Church, Sixteenth and
streets and the Church of the Gov.
enant. Whether Mr.. Tittmann will
again fill any church position reg
ularly is undecided.
National Symphony Orchesfrt
Recordinas Highly Praised
Wide recognition has been afforded
recordings made by the Nationa
Symphony Orchestra which open.
its 18th season at Constitution Hal
on Sunday afternoon, November =
under the baton OF DR.. Hans Kinder
founder Of the orchestra.
The National Symphony's Victor
records continue to win the enthus-
iastic praise OF leading critics from
coast to coast. Since January {
wide variety OF recordings has beer
added to the Victor catalogue
including 'Omphales Spinning
Wheel" one OF st. Saens' four sym.
phonic poems, Brahms Third" anc
the Tschaikowsky Third" sym.
phonies and Strauss tone poem
Don JUAN"
Other recent releases include 8
Polka" from Shostakovich's "The
Golden Age" and william Schu.
mann's American Festival Over.
| ture."