Evening star., 1943-06-06
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The Phillips Memorial Gallery an
nounces a song recital by Shannon
Bolin, contralto, accompanied by
Villa Semple at the piano, this
afternoon at o'clock Miss Shan
non is graduate of South Dakota
Wesleyan Conservatory, was soloist
with Washington Choral Society in
its Christmas oratorio, is an ac-
cepted candidate for Naumburg
award and is the contralto soloist
at Mount Vernon Place Church.
The annual spring concert of the
Jewish Folk Chorus will take place
this evening at the Jewish Com
munity Center. The chorus, spe-
cializing In the Interpretation Of
modern Jewish folk songs, is under
the direction of Mendy Shain.
The program will feature Handel's
oratorio, Judas Maccabeus," with
Jewish text by Max Helfman. Solo
portions of the oratorio will be sung
by Make Shain, soprano, and Abra-
sha Robofsky, baritone. Included in
the program will be a group of new
classical and folk songs by Jewish,
American and Soviet composers.
Lillian Harmon Burke is present. |
Ing her pupils in series of piano |
recitals beginning at 3 80 this after
noon at 1925 G. street, when individ- |
ual recitalS will be given by Nancy
Jonscher Elizabeth Bergman, Jo-
anne Jonscher and Barbara Fry.
Next Sunday, June 13, at $3.50
Mrs. Burke will present the follow
ing pupils in solos, duets and two
piano numbers: Mickey Dom, David
Barry, Joan Denton, Wilbur Har- |
ris, Peggy Ann Lester, Elaine Huro-
Witz, June Hanson, Barbara Dun
KUN, Rodney Hanson, Joan Sheetz,
Frances Farley, Virginia Dooley,
Tommy Farley, Elizabeth Graeff,
Nancy Jonscher, Jane Wallace,
Charles Sheetz, Naomi HuroWitz,
Georganna Buchanan, Joanne jon
scher, Elizabeth Bergman, Evelyn
Jean Thomson, Betty Ruth Ernst,
Barbara Fry, Peggy Ann Ernst, Will
liam GleW and Ruby Lee Williams.
The following will play individ-
ual recitals on Saturday evening,
June 10, at 8 o'clock: Peggy Ruth
ard Peggy Ann Ernst and William
GleW. assisted by Harlan Randall,
baritone. Pupils of the Burke Stu
dios are affiliated with Federation
of Music Clubs as the l.. H. B. Re-
cital Club.
Esther Linkins will present her
vocal pupils in her residence studio
this afternoon at in recital. Solo
lists will be Doris Blake Ann Court
ney, Alice Jacobs, Dorothy Jane
Koch, Bill and Charles Lallv, Jack
Norman and Monique Shepard The
studio chorus will sing new war
songs by Alma Grayce Miller and
Karl Holer, local composers. Anita
lominaya, violinist. presented by
Mary Park Clements will assist,
with Olive Constant Pratt at the
piano. Lydia Ballinger, Suzanne
Erwin and Vivian Shelton, piano
pupils of Marie Little, will contribute
solos and duets. Mrs. Little will ac-
company the singers. The public is
invited.
Camille Allensworth will present /,
Virginia Wright in a piano recital /
this evening at Sale de Recital, |
1925 G street NV. Miss Wright |
will play compositions of Bach, Bee |
thoven, Chopin, Debussy and Mac
DoWell.
The June meeting of the District !
of Columbia Chapter of the Amer
lean Guild of Organists will be held
tomorrow at 8 pm. at Epiphany
Parish Hall, 1877 G street NV. Ma
bel Cook, director of the USO. will |
speak on the work of this organiza-
ton and how organists and church
choirs may have part in it.
Thelma Stein will present group
OF pupils in a piano recital tomor-
row at 8:l5 pm. at the YWCA, at |
Seventeenth and K streets The |
public is cordially invited to attend. |
Constance Russell, concert pianist, |
is leaving for three month concert |
tour in Mexico early this month. |
While there she will play in the
Bellies Artes Opera House of Mex
leo City, and will also appear with
the Lenor String Quartet In ad-
dition to Mexico City, concerts are
scheduled in Monterey, Pueblo and
other cities.
Lola M. Sanders, singer, and War
rem Plaster, pianist, member of the
the United States Navy, gave an in
formal program for their friends at
the OAR Chapter House, 1882 Mas |
sachusetts avenue Wednesday. Miss
Sanders is affiliated with the Co.
lumbia Light Opera Co.; before COM
ing to this city she studied at the
University of Washington, Seattle |
and in New York City, Mr.. Plaster,
at present stationed in Washing
ton, is we'll known on the Pacific
Coast.
.
Lucia Maxwell McQueary, present.
ed program at the last meeting of
the Wheel of Prograss on Monday
evening at the Washington Hotel.
She was assisted by Mrs. Roy M.
North, violinist, and Romona North,
pianist. Those who took part in
solos, duets, trios and group singing
were Eva Melting, Catherine
Wright, Florence Burroughs, Anna
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