Evening star., 1943-07-11
In Local
Music Circles

The Committee on Summer School
Lyceum Programs at Howard Uni
versity will present Edouard Mes
Berger, internationally known con-
cert organist, in an Albert Schweit-
zer benefit recital tomorrow at $3.50
pm. in Andrew Rankin Memorial
Chapel The proceeds from the con-
cert will be used to purchase medi-
cal supplies and food for the patients
of DR.. Schweitzer at Lambarene Hos
pital in French Equatorial Africa.
DR.. Schweitzer was the president
of the Bach Society Of Paris, q
famous organist and author Of the
standard biography of Bach and a
brilliant theologian living in Alsace
Lorraine. Then, at the age of 80,
he threw himself into the study Of
medicine and its practice among
Negroes in the heart Of Africa.
At one time he visited Europe,
giving lectures and concerts, and re-
turning with funds and equipment
to run the hospital, much OF which
he built with his own hands. The
war changed all that. Today he Is
cut Oh from the old source Of sup
ply and encouragement.
In the East . Schweitzer yellow
ship has been operating under the
craftsmanship of Prof Everett Skill
ings, Middlebury College, VT.
A Pacific Coast branch, under the
leadership TO Prof Walter Muelder
of the school of religion of the Uni
versity of Southern California, Is
now In operation. Alice Ehlers, who
formerly accompanied DR.. Schweit-
ger on the harpsichord In Europe, Is
also a member Of the Executive
Committee.
Mr.. Nies-Berger has given q num-
Der of organ recitals for the benefit
of DIR. Schweitzer and his hospital
under the auspices Of the American
Guild of Organists. He was ap-
pointed organist and director Of
music to the Second Presbyterian
Church of Chicago. A call from
the leading Wiltshire Boulevard
Temple at Los Angeles took him to
California, where he remained until
1887. At the same time he became
organist and choir director at the
First Presbyterian Church OF Santa
Monica
The Hollywood studios Of Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. and
Universal Pictures engaged him. He
has recorded for such Aims as The
Barretts of Wimpole Street." with
Norma Shearer: THE Black Cat"
and "Frankenstein," with Boris
Karloff; "Bordertown," with Paul
NUM-. and San Francisco" with
jeanette Macdonald. He has ap-
peared with such artists as Margaret
Matzenauer and Grace Moore.
The Chamber Music Guild will be
heard in q program at the National
Gallery Of Art this evening at 8 pm.
Soloist will be Derna De Pamphilis,
soprano, who comes from New York
to take part in this program. She
was one of the hnalists in the last
Metropolitan Addition Of the Air.
The guild also presents Betty Baum,
pianist, who will assist the guild
artists in Schubert's Trio In B Fiat
Major" Horatio Parker's Suite"
will conclude the program.
Felicia Rybier, well-known pianist
of Washington and Baltimore, In
troduced a group of her students Of
both cities in . recital Friday, June
18, in Baltimore. She will join Prof.
and Nine. Moritz Rosenthal in Lake
Placid the end Of July and proceed
later to Cape Cod before returning
to Washington the middle Of Sep
tember.
Rebecca Chandler presented .
group Of pupils in q piano recital
Friday evening at the YWCA. Those
taking part were Anna Lee Arm
stead, Patsy Harris, Joan Wise, Bar
bara Penfield, Henry Wise, Jane
Eagen, Phyllis Hutchinson, Gladys
Abel, Dolores May Pen1ield, Bar
bara Simms, Patsy Penfeld, Alice
Funk, Mary Schmelz, Lilly Stone
and Anita Fominaya, pupil of Mary
Park Clements. Olive Constant
Pratt was accompaniSt,