Evening star., 1943-08-22
In Local Music Circles

c. G. Cappel, impresario of Wash
ington and Baltimore announces his
third season of concerts in Consti-
tuition Hall, starting on October S.
There will be six outstanding events
consisting of recitals by individual
artists, ensemble groups of singers,
and groups headed by famous dan
GERS.
. A feature of the series will be the
Washington debut of Carmen Amaya
the great Spanish Flamenco dancer.
When Toscanini and Stokowski
saw this amazing dancer in South
America they were astounded by
her magnificent art and amazing
personality. Stokowski declared
She has devil in her body; and
white haired Toscanini said Never
in my life nave seen a dancer with
such fire, rythm, and such a terri
flying and wonderful personality"
Another feature will be the return
OF one of the worlds greatest per-
sonalities-Alec Templeton. Not
only Is he pianist of the first rank,
but millions of radio listeners and
concert goers have enjoyed his i'm
provisations, musical portraits, and
humorous keyboard impersonations
The Nine O'Clock Opera Company"
the group of young American singer
actors who scored such a success
last season with Mozart's Marriage
of Figaro" will this year present
Nicolai's gay operetta after Shakes
peare's Merry Wives Of Windsor"
The Gen. Platof Don Cossack
Chorus will again be heard, and Mia
Slavenska, star of the famous NOV
ing picture "Ballerina" will appear
with new and glamorous dance en-
semble. There will also be a joint
recital by Helen Ware, American
violinist and Lansing Hatfield,
American baritone of the Metropoli-
ton Opera.
The same scale of popular prices
that has prevailed for these con-
certs In the past will be continued
next season. Ticket reservations are
being accepted now at Mr.. Cappel's
Office in the Woodward Building.
The tickets will be on sale at the
Cappel Concert Bureau in Billiards.,
l340 G street, on September 10.
The dates of each concert follow:
October S, Platoff's Don Cossack
Chorus.
October 81, Carmen Amaya and
her gypsy dance group.
November %, Alec Templeton.
January 20, Merry Wives Of
Windsor"
March 2, Joint Recital-Lansing
Hatfield, baritone and Helen Ware,
violinist.
March Is, Mai Slavenska and her
dance group.
Another in the series of summer
concerts given in the Esplanade of
the Pan American Union will take
place Saturday evening when the
Marine Band, Capt. William F..
Santelmann, leader, will present
program of music of the Americas
at 9 pm.
Assisting the Marine Band as
soloist will be the Cuban American
singer and actress. Victoria Cordoba
who will be heard in a number of
Latin-American songs. Although
only 81 years old, Senorita Cordoba
has appeared in Broadway legiti-
mate productions and has been
vocalist with Ted Fiorito's Band
and at the Rainbow Room. She has
been heard also over the air on
the "Saludos Amigos" program
launched by the Blue Network in
cooperation with the Co-ordinator
of Inter American Affairs.
The Sinfonietta, directed by Rich
ard Horner Bales, will give the first
performances in this city of Reads
Petite Pastorale" and Stoessel's
"Suite Antique" at its concert this
evening at o'clock at the National
Gallery of Art.
The selections for the orchestra
will include further the Over
ture to Rossini's "Semiramide,"
the Bacchanale from Saint-Saens'
Samson and Delilah," Glieres
"Yablochko," Moussorgsky's "Chante
Russo" and Tschaikowsky's Slavic
March"
Sergt. Harold Tharp, tenor, and
Corpl. Frederick Vogelgesang, violin
LIST, will give a joint recital this
afternoon at o'clock at the Phillips
Memorial Gallery. They will be
accompanied by Corpl. Arthur Suss-
man, all three musicians being men,
bers of the Army Air Forces Band.
Sergt. Tharp, who directs the Air
Forces Band Chorus and the Boil
ing Field Chapel Choir, holds a
Master of Music degree from North
western University and was soloist
in this city at Luther Place Me-
mortal and Foundry Methodist
Churches. c Corpl. Vogelgesang
studied with Efrem Zimbalist at
Curtis Institute where he served
on the faculty for four years fol-
lowing his graduation. He was a
member Of the Philadelphia Orches-
ira for three seasons. Corpl. Euss-
man vaa formerly With tia Rahtn