Evening star., 1943-01-31
Pan-American
Broadcast
Is Planned
Celebrated Cuban
Composer.Pianist
On Guild Program

The appearance here of Joaquin
Min Culmen, famous Cuban COM
poser pianist, adds special signifi-
canoe to the final concert of the
Chamber Music Guild, dedicated to
Pan-American music. The Ambas-
sador of Cuba and Sonora de Con-
cheso accompanied by the staff OF
the Embassy will attend. Senior Min
Culmell will participate in a dual
capacity as composer and pianist.
The concert will take place Tuesday
evening at 8:45 in AlmAs Temple,
1915 K street NV.
Mint -Culmell is pianist Of excep-
tional ability, having appeared with
most of the leading symphony or
chestras in Europe and the Americas.
On this occasion he will perform his
Piano Quintet" assisted by the
Guild String Quartet.
The Chamber Music Guild an
nounces that special broadcast will
take place to South America. 1t will
not be, however, the first time that
organization. Last summer, after
the Pan-American concert at Dunn
barton Oaks Gardens several South
American newspapers carried full
account and pictures of that affair
which featured Gaito's String Quar-
tet" in Its first performance in
America. This work will be repeated
again Tuesday.
In addition to Latin n-American
works, songs by the distinguished
American composer Mrs. H. H. A.
Beach will be presented by the Amer
lean trained soprano Virginia VAR
ney, graduate of the New England
Conservatory of Music.
Pan.A merican Mnsic
Continuing its series of informal
Sunday afternoon attractions for
Government employees. members of
the armed forces and the general
public, the Pan-American Union will
present musical program this
afternoon at o'clock, in the Hall
OF Americas OF the Union
Highlighted on the program will
be Cuban family trio" composed
of Marta de la Tore (Senora de
Valencia), noted pianist and violin
ist, Senor A. Valencia, piano soloist
and accompanist for the group, and
their son, Juanito Valencia, guitar
ist and youthful singer OF popular
folk songs. Also featured on the
program will be Pablo Baouero, a
gifted young pianist who has re-
Gently arrived in this country from
his native Colombia.
Marta de la Tore has appeared
on the concert stage in Europe. as a
result OF having won competition
which enabled her to study at the
Royal Conservatory in Brussels for
six years, and has toured extensively
in Latin America.
HOrOWifz and SUarthouf
Two outstanding recital attrac-
tions will be presented at Consti-
tuition Hall during February under
the management of Dorothy Hodg-
kin Dorsey. The first OF these at
fractions will be Vladimir Horowitz,
the sensational Russian pianist,
who comes to Constitution Hall next
Sunday afternoon, February 7. at
O'Clock, In program of Men
delssohn, Scarlatti, Rachmaninoff
and Chopin.
Two weeks after the Horowitz
recital. Mrs. Dorsey will present at
Constitution Hall on Sunday after
noon, February 81, Gladys Swar-
thout, mezzo-soprano of the Metro
politan Opera Association and fea-
tured artist Of the Family Hour"
radio program each Sunday after
noon.
Kreisler Return Eneasemenf
Fritz Kreisler will return to
Washington the evening Of February
9, to be soloist for the third con-
cert in the Washington series Of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. The pro-
gram for the evening is built around
his selection of the Mendelssohn
Concerto in E Minor" for violin and
orchestra.
Eugene Ormandy, conductor, has
been promising more products of
American composers in his programs
this season, and for this evening is
presenting Roy Harris symphony
No. g." which is written in one
movement, both Of these making up
the first half Of the program. The
last half Is modern classic in nature,
the two nocturnes by Debussy,
"Nuages" and "Fetes," to be fol-
lowed by the suite from De Falla's
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