Evening star., 1943-08-01
Events in Music

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recital next Wednesday on the Star
light Chamber Music Series of Con-
certs in Meridian Hill Park. 1t is
the famous pianist's first recital in
Washington in many years and was
to have been the first solo recital on
this chamber music series. Because
Of sudden cancellation by one of
the string quartets, Bronislaw HUI
herman was the artist to give the
first individual recital on the Star
light course, a week ago.
For almost half century, Grain
ger has toured the world. playing
his own music as well as the music
of composers of all nationalitieS and
generations. He has not neglected
American composers, being among
the first interpreters of Dett, Car
penter, and Granger. Beginning in
his early youth, when he was one of
the chief interpreters OF Grieg, Mr.
Granger, throughout his long ca
reer, has been an enthusiastic cham
pion of modern composers being
first to play the works Of Debussy,
RaveI, Cyril Scott, Delius, Albeniz
and many other composers.
His program for Wednesday night
starting with the grand Bach-Liszt
"Fantasie and Fugue," will include
the Symphonic Studies" by Schu-
mann, THE Carman's Whistle" by
Byrd, and the "Handehan Rhap-
sody" by Cyril Scott. He will close
his program by playing his own
Paraphrase on Tschaikowski's
Flower Waltz" from the Nut
Cracker Suite"
The fame of Percy Granger will
go down in the music history of the
century. not only as a great key
board interpreter, but also as
composer His compositions are in
the repertoire of nearly all the pi-
anists before the public today His
life Is no less remarkable than his
career; and yet, both are remark
able chiefly because in the midst of
such tumultuous and war-torn
times, they have been so natural and
normal. And, because he realized
the Importance of the preservation
OF health and youth for the service
of art.
Some people have laughed good
humoredly at Percy Graingers &c
centricitieS such as travelling from
one city to another on foot, wearing
shorts, with his concert dress in a
knapsack, but this is sometimes the
only way he can get enough fresh
air and exercise in busy concert
season Yes, he is a vegetarian. does
not smoke or drink cocktails. AS
1.-the and youthful as ever-best of
all, after what is almost a record
of such public appearances, his
playing is as full of youthful vigor
and inspiration as ever.
The Pan American Union will
celebrate this afternoon at 5 o'clock
the Tooth anniversary of the the
first postage stamp in the Western
Hemisphere, issued in 1843 by the
government of Brazil.
To inaugurate the Centennial
Program, taking place in the Hall
OF the Americas, the Postmaster
General of the United States will
ADDRESS a message of felicitation
to the government of Brazil which
will be answered by the Brazilian
Ambassador, Carlos Martins. on
behalf Of his country. Both speeches
are to be broadcast, and they will
be followed by a concert at which
the Chamber Music Ensemble of the
Army Air Forces will play and
Gloria Estevez of Cuba will sing
Latin American folk songs.
Miss Estevez is well known to the
Capital, where she has often been
heard at different Embassies and at
private parties. Miss Estevez's voice
and guitar have also been heard on
the air through the NBC and WOR
stations. Her program of Latin
American folk songs will be in keep
ing with the Postage Stamp Cen
tennlal program when the nations
of this hemisphere join to celebrate
what has perhaps been one of the
most important single factors in the
development of inter- American re-
lations.
Pic. R. Wayne Dirksen, u. S. A.,
organist at Walter Reed, will play a
recital on the great organ at Wash
lngton Cathedral today at 4 pm.
Immediately following evensong. He
was assistant organist at the Ca
thedral before his enlistment and
played the December recital.
Mr.. Dirksen's program includes
the Vivaldi- Bach Concerto in A
Minor" Honegger's "Chorale and
Fugue," Bingham's "Roulade" and
Williams Introduction, Passacaglia
and Fugue"
Students Of the U. S. Navy School
OF Music will give their initial con-
cert In Mcmahon Hall of the Cath