Evening star., 1943-03-07
Orchestra Will
Offer the New
WorldSymphony'


The next to last Wednesday all
subscription concert and the final
students concert of the season are
on the National Symphony Orches-
tra's schedule for the coming week.
Both will be conducted by Hans
Kinder and both will take place in
Constitution Hall.
High light of the Wednesday eve
ming concert is the New World
Symphony" by Dvorak. The National
Symphony last played Dvorak's
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor" to
give it its full title, on a regular con-
cert on February IL, 1941. In the
two years since then DR.. Kinder has
received numerous requests that it
be repeated, and since no soloist had
been engaged for Wednesdays con-
cert he took this opportunity to sat
isfy the many admirers Of the great
work.
In addition, the orchestra will play
the overture to Mozart's "Cosi Fan
Tutte," Ravels "Tombeau de Cou-
perrin" which is new to the Ma
tional Symptoms repertoire. the
Entr' Acte music from Moussorgsky's
"Kovanstchina" and the Polonaise
from Tschaikowsky's Eugene One
gin" It is frequently possible for
nom subscribers to obtain seats for
the Wednesday concerts by applying
to the Women's Committee head
quarters. 1927 K street NV. From
that office the resale of tickets
turned in by subscribers to the series
who are unable to use them is
handled.
The gala final students concert
of the season will be played on Sat-
urday morning at IL o'clock, and
the program will be made up partly
by the students themselves. DR..
Kinder has asked the school chill
dren to vote for the overture they
want most to hear, and for the songs
they want most to sing with the or
chestra. The balance OF the pro-
gram is, Of course, set by DR.. Kinder.
He has programmed the Polonaise
from Eugene Onegin," Annie
Laurie la Moderne," an arrange
ment for three trumpets by Leonard;
excerpts from Bizets Carmen, "
Tschaikowsky,s March Slav'' and
two musical Mozart's Sleigh
Ride" and the Polka from Shosta-
kovich's Golden Age"
Youth Series Closes
On Saturday evening the third
and Anal concert Of the IS to 80
Youth Series will take place, with
Margaret Speaks appearing as solo,
ist with the National Symphony Or
chestra under the direction Of Mr..
Hans Kinder.
Miss Speaks is probably best
known for her work on the radio
program "Voice of Firestone" She
is a challenging confutation Of the
belief that America could not pro-
duce and train singers, as her mu-
sical education has been exclusively
American. She studied in her home
town, Columbus, Ohio, until gradua-
ton, then went on to New York to
promote q career. TO pay for her
lessons and room rent she sang In
musical comedies, In churches and
filled guest engagements over the
radio wherever she could get a
singing Job. Finally she was en-
gagged by the "Voice of Firestone"
radio program, and for the past 10
years has been a brilliant soloist on
that program. She has sung in
almost every State in the Union,
and has made a concert tour
through Europe.
There are two composers whom
Miss Speaks especially likes and
whose works she sings whenever an
opportunity presents itself. One Of
them Is her uncle Obey Speaks, the
other composer is Ernest Charles,
who wrote when I Have Sung My
Songs" She met Mr.. Charles In
Greenwich Village when they were
both unknown, and has sung his
works ever since. Both composers
will be represented on Saturday
nights concert, Speaks by Morn
ing" and Charles by Let My Song
FIJI Your Heart" Miss Speaks will
also sing the Debussy "Air de Lila"
from 'LTnfant Prologue"
Another timely attraction on the
program will be Harl McDonald's
'Bataan" This is tone poem COM
posed in honor of the heroes Of the
Philippines. The score was finished
In April. 1912. It was given its world
premiere at one OF the Watergate
concerts last summer, under the
direction OF Charles O'Connell, and
was transmitted by short wave to
the Philippines.
The rest Of the program will con-
sist Of the Organ Concerto In q
Major" by Bach, the Swan Of Tuo-
nela" by Sibelius, THE Moldau" by
Smetana, the finale Of the Brahms
First symphony" and ''Batuque" by
the Brazilian, Fernandez.