Evening star., 1944-02-20
Four Coming Events,
With Philadelphians
Returning in April


home at South Bristol, Mcdonald
built with his own hands, the con-
certo was first played by the Phil
adelphia Orchestra in April OF 1887,
under Leopold Stokowsky's baton.
In the number of performances Of
his works in the course of q year
Mcdonald is second only to George
Gershwin among American COM
posers and is one of only two Amer
ican listed among the big ten
contemporary composers of the
world.
Russian Singers Comine.
The original Don Cossack Rus
sian male chorus and dancers. Serge
Jaroff, conductor - "the singing
horsemen of the steppes'-come to
Constitution Hall Sunday after
noon, February q, at pm. for
their 14th consecutive annual con-
cert appearance IN Washington,
under Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey's
management. AS usual the Cossacks
will offer a three-part program,
divided between Russian church
music, folk songs and Cossack
soldier songs.
Helen Wdre to Play.
Two talented American artists
will share honors at Constitution
Hall on the evening Of March 2,
when c. c. Cappel, Washington and
Baltimore impresario, presents Helen
Ware, the noted violinist, and Lam
sing Hatfield, young and famous
Metropolitan Opera baritone, in a
joint recital.
Miss Ware, who has gained inter-
national recognition in her concert
tours. will be making her first
Washington appearance in over five
years. She began her studies in
Philadelphia with Frederick r.
Hahn, who awarded her the highest
honors in his master class. Com
pleting her studies in Vienna and
Budapest, Miss Ware concertized
extensively in Hungary and other
European countries before returning
to the United States.
Mr.. Hatfield's rise to fame as a
Metropolitan Opera star is another
glowing saga Of the American ira
dition. In the course of seven years
this brilliant artist climbed from the
role of travelling salesman to one
Of the top rungs of the concert
world
Born in Franklin, Va. and brought
up IN Hickory, N. c., he received hi.
musical education at Baltimore Pea.
body Conservatory, where he paic
his way by singing in 4 church choil
on Sundays and in 4 night club or
weekdays. In l941 he won the Met
ropolitan additions OF the air ane
made his operatic debut In Decem.
Der Of that year. Since then hi
has become firmly established in
concert. radio and operetta as well
as in grand opera.
Honegser Work to Be Given
On Tuesday evening, March "A, ir
Constitution Hall, the Washington
Choral Society, Louis Potter, con-
ductor, will present its second ma
jor offering of the season. Balanc-
ing its first production of Eandel's
Judas MaccabaeIs." the choral So
ciety's second presentation will be
one of the few great oratorios by a
modern composer, Honegger's King
David"
Three soloists have been engaged
for this work, two from the ranks
of the Metropolitan Opera Co. AS
sociation. Soprano soloist will be
Maxine Stellman of the Met; also
from the Metropolitan will be the
gifted young tenor, Donald Dame
Conductor Potter has not yet an
nounced the baritone soloist.
Seats for King David" are on
sale at the Snow Concert Bureau
1108 G street NV.
Novaes Not Coming
Because Nine. Guimar Novaes ha.
been forced to cancel her North
American tour this year the Ma.
tional Symphony Orchestra an.
nounces that in her place the role
Of soloist on its Sunday afternoon
concert of March S will be taker
by the great Czech pianist. Rudolf
Firkusny. He will be heard with
the National Symphony under Hans
Kindler's direction in the Dvoral
Piano Concerto.