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Evening star., 1944-03-05
New Compositions
Deserve Attention
Of Music Public
BY ALICE EVERSMAN,

The seasons programs, both by
the National Symphony and by in
dividual artists in recital, have fea-
tured many novelties with several
being the first performance of works
by American composers. This is an
extremely healthy situation in any
community's musical growth and
shows the desire for progress and
for the encouragement Of new talent
while fostering the appreciation Of
music by plentiful presentation
Of the older masters. Not every
one, however, who has attended the
concerts is satisfied with so many
new works. prefering often to hear
only those with which he is familiar.
No other profession in the coun-
try has such a diversified following
as music. 1t reaches into every
corner of a city's life and draws
some one to its patronage. This
means that an average audience
will consist of professional musi-
clans, teachers. composers, students,
music lovers whose knowledge Of
the art is extensive and others who
merely enjoy 1t or are beginning an
acquaintance with it. Each OF these
different types views q new work
from another angle. Individually,
they are equipped in varying degrees
of profundity for evaluating the
composition.
1t cannot be said. therefore, that
any one Of the different groups
can pass completely on the worth
OF a new opus. The music fan who
discards it simply because it has
no melodic appeal or is not easily
Understandable is no more correct
than the student who, knowing that
all the rules of composition have
been abided by or even expanded in
an original way, claims immortality
for it. The sum total Of a compost
tion'S value is much more compre-
hensive than that. .-- -
There are new effects from mod
ern composers pens that are splen-
did examples Of craftsmanship and
others that have both sincerity and
inspiration but faulty workman
ship. A very few combine the two.
Others are 50 advanced in the form
in which the idea Is expressed that
its excellence is apparent only to
the initiated. Some, whose appeal
is instantaneous, expose their Cheap
ness at once to the better in
structed.
/ An essential element for Longevity
in composition is its power to give
the listeners something new at each
/ hearing. No matter how we'll writ
ten, or how sincerely conceived the
estimate Of work diminishes If its
content is soon exhausted. What
can enthuse the technician or stir
the unlearned is too one sided to
stamp the work in an unassailable
way. Time, as history proves, Is
the final estimator Of all art.
What is necessary now Is to en-
courage musicians to compose In the
hope that some immortal works
will be the result. Without q music
public willing to listen there Is no
incentive and the creative impulse
dies. What keeps 1t alive is the
charity OF artists and audiences.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Orchestra Gives
|PremiereS on
Two Programs

Inc WOTlQ premiere Oh waiter
Piston's Symphony No. 2" will be
given by the National Symphony
Orchestra under the direction of
Hans. Kinder this afternoon at 4
o'clock in Constitution Hall. Soloist
will be the Czech pianist, Rudolf
Firkusny.
On Wednesday the orchestra,
again under Dr. Kindler's direction,
will play for the first time in WASH
ington. Deems Taylor's Marco Takes
a Walk" An all-orchestral program,
the major work will be the Sym
phony No. g." by Dmitri Kabalevsky,
introduced to Washington audiences
by the National Symphony only q
few weeks ago.
Today's premiere, by one Of the
most important Of our native COM
posers, was commissioned by tho
Alice H. Ditson Fund of Columbia
University Composed during the
year 1943. Piston wrote his Second
Symphony" especially for first per-
formance by DR.. Kinder and the
National Symphony Orchestra.
Written in three movements, ac-
cording to it's author. the work has
no descriptive or other progmatic
intent. Piston is at present associate
professor and chairman of the Har-
ward Division of Music.
Second major work this afternoon
will be the Dvorak Piano Concerto
in G Minor" with Mr.. Firkusny as
soloist. Firkusny has made this
country his home only since the war,
but he arrived with a distinguished
European record behind him. En-
tered as q student at the State
Conservatory of Brunn when he
was 6, at 10 the young pianist ap-
peared as soloist with the Philhar-
monic Orchestra in Prague. At IA
he made his first public appearance
in Vienna, and from then on de-
veloped into concert virtuoso
acclaimed throughout Europe-feted
by Queen Elizabeth in Brussels,
decorated by King Emanual in Italy,
patronized by the royal family in
London. When the war stopped his
career in Europe he came to this
country, Today's concert will open
with DR.. Kindler's arrangement; of
the Handel Prelude and. Fugue in
D Minor
~ Taylor's5 Marco Takes "a Walk" ("
to- be, heard for the FIRST time In
Washington on Wednesday evening,
was suggested by a small book Of
verse bys the humorist DIR. Seuss"
called. And to Think I Saw It on
Mulberry Street" It relates the
adventures, in his own mind at
least, Of an imaginative small boy
on his way home from school. His
father has asked him to describe
anything interesting that he may
have seen on the way, but warns
him to stop telling outlandish
tales"
Wednesdays program will also
include Kent Remnants Night
Soliloquy," with the National SYM
phony's first f1utist, Britton johnson,
taking the solo flute passages. This
work by a young warrant officer
stationed at the Army Music School
at Fort Myer was first played here
last year by the Philadelphia Or
chestra. The concert will be COM
pleted by Gluck's overture to 'Iphi-
genla in Aulis," and Liszt's "Mefisto
Waltz"
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Program at Gallery

Leah Effenbach, pianist. is sched-
uled for a recital at the National
Gallery of Art this evening at pm
She was last heard in Washington
when she appeared as soloist with
the National Symphony Orchestra
Lately she has been devoting great
deal of her time to playing at camps
under USO auspices.
Miss Effenbach's numbers for this
evening will consist of Bach's
"Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue,'
Brahms "Intermezzo in B Minor
and "Cappriccio in G Major" Critics
Sonata" Ravel's "Jeux d'Eau," Le-
cunas "Joropo." Villa-Lobos' "Cho-
ros No. S." De Falla's "Andaluza, -
Rachmaninoh's preludes In "E Flat
Major and @ Minor" Shostakovich's
"Preludes In D Minor and D Major
and "Danse Infernale" from Straw
linsky-Agosti'S "The Fire Bird"
Evening star., 1944-03-05

ing sung in Constitution Hall by the
Washington Choral Society on
March IA under the direction OF
Louis Potter. Mr.. Hume will illus
trate his talk by playing excerpts
from the piano score and by means
of recordings.
Irving Chandler, tenor, will ap-
pear in Barker Hall, YWCA, as
music hour soloist today at 4:30
pm. He will be accompanied by
Reba viii and will sing works of
Handel, Leoncavallo and Puccini.
Corpl. Glenn Darwin, baritone, for
merly of the Metropolitan Opera
will sing a group of songs at the
March meeting of the Missouri So
ciety Friday night at the Shoreham
Hotel. Corpl. Darwin was born in
Kansas City, Mo-, where he received
his early musical training.
The junior and youth choirs of the
Georgetown Presbyterian Church
and the st. Cecilia Choir of St. Al
bans Episcopal Church will give a
joint concert at the Georgetown
church this afternoon at 4:3O. Mrs.
James Porter Davis directs the st.
Cecilia Choir and Nancy Poore
Tufts the Georgetown group. There
will be 100 voices
Friday at 11:30 am. the Friday
Morning Music Club will present
Sue Oliver. soprano; Dorothy Rem
sen, harpist, and Villa Semple. pian-
ist, at Barker Hall, YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV.
A concert under the auspices of
the District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Guild OF Organists
and for the benefit of the Aid So
ciety of the Air Forces will be given
at the Washington Cathedral on
Thursday, March l6, by Staff Sergt.
Virgil Fox, organist Of the Air
Forces. Assisting Sergt. Fox will
be Corpl. Glenn Darwin, baritone: !:
Pfc. Emo Valasek, violinist; Corpl.
Robert Weatherly, solo trumpet, and
. brass sextet with tympani. The
program will include new works for
instruments with organ accompani-
nent.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Army Choir to Sing
With Choral Group

The so men Of the Army Music
School Choir under the direction of
Warrant Officer William Strickland
will join forces with the $50 voices
of the Washington Choral Society,
Louis A. Potter conductor, in the
presentation of Honneger's King
David" and Debussy's "The Prodigal
Son" on Tuesday evening, March IA,
in Constitution Hall. In addition
four short choral works, Robert
Wards Hush Be the Camps" John
is. Barrows' 'The Cowboys Lament -
Kent Kennan's ''The Unknown War
rier Speaks" and Cecil Ef1nger's
Fanfare" for brass instruments, will
be given. The composers are all
students or graduates Of the Army
Music School.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Concert Schedule
Today.


National Symphony orchestrs, DR..
Hans Kinder, conductor; Rudolf FIR
kusny, pianist, soloist; Constitution
Mr., Irving H;S chandler. \ tenor. song recital,
pm.
Junior Youth Choir. Festival,
GEORGETOWN Presbyterian Church, 4:30
Concerts recorded music. Public Lii
street NV, pm. Sixteenth and La
Charlotte Klein, organ recital,
"tsninston Iadn ST.1Ssa Sathsdrsi he n;, pm; ~
chancei Choir. Theodore Schaefer, d.
rector; Corpl. Robert Burkhardt. BARI
terisn Church. $50 pm. r'''
eitsl splis.ts stss,.DT Ho,.1 piano re-
Ams4iesS Guild Of TSsnsla Sssssa.t. @s.tss ssPss.
Epiphany % ps1iyh I hall. liasoO. ! pm, SPEAKER
Roy n. barley. organ recital. L. d
Wednesday.
National 9ymphony oychestra, Dr..
Hans Kinder conductor; Constitution
Hall, 500 pm.
Marine Band symphony Orchestra.
Ferdinand Pransatelii.. violin; Roger
Scott, contrabass, soloists; Marine
Barracks, S.15 pm
Roy M. barley, organ recital, L. D.
S. chapel E pm.
Thursday.
Budapest String Quartet, Library
Of Congress, $40 pm.
Friday.
Friday Morning Music Club, Sue
Oliver, soprano; Dorothy Remsen,
harpist: VILLA Semple, pianist: Barker
Hall, YWCA. IL 80 am.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks,
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra,
Oscar Shumsky. violin, soloist: De.
partmental Auditorium, $3.50. pm.
Budapest String Quartet, Library OF
Congress, $50 pm. ----
Saturday.
Roy n. Darlsy, organ recital. L. D. i
3, chapel. 8 pm.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
TODAY'S NEIGHBORHOOD MOVIES

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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-30

the kingdom of the Most High
may come at any moment and
you should be ready for it.
The Harriet Tubman House,
Inc, opens this year with Rod
erick Kemp as Boys Worker.
Plans are under way to give
the boys all the sports, craft
work and hikes that they
would like. The management
feels sure that with such a
worker the boys Of this com
munity will enjoy the year.
Arthur Harold opened his
Boy Scout Troop No 2 on Tues
Cay, Sept &c, at 7:30 p m. This
is an activity all the boys have
been eagerly waiting for. The
plan is to have the boys attend
movies, educational tours and
city-wide entertainments. The
Delphians (Teen-Agers) also
opened for the fall on Tuesday
Sept &c, and their year prom
ises to be a gay one.
Miss Dorothy M Brown, the
daughter of Mrs Ethel Brown
Dickerson of 896 fremont st, is
leaving next Tuesday for st
Augustine, florida, where she
will enter the freshman class
of Florida Norman and Indus
trial Institute. She completed
four years preparation at
Downingtown Industrial school
in Pa, and spent the past sum-
mer here in Boston.
Frederick Young of 932 Ire
mont st is home from Boston
City Hospital where he was
rushed last week suffering
from an acute case of ptomam
poisoning. He is now rest
ing comfortably and expects To
go back to his work in a few
days.
The musical and literary
forum under the direction of
Fred C Henderson will pre-
sent its regular sunset hour
program Sunday, 5 to 7 p m at
the Women's Service Club, 464
Mass ave, featuring an Aut-
umn Festival of Song, staged
by Ernest Headley and Mr.
Henderson, assisted by Arthur
Williams and Mrs florence
Murray. Mrs Elizabeth Wheat
ley will be in charge.
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NAOAOASA 4 w . SpOnSOIcu
by the Pilgrim Progress Club OF
Ebenezer Baptist Church, West
Springfield St., Rev. w. S. Raw
enell, pastor, Tuesday, October
IS, at S:15 P. M. Subscription
SOC.
The Eastern New England
Congress for Equal Opportui-
ties postponed its meeting to
Tuesday, Oct 8, and the meet
ing will be held at the head
quarters, $50 Mass ave.
Mrs Gertrude Hubbard of
Philadelphia was the guest for
a week of Miss Wilhelmina
GroSson of 1875 w Springfield
st, well known Boston school
teacher. 1t was Mrs Hubbard'S
first visit to the Hub and she
was much interested to he
shown the places of historical
note. In her home city she is
a state social service case
worker and among the inSti-
buttons she visited here was
the work shop of the CAM
bridge Community Center. The
Robert Gould Shaw monument
on Boston Common and the
CrispuS Attacks monument in
the Public Garden were of es-
pecial interest to the visitor.
Miss Crosson also took her
guest by the Offices of the To-
cal colored papers on fremont
st and then down to Cornhill
to show her where the Liber-
ator was published in the very
office occupied by the GUARD
IAN In it's carter days. Mrs
Hubbard left for home on
Monday.
The Altar Guild of Charles
st Church, Rev o w Childerg,
Pastor, has been on vacation
the past two months. The
president, Miss Sadie Williams,
and the secretary, Mrs Fannie
Webster spent Labor Day Week
end at Oak Bluffs, Mass. The
Guild will resume activities
the early part of october. Tie
rummage sale is still going on
at 81 Quincy st, Roxbury, resi-
dence of Mrs H C Miller, and
will continue as long as use
full articles are sent in. This
project is to help the Guild
raise 500 for the rally.
Mrs Willie Mann of 396
Northampton st has returned
from a three weeks trip dur
ing which she visited relatives
in Baltimore, Md, and friends
in Albany and Syracuse, N Y.
She spent week in each city.
BY prearranged plan a cousin
of Tallega, Ala, whom she had
not seen for forty years, met
her in Baltimore and her cou-
sin in Baltimore who was her
hostess had not laid eyes on
her for thirty-eight years.
Mr. and Mrs Newton Ball of
Windsor st returned last week
from a two weeks vacation
visiting relatives and friends
in Suffolk and Richmond, Va,
Washington, D c, Philadelphia
and New York City.
Mrs Ruby Davis Of ga Hum
boldt ave underwent an oper-
alton at the Pond Hospital for
Women on Sept IL and is now
convaleScing at home. She will
be glad to see her friends and
thanks them and her relatives
for remembering her SO gener-
ously. Mrs Davis is the daugh-
ter Of Mrs Julia Corbin of Ga
Sherman st, that very gracious
and lovely lady who spreads
her religion all about her and
helps every one she comes in
contract with. She believes in
calling to the attention of her
friends and acquaintance that
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-30

THE TRIBE OF JUDAH CLUB
Twelfth Baptist Church, Rev.
w. H. Hester, pastor, presents
Geraldine Robert, pianist, Sarah
w. Howard, Soprano. Harriet
Johnson Reader, Agnes w. Van
Derzee, Accompanies, Thursday
October IL at $3.50 p. nj. Admis-
sion including tax, so cents.
AS for its first project, Will
liam Monroe Trotter League
has chosen Thursday, Oct rs,
for an entertainment which
will attract many because of
its novel features. 1t is called
"A Village Party" and will be
held in the spacious parlorS
of the League of Women for
Community SService, $50 Me IS
ave. The village party idea will
be carried out in the program
of entertainment and also in
the costumes of the members
and some of their friends. The
admission is Is cents and the
public is cordially invited to
patronize the affair. There will
be special features to interest
old and young.
The Sunset program by the
C c White Club on Sept 10 in
the parlorS of the Women's
Service Club, 464 Mass ave,
had the following participants;
Mrs Christine Van Allen, So
prano, Mrs Helen Lockett, So
prano. Edgar Farley, baritone,
with Miss Bernice Bonner and
Prof G G Quaker as accom-
panists. The main speaker was
Monroe Mason. Anselmo Krig-
ger talked on current events
and other speakers were DR.
Joseph Pierce, we'll known &C.
culist, and Jerome Wilson. The
next program will be on Sun
day, at the same place,
Mrs Irene Bedford, Beauti-
clan, of 314 Warren st is con-
fined at the Parkway Hospital,
Brookline, Mass,
Mrs Bessie ] Wardell, head
of the Grand Chapter of Rein
deer for twenty years, an
nounced that she would not
be a candidate for reelection
at the annual session held at
Atlantic City this month.
When Mrs Waddell was elect
ed to the Office in 1924 there
were only few chapters in
existence. Under her leader
ship many have been added
and much progress has been
made.
Mrs George Hunter with her
baby daughter Cecilia Ann has
returned to her home 5 War
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CITY NEWS

MUSIC ACADEMY
Anna BObitt-G aGrdner, Mus.
BIS: Director, graduated
teachers: Miss Clarissae Cooke,
Mrs. Suzette p. Vaughan, 8
ClaremOnt Park, Boston IS,
Mass; KEN. 9454. Where a
Conservatory of Music course
in both the Pianoforte d
Dramatics is taught"
WEEK OF SEPT. IL
Academy will be open for Re-
gistratiOn the entire week from
2 until o'clock.
WEEK OF SEPT. IS
Academy's teaching season will
begin for the PianOfOrte stu
dents. Special Attention is
given to finger control, tone
production, technique and in
deportation.
WEEK OF OCT. 2
Academy's DR. matte classes
will begin for Elocution, PAN
tOmine, Gesture. ImpersOna-
ton. Classic and Modern
Drama.
WEEK OF NOV. 6
Academy's Music Clinic, will
open, one morning a week, for
the purpose of an analytical
study into the abilities of
those who are musically mind
ed. This Music Clinic" Is
among one of the first of its
kind in the Country.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
''MOMENT MUSICAL is a
new featured program to be pre-
sented in series of four by the
ACADEMY. Entrance will be
through invitations only.
THE COMING CABARET
JAMAICA ASSOCIATES, INC.
Showing how fast the tick
cts are going-if you don't want
to be left standing in the hail
way on the evening of October
IL, at New Eng and Mutual
Hall, 225 Clarendon street
you should make sure your
reservation is made on or be-
fore October 6. Only rs tables
will be available and when
these are gone accommodation
will close. Act now and secure
your right to a place at ta-
bic which will be reserved for
you. Reservation should be
made at 1889 fremont street
tel Highlands 1922. Ask for L
George Murray.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-30
NAACP YOUTH
BROADCAST

On Sunday, october /, the
NAACP Youth Council will be
the guests at the broadcast of
the Pleasant Hill B p t t
Church, Roxbury, Rev Samuel
H Bullock, pastor
The broadcast will be at 4
p m over station WCOP, Bos-
ton. The speakers from the
youth council will be Phyllis
Mitchell, Elizabeth Wilson and
Melvin Holmes.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-09-30

wick st after a months vaca-
ton with her cousin Mrs
Maude Anderson, Hanson,
Mass.
Mrs Rose Hayes of Newark,
N J is the guest of her sister
of 528 Mass ave.
Mr. and Mrs John Lundy of
Washington, D C, have been
the house guests of their
brother in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs Philip Leonard of
Columbus ave. They were the
guests at dinner of their cous-
ms, Mr. and Mrs Richard
Brown Of Forest st, Roxbury.
Mrs Ruby Elliot of Asbuly
Park, N ], and her sister, Mrs
| Mamie Anthony o fNew York
City and Mrs Cora Arnold OF
Philadelphia were recent vlSi-
tors in the city, the guests of
Mrs Mary Chandler OF %
Worthington st, RoXbury.
The DIR May Pressy Boost
ers' Club, DIR Francis Hawkins,
Chairman, met at the home CT
DIR Gladys Surry to further
plans for the campaign. Watch
this paper for more news of
the club.
Mrs Lillian Mccoy Cooper of
26 Camden st, Suite 2, has
been confined to her bed for
six weeks. She is now improv-
ing under the efficient care #
her nurse, Mrs Stella Lane,
and will be glad to see ner
friends at any time.
Mr. Norman Johnson of Dy-
mon street, Springfield, re-
ceived notice of the death of
his on-in-law, Mr. Ollie E
Simmons at High Point, N G.
Mrs Margaret Johnson Sim
mons, the widow, is Mr. and
Mrs JohnSon's eldest daughter.
Mrs Edna Williams of 33
Warwick. st returned last week
from her several weeks vaca-
ton in Virginia and other
places. During her trip she and
her daughter, Miss Thelnla
Williams, who returned Sun
day from her months vacation
enjoyed a brief stay together in
washington, D c. Both were
happy TO see again Mrs Will
liams' grand mother and Miss
williams great grand mother
in Richmond.
Miss Merle Laviscount, the
daughter of Rev and Mrs S l.
Laviscount, left Boston last
week to enroll in the Fresh
men c'asS at Fisk University.
Mrs Mittie Griffin of Alder
marie st, departed this life at
nine O'Clock Wednesday morn
ing, Sept OF, 1914.
This is the last Of the summer
months and though plenty of
hot weather is in store, it is time
ly to bear in mind the approach
Of fall and winter, and make
preparations. There are the
children to fit out with school
clothes, the fuel to lay in against
a possible severe winter and if
the vacation trip has been de-
ferred you will wish to plan for
that. If you need extra money to
provide for these matters, con-
suit the old reliable firm Of H.
B. Budding Co., at 216 fremont
ST., room 3O2, opposite the Ma
jestic Theatre, where amounts
from $4,000 up can be secured at
reasonable rates and where SER
vice Is private and courteous.
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JAMAICAN ASSOCIATES presents
CABARET and DANCE
nd direction GEORGE IRISH and his BAND
Harriet Tubman House
Fall Winter Program

We ask all parents to see
that their children register
with us on Monday, Sept. rs
at 4 p. m. This year we hope
to offer the children all the
regular activities; such as,
Arts and Crafts, Music and
Dramatics, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Cubs and Brownies,
Sewing Clubs. Swimming
Clubs, Educational Tours,
Teen-Agc Clubs, Adult Groups
Every child is welcome and
we invite parents to come in
and visit us.