Evening star., 1944-02-13
Vusiic
Artists Announced
For Performance
OF La BOheme'

|Of La BOheme'
Special thought has been given
to the selection OF cast and musicians
for the presentation Of Puccini's
La Boheme" at Constitution Hall
February "a by the Washington
Grand Opera. Gabriel Simeoni will
weld the baton at the head Of forty
five musicians from the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra.
Armand Tokatyan, leading tenor
Of the Metropolitan Opera, win take
the role Of Rudolfo; .Verna Osborne,
NBC and CHS favorite, will sing
Musetta, with Dorothy Remington
In the part of Mimi. Angelo Pillotto,
who sang Tonic with Giovanni Mar
tinelli here in December, will i'm
personate Marcel. Others in the
cast will include Umberto Sor-
rentino, Nino Ruisi, Paul Dennis
and Carlos Alexander. There will
be a chorus of 40 voices from New
York.
-'ASAASNlO Va WIG <Ai lily fAll T OlCSS
Band will present the Music Hour
in Barker Hall. WWCA, this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. The program
will include two groups of songs by
the Army Air Forces Band chorus,
directed by Sergt Harold Tharp.
and the "Serenade in E Flat Ma jor,
Opus T." by Strauss, for wind in
struments, directed by Corpl. Joseph
Eyer.
Five composers Of modern re-
llgious music, Sowerby, McGrath,
Mary Howe, Lii Boulanger and Mil
ford, will be represented at the
choral vespers sung by the chancel
choir this evening $50 o'clock at
the First Presbyterian
Church under Theodore Schaefer's
direction.
entertainment, Please!" music on
the Washington front, will present
piano recital by William S. New
man. United States Army, at Central
auditorium on Tuesday at $50 pm.
There is no admission charge for
these concerts, sponsored by the
District of Columbia Recreation De-
partment, cooperating with Recre-
alton Services, Inc, a community
War Fund service.
The junior department of the
District Of Columbia Federation of
MUSIC Clubs, Thelma Callahan. pres
ident. will give its February recital
tuesday, 8 pm, at Mount Vernon
Church. 1t will be patriotic and
American, with dance forms from
various suites included. The par
tlcipants are young pianists, dancers.
singers ana string players. Marion
Wilcox Coomes is program chairman
for the junior department.
Stanley Chapple will give a course
OF fve lectures on creative ANALYSIS
on alternate Thursdays, beginning
thls week at II am. at 1925 G
street NV. First subject Thursday
will be Israel In Egypt" in suite
form, by Handel, and Scarlatti's So
natas.
Flag presentation ceremony and
a band concert by the Junior Op-
timist Club Band Of the Boys Club
OF Washington, D. c., Joseph
D'Urso, conductor, will be given
Thursday, 8 pm, at the Eastern
High School under the auspices OF
the Band Parents Association in
cooperation with the American
Auxiliary (Veterans OF Foreign
Vars.
Instead of the regular program
on Friday. active members OF the
Friday Morning Music Club will
honor the associate members with
a musical tea at 1 o'clock at the
Washington Club. Seventeenth and
K streets NV. The new string
ensemble will be heard, as well
as a program of songs by Marie
Olive and Mildred Colvin. All ac-
tive and associate members are in
vited to attend The tickets for that
date may be used.
Washington Musical Institute an
nounces the return of Rebecca
Dial on the faculty Of speech and
dramatics. Well known in this
city through her past affiliation,
Miss West brings additional ma
terial for her work., gathered dur
ing her recent travel and study on
the West Coast.
The Maritime Choral Society, c.
E, Riddell, director, gave six re-
peat performances Of Trial by
Jury" the two last ones played
last week.
The Ryland Choir extends an in
vitation to singers in or near the
vicinity of Ryland Church, not af-
flliated with other choirs, to join
this organization. Rehearsals are
held every Thursday at 7:45 pm
at Ryland Church, Branch avenue,
near Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Lillian Evanti, coloratura prima
donna, sang the role of Violetta in
the National Negro Opera Co.'S per-
formance of Verdi's LA Traviata"
at the Syrian Mosque in Pittsburgh
on January IS.
Clare Wells will be presented in
piano recital Thursday at $50
pm. at the Arts Club. Miss Wells,
who holds the A. r. c. M. degree
from the Royal College of Music
and studied with Tobias Matthay, is
teaching at present at st. Timothy's
School in Catonsville, Md.
Louise Burge, contralto, and Nell
son Logan. pianist. will give a Joint
recital Wednesday at ! pm. at Arm
strong High School in honor of
Negro History Week