Evening star., 1944-06-11
In Local
Music Circles

of the First Congregational Church
at the IL o'clock service this morning
under the direction of Ruby Smith
Stahl. The soloists are Marjorie
Brett Slade, soprano; Dorothy Will
son Halbach, contralto; Elwood
Sanford, tenor, and Pfc. Richard
Rogers, bass-baritone. Paul de Long
Gable will be at the organ.
Ralph Hersh, formerly first vi
olist of the National Symphony
Orchestra and lately first violist of
the Columbia Broadcasting Sym
phony, has been engaged by the
Stuyvesant String Quartet to take
the place Of Emanuel Vardi, at
present with the United States Navy.
The group will make its Washington
debut on the c. G. Capels starlight
series Wednesday. August 2, at
Meridian Park.
La Vergne Fairchild will present
her vocal students this afternoon,
4 pm, at her residence studio.
Those taking part are Flora and
Marybel Mays, Kathleen Lopp, Ellen
Thompson, Ruth Hartig, Doris Alt
man, Sally and Charles Dankmyer.
Helen Anderson, Ruth Campbell and
Charles Coffman. Sixteen members
of Mrs. Fairchild's class from the
Park View Christian Church also
will participate in the program as a
group.
Florence Howard will present at
$3.50 pm. Tuesday La Moyne Ridley
Feliciana Salvador, Nancy Phillips,
Rosemary Gass, Sarah Thrush,
Jeanne Hertzman, Eleanor Davis,
Mildred Anderson and Myra Lillian
Mitchell, member of her young
singers group, at the studios on
New Hampshire avenue. They will
be assisted by Linda Sool DENLY,
violinist. and Helen Hunt Lais,
coloratura soprano, artist member of
the studios. Dorothy Radde Emery
will be the accompanist.
To aid in the raising of funds for
the benefit of the National Negro
Opera Company, Inc, Of which
Mary Cardwell Dawson Is director
and founder, the Washington Guild
will present a musical extravaganza
and fashion review Friday evening
at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church,
Fifteenth and M streets NV.
Summer opera performances at
the Water Gate will include Faust"
Saturday, July %; Aida" Sunday,
July 80, and La Trayiata," Monday,
July 81.
Eunice Wilson Greene, teacher of
piano, will present her pupils in
their final recital of the season on
Friday at 8 pm. at the Musical Art
Center, 1925 q street NV. Those
taking part are Barbara Donaldson,
Juanita Hinson, Marion Greene,
Charles Peruzzi, Alice and Marie
Kennedy, Sandra Carozza, Jean
Rice, Sarah Cleeton, Janet Mccall,
Barbara Baxter, Elaine Goodman,
Lawrence Scates and Edna Kirby.
Mildred King will be the guest So
loist.
| Mrs. Greene will hold summer
classes through August 1. special
izing in theory and keyboard har-
mony.
Elaine Wilkinson and Irene Nor
gan, sopranos, and Mildred King,
mezzo-soprano, will give a musicale
at the Lisner Home on Wednesday
evening, accompanied by Dorothy
Radde Emery.
Lillian Harmon Burke presented
her pupils in a piano recital sSatur-
day evening at the Arts Club. Sew
eral pupils will give individual re-
citals in June.
Thelma Callahan presented Ann
Sterling, Myrtle Marie Sweeney
Peggy Walton, Gloria Slovensky and
Virginia Bradford in piano recital
last Sunday at the Musical Art Cen
ter. Piano solos including an origi-
nal composition by Virginia Brad
ford and tWo-plano numbers With
Myra Minovitz at the second piano
were played.
The Department of Justice is
sponsoring a concert by artists of
the Metropolitan Opera Monday
evening, June 10. at the Depart
mental Auditorium in behalf of the
Fifth War Loan Drive. Admission
will be by invitation.