Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
In Local Music Circles

the Water Gate will be given tonight
at $3.50 o'clock by the Combat In
fantry Band under the direction of
Chief Warrant Officer Chester E.
Whiting, bandmaster.
A tWo-hour program will begin
with the bands own arrangement of
the Ernie Pyle Infantry March"
theme music of the movie, The
Story Of CT Joe" The bands clas-
steal, ballad and scat" vocalists
will be heard in various selections,
including novel arrangements of in
fantry songs of this war and the
last
The big swing band, which forms
part OF the 56-piece organization,
will present popular songs and will
be joined by the entire group in the
performance of the Drum Stick"
number and other novelties. Indi-
vidual instrumental soloistS and a
24-man glee club will be also among
the features of this concert.
The Army Band will play on the
east steps of the Capitol tonight at
8 O'Clock. The program will be di-
rected by Chief Warrant Officer
Hugh Curry, who makes his first off,
cial appearance as leader of the
band A graduate of the Army Mu-
sic School. Mr.. Curry frequently
conducted the band on its European
tour.
The Cathedral Choral Society Of
Washington will hold its first re-
hearsal of the season in st. Adams
Church Hall, Wisconsin and Massa-
chusetts avenue, tomorrow at 8 pm.
In the absence of Paul Galloway.
Conrad Bernier will be again the
director
In preparation for the program at
Christmas time the chorus will be-
gin to work on the five-part mass
by William Byrd and also on a
modern choral composition. Those
interested in taking part are invited
TO attend this first rehearsal.
Franklin B. Charles, bandmaster
of the Soldiers Home Band, will
lead again three concerts this week
at the bandstand on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 6 pm.
The Tuesday program will consist
| of Meinicke's march Midst Thunder
and Cannon" overture to RosSini's
William Tell" Douglas paraphrase
"Tearin' of the Green" excerpts
from Romberg's The Blue Para
disc" Roses Honest and Truly" and
Honey" Kahn's vslsette Beloved"
and Lakes Good Old Polka"
On Thursday evening the band
will play Barnhouse's Ceremonial
march, finale from Tschaikowsky' S
symphony No. a." Tours entr'Act
Hymn to the Angels" selections
from Lehar's The Blue Mazurka, -
Gershwin's Song of the Flame" and
Strike Up the Band" Penn S
"Carissima" and Metallo's "Curro
Cechares.
The program on Saturday will in
clude Sousa's march The Gladia-
tor" Coates overture The Merry
makers" Friml's song In Love-"
Woods rhapsody Virginia" Owens
Sweet Leilani," Williams Sugar
Blues" Waldteufel's waltz suite,
Condolences" and Woods The Age
of Youth"
Miksa Merson, pianist and teach
er, will reopen his studio at a new
address, 1929 M street NV, on
Monday, September "a. While va
cationing and teaching in Newport,
r. l., Mr.. Merson assisted the Cor
don String Quartet in concert,
end of July. playing Franck's "Quin-
tet in F Minor and appearing in
his own recital month later. Both
concerts were given under the au-
spices of the Art Association of
Newport.
Lillian Harmon Burke, teacher of
piano, has returned from New York
where she spent part of the sum-
mer taking course of study under
Ernest Hutchinson at the Juilliaro
Summer School. She announces the
reopening of her piano studio.
Irene Cain Osborn of this city has
recently made musical setting OF
the "Beatitudes," dedicating the
composition to the churches of all
nations and releasing copies to the
music libraries of cathedrals in
England, Italy, France, Russia
Spain, Greece, Switzerland and to
several in this country.
Mccall Lanham, baritone of NV
York City, who has maintained a
vocal studio in Washington for the
past Is years, will resume his teach
ing on Tuesday at the Musical Art
Center, 1925 G street NV. Appoint
ments may be made for Tuesdays
| Wednesdays and THURSDAYS OF