Evening star., 1945-08-12

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The numbers the band will play
for that concert will be: Affords
march, "The Skyliner";; the over
ture to Rimsky- y-Korsakoff' S "The
Maid Of Pskov," Chabrier's 'Espana,
Sibelius' "Finlandia," selections from
Rodgers Oklahoma" and 'Remi-
niscences of Tschaikowsky" ar
ranged by Godfrey.
The band will play in the Sylvan
Theater, Monument Grounds, on
Tuesday, at BIS pm, and in the
Marine Barracks that day at 1890
pm, and on Friday at pm.
The Soldiers Home Band, direct
ed by Franklin B. Charles, will give
three concerts this week as usual at
the bandstand on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings at $50
o'clock.
The program on Tuesday will be-
gin with Lakes Parade of the Gen.
darmes" march, followed by Her
old's overture Tampa" aria Come
If You Dare" from PurcelPs King
Arthur" played as a solo by Robert
E. Clark, Lakes Songs from the
Old Folks" Chenette's "Boostin' the
Basses," Briegel's "Basso Profundo,"
Gungl's Waltz, Farewell to Munich"
and Fenstad's "Stein Song"
On Thursday the band will play
Goldman's march "On the Hunt"
Charles The Alps" Walters suite,
Victory Garden" consisting of
Dance of the Rhubarb," "Boogie
Woogie Broccoli" and Carrot Cap
ers," selections from Cohan's The
Royal Vagabond," Arnold's "Cathe-
dral Chimes" Herbert's Starlight"
waltz and Shorts Coast Artillery
March"
The bands 4lSt program on Sat-
urday schedules among other num-
bers descriptive fantasy, Amer
lea Victorious" by Clark, the music
of which makes direct reference to
war: The Dawn of a Peaceful Day."
"Rumors of War;" Invasion" Call
to Arms" Marching Away" WAR;"
In Memorium," Peace and
Hymn of Thanksgiving" Wilson's
"T'he Chapel in the Mountains" will
be performed by special request.
The remaining selections will be
Waulters' Virginia Statesman" the
Keler-Bela "Rumanlan Festival"
overture, Hirsch's Mary" Arditis
waltz, "Rosebuds" and Lakes Bun
ker Hill
Nine Lucie de Vienne Blanc, lee
turer on the Psychology of Singing"
and assistant editor of the Free
French weekly, Pour la Victoire,
will give an informal talk on her
specialized subject and sing group
of folk songs in French, Spanish and
Portuguese on Wednesday in the
Music Art Center, 1925 G street
NV, at 8:45 pm. The public is
invited
Nine de Vienne Blanc was born
in Paris and recently became an
American citizen. She expects to
remain in Washington several
months.
The Washington Civic Orchestra,
sponsored by the D. c. Recreation
Department, will give a concert in
the Arlington Farms recreation hall
evening at $3.50 o'clock
under the direction of Kurt Hetzel.
Elsie M. Larson, pianist, will be
heard in the first movement of
Concerto in C Minor"
accompanied by the orchestra.
Nicolai's Merry Wives of Wind
sor," a suite by German, consisting
of ''Valse Gracieuse," Souvenir" and
Gypsy Dance" Strauss Roses of
the South" and march from Wag-
ner's "Tannhauser" have been Sc
lected for the orchestral part of the
program.
On Friday, Capt. George S. How
ard, leader of the Army Air Forces
Band, will acquaint the public with
some of the smaller units within his
l00-piece concert band, which he
will present on the Capitol steps at
8 pm. The smaller units are diver
sifled as to the nature of their in
strumental and vocal combinations
and the purpose of their existence.
A breaking up of the AAF Band
into its component parts resolves
into 40-piece orchestra, a 35-voice
a capella choir, an l8-voice glee
club, a l2-piece instrumental en-
semble, woodwind quintet and a
orasS quartet. On the swing side"
there is 21-piece orchestra, an 1S-
piece swing band, 12-piece dance
oand. a dance septet, quintet, quar-
let and strolling string trio. At
times half dozen units are working
at different func-
ions filling more than 120 engage
nentS in a single month.
On the Fridays program, one of
he features of the concert will be
,he playing of Pfc. Frederick H. Moe,
trumpet, formerly with Goodman's
Band, who will be heard in special
of Sleepy Time Ga"
Tor trumpet and band, by Corpl. |
Michael Gentle. S/Sergt. Glenn
Darwin, baritone, will sing an Incl
dental solo in the Coronation
Scene" from Moussorgsky's Boris
Godounov," which will be played by
the concert band together with the
overture to Rossinis William Tell"
Masonic News
The annual outing of the Masonic
Veteran Association will be held
next Saturday from 4 to 9 pm. att
The fireplace section of Rock Creek
Park. A picnic supper will be served
at 6 pm. by the Young Married
Couples Class of the Francis AS
bury Sunday school. All Masonic
veterans are invited.
Royal Arcanum
Municipal and District Councils
have been called to meet by Regent
John j. Doherty at pm. Tuesday
at 4l9 Seventh street NV. Deputy
Grand Regent Frank v. Marsh of
Oriental Council and Sitting Past
Regent Charles E. Wilkenloh will
speak.
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