Evening star., 1949-01-23
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La Sale Spier, resident composer
and pianist, will discuss old and new
principles of harmony and their ap-
plication tomorrow night in the
Phillips Gallery at $50 o'clock. BY
way Of illustration he will use at
the piano excerpts from modern
and ultra-modern compositions.
The Parent Teachers Association
Council for Alexandria is sponsor
ing tomorrow afternoon at las
o'clock the first symphony concert
ever given in Alexandria, Va, for
elementary school children. The
program will take place in the
George Washington Auditorium,
played by the National Symphony
Orchestra under the direction of
Howard Mitchell. Mr.. Mitchell will
make comments on the program.
The next District of Columbia
students concert will be heard at
the Roosevelt High School on Feb
ruary 28
A program designed for children
from to IL years of age will be
given by the Arlington Civic SYM
phony, Van Lier Lanning, director,
this afternoon at and o'clock in
the Westinghouse Auditorium.
The subject of this eighth pair of
Childrens concerts is melody, with
comments upon the program by the
director. The concert will be broad
cast.
Carroll Mattoon. soprano, assisted
at the piano by Villa Semple, and
Edward Schick, pianist, will be heard
in a joint recital today at 4:30 pm.
in Barker Hall, YWCA.
Anne de Ramus, pianist. will ap-
pear in recital Wednesday at the
Howard University at $50 pm. Rob-
ert Casadesus was Miss de Ramus'
piano teacher for four years pri-
vately and at the Fontainebleau
Conservatory in Paris after she COM
pleted her musical education at the
Northwestern University. She won
the 1948 international Music Com
petition In Geneva among 400 can
didates.
The Air Force Band Concert Or
chestra, 1t. Col. George s. Howard,
conductor, will present its fourth
music appreciation" concert Thurs
day night in the Lisner Auditorium
= so o'clock. S/Sergt. Oliver E.
Colbentson, violinist: M/Sergt
Abrasha Robofsky. baritone, and the
Air Force Band Glee Club, directed
by Robert L. Landers, will partici-
pate. John Ball will serve as a
commentator.
Sergt. Colbentsor appeared as
soloist with the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra and was formerly mem
ber of the Chicago Civic Opera. At
present he IS a member of the bands
violin section.
Mabel Frost will present her piano
students In a midwinter recital
Saturday at 8 pm. at her residence
studio, 1928 Jonquil street NV.
The winner OF tine progress race
for the past quarter will be an
nounced and certificates awarded.
Barbara Ross is scholarship stu
dent this year, having won a high
rating in the National Piano-play-
ing Additions last June. The fol-
lowing students will participate:
Eleanor Lund, Patsy Moss. Timothy
Kearney, Ramona Grigsby, Paul
Wilkins, Amerigo Teti, Dcbbje Cor
don, Jean Gable, Barbara Engle,
Roberta Russell. Myrna Gordon,
Sue Sheriff and Miss Ross.
The Potomac Zone Walther
League will sponsor a concert by
the Concordia Chorus Of Concordia
Collegiate Institute Of Bronxville,
N. Y, Sunday night, January 80,
at s:15 o'clock, at Christ Lutheran
Church.
The chorus is en- tour and is due
in Washington January 20. when
the group will be entertained by
the Potomac Zone Walther League
at the Trinity Day School Audi
torium in Hyattsville. Members OF
the organizat ton are urged to at
tend the evening Of fellowship and
fun.
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