Evening star., 1953-01-04
Notes About Musical Events

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Philippe Entremont. French
pianist, who is touring this
country in January and Feb
ruary as exchange artist, will
make his American debut in the
National Gallery of Art tonight
at 8 in recital. He is sponsored
by the Jeunesses Musicales de
France and the National Music
League.
The young artist was laureat
at the International Competition
of Madame Long and Jacques
Thibaud and won a notable
prize at the Queen Elizabeth of
Belgium competition in Brussels
at II. The son of musical par
ents, he won first prize for piano
at the National Conservatory at
IS and filed many concert dates
as soloist with orchestras and
solo recitals in five European
countries.
"Caliban," fantasy-overture
by Rowland Roberts, will receive
its world radio-premiere tonight
at 10, played by the Oklahoma
City Symphony Orchestra on
the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Roberts is the son of the
late Fanny Amstutz Roberts,
president Of the Washington
College Of Music. He served in
China as liaison officer with
Gen. Stilwell, after having STU
died Chinese at Yale University,
and was decorated with the
Breast Order of the Flying
Cloud. Mr.. Roberts received his
Master of Music degree from
the Eastman School of Music
in June.
The American University
Chamber Music Society, George
Steiner, director, will present
its third concert of the series
Tuesday night in Clendenen
Hall at $3.50. Robert Marcellus,
first clarinetist of the National
Symphony Orchestra, Mr..
Steiner, violinist. and Evelyn
Swarthout, pianist. of the
American University faculty will
participate. The concert is
open to the public without ad-
mission charge.
The Hungarian String Quar-
tet, Zoltan Szekely and Alex
andre Moskowsky, violins; Lau-
rent Halleux, viola and Vilmos
Palotai. cello, will play the first
1858 concert in the Library of
Congress. sponsored by the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Foundation. Walter Piston's
string quartet. commissioned by
Mrs. Coolidge and given a pre-
miere at Mills College last May
will be heard. Tickets are dis
tributed by the Snow Concert
Bureau beginning tomorrow at
$3.50 a. m.
The Air Force Symphony Or
chestra will resume it's concert
series at the Departmental
auditorium Tuesday night at
$3.50. Airmen 1/c Gerald and
Wilfred Biel, twin violinists, will
be one of the features. They
have just returned from a sue
cessful appearance with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and are scheduled to play in
Washington with the Philadel-
phia Orchestra later in the
season. S/Sergt. William Du-
Pree, tenor, a former graduate
of Howard University and lead
ing tenor in Carmen JONES'"
will sing.
The D. C. Chapter Of the
American Guild of OrganistS
will hold its monthly meeting
at st. Johns Episcopal Church,
with Dr.. WesterveIt Romaine as
host. tomorrow at pm. The
choir of st. Johns will provide
a program of choral music, fol-
lowed by an informal session of
reading through new anthems.
A Concert and Conductors
Forum, with Capt. Samuel R.
Loboda as moderator, has been
scheduled by the National Asso-
citation for American Com
posers and Conductors, D. c.
Chapter, Virginia Rollwage Col
lier, president, Saturday at
$3.50 pm. in Clendenen Hall,
American University. The par
ticipating conductors are 1t.
Comdr. Charles Brendler. Paul
Galloway, DR.. Guillermo Espi-
noZa and DR.. Frederick Fall.
The musical program will be
given by the United States
Army Band Society Of Wind In
struments. under the direction
Of Capt. Loboda. -t...
Paul Olefsky. conductor of
The Chamber Orchestra, for
merly first cellist with the
Philadelphia Orchestra, will
make an appearance with his
group this afternoon at 4 in the
Phillips Gallery.
Ronald Arnatt, organist and
choirmaster at the Church of
the Ascension and st. Agnes, will