Evening star., 1953-05-03
Citizens Committee
Sets Music Week
For Instrument Gifts

For Instrument Gifts
Gifts of musical instruments
for the Districts public schools
will be sought by a citizens COM
mittee this week.
The project is highlight of
the city's observance of National
Music Week. which opens today.
Special concerts and a luncheon
of 800 music leaders at the Will
lard Hotel tomorrow are other
events planned for the observ-
ance.
A goal of 1000 instruments,
new or used, has been set in the
public school campaign. The
campaign is being guided by the
Citizens Committee for Music in
the Schools, group which has
been seeking to expand public
school music instruction.
A $50.OOO appropriation for
buying instruments was asked
by school officials this year, but
the item was eliminated by the
Commissioners. The school sys-
tenn also was denied money for
hiring more music teachers. Citi-
zens are planning a plea to Con-
gresS this week for both items.
WGMS Donates Time.
Radio station WGMS, 1125
Vermont avenue NV, will be
the collection point for the gift
instruments. The station will do
nate time to the campaign
today. Station WCFM also is
planning to aid in the effort
during the week. Committee
members will pick up instru-
mentS from donors on request
to station WGMS.
Cash contributions also will be
accepted. They will be used to
repair old instruments and buy
new ones.
representatives Kearns, Re-
publican. of Pennsylvania, and
Howell. Democrat. of New Jer-
sey. are slated to address the
luncheon at 1890 tomorrow at
the Willard. Commissioner Sam
uel Spencer will present four
music achievement awards.
The two legislators are Spon-
sors of bills to build an opera
house here. They will discuss
the problem of winning public
support for the project.
Special Programs.
Milo F.. Christensen. District
recreation superintendent, is
chairman of the music week COM
mittee. Commissioner Spencer
heads an honorary committee,
and Patrick Hayes is chairman
OF tomorroW'S luncheon.
District Fairgrounds will pre-
sent special programs during the
week. A choral concert will be
given at Garnet-Patterson Jun
Tor High School Auditorium, Ver-
mont avenue and v street NV,
at 4:30 pm. today. Buchanan
Playground will sponsor roller
skating to music at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow.
Eileen Lear, harpist, will pre-
sent a folk-music program at
$3.50 pm. Wednesday at Friend
ship House, GIG D street Sc.
Other events follow:
Today.
10 a.m;-Concert Polish Choir. Grot-
to, Franciscan Monastery.
.,.4sv pppbNiiConcer:: pb,ii6 Little Choral So
seyeneeth H and issSfT Streets a'fScSGr NW f"cA
,or,5, nm"Stpde1t c.,r1t recital music audi
hous, Washington cathedrai. .l'' ''''"
3 p.m.-Student voice recitals., con:
s"s'fd S.t r F'5sSHe Y cbreh HS minister Of
orehestTa richard Bales S"'' conductor. 1as
8 p.m.@Dfama tization of Elijah"
Allen Guy. director, Calvary Baptist
$50 $50 pmamsonats praa.;Sa recital violin and
Tomorrow.
1880 p.m.-Music LoverS' luncheon
crystal Room, Willard Hotel.
sld Arnatt; GeorEe Steiner. Russell
Woollen, Phillips Gallery.
Tuesday.
$50 ! pm,-spesia! program. music
Community Center.
Wednesday.
coyTe s3s s:ner EU.tD E2sto Essqy reeta .n
denen Hail. American University.
Thursday.
$50 p.m.-concert, Howard 'uniyer-
gity Choir, Inez Matthews, Rankin
phonH Genn sqo% GqHdre sonsgos sg%
ine; 40 voices. Foundry Church. 'N WV
$40 pm,-variety proRram, Capitol
elnsers auditorium. Walter Reed Cen
Friday.
$50 p.m.-Concert. washington Opera
6Ild end chorus; I'qsst GSA BUILDING Eighteenth
$40, p.m.-.'Gentlemen. Be Seated"
musical comedy Catholic University
$40 pm~concert. Amercian Uni
Versitv Orchestra, George Steiner. con-
Quoting, Clendenen Hall American Uni
Versity.
music auditorium. Catholic University.
Sunday, May TO-
a p.m.-Orchestra concert. Emerson
Meyers, conducting, music auditorium.
Catholic University.
pm.-Inter- Faith Choir Festival
Eyrd Stadium, University of Maryland,
:, p.m.-Concert. Student Group of
the Federation OF Music Clubs, YWCA
Seventeenth and K streets NV
p.m.-TraVelogue and piano recital,