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Semhle pianist at the Aspen
Festival in Colorado during the
summer months, will give a
piano recital in the National
Gallery Of Art tonight at 8.
Mr.. Smith has to his credit a
number of compositions. some
of which were performed by
noted artists, and has made
many long playing recordings.
A native of Texas, he is a for
mer student of the late Josef
Lhevinne, and of Rosina Lhe-
vinne on a fellowship at the
Juilliard Graduate School.
The Washington Alumnae
Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon will
hold its October meeting to-
morrow at the home of Olive
Writer'S, 2100 Plymouth Cir
Gle NV. Ruth Anderson and
Kathryn Mullowny Campbell
will give a program of music
and the ballet.
Nine. Marie Won UnSchuld,
president of the Won Unschuld
University of Music, will give
the first of Is lectures on
Modern Piano Technique Tues
day at 7:30 pm. in the music
room of Cardozo High School.
The series is sponsored by the
Recreation Department of the
Public Schools.
The lectures are illustrated
by $50 slides. Nine. Won Un-
schuld has the distinction of
being the first to teach an
educational subject via tele-
vision when she was engaged
by the Jenkins Television Corp.
to give this series in New York.
The lectures also have been
presented at Columbia Uni
verSity, the Catholic Univer-
sity and at Chatauqua Summer
School.
There is no admission charge
for the concert to be given
by the Foundry Symphony
Orchestra, Glenn Carow, di-
rector, Thursday, in Foundry
Methodist Church at $3.50 pm.
Lee Meredith, soprano; Adon
Phillips, bass, and Norman
Greenhouse, violinist, are the
soloiStS.
Jack TAFT, pianist member
of Winthrop College faculty,
will give a recital in the
Phillips Gallery tomorrow
night at $3.50. A Canadian by
birth, he is an American
citizen and holds a BM degree
from the Cincinnati College
of Music.
The annual Fall Harvest Of
Harmony by the D. c. Chapter
of the Society for the PreSer-
vation and ENCOURAGEMENT OF
Barbershop Quartet Singing
in America will take place on
Friday, $50 pm, in Consti-
tuition Hall. The Vikings OF
Rock Island, ILL.,, who won in
the contest over the 80 other
district champions from Can
ada and the United States will
be supported by the Clef-
Dwellers, who held the second
place in the contest; the Co
lumbians of Washington and
the Jerseymen of Philadel-
phia. The Singing Capitol
Chorus of so voices is also
listed on the program.
The Washington Music
Teachers Association, with
the cooperation of Earl
Campbell, announces third
radio series of recitals begin
ming in February. Deadline
for applicants is December l.
Entries should be sent to Cor
don M. Smith, president of the
association, 1920 Lee street,
Silver Spring, Md. Additions
will be in the latter part OF
January. The contest is open
to inStrumentalists under Is
and to vocalists under % years
of age. The instrumental win
ner will appear as soloist in a
Youth Concert with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
Information as to requirements
may be obtained from any
member of the association.
Katrina Aizpore, soprano,
with Rudolf Smits at the
piano, will give a program of
Latvian folksongs at the
National Baptist Memorial
Church Auditorium, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road NV,
this afternoon at 4. The concert
is sponsored by the Latvian
Evangelical Lutheran Church
which holds it's services at Au-
guStana Church. A free offer
ing at the entrance, designated
to raise funds for the future
home Of Latvian Congregation,
Is welcomed.
Edna Dean McGray, pianist,
will be presented by DR.. Con-
rad Wolff in recital Wednesday
night at $3.50 in the Parish Hall
Of the Chevy Chase Methodist
Church. Mrs. McGray was
born in North Dakota and was
active in music in her native
State and in Wisconsin. She
has COncertiZed as So1oiSt and