Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-04

S1DiliCy OF any mass pubic
invasion. for fear this would
jeopardize the atmosphere of
informality and musical in
timacy' they have worked
hard to establish.
This atmosphere. they
point out, is integrally bound
up with the first purpose of
the whole project, which Is
enrichment for the musicians
themselves. Thus, the pros
pect Of growth is looked on
as one to be dealt with gin
gerly.
That the project is squirting
musical growth on the part
of those fortunate enough to
be among the picked student
body Is excitingly evident,
however. The range Of mu-
steal activity Is broad, and
the standard Of proficiency
as well as musical taste is
astonishingly high.
First Chair Men
The schools students rep
resent q broad cross-section.
A surprising number are
members - some first chair
men of leading symphony
orchestras. One Of the ger
minal ideas Of the school was
that orchestra players need
relief from their customary
repertoire.
Harold Wright. first clari-
netist Of the National SYM
phony. is one of the enrollees.
His wife, Ruth, also is on
hand, studying flute. This is
his seventh Marlboro sum-
mer. her fourth. Ernestine
Briesmeister, former National
Symphony violinist now with
the New Orleans Symphony,
also has been at Marlboro
every summer since the start.
There is a growing number
Of younger students. A con-
siderable proportion are from
leading Conservatives. One
group comes from the Curtis
Institute in Philadelphia,
where Mr.. Serkin teaches in
the winter. Martial Singher,
the schools ranking vocal in
structor, also teaches at
Curtis.
Arthur Fennimore, a Is
year-old who moved to Phila-
delphia from Syracuse, N. Y,
to become a Curtis and Ser
kin pupil. Is one Of the young
Marlboro talents. Another
at IA the schools youngest
lis Richard Goode. a piano
tuners son who Is studying
in New York. At a recent
Friday night family concert
he won high praise-and q
fatherly push to take a bow
from Mr.. Serkin himself.
Some Other EnrolIees
Another student. newly en-
rolled at Curtis. who had her
first lesson with Mr.. Serkin a
few days ago. is 15-year-old
Susan Starr Of Philadelphia,
who won this years Merri-
weather Post talent contest
conducted by the National
Symphony. Diana Steiner
another Philadelphian. now
rs, who won the 1850 Friday
Morning Music Club award
also is at Marlboro.
Julia Watson, Of GAS South
Illinois street. Arlington, a
strikingly talented - and
strikingly pretty-l9-year-
old. is working industriously
with her violin.
Julia, who went to Curtis
a year ago after graduation
from WaShington-Lee High
School and a years study in
New York. played in an or
chestra which Isaac Stern
borrowed from the school
last week end for q pair of
concerts in Ipswich. Mass.
She Is even more enthused
about the music-making that
challenges her mettle more
individually. however. And
1t would be hard to imagine
an enthusiasm more glowing.
tMr. Stern. incidentally,
took time out from rehears-
ais TO conduct a master class
using Miss Briesmeister as a
willing subject. After an
elaborate dissection, he gave
an enrapturing performance
of a movement from a
Brahms sonata. That night,
he and Mr.. Serkin stayed up
to 2 am. at Mr.. Serkin's
farm teaming nonstop in
five sonatas0
Margaret Tolson, we'll
known Washington concert
pianist and teacher, is a
Marlboro enrollee. Another
is Mrs. Phyllis Gieseler OF Ar
AAAB WILL oOPA uAlO NJ WhoillIik-
tons Westmoreland Congre-
gational Church.
Schedule Is Strenuous
Marlboro's schedule is rig
orous. Students think Moth
ing Of going to one or two
classes in the morning. an
other in the afternoon, and
often yet another in the
evening. In between, there
is constant practice.
Emphasis 10 not on pre-