THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0., JANUARY 4, 1925-PART 3. 5 SINGERS AND STRING INSTRUMENTALISTS WILL PROVIDE WEEK’S MUSIC American De cries Demand 0 For '‘'National 1 Music. YORK —The insistence upon return for our true ’national’ Insplra* . the development of strictly tion, or to the coasts of Africa, which have supplied us yith what others “American" music is an error of this would call our real ’folk music.’ Tt ambitious age, according to a leading Is wholly reasonable to believo that glee club music anti a jazz orchestra welcomed the youthful American musician who sees in the the American Indian and the native Wasyear 1925 to Washington. Music of more dignified and classical cmj»hasis upon this nationalistic as- environment which our early settlers pect a handicap rather than aid to shared with him has written an in- type will be presented this week, opening auspiciously a COLLEGE with the musical advancement of the fluence into our present day natures. chamber music recital by the Flonzaley Quartet, noted among mus- country. Then that influence will come out "A school of any art in musio we ical groups. Two singers who have won high recognition in and national the write, if we write Europe cannot be developed self consciously," honestly and in expression of what New York will make their local debut in joint recital Wednesday—Donna Albeit Spalding. American violinist, Is in us. But otherwise we cannot very artificiality pick up Ortensia, who has pleased especially with her Rumanian costume recitals, has declared. "The the Indian rhythm or an In- of such an effort destroys its honesty dian harmony and call that the es- and Edward Johnson. Canadian tenor, of the Metropolitan Opera Com- and consequently its reality. Even sential foundation of a ‘national’ school. pany. Pablo Casals, whom Kreisler is said to have named as ''the world's if it were important to have a school “f fail to find any cans** for dis- of creative music peculiar in its char- satisfaction in this. I believe atid will that greatest cellist,” Samuel Dushkin, Polish violinist, provide the acteristics to this Nation, it would I am truly American in breeding, tra- solo instrumental recitals of the week. bo impossible to develop it delib- dition and thought. I am proud of erately purposely. It can come * * : • and every individual American accom- ** . EpwaJlD *'l dOKIIfOUW ontv spontaneously through the ’in- plishment in the arts, because to me OPHE entire month of January seems filled to the brim with promise of dividual musician's expressing him- they are the best of life, but I do A self in his music. It is possible that not find that accomplishment. r,ny interesting including two concerts by York Symphony ’ music, the New with a growing number of creative the less if It tells of an inspiration Orchestra, the first an explanatory recital by Walter Damrosch, the sec- cSamuel Duthkjn' musicians born and bred in the tradi- from other corners of the earth. One Mti ~' ~ • Rau^dieui- ~ tions of the land, all working hon- of the greatest 'art inspirations I® * of with Berta Morena, 1 ond an atternon performance, Wagnerian soprano C'enlrsl Hiflhi/’cl'O'jl estly to write into music what they all history came in the Italian Re- of the Munich State as soloist; a concert the Symphony Opera, by Boston MUSIGRAPHS feel within themselves, there may naissance. The art of that period Orchestra, with Koussevitsky as conductor; a Philadelphia Orchestra con- | | be a unity of form or feeling in their in Italy was not from the soil of that compositions which may well be land. It was a borrowed art, brougnt and recitals by Rachmaninoff, Barclay, Mary Carlisle Howe cert. John HELENE SEYMOUU IXJVELAND, taken to be ’American' and which to Italy from the east after the fall '* will be sufficiently different Constantinople. and Anna Hull, Charles Thomas, the Duchesse dc Richelieu and J pianist and lecturer on music, was from the of It was Byzantine John compositions but was Stcfaiio, del Monte, Marie Suudelius, in Washington for the holidays before of the artists of other art; because it beautiful a:'-t harpist; Horace Ahvyne, Toti nations to a of a beauty that struck fire with the returning to Stuart Hall. Staunton, Vu„ establish nationalistic Seaglc claim. It is for a temperament, adopted Socrates Barozzi. Odette La Eontenay. Oscar and Mabel Garrison. where of Miss impossible such Italian it was she is director music. thing come and developed Ital- *** * Loveland, pupil of Rudolph Ganz, has to otherwise. there. It became a. “Rut suppose it doesn't come at ian art because the Italians loved it. appeared In many both in of the month will be the opening of the new Auditorium recitals all? Suppose the best work —and that My insistence is that an Chicago, her home town, and on tour. art which must mean the most sincere as well appeals audiences, ail AEEATL’KEwith the performance of “Faust." Gounod’s popular opera, by the She was awardt d a prize for a compo- to American of as the most by of America, Washington Opera Company, January 26. seems fitting that the local for quintet of three beautiful—written parts is American in the It sition violins, cello composers give performance in house of piano, by Chicago American continues to be only sense in which any art can be organization should the initial this newest and offered the reflective of Italian influence, or entertainment, a Capital City may well he Daily News for American composers. Rus- nationalistic. civic enterprise of which the sian, or German, or French, as oyr “One of the most interesting dis- announced to include Thalia Leo Sowerhy, noted American writer proud. The singers of leading roles are critics tell us it is at the present coveries I have made m playing be- of ultra-modern works, won first prize Marguerite, Ralph Errolle as laust, Feodor Chaliapin as time? that reflect in any way fore of country is that Sabanieva as in this competition. Poes audiences this as upon the value of it to America? Is | tee true of Mephistopheles and Ivan Ivantzof Valentine. to j music lovers New York Miss Loveland returned Staunton it any the less great or any the City, and Seattle, Earlv next month the Chicago Civic Opera Company is scheduled for the end of the week. less jj and Kansas Boston complete a opera in our own? As a matter of fact, we respond alike to the same programs. four performances that should remarkable season of are a great deal closer in thought ar.y and Hazel Bachschmid. soprano, and Stella One cannot hold composition Washington. Both opera companies need the financial spiritual sup- and taste the people those na- to Eames Nelson, contralto, gave a pro- to of alien America which makes that port of Washingtonians to successfully place another milestone in musi- than we are the aboriginal gram at Foundry M. E. Church New tions to universal appeal to the people of cal progress in the Capital. If they get this support it means that the Indians, to whom some insist we must Year night. They gave solo selections i i America." local company will be able to offer more opportunities to gifted young year, and a duet. “Quls est homo" from Ros- singers here for practical stage experience in performances next and sini's "Stabat Mater.” Julia Russel] was not only that the Chicago company will return to give more operas in the the accompanist. National Glee Club Program Doug and Mary Resume season 1925-26, but also that the Metropolitan Opera Company will ar- - Central 7 Three leading soloists of Washington TLOMZALEY Quartet HtqkcTdiool TJIK Associated Glee Clubs of Amer- Work. a short season for Washington in its annual trip south to range Atlanta. sang in a performance of "The Messiah" ica are carrying forward their plans Surely these are goals, worthy the finest efforts on the part of local to promote chorus singing among AFTER more than six months of in- at Wotnaji’s fine ** December 16 the Greenville activity, Mary Pickford and Doug- citizens. College, Greenville, S. C., presented by the men and boys of America. After las will both plunge into the choral society of that place. They their experience with the huge com- Fairbanks production shortly new what to local music if the public does were: Gawler, soprano; bined concert given under their aus- after the WARNING as to will happen Ethel H. Flora Dr. Geibel s Recitals. year Washington's city. W. A. McGill Keefer, alto, and Charles Trow- j pices in Carnegie Hall last Winter at dawns, according to announce- A not support it financially is given by sister totalling par- ment. that the bridge Tittmann, bass. Sirs. Gawler, CAMPBELL, so- which 14 clubs, 600 voices, Albaugh, a leading concert manager, states the results of first | JyJAKG.VRETTA j ticipated, founders of the move- Mary will probably be the first to on a moment's notice, took the train ' will "Angels Re- the of the musical season just completed in Baltimore may lead to a cur- IN THE CHURCHES prano, sing ment prompted to encourage start and her offering is expected to half for Greenville to substitute for Gretchen have been year many and instru- by morning holding be an original story by Marion Jack- tailment of music next and the absence of vocal Hood, who was to have sung, but whose j train,” Geibel, this at 11 j the of similar concerts In other mental who there radio partly I cities of the East and now announce; ; son, which Marshall Neilan will di- celebrities have appeared annually.