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WILMETTE LIFE April 5, 1929 J. Music News and Events World's Greatest ·F I a u t is t Sticks Proudly by Beard ·The world is pro·ne to think that Barrere, eminent flautist, who will be heard with his Little Symphony Sunday, April 14, in the Kenilworth Assembly hall under auspices of the North Shore Chamber Music association, is a serious and dignified person, just because he hide s behind a long wavy beard. If they could only catch the smiles that are to be found so frequently beneath the beard they would ch~nge their minds, for friends of the great flautist will assure you that he has a priceless sense of humor. Once he remarked casually that he was writing the memoirs of a ' bearded musician. Two daYs later came ·a letter from Harpers · asking to see his manuscript. "And I may do it vet!" he says, "for there are innume~able anecdotes to teJI in connection with the life of a bearded flautist. One dav I grew tired of the everlasting joke.s about my whiskers and so I went down to have them shaved off. Then I realized that I might any day leave a scar on my nude face and then what a sight I would be! So I said to myself, 'Why should people make fun of rne any more than they do of Secretary Hughes?' And didn't Lincoln have a nice sweep of long hair? Think of all the famous bearded mu sicians, like Brahms, who had a veritable delu'!e on his chin, and Saint-Saens who is remembered by his queer n~ se protruding over a nice wooly square beard. And didn't Sou a become famous with his beard? He is' not half so distinguished looking now that he has cut it off. Then too. there are the Smith Brothers. Trade and Mark, as mv little .son cal1s them. and Gatti-Casazza and Verdi. But all these iJiusions and excuses are merely a ruse to save myself time and trouble and money." Nevertheless Mr. Barren' is gro\\'ing very sensitive about having people turn and stare at ·him. He think .;; that all believers in beard s should band together and form a club. Onlv a beard is really f)ttite as much t;ouble as ~ettit~g shaved, becau se you must keep Jt tnmmecl and that is a dangerou s affair. "In some town9 where we play," .;ay, ~fr. .Barrere. "I get terribly nef\'ous when I get into a barber chair and a k to ha vc a trim . You can never be sure how you will come out. Rec ently I had my beard trimmed about half an hour before · a concert and did not have time to look in the mirror. I could not imagine \vhv U r. Damrosch w .s laughing at me ·every time · a fl · solo part canie alon;. 'Look in mirror!' was all he . a~l after the ncert. ~ looked. ~fy long moustach , . the pnde of years, wa s shorn and I could very ta. ih· ha \·c doubled br Charlie Chaplin." · There is no r ca lb· ulterior m oti,·e for ~Jr. Barrere'_, beard. It is a French cu tom ~nd beside · he has grown so u eel to 1t that he would actuallv fN·l undre~sed without it. 1i y~u should ask htm _why _he wear : it he will prob ably smile hts mysteri ou:; ~mile and reply, "For the amc reason that a flute player ts called a fl a utist." Soloist at Spring Concert WilliamN.Hughes to Present Recital at Shawnee April !4 "A young artist with home thoughts in his head and fingers with :vhich. to express them" is the manner tn whtch Karleton Ha~kett of the Chicago Evening Post characterizes Willia~ Hughes the young piani;t from Hawau who appears in recital at the Shawne_e . Country tlub Sunday afternoon, Apnl 14. The Chicago Daily News refers to him as having "genuine pianistic talent" and the Chicago Tribune, referring to his Chicago appearance last·year, says: "Next door at the Playhou~~ William Hu ghes, hailing from Haw_an , the home of the pineapple, was makmg his first professional appearance Mr. Hughes is in the possess_ion of. m_ar:y talents, including a fine patr of ptamshc hands and a level head. He had fire and vouth . and a disdainful disregard for st1ch difficulties a.; are presented bv the Griffes 'White Peacock' ancl a group of Debussy endi~g ~n. the bril~ liant and Moussorgsky-hke Ftreworks. These were distinguished for good tone a.nd warmth, much warmth." Mr. Hughes' recital at the Sl1awnee is one of a spring series in which have appeared such notable artists as H oward Preston and B. Fred Wise. People's Symphony Gives 13th Concert on Sunday The thirteenth concert of the current season bv the Chicago People's Symphony orchestra is to be given at Steven's Eighth Street theater Sunday afternoon, April 7, at 2:45 o'clock. Soloi;ts for ·this concert will be Florence Bernstein, soprano; Joseph Rosenstein, viollnist. and Helene Pollenz, pianist. P. Marinus Paulsen is the conductor. The program follows: Kathrvn \Vitwer, internationally famous lyric soprano, formerly of the Chicago Civic Opera company, is to give the program at the annual spring concert Tue ~ day evening, April 9, offered by the Woman's club of Wilmette Although .s till in her early twenties, remarkable achievements have been crowded int~ Mi ss \Vitwer's career until her name stands among those of the leading artists of the day. Suite "Scen e!' A ls::tC'iennes" ... .. l\fassenet Sunoay ::\lorning At th e Inn rnder tht> Linoen Sundny Evening Ari:t-"J(nowc·st Thou the Lnnd" frnm l\lignrm . .... . 'T'homns Symphony !\o. 10, (' ::\[ajor . . . Schubert .A nd:1nte-AllegTo ma non troppo Anclante con moto SC'herzo-Allegro Vivac·e Finale-Allegro YinH'e Tnh·rmission Mom ent ::.\[usicnl e Paul~en Symnhonie E~nngnole for Yinlin nnd OrchePtra Op. 21 .... Ln lo Andante I. Glencoe Girl Pianist to Great Chorus Rehearses Play at German Concert for May Festival Program Harriet Mason. 16 year old piani. t, who recently appeared with the Chicago People',:; Symphony orchr. tra. is again so 1oist with the Vereinigte Maennerchocre of Chicago at their concert in ~IL·dinah temple Sunday, April 7, at 3 o'clock. ~f iss :i\1 ason played the Gricg concerto with the Chicago Symphony orchestra at the concert of the German ~!ale chorus in ~feclinah temple la st June. She ~·111 pi~ty a group of three numbers by Liszt as follows: Tarantelle (Veneziae K apoli) Sonette Rhapsodic ( Rakozy ).!arch) Mu. ic patron·3 who plan to attend the Chicago North Shore Music Fe stival nrogram the week of May 2o, \\'ill be particularly interested in th e singing of "A ll ~[ y Heart This Xight Rejoices," bY the ti,·al chorus and A Cappella ci10ir during the fir. t half of the Saturday night concert. This c~mposition has been written es peciall.v for thi·3 occasion hv Dran Peter C. Lutkin and will be sung by the hundreds of singers \Yithout accompaniment of any kind. It is the first time the great chorus has attempted this eli fficnlt feat although the unaccompanied singing is perhaP'.S the most beautiful form of music. Rondo-A11egro Yn be Symphoniqup ... . .... I' res~ (First Performnnet>) Concerto for Piano No. 2, A l\f<tjor .. Liszt Fe. University of Rochester Glee Club Sings at N. T. The glee club and f)uartet of the Dni\'<:'rsitv of Rochester \\'ere to entt·rtain jtmiors and seniors , of New Trier High school at a .special assemhh· toda~·. Clifton Darling, president of the ~ew Trier glee club. v.-ho has been av,·arded a scholarship to that university. was in charge of entertainment for the college visitors. Each vcar the Universitv of Rochester, through its Chicago alumni branch. offers a scl10larshio to a Cook county high school student. New Trier has won the honor for three succe"sive vears. Last vear the scholarship wa-s awarded to Curtis Tatham and the previous year to Robert Burr·o,vs. and hoth bovs are now attending the universitv. - The winner of the !'cholarship receives five hundred dollars for each of his four years at Rochester. Michigan City Joins Ranks of Boosters for Milan Lusk "Lusk, Violinist of Notr, Thrills Local Group." Sucl1 is the headline in the Michigan City (Ind.) Ke\rs of the March 25 issue regarding Milan Lusk 's appearance in that city. It goes on to sav: "The m embers of the Music club and their guests were honored on Saturday afternoon when Milan Lusk, famous violinist known internationally, gave a most wonderful program." RECITAL AT PLAYHOUSE Gavin \Villiamson and Phil Manuel arc to be the principal artists in a recital at th e Plavhouse Sundav afternoon·, April 7, ch~racterized as a "recital of music for two harpsichords and two pianos." The program is given under direction of Bertha Ott, Inc. BAUER IN RECITAL SUNDAY Harold Bauer, world renowned pianist, will ·appear in recital at the Stude baker theater Sunday afternoon, April 7. Bertha Ott, Inc., is sponsoring the program.