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Cecelia Carter, New Orleans negro wornan, a sweet-voiced, singer of Anierican Negro hymus, wil appear in a recital of old and f orgotten spirituals at 'the Winnetka Commity House on Monda>t evening, February 18, under the direction of ERutheda L. Pretzel. Already more than .a hundred north shore patrons of music bave signified their interest, and are, sponsoring tbe recital. Tickets -are 'now on .sale at Coimunity Houge. Miss' Carter will include on ber progra some of tbe. ell-known, spirituals, as well as ,those wbichl are rarely'hearýd, for many of her spiriuals bave not yet been recorded. lier programt will be slightly different froni tht given, at the Evanston Wormans club ini December., when more than 400 people were on. ber list of sponsors. "It *as a tbrilling perforM- ance."- said'a critic, "for Miss Carter bas flot onaly a, voice of unusual béauty and expressiveness,' but hér manner, sets an atmosphere that cannot f ail to toucb ýone's beart" Even Schumann-Heink confessed to being thrilled when sbe beard Miss. Carter in New Orleans. She took time OffEf romi her packing before she left, to hear Cecelia sing again, and she said, "You bave a wonderful voice and I see no reason why you should have anything buta. successful concert career." ~-Lyle Saxon of New 1 tr leans, wrote of ber, 'Cecei~a Carter sings Negro spirituals extremely well; ber voice is mellow and hauntingly sweet, and ber enun.- ciation"is excellent. But ber most reniarkable gift is the ability to convey the intensity of ber emotion to ber listeners. This is a rare gif t." Attired in an immnaculate blue calico dress and stiffly starched white apron. ber head bound with the characteristic bandana, Miss Carter engages the interest of ber audiences fronj the moment ber voice is beard singing béhind the unparted curtains. She sinîts witb ftudied devotionnand fervnr, swineing to and iro, neating our rnhyuims witn ner , anas, and once or twice she sits quietly in a chair and sings. * It al gives the concert-goer an unusual experience. Musicians Club Will Meet Next Tuesday Mrs Milest Oerinier. 1000 Michigan avenue, wil *Margairt .. a.it he PU'I' * v ... .. .... .. .. g be lu The Chicago Symphony orchestra this week will be conducted by Eric DeLamarter, the associate director, with John Weicber as-,violin soloist. The prograni on 1Friday afternoon, designed by Dr. DeLaniarter, consists of Haydn's Sympbofty in C, Major, "Le Midi"; Scbubert's Symphony -No. 10 in C ïmjor and d'Ambrosio's Concerto for Violin in B minor, played by Mr. Weicber. The solois.t is principal of the violins 'in the or- chiestra, a position he bias beld for tbe, past four sesnsie is a nativeof Chicago, studied here and in. Prague,'was a member and concert-master of the Civic orchestra, played in Clevelanid for two years, and was concrt-master with the Seattle symphony and Ravinia Opera orchestra. This is bis third ap- pearance -as 'soloist at these concerts. Feb. 6- IFortn.gihtly Concert of Recordongs Three numbers from the seventeenth program of the Chicago Symphony orchestra will be included by DuIdley K. Frenh 1nî the .fôrtnitghtly concert of recordings to be played Wednesday evening, Febru- ary 6, at bis bouse, 503 Hawthorn lane, Winnetka. He may also include Beetboven's first symphony, whicb the Chicago Symphony is to give on its eighteenth program. The first three selections are. Beethoven's concerto for pianoforte, No. 4, suite from Kodàly's "Hàry Jànos," and the scherzo frotu Sukas' "L'Apprenti Sorcier." In addition to the "Hâry Jânos" suite, Mr. French will play some amusing excerpts frorn that opera. AIl music loyers are invited by Mr. French to attend his concerts of recordings, telephoning hiin before the progranis. Negro Tenor in Recitàl, Roland Hayes, negro tenor, will appear in a re- citai at Orchestra hall on Sunday afternoon, rebru- ary 10, at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Hayes is flot only known as the foremost living negro singer, but one of. the, worlds great tenors. He bas sung in London, Paris, Toronto, New York, Chicago, and other large cities. His prograni usually is composed of a group of German songs, one of French, and two of Amierican. The latter contains negro spiritual arrangements.. Roland Hayes is sid to in nr the soL s f E ta *Music by a fanious Chicagoan played by Chi-~ cagoans will be the feature of the third concert of the ,season under the auspices of the North Shore Chamber Music association. At the Sun- day afternoon recital to be held in Kenilworth Assembly hall on~ February 10 at 4 o'clock, the Philharmonic Quartette of Chicago will, place on its orogramn John Alden Carpenter's interesting. "String Quartette."' The group of players *Who have becomfe s50 well known on the north shore througb partici- pationà in these. concerts..is made up, of John Weicher, first vioiistËi; Robert Quick, 'second violinist;. Walter Hanicock, viola, and Richard Wagner, 'cellist Special interest attaches to the announcement from the fact that* Mr. Weicher who is leader of the quar!tette, 'is the soloist of the Chicago Symphony. orchestra ýthis week. In addition to the Carpenter composition, the groùp wilI play the famous "String Quartette" by Cesar Franck.' Although these chamber music recitals are made possible by season subscriptions of faithful, music' loyers who have patronized them these twelve years past, the management re peats the invitation to those who are flot season subscribers to pur- chase tickets ford single concerts et the d<oor. N. S* P.anust- Back From Nebraska Tour >Sidney Silber, pianist, has returned to Wilmette from a* ' homecoming concert tour" througli Nebraska. Mr. Silber was affiliated with the School of 'Music of the University of Nebraska for fourteen years. On bis recent tour lienmade three. pulic appearançes in Lincoîn--one under auspices of the Woman's club of Lincoln, ;i 'econd during the convocation at the University of Nèbras- ýka, and a third, at the Ail Souls Unitarian church. Hie also gave recitals at Concordia college in Seward, Neb., Midland college in Freemont, Luther college at Wahoo, the 'State Normial school in Wayne, Union college, Washington college, the State Normal school at Peru, and at the*Womn's club -'of Hastings, qunder auspices of the club. Mr. Sulber is now planning a return series, of > concerts through Iowa and Nebraska to take place' during Lent. Orchestra Member Samnuel Thaviu, young violinist of Wilmette, was recently taken into the Chicago Symphony orchestra, among the first violin section. Hie is studying withMisheýha Mischakoff, concert mas-. ter of the orchestra. and. the text 'ribbet sang