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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jan 1940, p. 28

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More thani sixty entries, includiri two pieces of sculpture by Nanc: Coonsman Hahn and. one by Mai, Kisemnan Harrýis,,also numerous ofli and water colors, make up the WÎMW ter exhibit *ion of the Norith Shori Art league which opened ini thE league's studio at Wiunetka Con. MUnIty ilouse - with 'a tea Sunda:, afternoon. The exhibit will remair] open to the public until January 31. Berne W.wks by Men Predominantly a show of painting byt h e women members ofý the league, itdoesý coutain a few excel- lent pieces of work. by.men. For example, Tomi Wilder displays a Mexicani street scene worthy of study for its composition alone. On~ the right is a great overhaniging tree, on the left a street,' and In the distance a mountain background. "Road Near Jacksonville, Ill.," an autum l indcpe by Alfred Free- mani, is a samaîl but compelling littie picture of a country lane. Joseph Hash, president of the league, is represented by a mounitain ]and- scape, and Allen Philbrick by a woodland scene in deep shado. DePlets Squatter's Cabin Among the women artists, Helen A. Rare distinguishes herseif witl a water color study of a squatter's' cabin, partiafly hidden by taîl reeds- blowing i a hlgh wind. Dark storni clouds hover over a fàrm landscape, an oil, painted by Elizabeth Engel- hard, while bright sunshiue falls on a river scene doue by Mrs. F~rank Ketcham tin much more formaI FÉeedom of expression and -a sense of movement were noted inaa irnall but unusual picture of a boat landlng, the work of Edith Willett. A frank attempt at experimentation had been made by Julia .Farnham in a figure painting, the outline in- distinctly suggested by the fewest possible brush strokes. Nearby hung à StiflliMe of white chrysanthemums, lovely study i curves. . Grace Brion. Four c o nee r ts by the Chicago 1g Syrnphony orchestra, uncder the di- y rection of Dr. Frederick Stock, wilI l .be given in Orchestra Hall next Week. Nathan Milutein,- violinist, is soloit at the first three: Tuesday......... 'afternoon, Thurà.day evening and .e Firiday aternoon. Milton- Preves, e .principal viola in the orchestra wil be soloist on Saturday's, "Pop."# y ,Dlr. Stock opens: Tuesday's prograin ri with Chabrier's Joyeuse Marche, fol- I.lowing it with Weinberger's "Under the Spreading, Chestnut Tree"; -Scri: abin's. Symphony No. 3 aTh Dvie 9 Poemn". and Dvorak's Concerto. for' è violin, played by Mr. Milstein. r Play TâChaïkowsky Works a Ail of the works played on, Thurs- f dayr and Friday are fromn the pen i of Tschaikowskyý. The program con- Y.ists of the Introduction -and Fugue fromn Suite No. 1 ini D minor; the Sym~phony after Bryon's "Manfred" iand the Concerto for Violin in D~ majobr, pflayed 'by Mifti.NahnMlstein Milton PreVes takes the stage Sat- ah Mislf urday night as soloist with the or- sistently with* the orchestra since chestra, playing Casadesus' arrange- his first appearance iu 1932. He has ment of Handel's Concerto for Viola. played on the Tuesday, Thursday Dr. Stock has also programmed and Friday series ten Urnes in eight Glazounow's "Carnaval" Overture; years. Svendsen's Legend for Orchestra, Milstein objects to being called a "Zorahayda"; two of G o d a r d 's ei;h lan tr rebtfw Poetic Scenes; the ballet music fror nd ons; he ag hearebt iewol Goldmark's "Queeu ,of Sheba" sadnost n aad f11 nni.aRs vihei Voices of the Forest from Wagner" is a Stad oget1710 ku oow i tze "SiegDancd,."'andgeiheliwith Roroaii- "Siefrie," nd belus' Fin an~ ad Piatigorslçy, Milstein usually 4iaethApe"anespends part of the sumnmer on the Swiss Alps, the. French i Rviera or Nathan Milsteih, the guest 'artist 'the Italian Lakes. They are knownj of the week, has played, here con- as the Three Musical Musketeers. Lake View Soci et y Cuban Recitalist Plans Concert Next To Be Heard Jan, Mo d ýinC ýag A unique dramatic recital l on ay ~ n a~o presented to Chicago audi 1enc The Lake View Musical society the first tirne, when the Uni% wil hold its next active member college of Northwestern uni-, 2.7 wMl be ces for iversity LIersity Cosme d, Ja.e 'IMouday, Jan. 29 tinguished Russian 'cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky, in a recital in the audi- torium of New Trier High school, Monday evening, January 29. His engagement here occurs midway. in a. series of five outstanding musical events inceluded ..in the Artist-Recital series sponsored by, the Winnetka Mlusic club. 'Star it 15 Yeairs Piatig.orsky was boru inu 1903. in Jekaterinoslaw, Russia.. Ris talent wa 1s so remarkable that at. flfteen he was. first fcellist of. the Iniperial Opera at, Moscow; On.his way to a brilliant career when, the Revolution came, le decided te makeý his way to Berlin. There, poor and unknown, he entered a compeétition for posi-; tion of first 'cellist with thelBerlin Philharmonic under Furtwaengler, And won. Thereafter lis rise was meteorie. ~Other cfitis in. which le will ap- near in January are Scranton, Pa., Cleveland, Ohio, and Peoria, Ill. Ris tour-continues in Winnipeg to be fol- lowed by, an engagement as soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic, an engagement in Miami, FIa., and re- citaIs in Concord. N. H., Portland, Me., and Wellesley and Taunton, Mass. April 1 le will give a joint recital in Denver witl the Brazilian sopran, Bidu Savao. Accorded Signal Houer The tour will end in Chicago where le will be solo lst with the Chicago Symphony, orchestra, April 4 and 5. 'This will make the twentieth time in ftine seasons that Piatigorsky will have been soloiÉt witl this organ- ization, a popularity test almost un- rivaled. Unique is the instrument. whichi Piatigorsky pîays. It is a magnifi- cent Montagnana of the year 1729, conservatively valued at $30,000.. Subscribers to the Artist Recital series may obtain further informa- tion about this concert from Mrs. Eloise Wortley, 544 Chestnut street, Winnetka, or Mrs. Dwight C. Orcutt, 786 Greenlèaf avenue, Glencoe, e,.tU posmne., iof and me tilghland Park will be. begin at , inaaai il

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