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FIVE MAY FESTIVAL CONCERTS SCHEDULED AT MUSIC HALLWorld-Renowned Artists Are Booked.CHORUS OF 300OneMatinee Performance Will Be Held.The programs for the thirty-second biennial May Festival, which will take place in Music Hall beginning the night of Tuesday. May 4, and continuing until Saturday night, May 8, were announced Saturday by the board of directors of the Cincinnati Muaic Festival Association.There will be five concerts at this Festival, four night and one matinee. The night concerts will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The matinee will be on Thursday. There will be no performance on Thursday night and no matinee on Saturday.The May Festival chofus of 300. which haa been rehearsing for two years, a chorus of 600 children from the public schools, a choir of 200 boys, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, augmented according to the requirements of the works to be given, and an exceptionally fine list of soloists, will be engaged in the performance of the choral works.Among the choral numbers will be a new work by an American composer. Dr. Nathaniel Dett, which will receive its world premiere at the Friday night concert. It is called “The Ordering of Moses and is for chorus and a quartet of soloists. Dr. Dett has been for many years conductor of music in various colleges for Negroes and his treatment of the subject matter of his oratorio is based upon incidents in the Bible and on folk lore. He himself has gathered the text from these sources When the score of the work was shown Mr doossens last year he Immediately becfame enthusiastic about its performance. Dr. Dett worked some ten years on It. He takes the subject of young Moses, the shepherd, called upon from on High to appear before Moses and command him to let ray people go. Negro spirituals are combined with the original treatment of the material is a very effective composition.PRACTICAL NOVELTIESThe programs will also present several other works, Which, while they are not new, are practical novelties in that they have not been heard here In many years. 'The Apostles.” of Elgar, which will open the festival, haa received only one performance here and that at the festival of 1906, wheh Sir Edward Elgar himself conducted it, his first appearance in America. The BerliozRequiem.” which will be sung on Friday night, has not been heard here in twenty-five years. Because of the extensive apparatus required for its adequate performance—a large chorus, an augmented orchestra, four brass bands, ten pairs of cymbals and sixteen kettledrums—it is rarely given anywhere. The Cincinnati festivals have presented it three times before.The great Missa Solennls,” of Beethoven, has not been heard here In ten years. The Cincinnati May Festival chorus is one of the few in the world able to give an adequate performance of this mass, regarded ss the moat difficult ever written. It is the only work In the history of the May Festival which ever received two performances in the same festival. When It was first given here, at the festival of 1880. its success was so great that it was repeated on the closing night.The soloists engaged for the coming festival include some of the greatest singers before the public today. Mme. Kirsten Flagstad asked to sing the soprano part in the Missa Solennls,” realising that there are few opportunities to sing In this work. She will also sing the great Ah Perfldo” scena of Beethoven on the same night, and on Saturday night will sing the role of BrunhUde in the excerpts from Ooetterdaemmerung, including the marvelous immolation scene.MELCHIOR TO SING LaurlU Melchior, regarded as the •eatest Wagnerian tenor, will sing i the Wagner program on the dosing night. Elisabeth Rethberg, one of the leading lyric aopranoa at the Metropolitan Opera House, will sing the title role In Eugene Goos-sens’s opera. Judith, which will be given In concert form on Thursday afternoon. Thia work Is one of great Interest and the Board of Directors of the Festival Association invited their musical director to place it on the festival program, though he himself, sms loath to do so. This will be its first performance in concert form, though as an opera it was given Its premiere at Qpvent Garden in London in 1988.ich favorites as Ezio Pinaa, Kathryn Metslc, Elisabeth Wysor, Kwith Falkner, Edward MoUtore and Frederick Jagei will again be heard. Among the newcomers will be Agatha Lewis, a gifted young lyric soprano, of whom great things areby Alfred HarUell The official announcements are now on the press snd will be ready for distribution during the coming week. They will be mailed to any address upon request at the office of the festival. 142 West Fourth street.PROGRAMS IN DETAIL The programs in detail are as follows;nasT CONCEITMar 4 ,TKa Apo*ti»*~An Oratorio...........BtarVtrtm Manr.. AcaUia U»iaAn«ti .......... Aaatha LtwiaMarr Maidalrn............Elualwth Wrrorat. Joha.i..............Edward MoUtorrat. IWUr..........Alaaandtr KUaritMirihAddis .................Throdor* WebbJtfdas.....................Kt|th TaiknerChom, Soto Chorus. OrcHettra. Organ. (intarnlHlon after Fart I.)SKCOVD^COKCIBT Wcdntadar Nlgbt. Mar *Mfa*a Solemnls, Op. 1S. SaethoranMme. Kirsten riafstad. Mr. Frederick Jirtl, Mme. Kathrrn Mclale. Mr. Ealo Flnaa.. • ,Chorus. 0«he»tr» Organ.Interrelation.Sctna—Ah Perfldo BeethovenMine, riagnad.T* Damn-......;...,.......... BrucknerMin Asatha Lewis, Mr Froderlek Jaaal, Mme. Kathrrn Mettle. Mr Bio Pinaa. Chorus, Orcheatra. Organ.THIBD CONCEBT Tharedav Matlnaa, Mar «.Judith—An Opera.,., ........ OooaaensJudith................EUaabeth RethbergHaaiUh Bigs be th WrtotHsloferne* . ......Alexsnder Kinelburghcsnuu-at ManrJiastauMn.: • p Indy ith °Wr«rOUBTM -Prtdar Night. _ _Requiem Matt. Op TT*. BfrtidaTenor-Soloist, Pradoriek Jaset Chorus, Augmented preheitra. Intermission.The Ordering of Moms Dettiplrgt Performanee i.Moses ....... praderlek JacelMiriam ................. Agathi awitVoice of Israel. EUaabeth WrsorThe Word Alexander KUttlhurthChorus and Orchestri.Saturday Ntebt. May SGrill Beene from Portlfsl......._____Amfortaa.,..,..........,.. JuUui HuehnOurnemant ..... Theodore wehbTtluret.,Parallel, ............ ..4. jaieonwChorul, Choir of Bors. Orehtttr* Scenea trom Ooetterdaemmerung . Warner Dawn (Duet, Btunnhllde and SIMfrtedi. Rhlna Journey Siegfried’* Death.MarchBrunnbUde’g Immolation.Brunnhilde Mme Kirsten flat* tadaiesfrled____Act II—Lohengrin..LaurtU MeliTelrameund......... Jutlua HuehnReraid .Theodore WebbChorus end QrehegtrsAmelia Earhart Safe as Her Plane Crashes(Continued from Page L)Although she and her crew of three men deliberately throttled down the 880,000 craft to save it for other perilous stretches on the world flight, it covered the 2,400 miles from Oakland in 15 hours 51H minutes. This trimmed 1 hour 81* minutes from the mark of 18 hours 5e minutes made by the Hawaii Clipper last December.The feat thus added another honor to her long string of aerial achievements. Twice she has flown across the Atlantic, once in a solo hop to become the first woman in such an adventure. Her many other accomplishments include a solo flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles as well as numerous q-oss-continent hops.She explained the accident wns caused by a tire blowout and remarked No one is hurt. Only our spirits are bruised.”Miss Earhart said This means postponement of my world trip, but not cancellation.”She announced the plane probably would be sent back to the factory for repairs.Saturday morning, before the mishap that delay# Amelia Earhart * take-off for Howland Island, second lap of her around-the-world trip, the Times-Star received her second cabled story about the trip. In it she cabled, among other things, the following;Mr. and Mrs. Chris Holmes are our hosts here, It’s Wakikl and Paradise for trans-Pacific airmen. Meals are miraculously served wherever and whenever one wakes up. Speaking of meals, we had our first one immediately after our arrival at Col. and Mrs. John McDonnell's quarters at Wheeler Field. How Mrs McDonnell managed to have scrambled eggs and bacon ready to serve at the crack of dawn I don’t know, but I do know they were the best scrambled [gs any of us nad ever eaten.SHIP IS SERVICED As Mantz taxied the ship into the hangar I noticed some of the same army men standing by who had done such valiant work on my Lockheed Vega when I was here in January, 1935. They were assigned to help me again by the very understanding officers in charge, who included Gen. Barton K. Young, Col, John McDonnell and MaJ. Samuel Grierson. Hardly had our crew moved out of the ship when Its Inspection began, engine cowls came off and the constant speed propellers were taken down for greasing,Wilbur Thomas. Pratt St Whitney representative at Hawaii, was on his toes to get at the Wasp engines. He positively pleaded for permission to check the valves. Intent on making a more intensive inspection than I had planned. I told him he was one of three or lour men in the world I would let touch those engines, pets of mine. Before the time rolled round for their regular overhauling many hours away. Beautiful motors, you know, are sometimes best left alone when they are functioning perfectly and they should not be tinkered with by an ordinary mechanic at any time. So, my engines, under best possible hands, are having a mechanical rubdown and massage to keep them in perfect condition.In thinking over the reasons, lor this delay, I have to Include one that is incident to my new rule as a writer, Flying really comes easier titan reporting It is simpler to tell all to the reporters than to do the recording myself. However, as I explained to the interviewers yesterday. I have Joined the fraternity for once, and I am saving them, partially at least, the trouble of writing about the flight by struggling to do so myself, and may I sincerely hand the group of Journalist* here a bouquet tor their good sportsmanship. They were sympathetic to myOur time, 15 hour* end 47 minutes, from Oakland to Honolulu seems to have established a record for the last-West crossing. That Is an Interesting commentary on the progress of flying equipment, particularly as concerns speed. Actually, we were going about as slowly as possible. We throttled back the engines. Most of the way, our craft was “under wraps” for once. Tailwinds were almost an embarrassment. As it was, averaging slightly over 150 miles an hour, w* reached Wheeler Field as scheduled Just after dawn. My point Is. that so far as concerns speed, it would have been easier to go fasten The Electra or similar craft can comfortably cut a couple hours off the left-handed record we set up, most any time under favoring coditions.The same problem—of going slow, not fast—faces me on the next hop. as I have said. The new puzzle is how not to hurry. All of which indicates that the element of speed is far from uppermost in such a flight as this. It can’t be. Quite truly. I'm In no hurry. It was disappointing yesterday that bad Weather prevented us carrying on westward. Butlater.My ambition is no time mark, There is no “record” to shoot St. That WiU come for others. As for this present venture, I Just want to progress as safely and sanely as day-to-day conditions make possible, giving myself and the Electra this experience at seeing what we can of this very interesting world at its waistline and. with good fortune, get back with plane and pilot all “In one piece.I Three Enter Bankruptcy iThree voluntary bankruptcy petitions were filed In U. 8. District Court, Saturday. David C. Metcalf, mechanic, 1838 Dana avenue, Norwood, O., listed debts of 1994 63 and assets of 8150. Debts of 8389 and no assets were listed In the petition of Fred Klayer, butcher, 2249 Wheeler street, Fairview. Harry McCall, natlraaker. Portsmouth, O., asked to be relieved of debts totaling 81,082.35 in his petition. He did not list any assets.TJT,mTInteresting facts and sensible vention of sickness and injuWHAT SLO“Immunize, be wise, isnman by Cleveland in a campaign to b city. What slogan shall Cindnw Now is Use tone for parents dans, city and cotinty health deg lions and clinics to root tins ei already on the ran. In the year ' paign-against diphtheria was pt were 439 cases and 24 deaths fro of that campaign, the everege for the years 1029, 1930 and 1 year 1936, there were 214 caset too many. No child need die fn“IMMUNIZE, BE WISE, IMiPrepared daily bv the Gndnnati
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