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I .New iivzurs are s .ry-outs, but those wh( Sung in festival chorusi 'e to have their voices Jose 1turbi, called "Spain's forg mnost pianist," will be heard in, recit *at New Trier 111gb school on Monda evening. February 16, in the Artisi *Recital series spopsored byi the Wii, netka Music club. Iturbi was born in Valenci-a in 19 and was hailed as a child prodig while at' the consenratory of hisna tîve City. After studying. with Joaquii Malats in Barcelona, he went. to.'tii Paris conservatoire andi graduated a seventeen. with first honors. In 191 he accepted a, post as head of thi piano faculty. of the. Conservatory 0 Geneva, a positioni once held by Lisz . He remained there four years, unti his concert work absorbed ail of hi! time. Today he bas toured al of -Eu rope, South Ameérica, and miost of the United States, and is the idol of ever audience which bas heard. him.* 11H bas appeared with leading orchestra$ in this country and abroad. This is Iturbis second tour, of the country and it promises to be more sensaticinal thanh'is fiest. Last season *he made ovcrwhelnung successes ecd tirne he appeared ini concert, and a number of extra concerts had 'to be scheduled to acconiniodate the crowds often turned away. The principal quality upon which lturbi's musical reputation rests is sincerity. It is tbe one thing he de- mands of life and mus c and people. He is said to be an artist through and through. W. J. Henderson, dean of American critics, s a i d after Iturbi mnade hîs New York debut w i t h t h e Pbilharmonic-Symphony orchestra las.t season, w"Plhere bas been no other artist of recent seasons who so quickly pro'ved himself a inusicxan of fine fiber. He demonstrated that he was an artist to the tips of his fingers, an. artist of fastidious taste and of keen under- standing. Hedoes -not know how.to play, umusically.. Olin Downes of the NeW York -Times said of Iturbi, "The performan . ces wbich Mr. Iturbi had given here of concertos with orchestra by Mozart and Liszt had shown him as a very Rehearsals hegan Iast Tuesday' eve- ning atthe: EvanstonWoman's club. and Dr. Frederick Stock, director'of the festival, was present. The chorus is composed of about 350 members, but more are needed. Theère is another rehearsal on Saturday evening, Jan- uary 31,' in, the Evanston. Womnan's club,-and another one on Tuesdav evening, February 3. Rehearsals will be held in February on. the following nights: Tuesdav. february 3;. Saturday. Februarv'7 Monday, February 9; Saturday, Feb- ruary 14; Tuesday, February 17; Sat- urday, ýFebruary 21; Monday, Feh- ruary 23; Saturday, February 28. Barrere Symphony in t Varied Program Feb. 5 Trhe Barrere Little Syiphony wîll I Play the following prograni at Or-f chestra hall on Thursday evening,9 February 5, under the auspices of the. Chicago Chamber Music societv,: Les Fetes de l'Amour, -J-P. Rameau Overture. Passepied. Sarabande. Contredanse. SqYmPhony in G major, NO. 81 (The Ilen)........-aydn Allegro spi ritoso. And'ante. M.%enuptto. S Vivace. .fi Little Indian; .A.aene Little Dancer.. . .Carpne The White Peacoek. . Chas. T. Griffes Scene froni "Orpheus"........ Gluck0 '(lute Solo, Mr. Barrere)n Suite lBergamnasquè......... ebu".y 0 Irelude. Menuet. Clair de lune. Passepied. R Cadiz; Tango in D; Segue4iila,. Aibeniz Announce Recitals by - GaIli-Curci, HofmaSc Amelita Galli-Curci will be beardI at Orchestra hall on Sunday after- noon, February, 8, under the direc.. tion of Bertha Ott, Miss Ott also aninounces rciïtals on t February .8, by Josephine Lydston B, Seydl, soprano, at the Playhouean Joseph Lhevinne, Pianist, at the.Civic t theàitre. %V Br Rutheda 1- PastuJ' The Muenzer trio was cordially re- ceived when it gave a Program o chamber music at Kenilworth hall oii Sunday afternoon, under the auspics of the North S 'hore Chamber Mus;cý association. This trio is composed. of Hans Muenzer, violin; Hans Koiel- bel, cello, and Rudolph Wagner, piano. One noticed partiétularly the scbol-ý arly approach. to the trio music, amil an en'semble that was withoutfiaw' rhythmically. Tonally, the *ensemb'e, showed an , uneven balance- whiélh may 'have been the fault of the hall or the stage. The pianoe-seemned -to) prominent and the cello flot quite prominent enough. -Mr. Muenizer is, ohviôusly, the finesttmusici.an, possess- ing a tone that is beautifully suaveü and glowing, always firmiy place(l and unwavering. His violin sings Otit clearly. and,.with, vitality,-and often it seenis to soar to greater heights than the cello or piano. The Beethoven B flat major tie opened the programn, and inl tIts o!i, found many conuamdable things, ýa good tone and s0ndid team work. There was much variety in treatment of the allegr. o moderato and the an,- dante cantabile,' and the whole work: shwda fine mnusiciansbip 'on thc part of all three mesnbers of the trio. For some reason, the Muenzer trio seenmed to have underrated its dis- tinguished 'audience, whicb is quite able to digest heavier fare in chani- ber music. After the splendid Beeth- oven, the trio came down to lighter nunibers,. whose main value is that of being encore anaterial. The Bach *Bourree" from the second violin ýonata was badly played from every angle and is, besides, trite. The Cesar Cui was charmingly lilting and was o artistically handled that one wisbed' he sanie energy bad gkone into Schu-, iitun. A Fernande z-Arbos "Bolero" was pleasant, but light and negligible isofar Is. worth was concertied. ,The clos ing-niunber was an F minor to by a. contemporary, Volkmar An- reae, which was excellently handled. But here, too, one regretted tume and aIlents, spent on a composition whicji vas not worthy of thern. Aria, O Paradiso froni L'Af Mv. Gigil ucer. attrnon .March 15, at 3:30 o'clock, p eri hesre sponsored by the Northla1 Shore Chamber Music association. mi crts on February 'la 31 >ck and at 4:15 o'clock, in FulJer- hall of the Art institute. The en- ble will also play "A Poem," by h; "Intermezzo," by Suk; a- phrase, "Lorelei," by Nesvadba; Mlet sUite by Hahn, and "Marche aire F rancaise," by1 SaintScs Eulalie Kober Stade, zvho is to a>Pear as Soloist v.sith Gigli ai thc Civic Opera bouse this coming Sunday, February 1, i: a newt ad- dition tb the social and , musical circles of thse nor/s shore. Miss Kober was borts in Charles Cit3y, Iowa, and graduated in mjusic ai the Chicago Musical college, .uhere she siudied wi4th Rudolph Gaeiaz and Edzuard Collins. Later s/se studied zvii/ Madame Cecile de Horivath, under «'Iose tutelage s*e made ber Chicago dlebut recital on October 2, 1927, and by which s/se won high praise fron local musical criticsý Thais success wa.ç followved l'y a nuumter of appearances in ot/ser musical centers and l'y other Chi- cago recitals, among them seVerai -appearances ait/he Childreii's con- certs at Ravinia. Througb many years' association. with the' first broadcasting station in Chicago Miss Kober became wridely know for ber radio piano lessons, which for years were a regular fea- i f t lion' 'by