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leadership ot J. rugene Da.Jvis~, gnai ;aIR in charge of the sale of. coupon books, and to the -Chicago and suburban press at a luich eon at the.' YCasino' club on Tuesclay, May 24. Percy B. Eckhart was named the chiairman oi the Festival association, succeeding ta the -post lef t vacant by the deatb' of, Willoughby. G. Walling. Mr. Eckhart is now in Europe but will returfi in time to occupy his, accustomed box at; the opeinink, of the -festival. The chairman of the village committeesl han- dling the-'sale of coupon books 'for a six weeks, season opening june 30 and cloingi. August 7 wvill be: Mrs. Dwiglit C. Orcutt, -Glencoe.; Mrs, Ernst von Ammon, Winnetka; Mrs. T.. Weller Kimball, Kenilworth, and Mrs. Walter R. Knup- fer, Vilmette. General enthusiasm greeted the .announcement macle by H-owell, W. Murray of the coirpletion> .of the guarantee 'fund, macle Up by sanie twa hundred and fifty loyal guarantors. Mr. Murray .annovIncçslthe policy of continuing Ravinia as a Sytnphoiic festival wvtthithé Chiétgo SymTttÔy' orchestra and distingttished guest conductars. He then presented the names of the conductoi's for the season. The conductors engaged to direct at Ravinia enjoy international fame, and need no introduction. The first two weeks of the season will present for the first time to Ravinia the dynaniic conduc- -tor of the Cleveland Symphony orchestra, Dr. Artur Rodzinski. Dr. Rodzinski is well known throughout the world for bis brilliant an.d iniagin- 1-.Akch1n nflr f tvnnnhnnv and opera, lu I cfor1 ýondu< U1r. van tioogstr.atis, ;hn stadiumn concerts ini eenth consecutive seasoni. Portlandi Symphony or- Barrett Spach, son of, Dr. anld Mrs. A4 usel1 SJ'ach, 228 Leicester road, Kenilworth, nmsý Airector. andor. oKp'Ljm ~urth Presbyteria chu rch in Chicago, will have chairge of the chori service zchich wil1 be hf id ut the church at o'clock nexi SundaY evesinig. This is onei four suds choral services held during the yea In. this comparatively smnall hall, so accessible to theNorth Shore, where the acoustics are so very god h omittee willpresent Richard Crooks, celebratedtnoin Otbr iz n Marjorie Lawrence, Metropolitan- opera stars. .ini a jo int recital- in, Novýember;, Myra. Hess, Eng- land's kreat -pianist, in january, and in FebruarY, Milstein. "trie Russiaân violiist. Richard Croôks côtixiitenty maintains bis posi-ý tion as Amùerica's Most popular, tenor, and one oôf the world's finest artist.s. The niattural, spiendor of bis voice lendls itself equlally weIl to the singing of 'operatic. arias, classic lieder, populat' bâllads or sacred music. Piniza and Miss Lawrence will, sing for the first tuffe under -the s ponsorship) of, the, Artist Rectta committee when-they.corne ta Winnetka in N.\ovCTii- ber. Piniza,'burst.uponi the New Yorknmusic world B. inla 196 in the revival of Sp)onitani's *<La V\estale."ý. tsic Seldoni bias a singer receivèd such an ovation. 'Sitce ia that tire he lias heen one of the favorites of thie ýra -New VYork opera. of Winfred Stracke will be featured as bass solaist, nd Robert Kee witl play the organ prelude written yr Reubke anid based on the ninety-fourth pam. Ir. Spach will conduct the choir. AIl the mxusic on, the prograni lias for its text ,ieDsams andrevresents the followink composers unc1e with 1 T.. to Nem hool. Fr, Coniser, st at thc later tooic up pian( ta attend the Davi( !4 to 1926 he taugli of Music and bel ,ry Episcopal churcl studied choral catn and in the summter iwork under Eni 'Marjarie Lawrences recëption by die~ public lhal been tino less enthusiastic. The New York Tirne,ý %vrote of the yaung soprano-"establishied hlerself a-, a recitalist of distinction. Her singing hiad depth of feeling, imaginationi, variety and djscrinîinating' intelligence . . . -Musicianship, deliéacv of percep - tion and power ta coninincate emaotioa and a coii- maiid of diverse styles-Mýiss Lawrence possessez these izifts ini abundance. t reachei the toptnu-st tiIght i rus 1I~prL'-sbi-'n. Myra es the world renowned initerpreter of dBach, ranks 'as otie, if not the greates-t wmnian it pianist iiow before the. public. .Her acquaintance with Ltthe miaster began before she was out of ber smocks, dfor she says "years of steeping are essential ta ade- qutatte performances of ýýtr 'warks. ic WILMETTB LIFE, 32