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^Miss Jfamilton (§cores Success With Violin

" P E R S O N A L I T Y of charm and a
stage presence of agreeable character

were two of the items at the recital
given last evening by Katherine Hamil-
ton (Rho), violinist, at Kimball hall,
that stood f o r t h and made the concert
both pleasant and interesting.

Miss Hamilton played a program of
selections that diverged f r o m the usual
path as regards familiarity, and some of
her pieces included works by Chicago
composers.

There was the "Piece Romantique,"
by Levy, and an "Impromptu," by
Butler, which were listed in the latter
part of the program, and she chose the
"Chaconne," by Vivaldi, arranged for
modern concert performance by Charlier,
for her opening number. This is a long,
serious piece in the classic variation
form, and i t had some modern melodic
and harmonic enhancements that lifted
the work out of its somewhat archaic
style.

Miss Hamilton played the number
w i t h good technical rendition, w i t h intelligent tone changes and in musical style,
and followed it w i t h a colorful interpretation of the first two sections of the con-
certo in B minor, by dAmbrosia. This rather long and, at times, solemn work,
contains some technical problems which the recitalist negotiated w i t h ease, and
here, particularly in the second movement, we heard a broad tone and warmth
of expression.

The audience was appreciative, and Pauline Manchester, one of Chicago's
talented younger pianists, played the accompaniments sympathetically and with
evident pianistic and musical efficiency.

Both young musicians have engaging stage personalities and thus add a decora-
tive effect to their public appearances.—By Maurice Rosenfeld for the Chicago Daily
News.

Qhi Delta Wins £ong Cfest Qup

AL P H A O M I C R O N P I sang their way to first place in the sorority division,
while Delta Tau Delta took first in the fraternity division at the second
annual Song-Fest of the University of Colorado before an audience of 2,000 people
in Macky Auditorium last Tuesday evening.

President Norlin made the awards to the winners in the form of certificates
for the loving cups which are en route here f r o m the east. The Co-Op Drug com-
pany is presenting Alpha Omicron Pi with a large loving cup. Delta Tau will
receive a loving cup f r o m the Dug-out cleaners, and Paddocks on the H i l l is pr*"
senting the Alpha Chi Omegas w i t h a loving cup f o r second. Somers Sunken
Garden presented the Chi Omegas w i t h a box of candy for third place. The Palace
studio will take an eight by ten gold-phototone picture of the Sigma Alpha Epsilo11
group, which won second in the men's division, and a large box of Peter's crispettes
went to the Sigma Nus.

Great enthusiasm for the" event was shown by the loud applause that greeted
President N o r l i n when he asked if the students enjoyed the song-fest.—Colorado
Silver and Gold.