THE HOLST CONCERT

The concert this evening in Sanders Theatre by the Harvard Glee Club and the Radcliffe Choral Society in honor of Gustav Holst will be particularly significant. Not only will it be the occasion of the first rendering of a composition dedicated to Professor Davison and the Harvard Glee Club, but it will be the first time that one of the greatest living composers of choral music will conduct one of the best amateur choruses in this country, if not in the world.

Mr. Holst, an Englishman and a pupil of Sir Seavy Stanford, has taken a profound interest in English folk songs and carols. He has made a large number of arrangements of them, several of which are to be sung tonight. His original compositions are known throughout the world. The Planets is thought to be one of the most effective of modern orchestral works. The "Hymn of Jesus" was performed before a number of enthusiastic audiences two years ago by the Glee Club. Many of his other things such as "the Ballet of the Perfect Fool" are becoming increasingly well known. Gustav Holst's presence here as a member of the faculty belles the statement in a recent number of the Graduates' Magazine that Harvard can no longer attract truly great men.