Chavez

(chi’-véth), Carlos, b. Mexico City, Tune 13, 1899; composer, conductor; studied with Manuel Ponce and Pedro Ogazon, also in Europe; led Symph. Orch. 1928; pointed dir. of Nat’l. Cons. of Mexico, resigned 1934; guest cond. of Boston and Phila. Orchs., 1936; N. Y. Philh., 1937; c. modern style works of originality, incl. (ballet) “HH. P.” (‘Horsepower’), staged by Stokowski in Phila., 1932; (orch.) “Sinfonia de An tigon a,” sonatinas for various chamber combinations; plano sonata, etc. Cheath’am, Kitty, b. Nashville, Tenn., mezzo-soprano; esp. known for her concerts of folk music and children’s songs; ed. two collections of these works; res. in New York for some years.