Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1925, Page 57

I~ 510D R US Was! HE cause of American music presented by American performers is being upheld in Washington this season to even a more marked degree than usual. Last week Gustav Strube of Baltimore and Charles Wakefield Cadman of Los Angeles were present to inter- pret their own compositions. Both were heard by large audiences and greeted with ovations. Six young American singers and one violinist were presented in the first “All-American Festival of Music” program at the Mayflower Hotel. At least three of the singers showed marked pos- sibilities in future development. One’ of them, Karolyn Wells Bassett, delightiul coloratura soprano, is already well established as a leading = 2 3 2 . i spent several “Three Fairy Songs” (Besly), “I Umv!»"v\omlm‘_ r % # i ?: years studying altation (Pierce) oday (Hue This week's al program will present not American per b ‘dtxhflelrgflcim ter) and “Aspiration” (Ferry) (fir - 4 S B and ather leadin 5 < e i e e has 5 presentation), Mrs. Read, accompanicd rmers, but will feature three Washingtonians. FEdwin Hughes, pianist foicitecaine Tal Pana) Wrange:s Durl|be eiion) ioa Reed stcomns whose recitals of ultra-modern music and two-piano programs with his m:d the war period, Miss La Mar ¥ fe in New York nave aroused enthusiastic comment, will play a group By sl cu e Mloime W aud V 3 : y ; e a ; ; e ! z P 5 [l% I‘ studied here with Mary Cryder. of work by American modernists, including Mrs. Parr-Gere and Henry At the Orpheus meeting she sang Cowell. Mr. Hughes is a native of the Capital City, and was active in It R RoEs 1 grgas o g - A ¥ articularly delightful were the ocal music circles bef re going to New York, f\hi.\ he xi done m];,.v: ReHRbl » aunibery *Nebiw. oud work in editing books and musical compositions, and in teaching as well a ‘Stornellatrice.’ Pastori,” by de performing. Katharine Riggs, harpist, is another native of Washington whose marked.talent is bringing her rapidly into front ranks in music circles. Grace La Mar, though a native of Kentuck Parma, a modernist, who has recently completed a new opera, was an in- for several years while studying music here, and, upon her return from abroad, has chosen this city again as the place to take up her musical RACE LA MAR, a voung singer with ‘& remarkably big voice of rich quality, general'y calied a mezzo- soprano, but sug- gesting contralto in the possibilities of the resonance in her lower notes, was_guest sololst at the meeting of the Orpheus Club of earnest young local singers and, musiclans last week. Miss La Mar recently returned to this country Other members whom were good rov, Donald Weikert Paul Strauss, Hazel Kirk and Erma M ler. The chorus v well and effective vcere Russell Core At the Friday this week the program will be lin, “Prize Song” (Wag Wilhel “Rondo” (Vieuxtemps), Henri Sok. lov; songs, “Im Herbst” (Franz) “Wiegenlied” (Ries) h (Grieg), Mrs. Wil piano, “Variat (Ball dred Kolb S v (Rigaudon), * Dowell - Hartn (Kreisler) and “Canzonetta” (d'A from abro ad, brosia), Mr. Sokolov “Da where she has in the Desert” Ra Morning Music C 11z Rose” (Ma aint Coeu songs, (Gertrude GRAGE LA MAR. fest only Etta Schmid presented Mary 7 bell in an interesting plano rec last Sunday. Composers represented included Arensky, Beethoven, Scot Goossens, Schubert, Tschaikows Rachmaninoff, I and Mende sohn GUY MAIER and LEE PATTISON~ Polis -Zerdsy “~.__ A S >~/ JERDONE D PRADFORD axd el I\nr.‘h' 3 b 11 hold a mee the Epwe th street . adopted Washington ) . EDWIN HUGHES dler's arrangement of “La Colomba,” a folk song of Tuscany, was a colorful number. Of the old Ttalia 7 teresting selection, and Kurt Schin- career and continue her work. * T WAS a decided st Orchestra is to curtail the numb next year. Dr. Walter Damrosch al tMat his organization gave 10 yearly concerts in this city. doubt that his clever and comprehes ock last week to lea cr of its ap ways has pointed proudly to the fact There is isive “analytical talks,” rn that the New York Symphony carances in Washington no given with a more intimate atmosphere in the high school auditorium before large ever thesc perform. A reason given for this step is t are demanding more performances of their own orchestra in that city. ng audiences, have donc a great deal in devcloping genuine, funda- mental interest in and knowledge of music her ances is to be regretted he fact that the people of New York Also that traveling cxpenses and compensation for the players have been ncreased. In accordance with the old adage concerning the “ill wind,” it is hoped that this may lcad to rencwed efforts in organizing a Washington <ymphony orchestra on a sound, practical basis X P HE whole world mourns the loss of Moritz Mos: * % kowski, great com- poser of Polish birth, who died at his home in Paris, March 9. Ameri- can musicians may feel an especially keen interest in his death. It was a group of 14 prominent pianists on American concert programs who gave 2 notable concert in New York in December, 1921, and, with other dona- tions, raised a sum of $20,000 to send to Moszkowski when he was reported t and in want, having lost practically everything during the war, Mosz- kowski’s music has been played on many recital programs, and his dances and four-hand works have been especially commended for the display of excellent musicianship, as well as clearly defined and beautiful melody. Moszkowski is quoted in Musical America as having given an apt descrip- tion of himself in a letter to a friend, in which he said: “In addition to my extensive musical acquirements, T can play bil- liards, chess, dominoes and violin relate jokes in the Saxon dialec “a very tidy, amiable man.” and can ride, imitate canary birds and He is said to have added that he was CONCERTS Edwin Hughes and other musicians and singers, in second May- flower concert, in the hotel 8:30 o’clock. U at the barracks. Maicer-Pattison two-piano recital, noon at 4:30. ballroom, tomorrow evening at ited States Marine Band afternoon concert, tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Poli's Theater, Tuesday after- Emory University Glee Club concert at the Willard Hotel, Wed- nesday night at 8:30 o'cloc United States Marine Ba 1d special symphon concert at the Marine Barracks, Wednesday night at 8:15 o’clock. United States Navy Band con Friday at 8:15 o'cloc Second Mayflower Concert, Tomorrow. The Mayflower Hotel ballroom which mado its debut as a concert hall last Monday evening in the first program of the Spring festival of all- American artists, will again furnish & brilllant background for talented “voung America” tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock. The second concert, under the aus- lces of Mrs. David Allen Campbell, is to be “an evening with artists from Dixle,” and the program will reflect the South both in the personalities of the participants and in their selec- fons. The program is as follows: Fanny Washington, a group of mountain songs of Virginia, to her own accom- paniment on the banjo; Jerdone Brad- ford, contralto, of Texas, in old Irish and old_English songs, including Would God I Were the Tender Ap- plo Blossom,” “The Blatherskite,” Bolleve Mo If All Those Endearing Young Charms,” “The Broken Pitcher,” “Passing By” and “Oh, No, John"; Ed- win Hughes, native Washingtonian hut now of New York, famous pianist, whoss numbers will be “Pocme de la Mer,” by F. Parr Gore: “Tides of Manaunaun st t publicly in Washington), by Henry Cowell; three \merican folk dances, “Quill Dance.” Southern, arranged by Eugen Putnam: Rain Dance,” Zuni Indian, arranged | by Homer Grunn, and “Turkey in| the Straw,” origin unknown, arranged by David promenade _inte mission of es; Grace Lamar, mezzo-soprano, of Kentucky, whose | songs will include “F in_ the Morning,” by Gaines; “Life Ts Today,” by Schulze; “Goin’ Homs” (New World Symphony), by Dve and Nebbie,” by Respighi. Miss Lamar will be accompanied by Mildred Kolb Schulze; Nelda Stevens of Kentucky, =oprano, & group of “old negro melodies and plantation songs,” in- cluding the following manuseript col- laation: “Aln’t Gwine Lay My ’'Ligion Down,” “Blow, L'il Breeze, Blow. “Couldn’t Heah Nobody Pray,” Tiono Do 1 Jes Can't Keep wr Sometime,” “No Hidin’ T Vivienne de Veau of Mississippi, in Li'l Batteau” (Lily s Took My Mother's Ieart” (one of the Creole Love Cy- cle) (Turner Layton): “Nightingale” (Whepley) and the famous aria from “Cavalleria_Rusticana,™ “Voi lo Sa- pete, O Mamma”; and Katherine Riggs, Washington's talented harp- ist, whose numbers will be “Ro- mance” (Hasselman), “A Prayer” (Gounod) and “The Fountain” (Faure). Succeeding concerts in this series at the Mayflower will be on April 6 and April 20. Tickets can be bought at the hotel. U. S. Marine Band, Tomorrow. At the Marine Barrack: tomorrow a concert by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Wil- liam H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor Branson, second leader, will be given. The program will include: March, World's Progress” (Herbert); over- ture, “Plque Dame"” (Suppe); “Men- uet and ¢ votte, from “Manon” (Massanet); grand scenes from *“Les Cloches de Corneville” (“Chimes of ormandy” (Planquette): waltz, “Wedding of the Winds” (Hall): fan- tasia, “Dream Picture” (Lumbye); czardas, “Csikos et Bohemienne” (Bohm); marines' hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma “The Star Spangled Banner.” Maier-Pattison Rec?;al Tuesday. Guy Maier and Lee Pattison will zive a recital for two pianos at Poli Theater Tuesday at 4:30 o'clock. This will be the fifth concert in the “Wil- | | Down Dar dramatic sopr: 1 songs, land) m Cry M at 3 p.m. | Oberlin son-Greene concert series.” Ahelr programn. bers Ml Includesyseasens ert at Marine Corps Institute Hall, “Gavotte and Musette"” dante and Variations” (Schumann), “Scherzo, Op. 8 (Saint-Saens); “Sonata in D Major” (Mozart), “Wed- ding Waltzes from ‘The Veil of Pier- rette’” (Dohnanyi-Maier), prelude, The Afternoon of a Faun” (Debus- ¥); “The Arkansas Traveler,” old flddler’s tune (Pattison); *Valse" (Arensky), “Pin Wheels” (Duvernoy), “Spanish Rhapsody” (Chabrier). Seats are on sale at Mrs. Greene's concert bureau, Thirteenth and G streets. Emory U. Glee Club— Wednesday. Playing its eighth consecutive sea- son, the Emory University Glee Club of Atlanta has just launched its Spring tour and will appear fn Wash- ington Wednesday evening, at the New Willafd Hotel, at 8:30 o'clock. The program will include: Overture from “Lucia” by the Emory Concert Orchestra; the glee club will present the Bach choral, “Now Let Ev'ry Tongue Adore Thee”; ensemble num- bers by the singers will range from selections froms the *““Huguenot Chorus™ and negro spirituals to the rollicking “Drake’s Drum” Becthoven's “Adagio™” will be present- ed by a trio of violin, cello and piano: vocal solo numbers will include an ar- rangement of Oley Speaks' “Sylvia the second half of the program will begin with a farcical sketch, “A Lie of Ancient Rome,” this being bur- lesque on the wiles of Cleopatra, the Sahara Breeze; interlude will fca- ture song hits by a jazz band. (Raff), “An- Marine Symphony Concert, Wednesday. An Interesting program has been ar- ranged for the third symphony con- cert to be given by the United States Marine Band Orchestra Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock in the band au- ditorium at the Marine Barracks, Mu- sician Herman R. Hoffman, violinist, will be the soloist, plaving Mendels- sohn’s delightful Minor Violin Concerto, Opus 64" Mr. Hoffman The discontinuance of of Coleridge-Taylor; | studied at the Conservatory of Music, | College, before joining the Marine Band, and =ince has been prominent in Washington musical circles as a violinist. He is the proud possessor of the late Maud Powell's violin, the one with which she achieved fame and reputation as the gredtest woman violinist, The symphony selected for this concert is Mozart’s great “Jupiter in C Major,” presented here twice this season by the New York Symphony Orchestra. In this, his 49th and last symphony, one is conscious of the prevalent feeling that Mozart has aimed at something lofty. The third number Delibes’ ballet music, Source Sujte No. 2, in. four movements. The concluding number will be the overture “In Bohem by one of America’s greatest living composers of program music, Henry Hadley. Mr. Hadley has dedicated tHis number, as the inscription reads. “To my good friend, Victor Herbert.” U. S. Navy Band, Friday. The program Friday at $:15 p.m. at the United States Marine Corps Institute Hall, Eighth and I streets southeast, by the United States Navy Band Orchestra, Charles Benter, di- rector, will include: Patrol, “The Crack Regiment” (Tobani); overture, Brazilian, “Il Guarany” (Gomez); suite de concert (Bizet); rhapsody, “Southern” (Hos- mer); suite. “Orientale” (Cui): “An Album Leaf” (Wagner): duet for flute and clarinet, “Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark” (Bishop), Bandmasters J. W Eell and C. Brendler: valse dé concert ummer Evening” (Waldteufel); ex- cerpts from the musical comedy “Sally” (Kern); finale, “The Star pangled Banner.” This is the final concert of the “L'Arlesienne” | THE Chaminade Gles Club, Esther Linkins, director, and Gertrude Walter, accompanist, assisted by Flora Brylawski, contralto, Helen Belt, violinist and John Phillp Shad- dick, baritone, will give a concert at the City Club Tuesday, at §:30 p.m. Besides singing a group of songs, Mrs. Brylawski will sing the obbligato solo fn “Mammy's Song” (Ware), with the club and will also sing a contralto solo in the short cantata “Dream Visions” (Galbraith) which the club will sing. Included in the club numbers will be “Rest Sweet Nymphs” (Warlock- Leighter), dedicated to the club and Miss Linkins, by Henry Clough- Leighter, and “Dear Little Curly Locks, Sleep.” Both words and music of the ia ter song were composed for the by one of its members, Florence Hinman, the accompaniment beine ar- ranged by Flora M. Linkins, club member. The club has given concerts re- cently at both the John Dickson Home and the Home for Incurables, giving much pleasure at both institu- tions. At the meeting of the Bethesda Woman's Club, Tuesday, Beatrice Seymour Goodwin furnished a delight- ful musical program, accompanied by Mrs. Olmstead. Miss Goodwin will sing at the March meeting of the Somerset Woman's Club. Mrs. Olm- stead will play some instrumental numbers. At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Washington Col- lege of Music, recently held, Dr. Ed- win N. C. Barnes was elected a mem- ber of the board, and Weldon Carter was elected vice president. Mrs. McRoberts and Beatrice S. Good- win sang a group of duets at the Arts Club Friday evening. Miss Goodwin also sang several solos. Mrs. Olmstead was the accombanist. Mr. and Mrs Benjamin D. Miller were the hosts. B. Frank Gebest, presented a group recital at his studio recently, as- ewart, sopranc in sisted by ‘Elizabeth § and Fritz Maile, violinist. Those tak- ing part included Glenn B. Carow, Claire Philomene ~Sgueo, sther Wecksler, Mary lda Wilmer, Myrfle Crouch, Elizabeth Dodge, Frieda Rosenblatt and Elizabeth Stewart. Harned, presented Ruth soprano, in a delightful night at the has charming as a pleasing numbers were Albert V Judson Stun: program, last Monday studios. Mrs. Stunz personality as well voice. Her feature “Elizabeth’s Prayer” from Wagner's annhauser,” Dvorak's “Songs M Mother Taught Me,” and Campbell- Tipton's “Spirit Flower.” She also ng works by Leoni, Joln Prindle Bath, Del Riego, Nevin and Gypsy music and gypsy lore formed the theme of the monthly musical evening of the District of Columbia branch of the League of American Pen Women Monday. Mary Helen Howe Spurr, pianist, gave the pro- gram. In brilliant tume, Howe talked on gypsy lore, and sang Eypey songs and operatic selections from “The Bohemian Girl” and “Car- men.” These offered ample scope for the singer's colorful voice and dra- matic interpretation. Mrs. Spurr, also in gay costume, delighted with a group of Russian compositions, show- ing fine command of technique. She also accompanied Miss Howe. Mrs. Miriam Hilton was chairman for the evening. Thursday evening, Jewell Downs will give a recital, followed by a dance, at the Capital Yacht Club. The following will take part in the pro- gram: Eunice Wartman, Glendora Eliason, Gertrude Swarthout. Janet Stevens, Carrie Willson, Adessa Ehr- hart, Ethel Rice, Ivy Loughlen Gu: Edith Hoffman Jones, Mamie Caro! Giles and Gwendolyn Taylor. n Elena de Sayn String Quartet will glve a program of chamber music April 15, under the auspices of the Business Women's Council, at the First Congregational Church. The program will include the va- rious strings in novel combinations in compositions of several nationali- ties. The aim of the Sayn Chamber Asso- ciation is to help to create greater love for ensemble music and to intro- duce compositions of distinction. The quartet consists of Elena de Sayn, first violin; Frieda Irwin, second vio- lin; Lydia Brewer, viola, and Herman Sevely, cello. The American War Mothers will give a Mother's day program at Arlington, May 10, in the Amphithe- ater, Mme. Krnestpe . Schwnauu- Howe, coloratura soprano, and Marie | Miss | Club and School Notes Heink, herself & war mother, will be the sololst. At this time the Inter- national Council of Women will be in session for the first time in Washing- ton. Among the prominent woman visitors from other countries will be Lady Aberdeen. na Bishop Danlel's vocal theory class talks have thus far been upon the physics of voice production. Thursday evening Mrs. Daniel opened the subject of “The Anatomy of the Larynx,” which study the class will now pursue. Following the discussion songs are sung. The public !s invited to attend the biennlal contest for young artists in voice, piano and violin, conducted by the District of Columbla Federation of Musfo Clubs. It will be held Sat- urday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, in St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, at 1ith and H streets northwest. Com- petent judges will select*the winners who will go to Roanoke, Va., April 20, to compete with winners from Maryland, Virginla and West Vir- ginfa, Winners from that contest will attend the fourteenth biennial convention of the National Federa- tion of Musto Clubs in Portland, Oreg. in June, and competes with the win ners from all sectlons of the United States. Several Sunday schools have signi- fied their intention of entering the hymn-memory contest. Should other Sunday schools be interested, they may learn more about the contest by communicating with Miss Beatrice S. Goodwin, chairman, Cleveland 629. The local federation plans to furnish hymn sheets free and at the close of the contest will furnish medals for the winners in each Sunday school Those planning to attend the con- vention in Portland should commu- nicate with Harold M. Brown, Main T450. Organizations are again reminded that dues are now payable to Homer L. Kitt, treasurer of the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs. New organizations planning to join the federation are urged to collect their dues and send them to Mr. Kitt before April 1. Organizations having paid dues for the ensuing vear, beginning April 1, are: Friday Morning Club, Mrs. Eu- gene Byrnes, president; Washington Choral Soclety, Robert C. Starr, presi- dent; Leschetiszky Club, Mrs. Albert Jones, director; Esther Chapter Choir, 0. E. S, Mrs. J. Harry Cun- ningham, director; Tucsday Evening Music Club, Mrs. Florence Howard, director; Chaminade Glee Club, Miss Katharine L. Eckloff, president; First Presbyterian Cheir, Walter E. Cossins, director; Fifth Baptist Choir, William J. Palmer, director; Ryland M. E. Choir, Mrs, M. L. Odell, director. Artist and associate members who have paid their dues are E. H. Droop, T. Arthur Smith, Inc; Homer L. Kitt, Mrs. Mary (Walter Bruce) Howe, Amy 0. Leavitt, Esther Linkins, Edith B. Athey, Mrs. John Nelson Mills, George R. Linkins and Herman Richards. A musical for the benefit of the | Deaconess Home of the Methodist | EEpiscopal Church was glven by its | board of managers at the home Tues- day evening. The program included by William T. Plerson, an- | nouncer” of WCAP and well known composer; readings by his sister, Violet Pearson, and by Mr. and Mrs. Ison: vocal solos by Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler (Indian songs in costume), Netta Craig, Lillian Chenoweth and Clarence P. Lewis; plano_selections by Florence Edwards and Mrs. James Shera Montgomery and Polish selec- tions on the violin by Mrs. Raymond Dickey. Accompanists were Mrs. Har- rington Barker, Mrs. W. L. Evans and Mrs, Montgomery. The program was arranged by Mrs, Daniel Birtwell. Joseph Pache of Baltimore presented Elizabeth Dayton, soprano, and Richard McCarteney, baritone, in recital Wed- nesday evening in Studio Hall. Miss Dayton possesses a coloratura voice of rare charm and beauty, and eang im- pressively sustained long phrases. Her numbers included in the two groups were from the compositions of Hayden, Mozart, Hahn, Bizet and Cyril Scott. Mr. McCarteney, in his group of French numbers, showed _thorough knowledge of the French lapguage. He has a baritone volce of rich quality, and he bids falr to become one of our best concert singers, At _the piano both Miss Dayton and Mr. McCarteney were ably assisted by Mr. Pache, who played with color and sympathy. ! solos L. F. Schiling, pupil of R. Deane | Shure, director of music of the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South, will give a 20-minute or- gan recital at the church tonight at 7:40 o'clock. His program will be as follows: “Serenade” (Bollemann), “The Golden Wedding” (Gabriel-Marie), “Bonne " Nuite” (Raiff) and “Te Deum Lauda- s LCLAUSSIBAINN, A ':MBL}{‘IOWC’FI%I 4 VO interesting Penitential musi- cal services are announced to take place at Old St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek parish, prior to Laster. These will_include, first, “Olivet to Calvary,” by J. H. Maunder, today, Passion Sun- day, at 4:30 p.m., and the second, “The Darkest Hour," Harold Moore, Palm Sunday, at 4:30 p.m. Theso works will be given under the direction of H. H. Freeman, organist and choirmaster of the parish, in con- Junction with the choir of the Church, augmented. Speclal interest is attached to “The Darkest Hour,” due to the fact that it has not been presented by local choirs. It is extremely difficult. The solo parts of both works will be sung by Mabel Foote Witman, soprano; S. Elizabeth Kerr, controlto; Warren L. Terry, tenor; Horace A. Lake, baritone The "assisting guest soloist for “The Darkest Hour” will be Charles Trow- bridge Tittman, bass The public is invited to attend these services, and no cards of invitation for admittance to the church will be required. The George Washington University Men's Glee Club will assist Charles T. Ferry, organist, at the music: vesper service at the First Congre- gational Church this afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. The program fs as follows: “Pre- lude and Fugue in E Minor” (Bach), ‘organ; “Invictus’ (Huhn), “George Washington” (Pierce), “The Bells of St. Mary's” (Adams);, glee club; “An dante” from “Fifth Symphon (Besthoven), organ; vocal solos by Preston Haynes; “Where My Cara- van Has Rested’ (Lohr), double quartet; “Meditation” (Lucas) and “Fountain Reverie” (Fletcher), or- gan; “My Anchor Holds” (Towner), “I Am Alpha and Omega” (Stainer) and “Pale in the Amber West" (Parks), glee club; “Maestoso” (Grison), organ. The organ and cholr numbers at the 11 am. and 8 p.m. services are as follows: Morning—"Prelude in F" (Moorse): anthem, “O Lord, How Ex- cellent Is Thy Name” (Galbraith): quartet, “Out of the Deep” (Marke): postlude, Marche in C” (Ferry Evening—"Meditation” (Wachs); an- them, “Sing Unto the Lord a New Song” (Pierce): soprano solo, “Teach Me to Pray’ - (Jewett); “Sortie’ (Grayson). The chorus choir of the H Street Christian Church, Sixth and H streets southwest, under the directien of Willard §. Haynie, with Edith Gott- walls at the organ, will sing the anthem, “But the Lord Is Mindful_of His Own" (Mendelssohn), at the 11 o'clock service today, and Mr. Haynie will sing a baritone solo, “Just For Today” (Harker). At the evening service the chorus will sing “O Savior of the World” (Goss), and the male quartet will sing, “When You Know Jesus, Too” (Ackley). The personnel of the male quartet is as follows: Kenneth Scates, first tenor; Malcolm Scates, second tenor: Willard Haynie, baritone, and Frank Cook, bass. The music for the morning service at the Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church will be presented by the solo quartet: Mrs. Paul G. Russell, so- prano; Linda Berg, contralto; Harvey J. Townsend, tenor, and Benjamin Y. Morrison, bass, and will consist of the following numbers: Organ prel- ude, “Prelude and Fugue in G Major” (Bach); quartet, “By the Rivers of Babylon” (Barnes); soprano -solo, “Before the Crucifix” (La Forge); organ postlude, “Grand Choeur Dia- logue” (Gigout). At the evening service the quartet will be augmented by a chorus of 50 voices and the following program will be given by the combined choirs, John G. Hen- ninger conducting: Organ preluds, “Pastorale” (Cesar Franck); chorus rSoftly Now the Light of Day (Schilling); duet, soprano and tenor, “Spirit of God” (Neidlinger). Mrs. John Milton Sylvester is organist and supervisor of church mausic. Katharine Fowler, who has studied with Lynwood Farnum, will preside at the organ of the First Baptist Church this evening, giving the customary 15- minute organ recital. Robert M. Ruck- man will play for the morning service, but will go to New York this afternoon to attend the recital of Edwin Hughes at Aeolian Hall this evening. W. Harold Whiteside will sing at both services. The program of music at the Ninth Street Christian Church today will be: Morning service—choir anthem, “The Lord Is My Light (Marchant), with soprano solo by Estelle Wild; evening service—Choir anthem, “A 'Song of Triumph” (Farmer). Special muslc by the choir of Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church will be given today including: Chorus, “Souls of the Righteous” (Noble); mixed quartet, “Great Is the Lord” (Bis- Skles” Thy When Night Involves the (Shelley); male quartet, “Cas Bread on the Waters” (Parks). Raymond G. Moore has been engaged as baritone soloist for the male quartet and evening choir of the church. At the Church of the Transfigura- tion musical services today, under di- rection of Dr. James Dickinson, or- ganist and choirmaster, will include Eleven o'clock, morning prayer; pro- or Forty Days and Forty ghts” (Herbst); “Venite” (Smith) “Benedicte in F" (Stokovski), “Bene- dictus” (Langdon), sermon hymn,” “Christian, Dost: Thou Ses Them?’ (Dykes); offertory anthem, “From Egypt's Bondage Come” (Page); re- cessional, “Jesus, And Shall It Ever Be?" (Oliver). Eight o'clock, evening prayer, junior choir; processional, “The ' Church’s One = Foundation” (Wesley): “Magnificat” (plain song), “Nuno Dimittis” (plain song), sermon hymn. “O Jesus, Thou Art Standing” (Knecht): effertory anthem, “Savior, When Night Involves the Skies” (Shelley): vesper hymn, “Lord, Keep Us Safe This Night” (Sullivam): re- cesslonal, “Abide With Me” (Monk). At the quiet period to be held in All Souls’ Church this afternoon at § o'clock, Lewis Corning Atwater will play the Green memorial organ: “Adagio” and “Allegro” (Galuppi), “Cradle Song"” rahms), “From An Indlan Lodge,” . “A Deserted Farm" and “To a Wild Rose” (MacDowell); “Entrata” (Karg-Elert), “Legend"” (Klicka), “Serenade” (Rachmaninoff), concluding with .“America,” on the Robertson chimes, Music at the Metropolitan Presb. terian Church today will be: At the morning service the prelude will be “Communion in E Minor,” by request (Batiste); anthem, by the quartet, “And God Shall Wipe Away Al Tears,” from “The Vision of St. John” (Coombs): offertory, “The Lord Is My Ldght” (Allitsen), Mr. Stearns, and postlude, “Grand Choeur” (Adams). The evening service will open with prelude, Will 0" the Wisp” (Nevin) anthem. “In the Hour of Trial (Broome):- duct, “Whispering Hope," sung by Miss Gribbin and Mrs. How- ard: sol “The Bird With the Broken Wing, ) with “Postlude” (West) composed of Evelyn Gribbin, prano and director: Anita Gauges Howard, contralto; Edward Halbaen, tenor; Albert O. Stearns, jr.; baritone, with William Fowler at the organ. The music for today’'s services at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South, under the direction of R. Deane Shure, will be follows: Morning—Otgan prelude, relude,” from “Prelude and Fuguc in G Major” (Mendelssohn), Mrs. Frank A. Frost: anthem, “Christ Triumphant” (Shelley): quartet, “Ashamed of Jesus?’ (Herndon), W. A. McCoy, first tenor; A. Clifford Wil- kin, second. tenor; Howard P. Balley, baritone, and -James P. Schick, basso: organ postiude, “Fugue,” from- “Pre- lude and Fugue in G Major” (Men- delssohn). Evening—20-minute organ recital by L F. Schiller—Anthem, “Now the Day Is Over” (Knight): quartet, “Wher'er Thou Leadest ,1 Will Follow” (Robinson); organ post- lude, selected. An Oley Speaks program by the choir of the West Washington Bap- tist Church will inglude solos by Craig, soprano, who will sing- Lord Is My Light”; Jane E. Smith, contralto, in “Peace, T Give Unto You,” and Mr. Sabean, bass, incidental solo in the anthem, “The Shadows of the Evening Hours.” Mrs. Emory Bogley will preside at the organ. The cholr of the Church of the Ad- vent will sing a cantata, “God's Time Is Best,” by J. S. Bach, &t the evening service today. The sololsts will be Mrs. Frederick Hodge, contralto; Wil- llam H. Bell, tenor, and Mayne R. Coe, baritone. John R. Monroe is organist and choirmaster. The cantata, “Queen Esther,” with a chorus of 50, a full orchestra, organ and piano accompaniment, was sung at the United Brethren Church, North Capitol and R streets narthwest, Sun- day evening, under the direction of ‘Willlam F. Doyle Mrs. Doyle's rendi- tion of “We Are Sold, I and My People” was ‘particularly effective; Miss Hardesty was pleasing in her prophetess solo; Mr. Matthews as king, In the scene where Haman wa condemned, gave a forceful interpre. tation; Mrs. Satterfield and Mr. Embry in their farewell duet displayed ar~ tistio ability; Mr. Morgan, as Mor- decai, sang “Woe Is Me"” well, and Mr. Barnes in the “Beggar Song” showed a rich bass voice; Miss Fal- lan, Mr. Numbers and. Mr. Gardiner sung _the Persian princess, the scribe and Harbona parts, respectively, well. The chorus was good and the accom- paniment excellent. The large audi- ence, requiring an overflow into the adjoining Sunday school room, showed appreciation by giving a unanimous standing vote, requesting repetition Miss Gribbin, and will close | The quartet | so- | loea was represented by spesso,” C: { by “Madrigale,” and Marcello by “Tl mio bel foco.” Miss La Marr's Italian enuclation is excel- lent, though a bit preci She does not sing with the perfect legato that one expects in Italian numbers, but gives much shading to her tones. Vado ben Hazel Wegner Bachechmld, soprano has been engaged as soloist of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist. Jerdone Bradford, contralto, Texas, who will sing tomorrow night in the second concert in the Spring Festival of All-American _Artists which i3 being given by the National Council of Women, is said to have a well trained voice of lovely quality. Her program will feature groups of old Irish and old English songs. of ‘Warren L. Terry, a well known lo- cal tenor singer, has recently return- ed to Washington from a concert tour, He is now tenor soloist of Old St Paul's Cburch, Rock Creek parish. Ruth Farmer of Washington has been appointed to the post of organist of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church and also assistant organist of the York Theater. Clara Forbes, soprano, will pressnt the following group of songs at the Tuesday Evening Music Club, Tuesdd. night: ~ “My Beloved's Eyes” (Chad- wick), “Open Secret” (Woodman), Nightingale and Rose” (Nevin). Estells Wentworth and Albert Parr put on a highly successful pres- entation of Gilbert and Sullivan's op- eretta, “Pinafore,” in Hitchcock Hall of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital before a large, attentive audience of patients Thursday night. Nina Norman in the role of Josephine won laurels with both her fine tones and excellent act- ing. Woodruff Youngs gave a dis- tinctive interpretation of the first lord of the admiralty and Mr. Parr was delightful in the character of Capt. Corcoran. Fred Pratt was a comical Dick Deadeye and Ellsworth Condron was a pleasing young hero. RS. H. H. A. BEACH, noted Amer- n woman composer, who gave a recital in Washington earlier this month, as chairman of the composers’ group of the National Leagu of American Pen Women, has just an- nounced an interesting list of woman composers who have stated their in- tention of being present and parti- cipating in the thres day program arranged for the convention of the league in this city during the week of April 26. The original five of the group, Mrsa Beach, Mary Turner Salter, Harriet Ware, Gena Branscombe and Ethel Glenn Hier, have written special com- formance at that time. Carrie Jacobs Bond, writer most famed for her “Perfect Day’ song, hopes to be é Clever Mexican Composer. [GIACIO FERNAND Z ESPERON, vouthful Mexican composer, pro- vided the most unusual of the ma interesting features on the “Mexic Night” program broadcast from the patio of the P an - American Union recently via WRC. Senor Esperon reminds one con- siderably of the screen comedian, Charlie Chaplin; with his quaint touch of humor given cvery move he makes and the Im o c k blandness f his dark-eyed aze. He seems to lbe saturated with ESPERON. a love ‘of music and cannot keep from the piano when one is vicinity. - He says he is mot “high- brow” and interests himeelf prin pally by taking the native Ind themes of the Aztecs and other huati tribes of Mexico, and building fascinating ballads upon them. He n n Mexican folk music. Some of the songs have distinctly Latin flavor and mood, reminding one of the coy little compositions in the group given here recently by Genio Sadero of Ttaly. " imitable fashion by Senor Esperon, in this program included “La Bor- rachita,” “Morenita Tapatia,” “Dime Ingrata, ‘Adlos Mi Chaparrita,” ‘Capullito de Rosa” and “Cuidate Mucho.” In his group of four piaho composition Senor Esperon confided that the second, “Pregones,” based upon Mexican street cries, was not yet complete—he had to work out the ending as he played. At any rate, it was delightful. Perhaps the most beautiful was “La Oracion de la Turde,” which, translated, mean Evening Prayer.” “Lamentacion” had a melodic theme of haunting quality, and “Momento Musical Mexicano” was a piquant last number. Dr. Franklin Adams, who ha charge of these/ “Pan-American nights,” is to be congratulated in choosing, the wonderful atmosphere of the patio to use as his setting, making the joy of the music many- fold for the fortunate persons who can hear the program “at the sta- tion.” Katherine Riggs in Dixie Progrnm . - ATHERINE RIGGS, Washington's | brilliant young concert harpist. will appear on the Dixie night pro- gram of the Spring festival of all- American artists, which will be given tomorrow evening at the Mayflower Hotel under the direction of Mrs. David Allen Campbell. - Mrs. Campbell has' made a happy e GhODD . €VENIDE, . ShOIUS, “SaNiel -Of e CADIALA Aokl Sunday, evemingsdchoice in sdlecting Katberine Riggs to Salvatore | positions to be given their debut per- | has written more than 60-songs on | The songs, which were sung in in- | “The | organ recital at 9 Dr. Walter Da chestral conduc lated via telegrar Coolidge, fo Hughes, Smith and Thursday fortieth anni ship of the chestra. Phyllis P during a | Cleveland Pa She was acc Mrs. Philip obbligato L .t the piano L with vio Farnham Charles basso; Floyd ( Gerrer, vi Williams, a recital at at §:30 p. Women's Club, accompa tenor; Mabpel Edith B E. Pollock bass, W presented a Alfred Falce and Schuma sented were bert, Lyle, Cadman, Tosti, Jocel Netta Craig, soloist at the League of Amer sical last Sunday of modern sop; Midwin Glee C! the Harvard Archibald the club. Harvard Club's Washington, Apr 11 devote the e a rehearsal of Eighteen Woman Composers present. Karolyr well known as on the concert st Mayflower festival last Monday will be here. Mary Howe, pianist compo ton can be e: will ticipate. She is known in private here as Mrs. Walter Bruce How Others to L nt include M Danfels, Mabel Hill, Ri Housman, Mar. Brow Marion Ralston, Elizabeth Merz Bu terfleld and Ulric Cole. Miss Co! a youthful composer of Califorrs whose exceptional talent won her holarship at the Juilllard Founda- tion, i New York. 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