Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1926, Page 66

MU SIC By Helen Fetter. R THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, ' SOLOISTS HE gentle art of intelligent listening is an art closely allied with music. yet ‘one that is irequently disregarded by those whose thoughts of music are inclined to bé casual. The most marvelous voice 1 the world is as nothing to the unappreciative listener. It is the old problem of whether or not a falling tree in a fores t would make any noise if no dive person or animal were there to hear it., Much beauti- ful music is considerably marred by imperfect presentation. On the other hand, mdny tme efforts at art sage accoss because of la listepe: 1o appreciate that effort. tic interpretation fail in getting their mes- k of suffic nt background on the part of the Oiten it is the simpler thing that is mast engoved by ‘the general audience because it is more obvious. Lozt Wednesday night when ti he chidren‘in the Vipivoce Club gave titeir annual recital it was unusually refreshing to sec the thoroughly relligent appreciation of their effo! children in the audience attending T . 1E ‘motion picture is doing a gre: e in the average audicnce in America. ris as expressed on the faces of many the concert. at deal to develop musical apprec As the musician who has’that tion important t4sk of compiling the musical accompaniment for the action in the picture heightens the grade and adaptability of the music he “orches- trates” for this piirpose, so the power of the audience to appreciate more complicated music and jts meaning will increase. Perhaps this usé of even the meost “absolutc” music to as portray of so-called “‘program’” music as wr £ it Seems, must te!l a story he Metropal Dauiet_B- kowski's ‘Marche Slav.” chestration of music by famois Rachmaninoff and Tschaikowski, of d on the screen has somethir n increa very bit to do with the s by lwwing caomrposers. ¢ a'mental picture it E and invit n Theater this week g excellent example of the usic and pictures will be offered in the “V'olga Boatman.” as arranged a special prologue of music using Tschai- and also ha R as made his own com tion and or- n composers, such as Arenski, the later period of niusical composers of that' country, to illustrate and emphasize the action of the picture. Music is doing much in gradually reg It would be interesting to find an ex the lines in a photoplay’s subtitles. placing the written subtitle of pictures. periment using music alone to suggest e s THr-: radio, too. has an important p eral interest in music that is bi of so-called popuiar hits consciously attunes itself much more through the air. and radio listener faculties than those same people v be¢n a byword and axiom that the was a much rarer avis and much more to b So many can converse or How freq talk well. can listén convincingly. place in the development of more gen- g cnough to live beyond the fashions By lack of any vitual distraction, the ear un- keenly to the sounds that come ac¢ross s are developing much more critical wvould normally possess. It has long person who could listen intelligently ired than one who could “speechify” more or less well: so few uently does one meet the lady who, heing politely silent while her guest is talking, quite obviously has her mind oni whether the laundry came b wore & warm enough sweater when the gentleman who, being temporari part-of a conversation on any sub mind roam to-the.probable condition ack safely vesterday and if little Mary she went out to play just naw! - Also silenced by the party of the second t except immediate business, lets his of his club’s golf course when he next can get away to play on it, or wondering if his car is parked just right so there won't be & little card awaitin home—he, 00, is a well known typ There is a great ficld for the int will welcome with delight an oppor really know what they are listenmg g him when he goes to get it to go ¢ of so-called listener. elligent listener and all musical artists tunity to periorm before people who to and why. P HE ‘open-air band concert scasof United States Army Band ha scheduled for the Summer and all o do not 'realize that the pub! is he: n is on again and in full force, The s a series of 70 open-air programs f them are open to the public. Many artily welcomed to concerts given at Walter Reed and Mount Alto Hospitals and that the soldier boys would be greatly pleased to have their ho: spitality with these concert programs more frequently tested by those who live in their neighborhood and do not understand that their presence alike. Iso -many people seem to hav ression .that concerts given at the iolk.. All concerts by the United & are open to the public at farge, and t would be enjoyed by hosts and band e acquired the equally erroneous im- barracks were only for the military tates Army, Navy and Marine Bands he 'men who work so hard to develop interesting programs for all occasions when they appear would be very pleased to have more people listen One of these three hands gave ing the past months when not a soul of the.unusually long spell of cold weather. to them a number of outdoor programs dur- canie to hear them-—primarily because Vet cach of thesc programs was carefully thought ent and planned with the pleasure of the public in wind. Surely no effort along music al lines in Washington deserves more complete €o-operation on the part of the public than these Summer band concert. programs as presented by the three valiant bands of the United States military and naval service. Every so often these programs program to be givén w on this page, will be of- Seandinavian music. Always popular, and quite as frequently so a musical standpoint. contain unique features. One entire thin’ the coming week. as announced glstwhere 1 there is something mething supremcly worth while from Listening to these concerts®is excellent training for developing one’s individual taste for mu anthority’” i shonld enjoy. Tt is a much better way than taking any however great—as to which works are those one v one not. used to listening to music critically’ should g0 to a serics of tiiese open-air concerts by the different bands and write down even one-number on each program that has definite personal ap- peal to that individual, a personal. 1 ally builr*up aird it will be- surpri how ‘the list wil be constantly revised and w of lasting pleasure. Such a plan also would not be would not. take rly so much effc mental musical libra vill be gradu- sing to any such individual to note ich works will “stick” as bad for the radio listener. It surely ort as filling out a crass-word puzzie every evening and might prove extremely interesting. BAND CONCERTS THE ARMY BAND. A CONCERT by the United States Army Band, Capt. William J. Stanpard.. band leader, Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. at Walter Reed General Hoepital: wiil be given Tues. day at 6:20 The_pro _“Ma' Gen Hanson E_Eir" Dahlquist War College. Overturs, - Elverhoi Kuhlau Suite, “Ballat Egsptiant . Allagro non troppo ilegretto 3 Andanta rosten s Andunte ox Euphoninm &oin Performed by 1. Johneon. assisted by Grand scenes from ‘Carmen’ .. .. Solo for piccolo, “Chant du Rossignol. Filipovaky Plaved by Mas! jergs. Alexander Lutkiewitz, with, ! wocompaniment. Waltz de concert, *“Te Debutante, antelmann Excerpts_fron “RoserMarie. ... ... Friml Finala—March, “The' Marine " Corpe Tngtitnte Branson “The St pangled Banner. TTED STATES NAVY BAND. A PROGRAM Tueaday at 7:30 p.n at Merigian Parl. Sixteenth and Fuclid streets northwest, by the United States Navy Band, Charles Benter, leader:. ‘harles Wise, ond leader. will include: The Shenandoah Park . . Overture—-'Eurvanthe” . . . Clarinst Solo—“Rigoletto - (Bandmaster Charles Brendie) . Ballel_music trom. Prince Igor fa) Presto. (b) Andantino. ic) Allegro, td) Presto. . Grand Wa: March and from “Rienzi”. .. . "Remnisrences of “reiand Vajee Caorice No. G- Vienna" .. . Excernts from “Selected. Star Spangled Banner.” Another program will be Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m.. at the Yard bandstand, which will includ: 1. Marcl Puniaub gA Overture—'Semiramide Rossini . Dugt for coinet and baritoné-—"1_Duo- oscart Borodin Battle Hymn Wagner Godfrey Soirecs De ... ..Schubert-Liszt ““The " Pirates of Pr cev.n....Sullivan ¥ (Baadmasters G. De’ Giorgio and . Man- ganaro) from the Opera “Madam x iy’ .. Puccini B. Divertissement from “'Hénry VIIT aint-Saens a) Gathering of the Clans A Scottish Tdyl ) Dance of the Givey Girl rand Polonaise from Mign ; ts from ‘‘Eileen . Fox Zror—Selected. ‘Star Spangled Banner.” Thomas Herbert Elizabeth Gardner Coombs. pianist, gave a group of solos at the home of Mrs. George Wincanester Stone, Chevy Chase, Md., Tuesday afternoon at luncheon to members of a guild sec, tion, Chkevy Chase Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Coombs played “Juba" (Dett). “Hark, Hark, the Lark" (Schubert- Liszt) and “Sequidilla” (Albeniz). Mrs. Helen Hunter Kerby gave 2 group of readings and the hostess, Mrs. Stone, also contributed a read Luigtn sec- | given ! | Payne | UNITED STATES MARINE BAND. T the Marine Barracks, at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, a concert by the Triited States Marine Band, William H. Santelmann, leade {#on. second leader. wi following program {1 [ Fjnsugemarsch der Bo sent the * Halvorsen Svendsen .:}wwd, com- wegian | Norwegianna. 3 Nofwagian militars marchas ind Arfanged By the celebra poser and major in the LTy, Oln Olesen— (3) Garmo Mareh () Rrigermarsch (Nord Trondelagen) ter *Revel arsch (Tronderske Moti- o) Characteristic. “‘Rustle of Spring,” Sinding Trombone Solo, “Love's Enchant- ment- st LpEyOR Principal Musiéian Robert E. Clark Symphonie Episode, A Chant from the Great Plains .. B “‘Coronation March. O eer Gynt .. Grieg " allegretto -pastorale. dante dolorosa. nitra’s Dance '’ tempo di mazurka. Dance of the Imps.” allegro, moltd marcato | Marines’” Hymn. “The Halla of Montezuma.” i The' Star Spangled Banner. 3, ¥ In the Sylvan Theater, Monument | Grounds, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.. another concert by the United States Marine | Band will have as the program:. Mareh Bride-Elect . . Overture. “Zampa’ Characteristic, “Ma 5 Herold hoof the Mou : Renelle Enchant ment e : . Pryor Principal Musician Roberd F'Clark Grand Scenes from “Manon Lescaut 2 Puiceini he Debutante” . . . Santelmann ‘s Song ' and Sailor Chorus’ “The_Flying Dutchman . . Wagner .es Evinnyes’ (Hallet music). Massenet (a) “Danse Grecq allegro_moderato, (b) “La Troyenne e “Regrottant Sa Patrie.* andante. (¢) “Final.” silegro marcato. The Star Spangled Banner. | | = ! Georgetown Philharmonic’s First Program June 1. | THE first concert to be presented by the Georgetown Philharmonic So- {ciety. under the auspices of.the. fes- ‘a5’ tival commitiee of: that - community west of Rock Creek, is scheduled to be { presented June 1 in the chapel of the | Westerp Presbyterian Church, donat- ed for the occaston. The soloists for the occasion will be Netta Craig, a so- prano, whose home is in Georgetown, and who is donating her services, and Raymond G. Moore, Washington bari- tone. Sa ? .- The director of the society is Malton Boyce, well known for many vears in {local music circles. The officers of ithe society include Miss Cralg, chalr- iman of the music section of the { Georgetown festival committee; Mrs. . D. MacRoberts, vice chairman; Margaret ¢. Loughborough. secre- tal J. C. Hodges, treasurer, and C. E. Ropes, librarian. The program for the concert will be printed next Sunday. Eether Cutchin is known to Wash- ington music lovers and it will afford them kreant"_ Pl this erpret human moods and reactions JESSIE MASTERS —~ Masoric Auditoriuw (Zerdsy), Mr. SOusa's Opinion Of Dancing and Jazz ALLROOM dancing is today at its lowest ebb, according to John Philip Sousa, American compos now in his seventyisecond Stage dancing, on the contr is at a higher peak tha dance s flat feet, he modern those who have Sousa recently. “But while the ball room dancing lacks the grace of | earlier days, American women are he coming thore graceful. This I attribute to the short skirt which permits freer movement and tends toward better physical develop ment. If you doubt this, look at a woman in a long skirt e looks awkward to us now. And, incident ally, I don't think there's any connec. tion between the length of skirts and morality. “I have nev seen better stage dancing than in recent years. Girls in the chorus today dance with the grace and skifl that would have won the applause of the theater for the premier danseuge of ) vears ago The ballets and acrobatic dancers far superior to those of the last cen tury The decline of baliroom dancing Mr. | Sousa_attributed to jazz music ‘Take the modern jazz orchestra to: day,” he explained; “there’s no get. ting away from the tenor banjo. But we've always had some form of syn- copated melody and we always shall have it.” I've heard it on the tom- toms of Africa. We used to refer to the old Southern melodles, then we had the age of rag time, and today it's ja “And the jazz music not dignify all of ther of composers—have g musie and set it to jazz—everything but “Safe in the A of Jesu and that escaped only hecause they don’t know it.”" good for said Mr. nakers—I'11 with the title nered the hest . Contest Announcements. RS. GERTRUDE LYONS, 917 Eighteenth street, telephone Franklip 5707, chairiman for contests for the' local branch of the National Federation of Music Clubs will be glad to answer all inquiries about the interstate contest or the young artist contest. The finals for the interstate contest will he held in Philadelphia November 1.3, during the Nesquicentennial cele- bration. (ontestants must not have reached their twenty-fourth birthday | by November 4. 1426. There isx no minimum age limit rante will | be acespted under eight classifications: | Soprano, tenor, con ». baritone. vio- | lin. violoneello, piuno and organ. Na tional winners in ol class will ve ceive $500 each | The finals for }test for vocalist ists, age: 0 to natlonal biennial the young artist con- violinists and pian- wiil he held at the convention in Chi-| cago next April. State contests will be held early in 1927, followed by dis- trict contests. The past presidents’ as- sembly of the National Federation of Music Clubs sponsors national prizes of $500 in each event. The female voice winner, if of sufficient merit, will receive, in additlon. from the New York Opera. Club, $1.000, and a hear- ing at the Metropolitan Opera House. A students’ contest for vocalists, violinists and pianists. ages 15 to 24, on April 1, 1927. will also be conducted with finais to be held in Chicago in April. | Miss Esther Linkins. al president, | will present a medal to Miss Elsie Ehninger, hymn contest winner of the Sunday school of the First Reformed Church this morning. Approximately 75 in this Sunday school memorized the hymns. Mrs. George Gravatt, vice chairman of the hymn memory contest, will pre- sent the medal to the winner in Chevy Chase Baptist Sunday school this morning. The winner there is Mrs. 0.(lark, wife of the minister of the church. | i | A Dance Authority | Coming From France | th 0 STAATS. known as the creative i~ genius of the Paris Girand Opera {ballet’ and whefhas staged many nov- lelties in revues in Paris theaters for { the past two decades. s veported to he { planning 1 first visit to America to conduct a series of “master ncing in New York. John Murray Anderson and Robert Milton have invited Mr. Staats to make his American quarters in their school of the theater and dance on Fast Fifty-eighth street for 10 weeks in June, July and August. Mr. Staats has staged more than 100 ballets in the Paris opera in the past 20 vears. . He has also contrib- uted many striking novelties for the same period in reveues presented in the Folies Bergere, Theatre des Arts, Odeon, Comedie Francaise, Olympia, Casino de Paris, La Scala, Cigale and other theaters that compare to Broad- way attractions. - .. In adgdition, Mr. Staats is famous s -a _mime,. character dancer and; comedian, and has created humorous concepts for other individual artists along these lines. After the 10-week series here he will return to his post in the Paris Grand Opera. Among those who are sponsoring Mr. Staats’ visit are Robert Edmond Jones, Edith. Wynne Matthison, Troy Kinney, Blanche Bates, Willy Pogany, Pilar Morin, Don Marquis, 8. Jay Kaufman, Christopher Morley, Joseph Urban, Alma Gluck, Oliver Herford and Sonia Serova, also Miss -Eliza- beth Marbury and Howard Greenley, former president of the Architectural League. iclasses” In George F. Ross and the choir of | the Western Presbyterian Church will present Esther Cutchin, pianist, and Doris Atkinson Morrow, soprano, Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at the West. ern Presbyterian Church, H street | The same sextet ht GEORGE DIXON THOMRSON amline ME Church (Fday) MUSICAL PROGRAMS. TON “The Mascot,” comic opera, at the new Jewish Com The Almas Chanters and Choir Albert Harned, director, with ing soloist, will give 8:13 pam. Edith Athey will present the thi recitals at the new Hamlin baritone. will be the assist WED? Thie Columbia Male Quartet wil Chase Public School at 8:15 4 a conce anist, of t the Edith Lang, or Organ Music Library ERI pianist th George Dixon Thonipsor will present a recital 8:30 p.m THUR! 3 . Mass., IGHT. presented by v Center i JAY. the 1e Washingtonians 13 o'clock of the Ascension, iralto, as le Auditorium Church Masters, ¢ the Masonic t at series o Tohn M rd and last M Church soloist. SDAY. present .. SDAY. of the 1 a concert a in “An Hour 8130 pat wi'l of Congress DAY. recen Lew at \ienna Church at irned M irom 5 ret Hamline & e “THE MASCOT"—TONIGHT. The success scored by “The Wash- ingtonians” in the French comic op- era, “The Mascott,” recently, created a demand for extra performances. This production by the comic opera organization, under the direction of Rollin Rond, has deferred it< sched- uled presentation of “Pyzmalion and Galatea™ for a fortnight. and tonight at %15 o'clock “The Mascot” will be presented at the new .Jewish Com- munity Center, Sixteenth and Q streets northwest. The complete mu sical score will be given. with clever cast of comedians and singing principals. The cast includes Madizon Tayl tenor soloist of Yale Univer Chape!l, as Prince Frederick: 1 rs as Pippo, the shepherd. as Saltercllo. the asked John McDonald as the hilar ously funny King Lorenzo: Henry McDonald as Rocco, the farmer and comedy foil: Russell Conklin as the sergeant: R. P. Luce as the innkeep er: Charles Hunt as the physician Gladys Hunt in the prima donno v of Bettina, the mascot, and Il Schulze as the Princess Fiamet of pages and peppy chorus of peasants. lords and PERCY S P CY S. FOSTER of this city will be in charge of the music of the great Northern Baptist Con- vention, which will be held in the Auditorium here, beginning Tuesday, through May 30. Mr. Foster has had experience in chorus organizations and in conducting large conventions over the United States. He served as director of music when the Northern Baptist Convention was organized in ‘Washington several years ago. The principal feature of the large national convention is the general singing by the entire body of dele- gates and visitors, but there will be several speclal numbers given by the cholr organizations of some of the local churches. - Among these will be the choir from the Immanuel Baptist | National Memorial Church, Emily G. Dickinson, director and pianist; the quartet from the First Baptist Church, Mabel Linton Williams, rector and organist. Gertrude Small- wood. -organist of the Metropolitan Bapttst Church and _well known.radio broadcaster, wiil also_agslst..- Sundayv. morning the delegates will bé givel di- | ladies of the court, soldiers, etc., will be presented intact. This is their irst presentation. RS PROGRAM— DAY. the choir of Ascension, a ot £04 volces; Anl tHa Chanters, 24 male voices, under tion of Albert W. Harned be presented with the Soloists, M Rouse, soprano: W. Madison tenor, Jessie ste cont R 1 pianist Howard, organist Tuesday night at 815 A Chureh chars concert by the of the Almis he program, subject changes, will be Choir “The He, “AIL Ve minor hat Are Telling Cried Unto the Lord Mendelsohn Gounod Mozart Haydn lon's Wave” Mass By Babs Gloria Mr. Tayior | “Wair Prize Sonk | “Go. Loveiv Rose | “Hymn to the Night Miss Masters Hark' the Tempest The Little Silver Ring Now ¢ the Time to Love | Wagner Campbeil-Tipton Hande! Chaminade B ting , FOSTER. a special musical treat by a quartet of brass instruments from the United States Marine Band, under the direc- tion of J. P. White. of the Marine Corps. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano soloist, will sing, by official request, the same song she rendered at the time the Northern Baptist Conven- tion was organized here. In addition to those named, Mrs. W. D. Middle- kauff, organist of the Brookland Bap- tist Church, will serve as accom- panist. i Several of the organizations com- posing the convention- will present special musical attractions, one of which will be the double quartet from Storer Collede of West Virginia. The instruments for accompani- ment- will consist of the great' pipe organ in the Auditoriupy and ‘a con- cert grand piano. The local commit- tee of arrangements, of which the chairman is Dr. W. S. Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, is planning to receive 6,000 dele- +ern-States:ang. » 2 = aries from all'over thé world. the will| mixed | Wto: ] | will Quilter | Org: | D. €. MAY 23 i926-"PART 3 PROMINENT IN CONCERTS TO BE PRESENTED DURING THIS WEEK e Toira Tane lerary of Congress (TAwadsy) 11926-7 Concert Artists List Is Announced ALTHOUGH definite dates have not yet been fixed, Mrs. Wilson- Greene is announcing a group of con- cert attractions for ihe season of 192627, starting probably late next October. This list will include four Washington next sea New York Symphony Waiter Damrosch con- appearances i son of the Orchestra ductor Coneerts following artists Fritz Kreisler, rizei hmani i nd composer: Viennese prima donna . Metropolitan Opera Co; Ame- alli-Curci, coloratura; Claudia sprano, Chicago Civie Opera Boston Symphony Orchestra v. conductor: Law- Jpolitan Opera Co. apin. at the head of his \pany: Marion Talley. itan soprano; John Irish tenor: Dusolina American soprano; andinavian contralto: (1 other famous concert stars, to be sunced Jate ive reservations may now be | made at Mrs. Wilson-Greene's Concert | Burean. in Droop’s, 1300 G street northwest. the isted vialinist by n the rge Koussevitz rence Tib baritone noonera Cha Mise Rousa: The Big Brown Bei ar'. Miss Masters Dawn in the Desert The & Down i ne 2 e that Jack Built and Chanters Is Jehova the Lord” Mise Rouse. woloist THIRD ORGAN RECITAL— TUESDAY. The last of a series of organ recitals be given Tuesday evening at &15 o'clock by Edith Athey, as sisted by John H. Marville, bass, at the - Hamiine Methodist Episcopal Church. Sixteenth at Allison street northwest, with the following pro- gram: —First 3 Introd (hy Alleg: 11 Pastorale dr Allegvu. assar Voral— A ... _Homer . .Schubert Sonata. .. Guilmant ction Ave Maria “Drmk_to Me Only 'With Thine 014 16th Century. Hard . Burleign Satpt-Sasne Dethier Best " The Swan Seherro i March tar ih re the ¢ A amou de Winds “a) vSwing Low, Sweet Chariot (b) “Song of thé Volga Boatmen' (by request) (c) Overture to “Wiilism’ Tell'".". Rossini COLUMBIA MALE QUARTET— WEDNESDAY. The Columbia Male Quartet—Paul G. Ledig and W. E. Braithwait tenors; Raymond G. Moore, bariton and John C. Smith, bass, assisted by AliceeSigworth Morse, reader and im- personator, and McCall Lanham, ac- companist, will present the following program at the Chevy Chase Public School Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the Home Missionary So- ciety of the Chevy Chase Methodist Church: 1. (a) “Improperia; (b) Twg 014 Enghieh Madbizarm “Come Ag: eet Love" & Dowland (1563-1626) “Dainty, Fine. Sweet Numph " Norlas - (1687-1603) Burleig I Want {6 ‘b ‘a Christian Arranged .Diton . Russian (1528-1594) adrigs) . Reading Two Negro Spirituals O W B B 1. Readin e 'l‘h! Shadow Mareh, Protheroa A Summer's Lullaby - ibson Wiegenlied™ e Brahms The quartet also will participate in the ‘program following the supper of the annual shad bake of the Wash. ington Board of Trade at the Con- gressional Country Club. EDITH LANG=—~THURSDAY. Edith Lang, a welbknown organist of Boston, will play “An Hour of Organ Music,” in the auditorium of the Library of Congress Thursday evening. Her program will include compositions by Bach, Franck, Vierns, ‘Widor, MacDowell, Moussorgsky, R. Deane Shure and others. . Admission is free, but by card only. Cards can ‘be obtained-—until the sup- ply is exhausted—at the Music Di- vision, in the Library of Congress, on any week day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Because of the limited capacity of the hall, cards should be called for early. Reserva- tions cannot be made. Cards will be mailed only.to applicants from out of town. Persons unable to use the cards that have been issued to them are re- quested te return the same before May 26. ‘' Children cannot be admitted. The music 'will begin at 8:30 p.m.; the hall will be/opened at § p.m. : GEORGE DIXON THOMPSON— -+ FRIDAY. o . George Dlxol; h’l'homplon, well nown as -one: of the younger grouj of talented pianists of W:’:hm‘flor: who has’ spent the past year study- ing in Vienna, Austria, has just re- turned from -abroad and will give a recital at the Hamline M. E. Church, Sixteenth and Allison streets north- west, Friday evening at 8:30 o'clock. The concert is given unde pices of the Men's Bible cla: Thé program will be: Sonata. Op. i tonats 9 B gates fromy..the . Northers- and. W esi|; serhosut:> 364 -mmission- MUSIG SPECIAL musical service will be held at old historic Christ Church, Alexandria, this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The following Mendels- sohn program will be give: Organ prelude, “Adagio,” from first sonata; selections from jah,” Part 1I; air, soprano, “Hear Ye, lIsrael’: chorus, “Be Not Afraid": recitative, baritone, “The Lord Hath Exaited| Thee”; recitative, contralto, and chorus, “Have Ye Not Heard”" recita- tive, tenor, “Man of God"; air, barl. tone, “He, | recitative, recitative, e I Have Labor'd n | air, contralto, O Rest in the | recitative. baritone, “Night | Falleth”: recitative, soprano, ‘Arise | Now': chorus. “Behold, God the| chorus, “Go, Return Upon Thy : recitative and air, baritone, “I Go On My Way" and - the Mountains Shall Depart”: qu Come, Every One That Thirsteth™ offertory, recitative and air, tenor. “Ye People, Rend Your Hearts.” and “If With All Your Hearts Ye Truly Seek Me,” and organ postlude, “Alle gro Maestoso Vivace.” from second sonata. Katharine Seelye Wallace, director and organist; Janet R. Pick- ett, soprano: Olive Travers Houghton, contralto; Harry I. Maycock, tenor. and Wilfred C. Gilbert, baritone. The service is free to the public and vis itors will be welcome. Watching contralto, The Lyric Singers, assisted by Iva- lee Newell, violinist, presented a de- lightful program at the Kendall Bap- tist Church Friday evening. The per- sonnel of the quartee is Joanna Best Russell, soprano; Marian Leonard Steward, contralto: Harvey T. Town- send, tenor, and Benjamin Y. Morri- son, bass. Mrs. John Milton Svivester is director and accompanist. The Chaminade Glee Club. Esther | club, [ an . "0 | nied the club. RAPHS singers who affiliated with the Na tional Federation of Music Clube early in the year under the direction of Mrs. Henry White. Miss White and Mrs. Helen Crouch were at the piano. The Wiison Normal Glee Club pre- sented a program last Sunday eve | ning in the lounge room of the Ciiy Club. Helen Harper. soprano. gave several numbers. lmpersonations by Fiorence Adams brought much ap plause and an interesting encore. The numbers rendered by the glea which were particularly suc- cessful, were “Children’s Songs, ™Al lah's iloliday,” by Friml, and “By the Waters of ~Minnetonka,” b Liaurance,” which brought so muct applause as to cause it 10 he repeaten The repertoire ranged frem light numbers, such as Fearis’ “Moon Money.” to Tschalkowsky's “God of Nature," taken from the “Fifth Symphony Margaret Bowie Grant aocompe- Miss Harper suppifed lovely obbligatos to several of the numbers. The Washington College of Music volce department was represented by a group of youns women from The studio of H. R. Roberts, who wers heerd in an unusual program Mon day evening. Misses | Humphrey, and Iollmer sang several selected songs as the first part of the prograta: the remainder of the eve ning was presented in beautiful cos tumes typical of various countr Norway, Miss Langley: Ireland, Miss MacCready: Wales, Miss Hughes: France, Miss Delano: Spain. Miss Denecke: Italy, Mrs. Romeo Guaraldi; ! American Indian, Miss Helen Humph | rey. and early American. Miss Valck Each sang one song in the language of the country represented and one in English Main weli SiE. r of the Washingten Linkins, director, and Helen T. Mur ray, accompanist, has been engaged 10 give a concert in Eckington Preshy ferian Church Wednesday at 8:30 p.n va Whitford Lovette Mary Templin, mez: p-contralto st of a series of song recitals at he studios Thursday evening. Evelyn Hercum aseisted zs, piano soloist and Mrs, Lovette plaved the accompani {ments. Miss Templin came 10 Wash ington two vears ago as the result of being awarded a vear's scholarship in voice under Mis. Lovette by the Texds Federation Music ubs. _ Miss Templin left Friday evening for a two months' concert tour in Texas. Miss Templin, whose voice is dramatic in character, displared feeling and true understanding of the songs she sang. These cluded She Never | Told Her Love" (Havdm). “The Pretty i Creature” (Wilson), Y Delyn Aur” (an oid Welsh hymn), "0 Soie 3Mio” (G | Capurro), “The Lotus Flower'-gichu- mann), “Death and the den’ (Schubert), “Spring Flowers” (Rein- e), “II est doux” (the aria from Herodiade,” by Massenet), “Vale (Russell), “Oh, Miss Hannah" (Deppen) and “Thanks Be to God" (Dickson). Miss Hercum played as piano solos Two Arabesques” (Debussy) and “Rustling Woods™ (Liszt) delightfully, and Mrs, Lovette proved herself an able accompanist presented in the | | Dora and Isaac Minovich, two tal- ented young people in local music circles, presented the musical part of the program at the Congressional Club Friday afternoon. Prof. Willlam Churchill Hammond, doctor of music, of Mount Holvoke College. appeared in an organ recital at the Mount Vernon Seminary vester day afternoon in honor of the alumnae land former students of the school The program was given on_the de lightful little organ in the Elizabeth Somers Chapel. John Alden Finckel of Washington. who is one of the two candidates of the Institute of Musical Art of New York for the artists’ diploma this vear, has won arother honor in having of of his own compositiuns played at tr annual recital at the institute Satur- day. May I5. that program a fugue in contrary motion for string quartet. He is in the fifth grade of the composition class. and has been approved as eligi |'ble for the artists’ diploma as a cellist. This diploma is given only to | students who are qualified both by nat- 1 ural talent and excellence of work for | the concert stage and who are ready {for that career at the time of the award. E. Robert Schmitz, well known pianist, is again active in introducing American works new ® the Paris public. Of special interest were the “Saturday's Child"” of Emerson Whit- horne and “Legend” of Eichheim, which were given at the Paris Con- servatoire May 3 and 10. Previous to these appearances, when he was to lay .at the Theater Mogador Satur- s-y. pril 24, the piano movers lled a strike, which resulted in ffs\mz being there, but no piano. e had his revenge the following week, when he drew a throng to the conservatoire. Mr. Schmitz will attend the Interna- tional Music Festival at Zurich in June before he returns to this country to conduct his annual Summer master class at Colorado Springs, July 20 to August 31. The Curtis Institute of Music has made two notable appointments for the piano department for the season of 1926-27.° These are Moriz Rosen- thal., Viennese pianist, and Benno Mofsseiwitsch, a leading pianist of Russia. Both these great artists will be- come permanent members of the fac ulty next year, when they will begin the instruction of a limited number of advanced piano students of un- usual talent at the institute. In con- junction with Josef:‘Hofmann, head | of the piano depar{ment, who con- tinues as an active teacher. they con- stitute a notable trio of instructors. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Spurr en- tertained At a musical and tea in H. Patt of Creston, lowa, last Sun day. A dellghtful program was of fered by Sam Wardell, violinist: Vir- ginia Lee, pia Mary Helen Howe, coloratura. soprano: Francis Thorne, planist: Remono Newman, soprano. and Mrs. Spurr. pianist. Frank Arthur Spurr, jr., 3 years old, displayed budding talent in sing- ing of nursery rhymes and plaving a duet on the piano with his mother. Tomorrow evening, 8 o'clock, the music at the confirmation of adults at St. Patrick's Chureh will be sung by the sanctuary choir, under the direction of C. A. Benson, choirmas- ter. The prelude, “Reverie,” by Bon- net, and the postlude, “Marché Re- liglous,” by Guilmont, will be ren- ;l:{ed by C. Eugene Stewart, organ- The choral program will include Benson; “Hark, “For -the Mendels- Hark, My Soul” Shelley: Mountains .Shall Depart, ribilis Est Salutaris,’ anonymous, Beauty of Thy House,” Benson. The incidental solos wil be sung by Ed- ward Hardy, soprano: C. J. King, counter-tenon, and Charles B. Wood, basso. Lucy Dunwoody .Higgins, .Lorraine Wycoff, Lucille Hastings. Katharine Rich Fielder, Emilie Margaret White. ‘Wilbur C. elder and G: A. Johnson ‘were, the soloists who gave a pro- | gram. at, the Dixon Home Tuesday alns’. in—inofuded 4 ho--Cocilt - Bingera:l- His work chosen for | honor of Mrs. Florence Spurr and J. | Weldon Cart | College of Musi er and, Rebecca b | piano re the colle ! fore Cee ence Miss faculty | pea resented Sara Becl: sterbrook in a. joint conce af iday evening e appreciative audi Recker a member f the the college. She has ap. times on college pro heard over the i is severa! and has been is well known i concert pianist. She is 4 member of the Pianists Club and has been here in concerts frequently Both- Miss Becker and Miss E brook have received their ar plomas from the college. Alice 1. Fowler of New York. art coach and Mr. Carter's teacher class of advanced student< aturday. came down lie recital erhrook it who had at the colleze | Frigay to hear ldred Kolb hulze ted chairman of the Orphens Club nnounced the appointr mittee, which constitut other officers of the club Katherine Riggs as treasure and Jerome Williams as secretary. Miss Riggs is well known as a charming harpist and Mr. Williams is one of the vounger group of pianists who also has marked talent for composi- tion. Ruby Potter, Wdshington soprano, who with her husband, Louis Potter, the organist. has been here only on | short_trips since moving to Charles- ton. W. Va. to fill important church positions there, is in town and will bhe here visiting her mother through next Wednesday. Mr. Potter will come to i the city T.esday and play rthe Civitan' Cluk- Both the Potters will remiain over for the 1 Orpheus dinner to he yiven at the home of the new president, Milired Koib Schulze. next Wednescay evening es The Rubinstein Club gave a de lightful concert recently at Waltes Reed Hospital. The ciub was directed by Claude Robeson, with Pauline Knoeller at the piano. “The assisting oloists were members of the club All arrangements were handled by the philanthropic department. the cha man of which is Mrs. George O. V | cox. | Students and faculty of the Geor town Visitation Convent enjoyed musical treat last Sunday evening when M Weldon Carter presented Evelyn Scott, violi in recitai. As- sociated with Miss Seott in giving program was a youth pia; Flor- ence Fleanor Davis of Chicago | Miss Scott gave finished perform lance of several numbers that might easily tax the technical equipment of more_ experienced violinists. She wields a free bow, playing with breadth and purity of tone, and in one number, “Dance of the Sylphs,” by Goldblatt, produced beautifully belllike har- monics. She was especially happy In her interpretation of ‘“‘Chanson et Pavane” by Couperin-Kreisler, “Hun- garian Tone Poem” (No. 1) by Hubay, ‘Larghetto” by Haendel-Hubay and “From the Canebrake” by Gardner, “Scene de Ballet” by De Beriot, other numbers being “Minuet in G" by Beethoven and ‘‘Moto -Perpetuo” by Bohas. h Florence Davis is a gifted young pianist whose attainments far outstrip her years. The outstanding feature of her work is a clean, facile technique. and she was her best in ‘“‘Solfegiet- to" by Bach, “Minute Waltz" by Chop- in, “Scotch Poem™ by MacDowell and Percy Gralnger's spirited “Country (Continued on Eighth Pag MUSICAL INSTRUCTIO! Sophocles T. Papas nma Park. 549. T KARL HOLER Composer — Teacher 3803 13th St. N.W. Col. 7556 | | Established 1894 TENOR-BANJO. MANDOLIN. BAN. GUITAR, HAWAIIAN GUITAR AND UKULELE Studios Open All Summer Fnsemble practice with Nordicea Clubs Sole agency for the famous Bacon banjos and Stahl mandolins and guita PHONE COL. 948, 1801 COLUMBJA RD. SAXOPHONE | In 10 to 20 Lessons Rag. Jazz_and Popular Music a specs Come in, }:;l‘t;ahur vhone for booklat. . i uy intriment {rom s CHRISTENSEN SCHOOL OF MUSI 1322 G St OBrain 13 "ALBERT W. HARNED | Announces the removal of his STUDIOS To 1417-1419 N. Y. Ave. N.W. Voice Culture Artistic Singing JESSIE MASTERS, Associate MISS B. BARTEMEIRER Fretted Instruments C..E. McDOUGAL Piano Forte