Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 81

1 o0 . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 12, 1926—PART 3. = 5\ LEADING FIGURES IN CONCERT PROGRAMS DURING THE CURRENT WEEK OR still another week, right in’ succession, choral music leads in the majority of pro- grams planned for the Na- tional Capital. After the successful production of the Tschaikowski opera, “Pique Dame,” by the Wash- ington Opera Co., for which every- body from Mr. Albion, general director, down to the smallest chorus girl or boy deserves individual raise. After all this operatic glory, shington is landing with _both feet into the midst of ambitious Christmas carol programs. On_all sides one hears talk of carols. Sev- eral of the churches already in this page are printing their programs to be given as early as services today or next Sunday—the Sunday pre- ceding Christmas. They seem to have applied the post office slogan of “Mail early” to the dispatching of the Christmas music. * ok x % ODAY the Mount Hoivoke Glee Club gives some unusual examples of carof in a special service this evening at the Church of the Epiph- any. Friday evening those famous colored singers from Hampton Insti- tute under the leadership of the well-known composer, Nathaniel Dett, will include a group of dis- tinctive and little-heard carols on their program at the Library of Con- gress. The same night the Yale Uni- versity Glee Club will offer choral numbers in_conjunction with the banjo club of the same institution of learning. Last week at a special sacred con- -~ cert on patronal feast at Catholic University the Schola Cantorum, the University Glee Club. Dr. Leo Beh- rendt, director. St. Patrick’s choir. Miss Jennic Glennan, director, and John R, Monroe's Davison Glee Club offered' beautiful music by Vittoria, Palestrina, Gounod. Praetorius, Bul- lard, Dubois, Grieg. Arcadelt. Bach and Mozart. 1t is inspiring to find that local singers are interested in studying and developing programs of thishine music. which sets the very highest of ideals. In, this connection it seems most appropriate to mention that at a meeting of the interdenominational committee which was in charge of the recent concert of the Dayton Westminster Choir, held at a lunch- eon at the City Club last Monday, plans were laid to create a perma- nent city-wide musical organization, with the purpose of improving the music in general and church music in particular. It was decided to ap- point a.committee of 25 to undertake this work. Among the organizations whose representatives were present at the conference were the Washington Federation of Churches, the Feder- ation of Women’s Clubs, the Feder- ation of Music Clubs, the Y. W. C. A. and the public schools. Reports by members of the Dayton West- minster Choir Committee indicated that the recent concert was an out- standing success. * ok x BY HELEN FETTER. here, under the same auspices, were on hand last evening to accord her an enthusiastic welcome. A mere slip of a girl, it seems incredible that she should possess the intel- lectual as well as technical grasp of such compositions as tax. the ability of many virtuosos. In her program last evening, a tone of love- ly, singing quality, perfect intona- tion, a grace and freedom of bowing and a style that establishes her at once as a great artist, make her one of the most brilliant stars in the musical firmament.” Buffalo Evening News—“Some un- commonly good violin playing was done by the young American violin- ist, Sylvia Lent, who made her sec- ond local appearance Tuesday eve- ning in Elmwood Music Hall. Miss Lent's previous performance here was as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony, and at that time she scored a success. Tuesday evenings recital program served further to reveal her gifts and to deepen the carlier favorable impression. The young violinist draws a pure, lovely tone, smooth and resonant. There is authority both in her tone and in her style of performance and the accomplishment of her task causes her no apparent effort. With seeming unconcern, with. no man- nerisms or unsightly habits of per- formance, she interprets her music| in admirably finished style, the voice of her instrument ever wooing the ear.” * Kk ok Ok ITH choral music filling the air about our ears, it is especially poignant to stop a moment in this rushing season and tell of the pass- ing on of Joseph Pache, who for a quarter of a:century was noted for his work with a large phorzl or- ganization in the sister city of Bal- timore. ¥ Stocky, white-haired, indelibly Teutonic, Mr. Pache stood out as a personality in the music world of both cities. He came from Germany, where he was born_ 65 years ago, and where, in 1907, -the former Kaiser Wilhelm of that now broken empire decorated Mr. Pache with the Order of the Red Eagle for his services in promoting German music in the United States. Mr. Pache began his musical ca- reer in the Berlin Conservatory, un- der Scharwenka, and when_the fa- mous Pole came to New York to found a similar conservatory - Mr. Pache came with him. In 1892 Otto Sutro of Baltimore invited Mr. Pache to take the conductorship of the Baltimore Oratorio . Society, which he did, taking up his residence at 1532 Harlem street, in which house he was stricken with_the ill- ness that caused his death Tuesday. The funeral was held Friday. In addition to his work with the oratorio society,r Mr. Pache main- tained studios in Annapolis, Wash- ington and Baltimore for instruc- tdon of individual pupils. Tn Wash- pROBABLY the oldest carol—that is, the first ever sung—was that which the shepherds sang when they saw the wonderful star that hung in the night sky above Bethlehem. It must have been a spontaneous dox- elogy sort of song, with a note of exultation and excited amazement in it. And ever since then carols have been sung in every Christian country in the world. It is said that the first authorization for a collection of such carols to be made was issued to Thomas Tysdale in 1362 in England. The Puritans forbade the use of carols when they were in power, but back the joyous Yuletide music came when, with the Restoration, there appeared a book entitled “The New (.’:roh for the Merry Time of Christ- . -mas, to Sundry Pleasant Tunes.” ' ’ . L] Great composers have not neg- fected the obvious opportunities of this Christmas theme to develop beautiful compositions. Probably the most_famous of all such efforts is the Christmas oratorio written by George Frederic Handel in 1742— “The Messiah.” This year a special chorus gotten together as early as last summer for preliminary rehears- als under R. Deane Shure, Washing- ton choir director and composer, will sing “The Messiah” on December 21 Then, in February, this chorus will ve a program of six-part spirituals. th concerts will be presented in the Mount Vernon Place E Church South. * ok kX : R. FRANKLIN ADAMS, coun- selor of the Pan-American Union, has had news to the effect that 33 .bands throughout Latin America *have asked for copies of the composi- * tion known as “The Washington Eve- ning Star March,” written by Capt. Stannard of the Army Band. Mr. Adams says, in part: “We receive word every now and then from someone who spcaks of this composition. Only today there came a letter from the editor of the Brazilian-American, in which he says that the conductor of the big military police band in Rio de Janeiro is ‘delighted with “The Washington Evening Star March” and has been playing it constantly.” * %k % x ~QYLVIA LENT, the charming lit- tle violin artist who is a native of Washington and will give a re- cital here Tuesday, played in joint recital with Louis Cornell, young American pianist, in Buffalo last Tuesday, and her work received splendid comment from all the crit- ics. They said: Buffialo Evening Times—"Sylvia Lent made manv admirers on the occasion of her first visit here with the Detroit Symphony last vear and she added to the number last night. One caught the charm of her youth and the spontaneity in her playing, and these were suported by a cer- tain command of style and dexterity of touch. She is very serious, stands before_her audience straight, slim and still, yet this in no way detracts from her charm of manner; rather does it adZ to it, and one seldom sees an artist whose instrument seems so absolutely a part of the performance. With no unnecessary movement, no affectation, no dis- play, the violinist produces a tone rarely strong and true, with a dash- ing virility and broad command of color.” Buffalo Courier Express—"Sylvia Lent, although but 22 years old, has created a furore in the musical world. * * * Her American debut fast geason was a repetition of her and all who Eul an triumphs, $eard her at her former appearance A 2 imgton he was director of the Choir Invisible and was organizing this Fall a new choral group, the Wom- en’s Philharmonic Society. He also is noted for his remarkable and val- uable collection of art objects and antiques. Prominent in his treas- ures is a fine painting of Felix Men- delssohn, presented to Mr. Pache by the famous composer. feagh Another strong musical I’Id":ldlll‘ has been lost to local music circles in the death of Joseph Pache. * ok k¥ AIéO, as a last note in this col- umn on the subject of choral singing, it is a pleasdht duty to an- nounce that the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs is organiz- ing its annual caroling groups to go about to hospitals, orphan asylums and similar institutions, singing the Yuletide and 'Noel carols that are internationally beloved. Mrs. Charles MacRoberts, Cleveland . 629, is in charge of this work. 2 An amusing note is struck in an article we saw recently in an out- of-town paper—a note that brings the art of Christmas caroling d tinctly up to date. It reads as fol- lows: : io “An .increasing number of cities, towns and villages are adopting the custom of singing Christmas carols. Several of the larger cities, such as Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos- ton, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Denver, Dayton, etc., are expanding their plans for_the Christmas season. “This Chicago program, which is cited as a model for other large cities, is under the auspices of the Christmas Carols for Chicago Com- ‘mittee, with a representative mem- bership headed by the mayor. In Detroit, which is the pioneer in the movement, the caroling has of late been in the hands of the Camp Fire Girls and the Girl Scouts. with a special advisory committee in charge.” 1t is an admirable move in every case, but somehow, it all sounds so extremely twentieth-century effi- cient ; so much the American bigger- and-better-caroling sort of thing, in- stead of the spontaneous way in which little cliques of neighbors used to get together in the old merrie England days of early caroling and circulate in a much less ordered and systematic manner to sing of the Savior’s birth. However, as long as the end achicved is the same the method hardly matters, and, of course, in these days there is not the overflowing wassail bowl to draw people forth in unorganized neigh- borliness in _the United States of America, A. D., 1926. . James Barrr Soloist For State Societies | James Barr, young Washington tenor, will be the soloist in a musical program offered under the auspices of the Pennsylvania State Society at the Willard Hotel Thursday night at 8:30 o'clock, when aviation night will be celebrated. Representative Clyde Kelly will preside. Mr. Barr will sing two groups. of songs, including Victor Herbert's “Gypsy Love Song,” Haydn Wood's “Roses of Picardy,” “Then You'll Re- member Me,” from Balfe's operetta, “The Bohemian Girl"; “Just a Cot- tage Small,” by James Hanley; “Love in_ a Bubble” by Allitsen, and ;Mistress Margarita,” by Arthur A. enn, Mr. Barr also will be the soloist for the program of the New York State Soclety meeting at the Willard Hotel Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock. He will sing Bishop's “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eves,” Clay's “I'll Sing | Thee Songs of Araby,” and “Ross,” by Remilli, ’ Sounding Brass L LENTZ and his jazz orchestra of recording artists will be fea- tured at the Palace Theater this week. They are a lively lot and prom- ise many novelty numbers, with a few comedy attractions. Besides this presentation there are Easter and Hazelton in a dance specialty. This is a_promising number. David Ar- mand_will_be guest conductor and play the “Rhapsody in Blue” on the piano, Dick Leibert, organist, now bride- groom, is expected to be at his usual place at the organ today. With a long st of European tri- umphs behind them, Petersen and Charlotte added another to’ their list when they were featured in a dance act at the Carlton Club last week. Both are exceedingly good dancers and the night club's patrons seemed to be completely satisfled. More re- cently the dancers were In_Mexico, where they were tutored by Eva Perez, who trained Paviowa In her dances in the Mexican republic. The dancers are also noted for their ex- cellent skating ability, having been featured by Tex Rickard at the open- ing of the new Madison Square Gar- den in New York. ‘The students of the Knights of Co- lumbus Night. School have formed an orchestra. They will have their first tryout tomorrow night at the meeting of the students’ council of the school. Eddle Walsh will act as leader until further plans are made, ‘The Castilian Club Orchestra will furnish the music at the dance held by the T. 8. G. Fraternity Wednesday, December 22, at the Northeast Ma- sonic Temple, Eighth and F streets. Protests against the ‘“Charleston” are becoming quite frequent. Dance hall proprietors ban it, stating that it ruins the highly polished floors. Archi- tects are against it, claiming that it will cause buildings to weaken and in time fall, and surgeons warn that it causes ill health. But in Vienna a new protest has arisen. It is banned there to prevent the addition of cripples to the popu- lace. The Association of Dancing Es- tablishments of Vienna bars the dance in the respective places because of barked shins and, broken ankles in- curred by beginners attempting. to “Charleston.” Helen Dulin, Washington dancer, who is featured in novelty attractions at the different local night clubs, will be one of the entertainers at the testi- monial dinner to be given December ;’{1 for Cuno H. Rudolph at the Willard otel. Engagements of the Meyer Davis Society Orchestra include the dance given by Mrs. David H. Blair Satur- day, Mrs. Harry Brown's reception Thursday and Miss Frances Hopkins’ debut party last week. A specially as- sembled 30-man Davis orchestra will play at the motion picture party to be given by Mrs. E. B. McLean to- day in her town house. The Sidney Mayflower Orchestra has been engaged to play at the large dance at the German embassy on Saturday evening. Other engage- ments for the week included the two dances given in connection with the Ameriean Mining Congress at the Mayflower and the dance and dinner given by the Washington Real Estate Board. Mari:e Ban;fl Concerts. At the Marine Barracks Tuesday at 815 pm. a concert hy the United States Marine Band Orchestra, Wil- liam H. Santelmann, leader: Taylor Branson, second leader, conducting, will_have the following program: “The Gridiron Club’ .. X eatertho (b) “Punchinell ¢. Solo fer O Musician Wilbur D. Kiefe 5. Fantasia from the opera “The Inquisi- olf-Ferrari [3 4.""Rachmaninoff 7. Suite, “Caucassian Sketches Tvanov (a) in the Mountains. (h) In the Village. () In the Mosque. (d) Procession of the Sardar. Marines’ hymn. "The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star Spangfed Banner. Also at the barracks on Friday at 3:30 p.m. a concert Will have as the ram: Proffarch. “0ld Comrades”. Qverture, "Stradella’ . Andante | cantabile. ' from quartet, “Opus 11'".... Excerpte’ from “The ‘Vagabond Ki 1dyl. “Scotch Posm Mekey ‘in’ the Stra . Teike T (c) The (d) The Sandal. i) The Brogue “The Halls 0f Montezuma.” e Star Spangled Banuer. Marines hymn Rs. LUTHER GREGORY Womens City Club (aturdy) FRANCES GUTELIUS - Pierce Hall EFREM ZiMBALIST de\mshG:mmun}?/Cenfer(Toniqht) Masoric Auditorium CONCERTS John McCormack, Irish tenor, i torium at 8:30 p.m. at 8:15 p.m. City Club at 8:30 p.m. EFREM ZIMBALIST—Tonight. In the community eoncert course the second concert will be given at 8:30 o'clock tonight at the Jewish Community Center, Sixteenth street at Q street, by Efrem Zimbalist, vio- linist. The pregram will be: 1 1. “Praeludium and Allegro’ Pugnani-Kreisler 2. “Coneerto in G Minor".......... Hubay Igtroduction-scherzo Adagio Finale m i : . Sa manuel ‘Bay at’ ihie ‘plano. VIPIVOCE CLUB—Monday. That unique aggregation of children with musical talents who are develop- ing those possibilities in a practical fashion—the Vipivoce Club, Francis Gutelius, director—will appear in a program at Plerce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets, tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. The club will play six toy sympho- nies, including a new “Dolls’ Sym- phony” (a pantomime acted by six doll characters with symphonic back- ground, in four movements). Forty children, members of the club, will appear in costume. The assisting soloist will be the so- prano, Lucy Dickinson Marx, who will sing a group of songs she wrote for her own three little girls. Wilhelmina Gude will act as inter- locutor and chamber music selections will be played by Jean and Frank ‘Westbrook, Herbert Diamond, Thelma Callahan, Kathryn Latimer, Marie Hudson and Ted Crum. SYLVIA LENT—Tuesday. 0 is Sylvia?" will be answered for Washington music lovers Tues- day afternoon, when Sylvia Lent, the young violinist of such wide fame and reputation, plays in recital at the National Theater. Wherever she has played since her noteworthy debut in 1922 she has won for herself the compliment, “Now we know who is Sylvia,” from enthusiastic audiences. Moreover, she is Washington's “Mar- ian Talley.” T. Arthur Smith is pre- senting her. Her program includes many of the simple, well loved numbers, as well as the bigger violin compositions. It will be: Breiage and ‘Concerto” al of the ik “The Lark Ascending.’ K Vayghn Williame 4. “Largo” from the “New World Symph- Valls in B Chogne Spauiing t Cyril §«:u-§m-m Erneat 'aganini-Kreisler 0. MARIA MUELLER-FREDERIC SCHORR—Wednesday. Maria Mueller, soprano of the Met- ropolitan Opera Co., who made her local concert debut under Mrs. Law- rence Townsend's auspices last Win- ter in the series of morning musi- cales, will be featured in the second of this season's series in a joint pro- gram with Frederic Schorr, baritone, also of the M'eu-opolllan. who will 4 TONIGHT. Efrem Zimbalist, violinist, in recital, at the Jewish Community Center, Sixteenth and Q streets, at 8:15 o'clock. . TOMORROW. Vipivece Club, Frances Gutelius, director, in concert, at Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets, at 8 p.m. ‘Maria Mueller and Frederic Schorr, Metropolitan Opera Co. artists, in jaint recital, at the Mayflower at 11:30 a.m. n recital, at the Washington Audi- FRIDAY. A dance recital by a group from Holton-Arms School will be given at Wardman Park Theater at 4 p.m. Hampton Singers, Nathanial Dett, director, in program, at the Library of Congress at 8:15 p. Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs, in concert, at the Masonic Auditorium, SATURDAY. A group of composer members of the League of American Pen ‘Women will give a program of their own works at the Women's A JAMES BARRL - Willard ; (ah/r:rdd)l) MARIA MUELLER JoHN MECOorRMACIL ‘Washinq{‘ow Auditorium “Pirate Dreams,” by Huerter and “Valse du Colibri,” by Varney. Among the solo dancers will be Par- thenia Stubblefield, Ordway Whitford, whose sister is a ‘‘deb” this year; Anne Murray, tiny Patsy Elliott, who is but 3:; “Bo” Harkan (George An- thony Harkan), who boasts 4 years; Natalie Margetts, who, with Betty Cornwall and Peggy English, form a trio of toe dncers, and a number of others. These little folks all respond to the French ballet terms. They will give a pleturesque costume recital of dance and . pantomime, and Gordon Sheen and Emily Luke will give a tango. “Miss Mariof” will herself interpret a peacock dance. YALE U. GLEE CLUB—Friday. NorTon Conway S The Yale Universi lee Cl . LR, T 2 Tt i e Yale niversity Glee lub, Sylvia Lent, violinist, in recital, at the National Theater at 4:30 p.m. which, with the Banjo Club, appears WEDNESDAY. under T. Arthur Smith's management in the Masonic Auditorium Friday evening, was organized 113 years ago by the junior class of Yale College. The club has 34 members and the program will be varied. There will be serious songs, semiserious, and col- lege songs, and the program will be concluded with “Bright College Years,” the Yale anthem. There also will be several light quartet numbers and a specialty act by three members of the club. The clubs, which have taken trips every vear during the Christmas holi- days for many years past, have come to be recognized throughout the countrv as two of the finest organiza- tions of their kind. HAMPTON SINGERS—Friday. In the auditorium of the Library of Congress, Friday evening at 8:15, a concert will be given by the Hampton Institute Choir, under the direction of Dr. R. Nathaniel Dett. The choir wHl consist of 80 voices. The program of m, make his ‘American concert debut in this recital Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock in the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel. . Their program will be: 1. 31 > » o ‘a capella” music comprises early 2 (m £ Bach | church hymns, two numbers of Rus- (B) ihou, Art Repoie. - Schuber | slan liturgical music, several Christ- " ¥ Genunery | Mas songs and negro folk anthems, (@) “Hark, Hark, the Lark'. . Schuvert | Some n:f which have been arranged by 3. Aria, “Evening Star: “Ti N ST ]:-r 1 h-r- e hu.l\(:’mtssll%n tln this concert is free, it r. Schorr. | y card only. Cards ma: 4. Aria, “"“',‘,‘:',,"iz‘{,'f.'{,‘, Aida.” Verdi | for at the muilc dlvision z!b:hc:"lf;l' 5. (a) “Summer Solitude"....... Brahmg|Prary of Congress, beginning tomor- (b) “Thoa" ArtLike' "4’ Fower? | row, between the’ hours of 10 am e ., Schumann | and 4 p.m. Requests b; S (¢) “The Two G ai o p. quests by telephone . v, CGenapr -+ SCRUMANR | cannot be honored, nor those by mall, 6. (a) “Dreams r | unless from out of town. In view of (h) “Lovely Celia (¢) “Phyllis Has Miss_Mueller. Duet. “Magic Fiute" Miss Mueller and Mr. the limited seating capacity of the hall, persons unable to use the cards that have been issued to them are earnestly requested to return the same before the concert. WOMAN COMPOSERS—Saturday. Mrs. Luther E. Gregory, com T and mezzo-soprano soloist, m’;’.’?fiin chairman of music for the National League of American Pen Women, is arranging the program for the in- formal musicale to be given by both local and out-of-town members of the league Saturday evening at 9 o'clock. The program is to be given before the members of the Women's City Club at their clubhouse, 22 Jackson place, and members of the League of American Pen Women, the latter or- ganization having been invited to be the guests of the Women's City Club on that date. - All the music will be ofiginal com- positions of professional merit by prominent composer members of the League of American Pen Women. Mrs. Gregory herself has an operetta and a number of songs to her credit. She has been composing for the past 10 years and is widely known on the concert stage of the Pacific Coast as 7 JOHN McCORMACK—Wednesday. John McCormack; Irish tenor, who numbers his admirers by the millions in every part of the world, will appear at the Washington Agd!lormm Wed. nesday evening at Mrs. Wilson-Greene of evening concerts. Edwin Schneider will assist at the plano. The program follows: Gioits to mio” (E B G B Rest™ trom cantats T St tame name) ; " MeCormack. 1 (8) “I Tempi assai Lontani” (®) APB’rlelpm‘n! Spring’ (Chi oet, Te'an Teen. Al " Bantock (©) “Desala (Chiniie Poet. Kage™ (d) “Is Shs Not Paseing ‘Fair? ] t Fai Elgar Based on the Theme T March® o the Tem o finiline o'clock in popular series of ") iple of Confucius. L. (a) “Waltz" . Chopin | a concert singer, her h () e . 5 ome having (2] RARER i i 1511 GRGRIR | been in Seattle, Wash, prior to her Mr. Schneider. coming to Washington with her hus- Intermission five minutas, w. band, Rear Admiral Gregory. Mrs. Gregory will sing two groups of songs, one by Katharine Glenn, Se- attle composer, and_the other selec- tions from her own €ompositions. Among the artists to be presented by Mrs. Gregory at the musicale, some of whom will be announced Irish_ folk songs: (a) "The Bard of Armagh" (b) “The Next Market Day A (¢) “Kathleen_ Mavourneen'" " Mr. McCormack. later, will be Alice Crane of Mont- fay Nebt almaren | clair. N. J. and New York City, whose Tnde, the. Hai -Debussy | charming and original “tone poems'” have a national reputation. Mi Crane’'s work has received the high- est commendation from authoritative sources. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe (Mary Howe), composer member of the Dis- trict League of American Pen Women, whose delightful compositions for the ilafi: n;a baeon‘:vlflnf 'e‘omnntly more ely known, ve a grou original piano numbe: e ———— The Imperial Male Quartet will give its annual musical at the.Met- ropolitan M. E. Church ‘Wednesday evening. They will be assisted by Anton Kaspar, violinist, and Flor- ence Adams, reader. Mrs. G. Har. ris White is the accompanist.. Adolf Toroveky is playing an or- gan recital_at St. Michael and All Angels’ Fi opal Church, Baltimore, Sussday efening, ssell (b) “Your Eyes" ........ = &) “Ehe Me Back io ot ::!der Anche E. Mr. MeCormack. o DANCE PROGRAM—Friday. DANCE program at the Wardman Park “Little Theater” is an- nounced for Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. “Miss Marion"” and the dance pupils of the Holton Arms School have sent out the invitations, for the little ones there know their young artist-teacher only by that name, though she is Marion Grimes, herself a former Hol- ton Arms student and pupil of the Tchernikoff-Gardiner Ballet School of this city. The assisting soloist will be Hen- rietty Coquelety-sopranc, whe will sias: MUSIGRAPHS THE Mount Holyoke College, Glee Club of 65 volces will give a spe- cial musical service next Sunday at the Church of the Epiphany at 8 p.m. Some of the carols on the pro- gram have never been sung before in this country. They include thir- teenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and aixteenth century compositions. Dr. ‘William Churchill Hammond is the director. He is head of the music de- partment of the college. Miss Annle Parker, 2941 Massachusetts -avenue, this city, is business manager of the club. On Sunday’'s program, Dr. Ham- mond also will play a short organ re- cital. He came to Washington a year or so ago to give the dedication program on the organ at Mount Ver- non Seminary Chapel. | Kathryn = MacNeal. Washington ! pianist and interpreter, especially of |the moderns, has just returned from New York, where she spent 10 days. She was particularly interested while there in the program of modern music which she heard given by the International Composers’ League, Eu- gene Goosens, conducting. It was in- teresting to hear that this modernist composer-conductor_looks not unlike the late Rudolph Valentino. Miss MacNeal drove a party up from Washington and on the return trip stopped over in Philadelphia to pay honor to the Sesquicentennial. The District of Columbla Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will hold its third meeting tomor- row at 8:15 pm., at Epiphany Church. After the business meeting Katherine Fowler will play a short organ recital for members and their guests. Miss Fowler will play “Sunrise,” by George Jacobs: ‘“‘Intermezzo,” by Barnes, and “Prelude and Fugue in A Minor,” by Bach. The program for the Friday Morn- ing Musio Club this week will be given by Mrs. Tooke. planist; Helen Belt, violinist, and Florence Sindell, soprano. The French and Russian music will include: ece.” ““Minuet.” Rigandore ot Sol . Rimsky-] |ur"0‘v!~ !lnd? i > Blede 79 il Accom, Ba Gertrude Smaliwood. accompantst. A delightful program wis presented at the meeting of the music_group of the District branch of the League of Américan Pen Women by Lucy Page Stell, plamst; Virginia Hazen Morris, soprano; Irine Chainey, pi- anist: Mrs. Warner Gibbs, soprano, and Clara M. Breed, pianist. Papers read were ‘“History of Music,” . by Miss Breed; “Technique of Musical Composition,” by Mrs. Chainey, and “Listening to Music,” by Willard Howe. Features were the playing of original compositions by Mrs. Chainey and Miss Breed. The pro- gram was arranged by Sade Catherine Coles, chairman of the group. The 8. Coleridge Taylor Choral So- clety effected a permanent re-organi- zation Tuesday at the Phyllis Wheat- ley Y. W. C. A. J. Townshend Bea- son, leader of the Mount Zion Church choir, was chosen director, Alice Nel- son Williams, secretary. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. are to be the regular rehearsal days. Those particularly interested in this movement are requested to communicate with either the director, secretary or Dr. Amanda V. Hillyer. Junior leaders of the District of Co- lumbia Federation of Music Clubs are asked to attend an important meeting called by Frances Gutelius, chairman, for Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in Miss _Goodwin's studio. 1408 H street. Plans will be made for the concert to be given early in the New Year. Teachers of music are invited to form their puplls into clubs and bring them into the District of Columbia Federation of Music Clubs in time for participation in the concert. Many advantages may be derived from mem- bership. Telephone Miss Gutelius for further information. Practically all federated _junior clubs are collecting pennies for the McDowell crusade fund. A diversified program was presented by the Music Club of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae at the home of Mrs. Frederick J. Rice Tues- day. Miss M. Aughinbaugh, pianist, played “Hungarian Rhapsody 13" and other selections. Miss Mae Brosnan gave two songs. . Miss Edna Jones in- terpreted “The Flower Song,” from “Faust.” Miss M. Bazzuro displayed fine whistling ability. Club’s selections were (Denza) and “The Spinning Song’ (Wagner). Miss Angela Brosnan -ac- companied. Dr. Alexander Henneman directed and gave a short talk on choral or- ganization. By request he played two Sriginal, compositions, “The Rescue.” a child study, and the prologue to the photoplay “Fabiola.” The Choral Club will meet Tuesday at 1502 Columbia road at 7:30 p.m. Re- hearsals will be discontinued during the holldays. The Chaminade Glee Club, Esther Linkins, director, and Helen Murray, accompanist, will broadcast during the Kitt Hour of Music Thursday evening from 6:16 to 7 p.m., through station WRC. ‘They will be assisted by Helen Belt, violinist; Elizabeth Jordan, soprano; Arthur C. Gorbach, baritone, and William R. Hamill, organist. Miss Belt will play the obbligato for ‘Cantique de Noel,” sung by the club. Mr. Gorbach will sing “They That Dwell in Darkness,” from ‘‘The Mes- siah,” and will assist the club. Miss Jordan “List, the Cherubic Host,” by Gaul, with organ and piano accoms paniment. Other club members will be included in the first public presen< tation of “Triumph of the Dance.™ written for and dedicated to the Cham- inade Glee Club by Karl Holer, local composer-pianist, and “Christmas Star,” an old Christmas carol set to musie by Mrs. Crosby Adams, promi- nent composer-pianist of Montreat, N. C. s December 20 Helen Belt will again assist the club at the Home for In- curables. The club will sing Christ. mas carols at the Loulss Home Christ- mas Eve. This is the club's second visit to the Louise Home this season. It gave a concert there in Novem. her and is returning by special re. quest. Mrs. Katherine Eckloff Carr, former president of the club, will tell Christmas stories at both institutions. The Carbauh Concert Co. and Georgia Campbell of Keith's head the list of talent appearing at the dinner Thursday evening by the George Washington University Alumni Asso- ciation in honor of the foot ball team. The musical setting for “The Other Wise Man,” arranged for the story by Dr. Henry Van Dyke, which is to bhe presented again this season at Luther Place Memorial Church December 26, 27 and 28, will be played by Katherine Riggs, harpist. Special Hebrew and Oriental numbers will serve as accom- paniment for the beautiful legend, and Nina Norman, who will appear as the Hebrew mother, will sing a_haunting old folk melody of long 0. Judy Lyeth of the McKinley Dancers will appear as the Parthian slave girl in the final dramatic climax of the play. The Rubinstein Club announces that the three guest soloists for the sea- son's concerts this year will be: Giu. seppe Martino-Rossi, baritone, Febru- ary 8: Katherine Wade-Smith, young violinist, March 29, and Samuel R. Gaines, pianist, conductor and com- poser, on the program of the final concert, May 10. Tonight at the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church Mrs. D. C. Jack- son, organist, will give an evening of organ music, assisted by Mrs. J, R. Duffield, soprano. The program will present the story of the first Christmas in music. The numbers will bé: ““The First Nowell “Christmas Eve" . “The Annunciation’ “Christmas Pasto “Glory to God 0 Lovely Volces “Quest of the Magi Mre. Duffield. “Gesu Bambino" P Halotusah ehoras “Handd A junior music club was organized last. week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Higgins in Rockville, Md. It is under the supervision of Ouide Musin Croft of Washington, ::m teaches in Rockville every Mon- Officers elected for the club are: President, Helen Garrett; vice presi- dent, Austin Crane; secretary and treasurer, Rose Abert; planist, Juliette Nicholson; librarian, Ann Griffith. Each member of the club presented one number of the opening program. Mr. Croft talked on the life of Stephen C. Foster, American com- poser, and played a couple of num- ra. - The next meeting of the club will be held December 20 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Abert. This evening, beginning at § o'clock, at the Church of the Covenant, the musical service randered last Sunday evening will be repeated by request. The Evening Choir, Claude Robeson, director; Harvey Murray, organist, and Mrs. Howard Blandy, pianist, will present selections from ‘“The Holy City,” by Gaul. The solos will be sung by Frances Scherger, soprano; Char- lotte Harriman, contralto; H. T. Townsend, tenor, and -Raymond Moore, bass. The doors of the church will be open at 7 o'clock. The public is invited. Next Sunday evening the usual Christmas musical service will bhe given. Beginning at 7 o'clock and lasting until 8 o'clock, Christmas carols will be sung by the choir and solo quartet. Gretchen Hood, soprano; Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, hass, and Lewis Atwater, organist, will give the musio at this morning’s ice of All Souls’ Unitaylan Church. The numbers will include: Sopran Py Soul Longeth™... .Hahn rust in the Lord' Hande) §cquaint Thyselt With Him"......Buck FAve Maria Pistro Yon - “Marche Triomphale "1;"“1;'3:: At 5 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Atwater will play the following pro- gram of Italian music: “:Breludi . C. A. Bosst 54 Scarlatt; “fdasio and ~Galuppi levation E. Bos “‘Christmas i’ Sicily o Yo 10 the Sun" (Tris) Wascaznt The Whitecroft Piano School pre- sented a group in recital last night at the studios. Works glayed jnclud- ed compositions by Mozart, Kullak, Burgmueller, Fieid, Heller, Men- delssohn, Bach, Chopin, MacDovwell, Lack, Tschaikowski, Liszt and Dohn- anyi. Those taking part included: Helert Seal, Marian Drescher, Dorothy Ross, Eli Berg, Janet Jacobson, Ada Conk- lin, Reba Will, Anne Woodbury, Wel- tha Woolhiser, Ruth Gilbert. Loul Dyar. Helen Williams and Miss Caro- line Bender. A_delightful program was given Wednesday evening by the Calvary Quartet in the Guild Hall of the C: vary Methodist Episcopal Church be- fore an enthusiastic audience. The ensemble work showed sin- cerity of interpretation, and tHe lovely quality of the voices was apparent particularly in the pianissimo pas- sages. Florence Adams contributed a well chosen group of impersonations, STUDIOS OF Walter T. Holt Studios Established 1894 TENOR.BANJO. MANI . BA! AR AN ANAR SorTAR AND UKULELE wemble practice with Nordies Clubs. agency for the famous Bacon banjos and Stahl mandolins and guitars. PHONE COL. 946. 1801 COLUMBIA RD. SAXOPHONE Plano, Tenor Banjo. Guitar, Drums, Ete. ool 18 i 20 Losson Compe T wille 7" phtons for booklet. " Freé el BT, L ALL BRANCRES MAIN 7858 T BESSIE N. WILD Yolcs Culturs. Plane and Harmong. Adams. ey SOPHOCLES T. PAPAS o Bty Yt mee Frank. Instruments 4321 Comms Aves NoWs 600, WASHINGTO l::!ln OI:’[IIITIIIIIOI—T. Guy Lucas Concert Organist. 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