Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1930, Page 8

Laster Musir By Helen Fetter. I3 IHD; a HE most important festival known to Christmas celebrates the an; v 72 DBV N the human race is Easter. niversary of the birth of a Savior. Easter celebrates the rebirth of the human soul through death. Through the medium of the great tragedy of the death of Jesus Christ at Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago the fact is con- vincingly shown that it is beyond the power of human beings to de- stroy the human soul. The body may be tortured and crushed, but the soul lives on, blooming into fresh and more beautiful life after death than is possible in this world. v This belief is far older than the time of Jesus Christ. He was the most striking individual example of its truth. .Even in the dark ages, however, the pagan tribes worshiped with crude religious rites | the rebirth of the spirit of the earth itself and of man as a dweller on the earth. Instead of calling it a celebra- tion of the resurrection of a Savior, Methodist Episcopal they celebrated the rebirth of Nature | and all her kingdom. And &lways there was music. Easter a Pagan Heritage. Even the name, Easter, is a heritage of pagan times. In the cold, bleak land of the Norsemen they spoke of the divinity of Spring as Ostara (Easter).| ‘When their sun had disappeared for months, they celebrated its return by | painting eggs with the gay colors of the aurora borealis. Both rabbit and chicken, symbols of prolific reproduc- tion, became the symbols for Easter festivals. They have survived to the present day as symbols for children The popularity of baptism at Easter | also had its origin in those times when the long-dried springs were freshly filled with melted snows of Winter and so were consecrated to new life by the pagans. Fire was another natural phenomenon that had an important part in pagan as well as Christian celebrations. Symbolic of the flame of life, fresh fires were built and the youths and maidens desiring marriage did cere- monial dances about them. A most remarkable exposition of just | this thing is shown in the brilliant bal let production of Stravinsky's “Le Sacre du Printemps” (Spring’s consecration), which was given in Philadelphia for the first time in America last week and | is to be given in New York City Easter Monday and Tuesday. Leopold Stokow- | ski, who conducts this work, stated that | he felt this was absolutely the ap- | propriate season for the presentation of this work. In the Latin countries the Easter hearth fire is commemorated by the devout carrying candles to the church : to _be lighted at the altar and care- | fully guarded as they were taken t0|congct of the following 8t tomorrow | the home. | In Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre—actual church of the .Tesurrection—the ceremony of the holy fire that is observed on Holy Saturday is described by an American who at- tended this service as being the most thrilling of all the Easter services. It seems that the Orientals believe that the holy fire descends from heaven upon Christ’s tomb and is caught by the| archbishop and handed on to the| believers through a hole near the door. | The worshiper nearest the hole through which the candles lighted with the consecrated flame are handed carries them from the Greek patriarch to the archbishop when a great bell is tolled. | ‘Then it is that the struggling mass,of picturesque Orientals scramble ex- citedly to light their individual candles, and a great smoke arises from the thousands of flaming tapers. The Sunrise Easter Service. | The Moravians brought to this coun- | try from the Palatinate a beautifully | &, simple musical service for Easter that is | Sfdistinctly their own. The trombone | choir in each Moravian community | ~ plays resurrection chorales at actual sunrise in the cemeteries and the en- tire congregation gathers about its choir | in silent prayer. | A special sunrise service will be given | tomorrow at Walter Reed Hospital, with | sacred band music by the United States | Army Band and vocal music by a . double quartet of prominent Wash- ington singers. From even pagan times sacred music has been a dominant feature of Easter celebrations. Music for the little chil- | dren is most important of all. Most of the local churches have morning or | afternoon services especially for their | little folks. This particular subject | was touched upon earlier this week by | Mrs. Grace W. Mabee of Los Angeles, - of religious music on the | board of the National Federation of | Music Clubs, when she was honor guest | at a luncheon here. She said: | “Junior choirs throughout the coun- - try are becoming great mediums for im- | planting spiritual values in the growing | child. Music is necessary to moral and | mental development for balanced char- acter. It is the universal language, and the sooner that every village, town city and State realizes its value in welfare programs, just so much sooner will the appreciation of fine, cultural things be enhanced.” The churches of Washington seem to have endeavored more earnestly this year than ever before to honor this greatest and most sacred festival in Toyal fashion with worthy music. | Cantatas and oratorios have been given careful rehearsal. The simpler music programs featuring anthems and carols | in which the congregation can join unstintedly in swelling melodies is equally dignified. All the music chosen shows the patterned harmonies that outline so beautifully the hinges on that invisible door of death. 5 'SPECIAL music at Vermont Avenue - Christian Church tomorrow will | Mrs. Helen Turley. Vermont Avenue | | d = < o~ Stubbins | Kinder | FiZbe as follows aster Mors Adair | T& (Note: This o Presby! gcir, i will be sung by G —The choir will sing the Easter Can- W. E. Braithwaite, director and bari- | [is soprano; Helen Turley, con- | nounces the following special Easter tian Church | ucker.) | Miss Hull, organist, will use the fol- ude. “Song of Joy" <Postiude, “Jubilate ‘Amen” Shelley, will render the Easter cantata, .morrow at 8 p.m. Proud, Mrs. J. B. Cress, Harriet Meyer, M. Rice, Adeline Raker and A “et~hoir, and basses, John, L. Smith, o 1 | - hem—"At the Sepulchre’” Nevin | | s Contralto solo, | % ot V0L new Easter ['G of the Fourth ) = contralto solol. the FiChristian Church.) e ne, will be assisted in the music by ?j,Mrs H. C. Grimes, organist; Mrs. B. D. | ‘Shreve, “%tralto, and W. G. Sindell, basso. W Maj. Lee S. Tiliotson, director, an- music to be sung tomorrow by the | " chorus choir of Columbia Heights Chris- # ¢The Holy City".... .. Adams Hesanna ' - Granier | (Solo by Mida T | wing numbers: ~ [Prel: The Gospel Music Class, under the * direction of the teacher, Isabel Garvin “Everlasting Life,” by Lowden, at the Fifteenth Street Christian Church to- <=7 The personnel of the class includes: * Soprancs, Mrs. H. L. Skiados, Georgia Mory Phillipa and Isabel G. Shelley; aitos. Mres. M. L. Moffatt, Mary Flather, 5 Eoyd: tenors, C. H. Sowan, | © A B. Keefer, J. B. Cress and G. W. 5roe, Robert Crump and Edward F. ~der, = . L ,\. T Hamline Methodist Episcopal I THE EVEN NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930. R | | | | Church, Sixteenth street at Allison, | the music at the morning and eve- | soloists and the chorus choir of 50 voices, under the direction of John H. Marville, Stickles, soprano; tralto, and Mr. Marville, bass. Athey is the organist. J. Alden Finckel, first cellist of the National Symphony Orchestra, will be the guest artist, assisting the choir in the special musical program at the evening service ¥ At the morning service the program of music will be as follows: Qrsan Choru: ness” h Mabel Flehr, con- Edith B. coneert overture . . Hollins “Thine, O Gaul Harvey ... .Loret ‘Easter Di 5 “Where Hasi Th “Hallelujah" (Mess Organ, Grand Choeur Dialogue At the evening service the following program will be given: n. “Hosannah' .. ert Plece No. 2... u; rist Triumphan! ‘Sonat Cello. Allegro. Grave. " Gig (J._ Alden Chorus. a Russian “Easter “Alleluia, Christ Is Risen “Chris Quartet. “Hosan Cello. 3 H: Hartmann Parker Pietro Sammartini e, Finckel ) Alleluja’ Kopoly QOrga Cone Chor 1 -Gaul Gaul Granier Fincki “Easter Alleluia” . 'Adaglo” . " re: ymn to the Sun’ Rimsky-Korsakofl Mr el.) enwalder sting’ ©.Sta Organ, Tenor. “My Hope Is In the Evel (Daughter of Jairus) S (John Murphy.) Chorus. “‘Awuke Thou That Sleep opDausher of Jairus).... r aster March Special Easter music at the Chev Chase Methodist Episcopal Church will t rla: s tner est” ..Statner Merkel morning’s servics Orean prelude, “Larse Mixed quartet y Among the De; Mixed quartet. - Organ_postiude. * deemer Lives" : ‘The quartet choir is composed of Mrs. W. E. Braithwaite, soprano and direc: tor; Mrs. M. R. Shafer, alto; E. L. Simpson, tenor; L. C. Troth, baritone, and Mrs. E. L. Hall, organist. There will be a special vesper service at the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, Columbia road near Fifteenth street, tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The chorus choir of 50 voices, under the direction of Louis Potter, will sing the latter half or Easter portion of the oratorio “Messiah.” by Handel. The ac- companiments will be played by Mrs. Prank A. Frost, organist, and an or- chestra of 12 select musicians. Ruby Potter, soprano, will “How Beautiful Are Thy Feet” and “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth,” and Mrs. William T. Reed, contralto, will sing the aria “He Was Despised” and the duet with John B. Switzer, tenor. “O Death, Where Is Thy Sting.’ Charles T. Tittmann will also be prom- inent among the soloists. At the regular morning service Edythe Seek Ye the Living Brown Marmion Brosius will be the guest | artist and both junior and senior choirs will give the anthems. The program Organ prelude played by Christus _Resurexit aster Carol” by the junior Ravanello mpanied by Wesley Paris| chor, acco! | anthem, “Beautiful Savior,” by Chris- tiansen. sung by both choirs, with harp ccompaniment; harp offertory solo ‘Prayer,” by Hasselmans; soprano solo with harp and organ accompaniment, “Hosanna,” by Granier, and an_organ postlude, “The Tumult in the Praeto- rium,” by Maleingreau. The musical program for tomorrow's Easter services at Brightwood —Park Methodist Episcopal Church will con sist of the following: Morning service, 11 o'clock: Prelude. ‘! 1ug Song” .. Hollins Processional hymn, "The ‘Duy of Resur- rection g To Respons Anthem, “Gloria in Excelsis”.. ORterioty, “Andente” Anthe: Far Awa . . Gounod Hymn, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today" avidica Hymn. “The Lord Is Risen Indeed" ""Root Doxolog: Fostude, “Hallefuah Chorus”....... Handel Evening service, 8 o'clock: Prelude, Hymn, Anthem, Oftertor: Anthem, Hymn, “Rise, Glorious Conqueror”. ... M: Anthem, “Christ Being Raised" Rogers Postlude. on the theme, “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today" - ...Armstrong Incidental solos will be sung by Mrs. E. B. Neifert, soprano; Lucy E. Hop- kins, contralto, and Herbert Molineau. baritone. John B. Wilson is the or- ganist. ‘The music_for tomorrow’s service at Petworth M. E. Church, New Hampshire avenue at Grant Circle, will have the anthems ‘“‘Awake, Awake, 'Tis Easter Morn,” by Truitt, and Barnby's motet for chorus, with soprano and baritone solos, “King All Glorious.” In the evening the choir and quartet of soloists will give Shelley's Easter cantata, “Death and Life.” The soloists are to be Savona Griest, soprano; Linda Berg, contralto; Louis Goodyear, tenor; John McDonald, bass, with Lois Stuntz at the organ. ‘The choir of McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church will render an Easter cantata, “Bright Easter Morn,” at the morning service tomorrow, under the direction of Stanley William Bell. It is a vivid portrayal of the closing days of Christ’s life and ministry, covering the time from His triumphant entry into Jerusalem to His ascension from Olivet. At _Foundry M. E. Church tomorrow the Easter music will include: 11 am— Organ prelude, “Song of Joy"" Anthems, “As It Began to Dawn “Christ Our Passover’ o e postlude, “Hallelujah Chorus’ m— Organ_prelude, ‘Hosanna'', Sacred cantata, “The New Lif Organ postlude, “March of Victory’ Those in the quartet are: Mary Sherier Bowle, soprano; Adessa Ea hart, contralto; Horatio Rench, tenor; J. E. 8. Kinsella, bass; with Mabel Lin- ton Willlams, organist, and Anton Kas- par, violinist and director. At Anacostia M. E. Church the choir will sing the following anthems to- morrow at 11 am.: urs Mozart nte” ........... Harwood here Is a Green Hill “Hosanna’ ... 4 Granier ““When Seekest Thou'.. Geibe! ‘And at 8 pm. : “Where Have Ye Laid Him' In the End of the Sabbath' The organist is J. J. Thomas. The unjor choir will sing two numbers by Meredith, one on each RIOKIAR. Robertson ... Stult Handel | render | by | Goss-Custard | . Smart | ning services tomorrow will be given by | ‘The soloists will be: Ethel | Lutheran | y KTOMORROW morning’s Easter choir |2 music at the Luther Place Memorial | Church will include: |Orsan preiude. “Resurrection Morn | Anthem (choir), O Come, All Ye Faithiul. { Novello | Anthem (choir), “In the End of the Sab- a : Spenke | Soprane sofo, ““Hosannah' Granier | 3 M Smart | chotr. _-maieliijan” Choris” |~ *Messian’ | orean | Evenine program: Organ prelude, “Ave Maria”.... . Schubert Anthem’ (choir), "Christ, Our Passover.” Shilling Anthem (choir) “Unfold, Ye Portals, | Choir. “Hallelujah Chorus” (from ‘Messieh”) Morn." ostiude, ' ““Coronation ' 'March," Meyarbeer Organ postlude, “Cristo Triomiante" Mrs. B. H. Smart, soprano; Marion L. | Carle, contralto; Raymond D. Pillius, tenor: J. Walter Humphrey, bass and | chotr” master, and C. R. Hammerness, | organist. | Grace Lutheran Church choir will | sing the Easter cantata, “The New Lite,” | by James H. Rogers, tomorrow at 8 p.m. This cantata will be directed by Mrs. F. A. Klinge. Solo parts will be sung by Mrs. Klinge, soprano; Harold Martin, | | tenor, and Thomas Leef, bass. Mrs. Marfon St. John Aldridge will play the | organ. ‘The Easter music to be renderea | tomorrow at Trinity Evangelical Luther- | an Church, under the direction of John S. Thiemeyer, will consist of organ selections, selections by the choir | and church orchestra as well as spe- | cial solos. | will include® Processional, “Marche Romaine” “Hark, Ten Thousand Voices Sound: Bpu o : “*Adoration " from ' *“The Hi Violin Solo, R. C i “The Risen Ring" ... ... 3 Vocal_Solo.” Eleanor Boelis. Recessional, "Hallelujah Chorus Heine | At the 8 o'clock service the music | will consist of: er Bright and " from. “The Gounod " Kesse) Gaul Clifford | City™".. asters. Fair'". Holy City’ Violin Solo. R. C. Master: “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth, Vocal Solo, Mrs. H. Schnelder. “The Holy_City” i 3 umpet Solo, C. Heise “Hallelujah Chorus™, Handel | ~Gaui | Handel | Adams | Tr | Recessional, ..Heine | At St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Eighth | and B streets southwest, the music | Easter Sunday morning at the 11 oclock service. will include: Organ prelude, “Resurrection Morn” (Johnson), | | Lucy H. Paul, organist and director, | and the vocal numbers will consist | entirely of selections from the Easter | | cantata, “The Greatest Love" (Petrie). | | The solos in this cantata will be sung by Laura Lyle, Catherine Gross and | Wilfred Nerlich, and a trio by Laura | | Lyle, Anne Borjes and Wilfred Nerlich. | | Other members_of the choir include | Selma Trede, Marle Trede, Virginia | Cooper and Quentin Lacy. At the German service tomorrow | morning at Concordia Lutheran Church | the Davison Glee Club of about 30 voices | will sing the following: | ‘Adoramus Te" G. P, da Palestrina | “Halleujan Chori . ‘Chrigtus am Oelperg™) ... “Ein Frohlicher Gesang’ tury German Easter song), arranged for men's voices by A. T. Davison. At the English service at 11:15 a.m. | the full chorus of 50 voices will sing the following: Chorale, “O Rejoice Ye Christians Loudly” S, Bacl Easter Hymn, h Anthem. “Prayer and “Cavalliera Rustican Offertors, solo. ““Wh: Among the Dead’ Henrletta Fl Services will be held tomorrow morn- ing for St. Paul's English Lutheran | Church at 11 o'clock at the Metropoli- | tan Theater. Rev. Henry W. Snyder | is the pastor. The vested choir, under | the leadership of Willlam Fowler, or-| ganist and director, will render two | | anthems, “Christ Our Passover,” by | | Schilling, and M ni Living . .Brender | “The Lord Hath Tri- umphed,” by Harris. Mrs. William Fow- ler will sing a soprano solo, “Hosanna,” | by Granier. Vespers at Epiphany Chapel, Six- | teenth and U streets, will take the form of a choral praise service. In addition to the Lutheran liturgy the following numbers will be rendered by the choir and guest soloists: Prelude, violin solo, “Adoration” (Borowski), by Miss Doro- thy Seamans; anthem, “I Will Give You Rest” (West); tenor solo, “Wondrous Is the Story” (Reichardt), by Edward R. Witman: anthem, “Awake Thou That Sleepest” (Jackson); offertory, violin solo, “Berceuse” from “Jocelyn” (Dod- ard), by Miss Seamons; anthem, “In Heavenly Love Abiding” (Brown); organ postlude, “Merche Triomphale” (Cal- laerts), by Willlam Fowler. St. Paul's choir is composed as follows: Sopranos, Mrs. Willlam Fowler, Misses Eleanor Leech and Helen Swygert: altos, Mrs. Louis Hoover, Misses Mabel Brunner, Edna Eckhardt and Helen Jones; tenors; Edward R. Witman, Othniel Lockett, | George M. Cunningham and Jerry Des- mond; basses, Roy Clarke, Herman Riess and L. Russell Alden. At Georgetown Lutheran Church the choir will sing the following anthems: “Awake My Glory,” by Barnby, and “They Have Taken Away My Lord,” hy Stainer. In the evening at 7 o'clock the Sun- day s:h”’)l will give * the ohnston | 2 Gounod | % The_choir_personnel is composed of | % Ik At the 11 am, service the program | | pos Featured MWorks Qantatas. “The tC;\Allenge of the Cross,” at Albright Evangelical Church tomorrow at 8 pm. “The Gospel of Easter” (Fearis), at National Baptist Memorial Church tomorrow at 8 p.m. “Everlasting Life” (Lowden), at Fifteenth Street Christian Church tomor- Tow at 8 p.m. “Bright Easter Morn” (Keyser), 11 am. tomorrow at McKendree Meth- odist Episcopal Church. “Christ the Victor” (Buck), at Vermont Avenue Christian Church tomor- row at 8 pm. “Passion Music” (Gaul), at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church South at 8 p.m. tomorrow. “Olivet to Calvary” (Maunder), at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. . “Resurrection and the Life,” at Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Protestant Church tomorrow at 8 p.m. “The New Life” (Rogers), at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. “Prom Death to Life” (Bartlett), 8 p.m. tomorrow at Sherwood Presby- terian Church. “The Glory and the Resurrection” Church of the Ascension. “Death and Life” (Shelley), at Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. “The New Life” (Rogers), at Grace Lutheran Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. “Everl?]sflng Life” (Lowden), 8 pm. tomorrow at Takoma Park Baptist Church. “The Promise” (Rogers), 11 am. at Grace Reformed Church; Resurrection” (Shelley), at 8 p.m. “The Great Love” (Petrie), 11 am. tomorrow at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. “The Risen King” (Schnecker), 8 p.m. tomorrow at Takoma Park Pres- byterian Church. , “The Lord of Light and Love” at 8 pm. tomorrow. (Spross), 8 pm. tomorrow at the “The g (Edwards), at Eastern Presbyterian, Church g ®Oratarins. “The Redemption” (Gounod), Part II, at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at new Universalist Memorial Church, Sixteenth and S streets northwest. “The Messiah” (Handel), Easter pcrtion, at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary E: Methodist Episcopal Church. # “The Holy City” (Gaul), at Second Baptist Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. F AR ARRSREIRARH ARG M. E. Chureh Soutly | AUL'S “Passion Music” will be the | FASTER music tomorrow for the feature of the special concert to be Rhode Island Avenue Methodist given by the vested chorus of 60 voices | Protestant Church, Rhode Island a of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epis- | nue at Pirst street, will be featured at copal Church at 8 p.m. tomorrow. In- | the evening service at 8 o'clock, when terspersed between the separate parts |the cantata “The Resurrection and the of the cantata, a quartet of horns will | Life” will be sung by the choir. play some specially arranged medieval = "= e chorales which werc instrumentated by | aSmnomsie, "4 " Joyous Easier HyneSnE Edward C. Potter, Washington com- R emanne )l’nmude. “Easter Postlude'. ser. The soloists will be Esther Cloyd, 8 P soprano; Mathilda Kolb, contralto; | Prelude, “Christ Triumphan John L. Mitchell, tenor, and Arthur M. | [Pacan’of Enster - ; ¢! Tabbutt, bass. Edith Gotwalls will be{ e i e - R at the organ, with R. Deane Shure con- Male quartet, “In Joseph's Lovely Gar- ducting. | asttmm, « v 1 m, ‘This --Spanish air. By Bickinson The following program of Easter | postiude, “Easter Day’ music given tomorrow at the | Epworth M. E. Church South under the | MEle Gt e Tha Epworthl direction of Edwin Moore, organist and | tenor; Ben D. Thomason. second tenor: director of music: Paul F. Fox, baritone, and W. Cam- o Dl:‘:" e % eron Burxtgn, bFA:s:l Roberta Harstin, so- 3 5 aussmann | prano; a wler Moore, soprano; Progessional ‘Gunior and senior cholrs). | Mrs. A. D. Payne, contralto, and Anne Antiphonale, “'Ye Sons and Da of G. Smith, contralto. LSRR R LRy The Risen King Methodint Manney ... Bue st er Day arr. by Dickinson . Loret a: t % assemble and the children will present A A a5 IRty 4 = 4 The Ci 1mmmmm Roman Catholic 'HE solemn mass at St. Pltflck'a‘ Church tomorrow at 10 am. will’ include the following music: | Processional, “By Early Morning Light.” *Vidi Aquam’ The proper of by, cholr of me he ordinary of the mass will be taken {rom the “Missa Brevis.” by Palestrina. and efice. ultate Justi” by Via- na. will be Sung at the offertors. “Haec Dies” .. McLaughlin ganist and direct Miss the ‘mass wili be chanted n. or, Fioravanti, Royden J. Dixon and James Nolan, and a chorus of 35 voices. Catholic Church, Thirty-seventh street and Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier, Md,, will have the following musical program at tomorrow's 11 o'clock mass: Processional, “Praise Ye the Father" Koyrie, “Mass in Honor of St. Paulina," ain Glorig, “M: William L. Bailey Credo." * ‘Glorza " Gounod ina,” St. Baucier” Mass”.... . Rosewig . Shubert " Glorzi Barthiclomeus The soleists will include Mary Ger- hardt Hagan, contralto; Florence Hager, soprano; Marie Vennemann, soprano; Bernard G. Gerhardt, bass; Joseph W. | Robicheau, tenor, and Paul Beckert, | tenor. The choir is under the direction | of Charles J. Famosa, organist. | _ At the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Sixteenth street and Park road, solemn | high mass will be sung tomorrow at 11 o'clock, when the following program of music will be given: “Vidi Aquam” (Schoepf), introit, “Resurrexit” (Vanden Elsen); Kyrie and Gloria from Perosi’s “Missa Benedicamus Domin grad- uale, “Haec Dies” (Vanden Elsen); credo (Perosi); offertory, “Terra Tre- muit” (Greith); Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei (Perosi); communion, “Pascha Nostrum” (Vanden Elsen); “Ave Verum” (Mozart), “Tantum Ergo” (Verdussen). The soloists include Mabel C. Lati- mer. soprano: Christine L. Levin, con- tralto; Robert M. O'Lone, tenor; Jo- seph P. O'Lone, bass, and the mixed choir of 40 voices is under the direc- tion of Marie Louise Sullivan, organist. @ongregational SPECIAL Easter music will be ren- dered at the First Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets, tomorrow at 9 am. and 11 am. The same pro- gram will be given at both services by the vested chorus choir of 60 voices, di- rected by Ruby Smith Stahl, assisted by the First Church Quartet, composed of Ruby Smith Stahl, soprano; Dorothy Wilson Halbach, contralto; Francesco Della-Lana, tenor; C. Ridgway Taylor, bass-baritone, with Paul De Long Gable at the organ. Following is the program: ORGAN. “A Musical Story of Easter,” Arranged by Paul D. Gable Knaj ‘The Entry Into Jerusalem’ “The Sacrifice". 5 Tchalbowssy “Tschalkowsky MSrhing at the “The Risen Lora” e ANTHEMS. “Then Round About the Starry TI Tomb rieg S avidica hrone™ Handel (Samson) i o Parker Ye Despisers”. QUARTET. ‘hen the Sabbath Was Past' “‘An_Easter Alleluiah’™ Vulpius-Dickinson ““The Hallelujah Chorus” (The Mes- 0% s et Handel “Behold, Ho ...Foster ORGAN. An Easter Procession: Galbraith The music for the 11 o'clock service of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church tomorrow will include selec- tions by the Mount Pleasant chorus and the quartet. The latter is composed of Elsie Schultze, soprano; Mary Apple, contralto; Willlam Shanahan, tenor, and Herman Fakler, bass. Norton M. Little is the director and Claude Robe- son will be at the organ. ‘The program follows: Organ_ prelude, “Resurrection Morn” Anthems— “He Is Risen”.... “Christ Is Risen Fr Organ postlude, stance” .. Euvangeliral 'HERE will be three services at Al- bright ' Memorial Evangelical Church tomorrow. At 9:45 a.m. the Sunday school will | an Easter program of songs, recitations and exercises. At 11 o'clock the service will begin with the children’s processional. Mrs. 1 sing “Allelujah, .” There will be baptismal service, followed by the chil- dren’s choir singing “Allelujah.” The quartet under the direction of M Perry will sing “Christ, Our Passover, oy _Schilling. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock the young | people of the Sunday school w! - sent the pageant “The Challenge of the ross.” The children’s cheir, the quar- tet and Mrs. J. P. Winter will provide | | clude: tt | corner Thirty-first and N streets north- Jennie Glennan, will be assisted by the | ® : | quartet, Edna Hillyard Howard, Clelia | A Easter Sunday services at St. James’ | b | Elizabeth Baugh, Mrs. F. W. Bell; altos, Coday!™ t5e § By E. e & / Che Russian Laster 2 5 . Melcher. 2322 2RBH2H B2 HE Easter bells, which concurrently are sounding their jubilant notes throughout the world, country seldom associated w intoning the more familiar of the hymns, have this year perhaps a deeper significance in a ith the joyous spirit of Eastertide Russia seems, indeed, vastly distant from the festive music pag- eantry that is being widely heralde: d from other shores. Particularly this year, when its church bells have been threatened with lifeless- ness, is it appropriate to find that one of its most famous composers devoted much time to the music that he visioned as a part of Easter Rimsky-Korsakoff, whose weirdly melodic art struck a new note in the reactionary movement of his time, rather surprised his ad- mirers by composing “The Brigh Baptist NATIONAL Baptist Memorial Church will have Easter music sung by a choir of 40 voices tomorrow. Assisting soloists will be: Inez Miller, soprano; Mary Apple, contralto; Herbert Aldridge, tenor; Mabel Barrows, alto, and Henry Magueeson, bass. Mrs. Emily G. Dick- inson is organist and choir director. In the morning the music will in- | ! Jlad, , Ye Children of Be Glad, Then. nildren of “Awake Thou That Sleepest'’.Maker ‘They Have Taken Away My Lord: : Quartet, “Magda M In the evening the choir will sing the sacred cantata, “The Gospel of Easter, by Fearis. There will be special organ numbers. “The Holy City,” an oratorio written | by A. R. Gaul, will be presented at the second Baptist Church, Third street bt tween H and I northwest, at 8 p.m. to- MOrToW. Dr. W. Scott Mayo is director and Pearl Flipper organist. Centennial Baptist Church, Seventh and I streets northwest, will feature Charley Clark, radio soloist, at the spe- cial musical service at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The West Washington Baptist Church, Anthem, Zion arrington ..Warren west, will have the following musical program for tomorrow morning’s 11 o'clock service: Hymn No, 127, “Welcome, Happy Morning" Anthem, “The' Lord Hath Triumphedl . s Hamblen th e 4 tlson The 8 o'clock service will include: Hymn No. 123, “Come, Ye Faithtul, Raise the Strain” jour Passover”. . Schilling e First Day of the Week'..Shelley ‘An Easter Alleluia”........ Heyser Mrs. E. H. Bogley is the organist and | Mrs. C. 1. Sanders is director of th chotr, e ‘The vested choir of the Takoma Park Baptist Church will render the follow- ing anthems at the Easter services to- morrow morning: “As It Began to Dawn,” by Vincent, and soprano solo, “Hail Joyous Morn,” by Cadman, sung by Mrs. W. S. Allison. In the evening the choir will render the cantata, “Everlasting Life,” by Lowden. The members of the choir are as follows: Sopranos, Mrs. W. S. Allison, Mrs. Hugh McKinnie, Winifred Royle, Mrs. C. G. Royle, Mrs. Victor Giffen, Mrs, Charles W. Flora; tenors, Paul Y. Garrett, Roy L. Whitman; bass, Edward ‘T._Boylen. Isabel P. Middkekauff is the organist and director of music. Easter music at Chevy Chase Baptist Church will have in the morning the t Holiday.” This more properly termed “Easjer Overture” he fashioned on themes fjleaned from the pages of the Obikhoa—the Obikhod being & collection of the most important canticles of the Russian Orthodox Church, and also, incidentally, the first music that was ever published in Russia. Strange does it seem that this overture should have been the product of a country whose trend in literature and music at that time hovered so perilously on the pitfall of depression, where the life of man was likened unto the mere vagaries of a painful shadow, and where a genius such as Tolstoy could warn the world that music was dangerous in that it drew forth one's *most hideous in- stincts. Stranger even is it to find that the co-patroit of Borodin and Mousorg- sky should have chosen the mold his Easter overture into a pattern of the brightest hue, Easter Overture Musie, For those who know the music of this “Bright Holiday,” with its lethargic in- troduction on the theme of “Let God Arise,” alternating with the solemn ecclesiastical strain, “An Angel Wailed.” it is needless to point out that there is distinct pleasure to be had in hearing the solemn trumpet voice of the arch- angel replaced by that joyous, almost dancelike tolling. And following this there is the Obikhod theme “Christ is Risen,” which appears amid the trumpet blasts and the tolling of the bell, constituting a kind of trlumphant coda. The composer himself has given ex- pression to the theories and principles that he had in back of all this. Of them he says: “In this overture were thus combined reminiscences of the ancient prophecy, of the gospel nar- rative and also a general picture of the Easter service with its ‘pagan merry- making.' The capering and leaping of the biblical King David before the Ark. do they not give expression to a mood of the same order as the mood of the idol-worshippers’ dance? Dance Music of Church. “Surely the Russian Orthodox Obikhod is instrumental dance music of the church, is it not? And do not the waving beards of the priests and sex- |tons clad in white vestments, and in- toning ‘Beautiful Easter’ in the tempo of allegro vivo, transport the imagina- tion to pagan times® And all these Easter loaves and twists and the glow- ing tapers * * * How far a cry from the socialistic teaching of Christ! This legendary and heathen side of the holiday, this transition from the gloomy and mystericus evening of Passion | saturday to the unbridled pagan- religious merry-making on the morn of Easter Sunday, is what I was eager to Teproduce in my overture.” That Rimsky-Korsakoff has accom- plished all that he set out to do is more than obvious. He has given ex- uberant expression to that strain of mystical heathenism of which he was s0 fond. He has built his Easter on a plan of augmented rejoicing, which reaches the pinnacle of its enthusiasm at the very end. Heedless of the mixed quartet—Mrs. Hugh Murrell, so- prano; Mrs. Charles Muir, alto; Ken neth Forbes, tenor; T. W. Norcro: bass—presenting “Magdalene,” by Wa ren, and “Hail Him Lord and Leader,” by George Nevin. In the evening at 7:45 a chorus o voices will sing “Garden of Piayer,” by Rey: “Legend.” by Tschaikowsky: “Ho- by Granier, and “All Hail, O Morn of Glory,” by Geibel. The mixed quartet will render Was Mary Weeping” by Emerson, and f 20 " by | the male quartet—Kepneth Forbes, first tenor; Cleveland Norcross, second tenor; Theo. W. Norcross, first bass, and Rob- ert J. Campbell, second bass—will sing “No Shadows Yonder,” from Gaul's “Holy City,” and “Softly and Tenderly,” by Thompson. ‘The quartet and chorus arc under the direction of T. W. Norcross, and Grace Jackson is the organist. At tomorrow morning's service of the | Highlands Baptist Church, at Four- teenth and Jefferson streets northwest, the program of music will include an | anthem by Schilling, “Christ Our Pass- | over,” sung by the choir, and a tenor solo, “Hosanna,” by Drainer, sung by | C. Evans Brooks. | At 8 o'clock a service in music, Scrip- | ture and pictures arranged by Narcy | Longenecker will be used. During the | showing of stereopticon slides of famous | paintings of the Passion week appro- | priate musical numbers will be rendered. These will comprise three violin_ solos by Josephine Bergeson, accompanied at the piano by Ruby L. Booth—"Largo"” | from “New World Symphony.” by Dvo- | rak; “Angels’ Serenade,” by Braga, and | Handel's “Largo.” The vocal numbers | will include two tenor solos—“The Plains of Peace” by D'Auvergne, sung by C. Evans Brooks, and “The Palms,” | by Faure, sung by Charles Criss. Other | numbers by the full choir will be fa- | miliar hymns appropriate to the pic- | tures, including “Ballad of the Trees | and the Master,” written by Sydney | Lanier. | The choir s directed by Bella B.| Thompson, who is also the accompanist, | and is composed of Mrs. J. E. Bocth, | Mrs. R. H. Bonavita, Mrs. M. C. Leon- | ard, Emma Guschewsky, C. Evans Brooks, Charles Criss, E. L. Edwards and J. E. Booth. The Easter music at Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow will include: | ay Organ recital, “Humoresque” and * from ““New World Quartet, ‘Bre Chorus choir. b | God' Omnipotent Reigneth” | The quartet is composed of Blanche Kerr, soprano; Cleo S. Parks, contrall ‘William F. Raymond, tenor; Fred Eden, baritone, with Thomas Moss, organist and director. At Petworth Baptist Church tomor- row's Easter music will be given by the quartet, under the leadership of Harold King, as follows: Anthem, “Christ Our Passover,” by Schilling; anthem. “Lo, the Tomb Is Empty,” by Broome; an- them, “Darkly Rose the Guilty Morn- ing.” by Bush; anthem. “The Lord Is Risen Indeed,” by Stults; anthem, “Why Seek Ye the Living Among the Dead?” by Warren; anthem, “They Hav: Taken Away My Lord,” by Harrington: an- them, “Ring Out, Glad Bells of Easter Tide,” by Bartlett. ‘The organist, Albert Havenner, will have as opening and closing music the followin, Prelude, “Easter Morn,” Ly Johnson; postlude, “Christ Is Risen.” The quartet consists of Ninn Norman, soprano; Helen Tucker, alto; Harold King, tenor; Ira Meyer, bass. Easter music at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets northeast, tomorrow will include: Morning serv!!:(‘: Organ prelude, “Hal- - Cheus | t | by Gestoude mournful cry of his countrymen, he has | given the most out of what he hoped might be the glad tidings of his Lord's resurrection, in a sincere musical tribute. Perhaps there are few that will be hearing his overture this Easter day. Appropriate it seems, however, to re- member him. and to hope that the Easter bells of which he was so fond will continue, as has been their wont—un- molested. “Near the Cross | | ’I‘OMORROW‘S musical program at the Universalist National Memorial Church, Sixteenth and S streets north- west, will be given by the National Cap- ital Choir. directed by Albert A Harned. At the 11 o'clock service the program will include: Organ prelude, “Overture to Lohengrin” (Wagner), Miss Atkinson. ~Anthems: “Gloria,” from the “Twelfth Mass,” and “Christ the Lord Is Risen” (Mozart); “Let Us Sing Christ the Lord's Wondrous Story” (Mascagni), solo Miss Koehl, and “Worthy Is the Lamb,” from “The Mes- siah” (Handel). For the vesper service, at 4:30 pm. Gounod's oratorio “The Redemption,” part two, “The Resurrection to the As- cension.” will be sung. The soloists in this will be Alicegene Graves and Irene Koehl, sopranos; Je: Masters and Marjorie Soper, ntraltos; —Eugene Dahl, Lynn Gillchrest and Edwin Singer, tenors; Warren Adams and Ralph Belliette, basses. Mozart's “Alle- luja” will open this service, sung by Miss Koehl. Smallwood Mockbee; anthem, “Gloria” (Mozart); anth:m, “Lo, the Tomb Is Empty” (Broome); - organ _offertory “Morning Song” (Lerkel): duet, “Ho- sanna” (Granier), by Mrs. John G Clary and Dr. Sterling Bockoven, and organ postlude, “Triumphal March” (Heintz). Evening service: Organ prelude, “Come, Ye Disconsolate” (Gillette), by Gertrude Smallwood Mockbee: arthem, “Christ Our Passover” (Schilling); an- them, “Resurrection” (Shelley); orgsn offertory, “Even Song” _(Rockwell); duet, “Crucifix” (Faure), by Dr. Ster- ling Bockoven and Nathan A. Clark, and organ postlude, “Festal March” (Kroeger). ‘The choir at Fifth Baptist Church, E street southwest between Sixth and Seventh, will tomorrow render musis appropriate to the Easter season. Th program for the morning includes “ It Began to Dawn,” by Martin, an “Christ, Our Passover,” by Schilling, The offertory solo, “No Cross But Crown,” by Johnson, will be sung by Ml_‘s_shl"‘rancei Fallon, contralto. e evening anthems are “Angels Roll the Rock Away,” by Holden, and “The Seal Is Broken,” by Watson. The uf‘!fir'ggy solo, I"‘Ho;;nnl," by Granier, wi sung by Dr. A. L. Simj 3 tencr and director. e The incidental solos in the various anthems will be sung by Mrs. Bernard Douglas, soprano; Beverly Newton, contralto, and E. G. Obryhim, tenor. The choir is under the direction of Dr. A. L. Simpson, with Mrs. C. L. Car- penter at the organ. Easter music at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, corner Nineteenth and I streets northwest, tomorrow will be: Morning service, at 11 o'clock. Anthem. “Rejoice. for Christ Is Risen.” Brown Incidental . N Diuguid. us, St Soloists—J. Stanley Brooks, tenor (guest); Effie Burton, soprano; Eliza- beth Dickerson, soprano; Lawrence B. Curtis, baritone: Albert D. Smith, bari- tone; Hiram Wildy, bass. Eenjamin Washington is director of Qe apd Lena M, Ware is Qrganist.