The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-29
ACADEMY OF THE VISITATION.

A Delightful Musical Programme Rem
dered at the Distribution of Prizes.
\ musical programme made up Of notable Sc
selections from the classical composers was rem
dercd in an exceptionally capable and delightful
manner at the annual distribution of prizes at
the Academy of the Visitation, Georgetown on
the 23d instant. "On Wings of Music," by
Mendelssohn, and translated by Heller, had
skllful and intelligent interpreter in Miss May
Seep. The lovely melody of the piece is sus-
tanned by the left hand while graceful aspeg-
pios in the right form an exquisite accompani-
ment. The melody, falling into another key, is
preserved in an impromptu-like movement,
leads up to several climaXes, ana returns in the
original song rhythm Of Mendelssohn to the
style of the beginning. Miss Seep's touch is
both clear and rich, her reading intelligent, and
her conception broad and comprehensive AS
her musical studies were made entirely in the
school the result of the training is at once COM
mandatory of the methods followed and estab-
fishes the young lady's claim to the prize OF
honor, rarely awarded to student. A remark
able performance was the rendering of Raff's
"Rigaudon'' by Miss Lillian Daily The piece
is regular study in staccato playing for both
hands, style that admits of no weakness in the
pianist Precision, force and delicacy are all
demanded, and Miss Lillian, child that she is,
answered the demand. 1t was most interesting
to watch the clear enunciation of the theme,
passage of about eight bars in martial style,
which was never missed, amid all varieties and
abundance of modulations it came as distinct
from the left hand as from the right, and thanks to
the keen perception of the little musician, was not
lost even in the fortissimo passages, which only
ocular testimony could attribute to one so young.
The famous caVatina from "Robert lie Diable,' y
which has tested the powers of all the famous
singers in the operatc world for the quarter of
century, was assigned to Miss Josie Endom, the
remembrance of whose singing last year robbed
of any suspicion of presumption the essay which
the eprogramme called on her to make. Withyoice
of unusual compass, even ana muslcal through
out its range, with accuracy OF enunclatioh, pre-
cison of attack, and combining power with
sweetness, the young singer gave rendition OF
the beautiful aria which will find place IN
memory alongside of those most esteemed
With Miss Natalie Otey she sang very pretty
duet by Masini, "The Land of Swallows
"The Lord is My Shepherd" by Schubert, a
vocal quartet, was sung by Misses Josie Endom,
Lilly Fahs, Constance Smith, and Natalie Otey.
The choruses were "Rise Again. by Leslie, and
"Good Night,n by Goldberg. The latter was
treated to delightful rendition of the BOlero
from "Siciian Nespers," by Miss Gertrude
O'Berne. The young lady has full rich voice,
and sang with exquisite taste the difficult aria.
The opening march from "Lohengrin" was given
with two pianos, two harps, and five violins.
This and the well-known march from the
'Queen of Sheba" were satisfactory proof that
the school of music in the Convent keeps fully
abreast with all approved methods in teaching.
The violin playing which the programme offered
encourages great expectations of what this
Convent school of music is destined to ac-
cOmplish. A band of Yiolinists, Pauline Swift.
Georgle Latham, Florence Lucas, and Jennie
Judge, with tiny Daisy Ashton for its attrac-
tive centre piece, may claim the thanks of at
least one delighted listener for bit of rare
musical enjoyment A Berceuse, by Oberthur,
graceful composition for violin and harp, re-
ceiyed appreciative treatment from Misses
Swift and Belle Weir, One of Doorak's dances