Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
IN MU SlCAL CIRCLE S
Many Matters of Decided Interest to Local
Musicians.
Some Elaborate Choir Programs for
TOmorrOw-Pupils' RecitnIs
I'm Prospect.

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| the foundation of st. Augustine parish
| will be celebrated. The following program
| of music will be sung at the high mass, a,
II o'clock: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo Agnus
| Del, from Beethoven's First Mass, In c
| major, sung for the first time in St Au-
gustine's Church; Sanctus, from Haydn s
| Imperial Mass; Benedctus, Gounod's St
| Cecilia Mass; Jubiate, by Diabelli. The
| regular choir consists of the following
| ladies and gentlemen: Sopranos, Mrs. Mar
tina Irving Mrs. Anna Swami, Miss Clara
| Wheeler Miss Mary Simms Mrs. Susie
Green, Miss Julia johnson, Mrs. Lulu
Prather, Miss Carrie Hawkins; altos Mrs
Lavinia Lotion, Miss Carrie Johnson, Mrs.
Agnes Lemon, Mrs. Phoebe Broughton,
Miss Lizzie Parham; tenors, Mr.. j. l. Jack
son, Mr. Geo. Lemon. Mr.. VIM. Smith, Mr..
Vincent Devaul; bassos, Mr.. w. r. Benja-
min, Mr.. John Cole, Mr.. T. l.. benjamin,
Mr.. II. J. Radcliffe; director and organist,
Prof Anton GlOetzner; librarian, Mr. Ber-
nadine Smith. The choir will he kindly as
sisted by the following well-known sing
ers: Soprano, Mrs Lena Mckinney; tenors,
Messrs. VIM. Goodrich and J. f. Ratthy;
bassos. Prof. John T. Layton and Messrs.
Forkey and Amber. The solos of the
mass will be taken by: Sopranos, Mrs.
Martina Irving. Mrs. Lena Mckinney;
altos. Mrs. Lavinia Lotion, Miss Carrie
Johnson; tenors. Messrs. J. l. Jackson,
VIM Goodrich, j. E Rattby; hassos, Mr..
w. T. benjamin, Prof. John T. Layton,
Mr.. Forkey. In the afternoon at 80
thanksgiving services will be held, at which
Cardinal Gibbons will preside.
Miss Mamie Donnelly went to Whining
ten. n. c., to sustain the part of Mabel in
Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Of The Pr
rates of Penzance." She also sang the
offertory at St. Thomas Pro Cathedral
lest Sunday. The Messenger of that city
thus speaks Of Miss Donnelly's arrival
there: 'She has an exceptionally fine So
prano voice and has been specially en-
gagged for the occasion She is noted In
choral circles in Washington and the press
Of that and other cities are lavish in their
praise of her singing.
Miss Donnelly arrived here Yesterday
me rninS and already she has made many
friends. She speaks in glowing terms of
Wilmington and we are sure people
will be captivated by her With her su-
perb voice and cultivated vocal powers,
she will add much to the opera, and the
ladies who have II hand are to be con-
graduated upon having secured her tai
ent'
Mr.. WIN. Waldecker has resigr4ed his no
sition musical director of the Washing
ton Saengerbund. This action will be re-
Etetted by all who have observed the earn
est and intelligent work he has done for
this organization since he has had con-
troll OF its rehearSals. thoroughly equip
ped musician. having completed his edu-
cation at Leipsic, Mr. Waldecker possesses
him as a director. and the Saengerbund
has never done better work than during
the time he has welded the baton. He
is also an exceptionally good pianist both
il solo and accompaniment work, and his
versatile talents have brought him into the
front rank of Washington musicians
Tomorrow being Trinity Sunday it will
be especially observed at Trinity Church,
Georgetown, where an elaborate musical
program will be presented. both at the
morning and evening services. Solemn high
mass will be celebrated at 1870 am, when
the following program will be rendered:
Organ prelude, Grand Offertoire de St Ce-
ella, Batiste; Asperges me, Wiegand; mass.
Messe Solenelle Zen suite, Gounod; Veni
Creator, soprano solo and quartet, Cirllo;
offertory, Tu es Petrus, Celixa Lavalie;
pCstlude, first movement of grand sonata
in A minor, op. -, Whiting.
Vesrers will be at 1875 pm, when Mil
lard's Vespers will be sung. as well as the
following selections: Organ prelude, Of
fertoire de st. Cecilia, Batiste; hymn, Tu
es Petrus, Lsvalie: MaSnificat Mario;
Solve Regina, Willard; o Salutaris. soprano
solo. with violin obligato, Gumprecht; Tan
tum Ergo, Rosewig; postll de, grand go
nata in minor, op. % Whiting. Quar-
tet@SopranO, Mrs. Esther Gumprecht: alto
Miss Virsie Wetzel; tenor, Mr.. AL Fennell;
bass, Mr.. Michael Scanlon. The chorus
will he augmented, and Mr.. f. s. Low.
violinfst, will assist. aOrganist and director,
Mr- Armand Gumprecht
The annual recital by Miss Katie v. Will
son and her pupils will take place at the
New National Theater June 10. and the
program indicates the advanced grade of
those who will participate. Features cf the
program will be a chorus Of fifty voices
which sIaI, I viii be heard in the 'Inflammatus,"
from Rosslnis 'Stabat Mater" and the
scene and prayer from he "Cavalleria
Rusticana;" a ladies' chorus, who will
sing Dudley Buck concert waltz, and the
Ceclilan Quartet, which will be heard in
two numbers. The soloists will be Miss
BERTHE Thompson. Miss Dorothy Dalrympla
Miss Louise Weldon, Miss Elite Noah, Miss
Josie Burton, Miss Alice Pillsbury, Mss
Ella Wilson, Miss lima Callahan, Miss III IN
Nye, Mrs. w. l.. Wilson and Miss Hatfe
V. Wilson herself, who will sing Arditi's
IL Estasi,' with violin obligato by Miss
Bertha Lucas. The accompanies will be
Prof John Porter Lawrence and Mr.. Henry
Xander.
The Sunday Night Music Club celebrat-
ed Wagner's birthday at Miss Rebecca
Behrends, playing the overtIres and Sc
iections from Iienzi, The Flying Dutchman,
Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Sigfr,i and The
Meistersinger, taking them up in the order
In which they We're written, studying them
to learn his development of the music
drama from the italian school Of opera
Miss Reichenbach sang the Prayer, from
Rienzi Elizabeth's Prayer, from Tam
hauser, and Elsa's Dream, from Lohen-
grin.
Cardinal Gibbons will administer con-
frmation at Immaculat e Conception Church
tomorrow morning after the o'clock mass
There will be solemn high mass at 1890
at which the musical program will be I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. Clara B. Smith,
and will include Gounod's ST Cecilia Mass;
'Veni Creator" by Rubinstein, and Mas
cagni's Prayer" for offertory. The latter
viii be sung. by Miss Annie Grant, with
harp accompaniment by Miss Anita Cluss,
and violin obligato by Miss Bertha Luz
cas-. Mr.. Arthur d. Mayo is the organist
Vespers are at o'clock. 40 Salutaris"
by GLORIA, will be sung by Mr.. Chas. F.
Myers, and Faure.s "Tantum Ergo will
be sung at benedietion.
The music department of Howard Uni
versity has been doing great deal of
excellent work among those who, while
possessors of vocal gifts We're nevertheless
unframed. At the departments third an
niversary were revealed many excellent re-
suits, due to the skill and application of
Prof. w. j. Stephens, who is principal of
the vocal department and instructor in
voice culture and theory. The music de-
partment has come up from a very small
beginning, and has suffered much, but the
presentation of the program at the latest
anniversary showed conclusively that the
labor has not been in vain. Pleasant and
| unsteady educated features of the pro-
gram. for which the students and the au-
dience were deeply grateful, were the harp
solos of Miss Anita Cluss Professor
Stephens Is convinced that Howard Uni
yerSity will ere long bec ONE noted for tha