Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
MUSICAL NOTES.

tomorrow night the services at the First
Congregational Church will be in the ma
ture of an evening with the choir, at which
the following musical program will be
given by DR.. J. w. Bischoff and the quartet
and chorus choir of the church: Prelude,
Largo" Haendel; anthem, Unfold"
Gounod; bass solo, "Open the Gates of the
Temple;" anthem, LAS Pants the Hart"
Spohr; "Quis Est Homo" "Stabat Mater"
Rossini; motel. king all Glorious"
Barnby; offertory, selected; ladies' chorus.
Lift Thine Eyes," Mendelssohn; tenor
solo, MY Soul Is Athirst for God, Holy
City" Gaul; 1ntiammatus, Rossini; congre-
gational hymn; postlude.
The two organ numbers by DR.. Bischoff
VIII be of high order and the large
chorus will be heard to excellent advantage
in the selections chosen.
Tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, high
mass will be at II o'clock, and Sig. Mama,
brilliant musical program, which will in
clude Gregorian chant, "Laudate Domi-
mum Sanctis Ejus;' Hummell's "Asperges
me me D pae;a the Kyrie Gloria credo Sane
Giorza's Fourth Mass, Shel1ey's Veni
Creator, Sig. Mariana Mama and quartet
Canlpana's trio, Mater Amoris at the Of
fertory by Mrs. Blanche Mattingly Rogers.
Mrs. Paulina Montegriffo Mama and Mr..
w. d. Mcfarland. At vespers in the af-
ternoon at 4 30, the following will be sung:
Mozart's Magnificat, Dana's Salve Regina,
by Mrs. Rogers, an o Salutaris, arranged
from Wagner by the quartet, and Berge's
Tantum Ergo by Mrs. Mama, Mrs Rogers
and choir. In addition to the choir soloists,
the following will do solo work in con-
certed numbers, during the mass: Miss
Blanchard and Mr.. Meem and DIR. Heath
The reputation of this choir under Sig
Maira's direction. is very high, and the diff
ficult music of the Catholic service is sung
in the best possible manner
I'm nnio HI
given by the Misses Minke last Wednesday
evening at their home, 1890 10th street
northwest, to their pupils and friends. The
ioiiowlng program was artistically rem
canzone. Romeo and Juliette Gounod; Cali
Me Back, Denza; kamennoi-Ostrow, Ru-
binstein; Frau Hole. Bendel; Stances,
F1esier; Jewel Song, Faust. Gounod; reci-
bailade. Reinecke; Bolero. Parker; A Wish,
Meyer Helmund; Spanish Serenade Trotere
A large gathering Of the pupils ard
friends of Profs. H. E. SALESMAN and VIM
de FORD assembled i'm their studios, Oh G
street northwest, last Wednesday evening,
the occasion being the first rehearsal of the
comic opera 'Iolanthej' which will be pro
duced later in the season. The chorus
promises to be large and well balanced, and
Judging from the enthusiastic beginning
nne results may be! expected The cast
will be announced later, and will include
some Of Washington's favorites.
Inc reorganized choir Of New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church will be heard for
the first time tomorrow. on which occasion
they Will render the following program: II
am, God, to whom we look up blindly.'
Chadwick; II heard the voice of Jesus
say Perry. 7:3O pm, IT feel Thy hal
lowed presence" Carter; BE thou mind.
full Mercadante. Mr. Haskell, the new
bass from Boston, will sing a solo at the
morning service. The choir is composed of
the following musicians: Mrs Nellie w
Shir-C Cliff, soprano: Mrs. Margaret Nolan
Martin alto; Mr.. Perry B. Turpin, tenor
Mr.. S. Everett Haskell. bass; Mr. john
Porter Lawrence, organist and director
The Washington String Orchestra, Ern-
est Lent, conductor. will give its first con-
cert this season some time in December at
the Universalist Church Mr. Lent has de-
termined to raise continually the artistic
standard of the performances, and active
membership will be restricted now to his
own pupils. The concert will be given by
invitation only. The success of this orches-
ira has been due to the indefatigable eff
forts of Mr.. Lent, and the work done has
shown steady improvement at each public
appearance.