Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-10
MUSICAL MENTION.

Friday evening of last week the Members
of the sunday Night Music Club entertained
Miss Maud Bigelow, who has just returned
from LeIpsic where she studied violin
three years under Herr Sitt at the Royal
Conservatory Miss BigelOw is one Of the
earliest members of the club, having COM
menced playing with the organization about
three years before shs went abroad.
Tomorrow night an evening with the
choir will be given by the quartet and
chorus choir of the First Congregational
Church, under the leadership of DR.. j. w.
Bischoff, organist, at which the following
program win be rendered: "Ho! Every one
That Thirsteth," chorus, Martin; Holy,
Holy, Holy" soprano solo, Dana; Il VIII
Magnify" duet, Mosenthal; blessing, Hon
or Glory and Power" tenor solo and
chorus, Spohr; Just for Today" contralto
sclo, Abbott; offertory, "Nocturne" Men
delssohn; "Recessional," bass solo, De Ko-
ven; abide With Me-" quartet, Barnby;
80 Divine Redeemer," tenor solo, Gounod;
There is JOY in the Presence of the An
gels" chorus, Sullivan. The quartet con-
sists of Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith, soprano;
Miss Edna Scott-Smith, contralto; Mr..
Douglass G. Miller, tenor, and Mr.. J. Wal
ter Humphrey, bass.
Mr.. Homer Lind, who has been in the
city for a week visiting his parents, will
leave tomorrow night for Chicago, where
he will join the Castle Square Opera Com
pany and appear as the chevalier in En-
mimic" Mr.. Lind has signed with that or
ganiZation for next year. Besides being the
possessor of a baritone voice of excellent
quality and highly cultivated, Mr.. Lind is
an actor of great merit, and his charact teri
cations are marked by Intelligent vocal and
histrionic work Next year he will sing the
part of Beckmesser in Die M9istesingers,"
which the Castle Square company will pro-
duce.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar, the well-known vio-
nnist. sailed for Europe last Tuesday on
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Mr. Kas-
par will remain until the latter part of
September, and while abroad will prepare
an extensive repertoire for the coming con-
cert season. Negotiations are pending for
Philadelphia and Baltimore, besides in the
regular series of concerts here with the
Washington Chamber Music Society.
The evening service at the Eastern Pres
byterian Church, corner 9th street and
Maryland avenue northeast, on Children's
day will bs praise service, at which the
choir will render Max Xogrich's 'tCantate
by; The Home Light" ]. g. Macy: "Thy
Hallowed Presence" c. D. Carter; trio for
soprano, tenor and bass, Praise Ye the
Lord" Geibel; bass solo. Fear Ye Not,
Israsl!' Dudley Buck; trio for two So
pranos and contraDto. Lift Thine Eyes"
Mendelssohn's Elijah" and soprano solo.
Come Unto Me-" Coenen. Miss Amelia
Fisher, soprano; Miss Emma Houchen, con-
tralto; Mr.. Frank Roach, tenor, and Mr..
Chas. Myers, bass compose the choir, with
Mr.. Myers as director and Mrs. j. L,
Shedd organist. For this service the choir
will have the assistance Of Miss McCarty,
soprano.
The Sunday Night Music Club spent an
other evening upon the same Taanhauser
numbers as 1t studied the week before
with the addition Of an arrangement of
the Romance" from Tannhauser for nezzo-
soprano, which was sung by Miss Eva
W Milford, with string orchestra thirteen
pieces) and piano accompaniment.
The second Of Mrs. II. H. Mills pupils
recitals will take place at the Universalist