Evening star., 1900-04-07
MI SICAL MENTION.

program will be of more than ordinary eX-
ceiIence. The choir of ST. Mary's Church.
9TH street northwest between G and II
streets. will render the following: High
mass at 1o:3n-Asperges Me, Domino. Theo.
La Hache: HOsanna Filio David Gregorian: ::
Sanctus and Benedictus, B. HANNA; mass
No. :, gloria omitted, j. Haydn; offertory,
Ad Te CiaTlat Anima Nostra. MendelssohI-
Gubing. Vesper service at p.m--Psalms.
Domino Ad Adjuvandum. Dixit Dominus
and L.audate Dominum p. Giorza Magnifi-
cat. p. GiorZa: Ave Regina, quartet. b.
Cecil Klein: Stabat Mater. with stations of
the cross. Gregorian: o. Sautaris. soprano
SOLO. B. HANNA; Tantum Ergo, harytone
solo and chorus. s. RoSseau; Laudata
tor. Mr.. William Waldecker-
The Tenebrae services will. as usual be
sung on next Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday evenings Holy week, at 7:30 They
will he particularly impressive and the
music of a high order. A chorus of chill
dren will chant the psalms. The first and
second lamentation will be sung. respective
ly. by McSSrS. y. s. Fennell, +. A. RebStock
and Father Camp. The third lamentation
viii be sung by a selected choir of male
voices. who will render capella. the three
lamentations. opus IL. by l. &. Ed. Stehie,
one on each evening. In the arrangement
Of these lamentations the original Gregor-
ian chant is adhered to, but embellished
with modern harmony, and by thus skill
IulIy DIenulIlS the ola with lne new very
beautiful effect is obtained This choir will
also chant the "Miserere" and 'Bene
dictus'
The gentlemen constituting this choir are:
First tenors. Messrs. A. s. Fenneii, VIM.
NJ Mooney and Jno. C. Weidmann second
tenors Messrs. Chas. p. SWEET and Father
Camp; first bassos. Messrs. f. II. Rebstock,
]. F. White and H. p. Werres: second
bassos, Messrs. ]. T. Cronin. Chas. P. Moor
and f. F. Stevens: conductor, Mr.. VIM.
Waldecker.
At Foundry NJ. E. Church tomorrow
morning palm Sunday Mr.. Charles F.
Hail. the basso of the quartet. will rem
der The Palms at the offertory.
The Crucitixion, by Stainer. will be
sung at st. Andrews by the choir Good Fri
day evening. April 13 The soloists are Mr.
and Miss Virginia Powell Goodwin. There
will be a full string orchestra in addition
= the organ accompaniment.
Gaul's Passion Service" will be given by
the choir of Trinity Church. corner Sd and
c streets northwest. next Friday evening.
This is in six scenes. and the music is of
very high order. The choir under the di-
rection of Mr.. Kirkpatrick. has been dill
gent in rehearsal, and it is expected that
the performance will be unusually fine.
Mr.. George Lawrence begun active re-
hearsals ON the opera of THE Bohemian
Girl last Monday evening at his studios,
1121 10th street northwest. He expects to
have quite a large chorus and an orches-
ira to aid in the production. The char
acter parts will not be made public for some
time yet. 1t Is his purpose to make this
production the best he has ever given. Mr.
Lawrence is also contemplating giving the
Chimes of Normandie,' both operas to be
cast with his advanced pupils. The re-
hearsals are held every Monday evening,
and the cast rehearsals will be held on
Thursday evenings The Handel Haydn
Society will assist in these operas. Appli-
cation for the chorus should be made to
the director or secretary. VI. VI. Byrne, GIL
9th street northeast or 1927 10th street
northwest.
At the meeting of the Euterpe Musical
Cub held Tuesday evening at the residence
of Miss Fannie Brown Tuley. 1908 9th
street northwest. selections were rendered
as follows: Piano. Mrs. Frank Byram and
Mr.. Angelo c. Fronani: violin. Miss Ella
Knight and Mr. William II. Scholz; vocal,
Miss Salome Wingate. Miss r. SIiney. Miss
Fanny b. Tu'ey, Miss Halenberger and Mr.
Frank Byram: banjo selections by Mr..
Joseph +. Cullen. Those present were the
Misses SalOme Wingate. Ruth Slney. Irma
Ruess. Fanny B. Tuley. Ella Knight. Ade-
laide Patrick. Pearl Cox. Grace Senior Bes-
sic Senior. Salina Hopper. Kate HalIen-
berger. Nettie Law. Airline Snyder. Mrs.
Frank Byram. Mrs. Rowan 3. Tuley. Mrs
Merchant Mrs. Davis. Messrs. Italo and
Angelo c. Fronani, William Muehleisen
Jack johnson. Frank Byram. AL Import.
William II. Scholz, ]. johnson and Mr.
Joseph p. Cullen.
The Misses Senior of LIE Droit Park will
entertain the Euterpe on Tuesday evening.
April II
Mr.. Albert Wolffungen. late of the Royal
Grand Opera of Berlin, will spend the sum
mer in Washington, where he has rela-
tives He is spoken of as a dramatic
tenor of rare skill and a great favorite
in Wagnerian roles. Some of his friends
in this city anxious to have him heard
and an effort is being made to have him
appear in q private recital. Henry Wolf
sohn met MIR. WolffuDgen in Berlin a few
weeks ago and suggested that he spend the
summer in Washington. where he would
find Il cultivated musical population. Mr..
WolffunSen Is booked as one of the prob
able tenors at the Metropolitan Opera in
New York next season. but will most likely
take Mr.. Wolfsohn's advice ard spend the
summer here.
The Seven Last Words of Christ by
Theodore Dubois, the celebrated French
time in America at Concordia Church, cor
ner 2bth and G. streets northwest. next
Tuesday evening. A splendid chorus. as
sisted by an orchestra from the Marine
Band. Will render this beautiful music The
original orcheStratiou was received from
Paris only few days ago, and is pro-
nounced to be exquisite in beauty.
The soloists will be Prof Emile f. Mori
who will sing the part of the Savior and
Miss Ida Y. Adt soprano. and Mr.. ]. L.
Flynn. tenor. Miss Bertha Lucas will play
violin solo.
Tomorrow evening Mr. f. II. Droop will
give a recital on the .Angelus'' at the
Saeugerbund club house, for which very
attractive program has been arranged
The music at the services at ST. Peters
Church, I'd and c streets southeast to-
morrow will he of an elaborate character
At high mass, 1920 am. the following pro-
gram will be observed. viz: During the dis
tribution of the palms Sion Latare, an ar
rangenlent of Faure's Les Rameaux by E.
j. Biedermann for tenor solo. soprano and
alto duet and quartet. The mass will COM
prise Gounods Messe Solenelle (St Ce-
ci.ia). emitting the Gloria in Excelsis; at
the offertory. Fac ut Portem. alto solo.
from Rossini's Stabat Mater: postlude. or
gan selection. In the afternoon at O'Clock
a specially prepared program will be rem
dered. comprising the Stabat Mater by Ros-
SIM. preceded and followed by violin solo
by Miss Florence Stevens: before benedic-
ton, Sion 1.atare. arrangement of Faure's
Les Rameaux. by Biedermann; at benedlc-
ton of the bessed sacrament. o Salutaris,
Robaudi. soprano solo. with violin obiigato
by Miss Stevens: Tantum Ergo by FIR Riga:
1-audate Don1inum Gregoriau; postluie
organ The choir is composed of the fol-
lowing singers: Soprani-Nfiss Hattie NJ.
Ritchie, Mrs. Chas. p SWEET, Misses Mary
Mcmahon. Ella McCaffrey, Annie Sullivan.
Mrs. Benermarn. Misses Katie Mcbride,
Elizabeth Widdicombe. Lucie Edwards
Lola Elwood: (a'ti-Misses Regina Ban,
tista. Mamie Caiian Lola Arendes
Lily MapeS. Mabel Martin Map,ia G.