The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07

kithl eAplSSSlon some moteiIS Dy trounpu.
Dixon, Haydn. Rheinberger. Tinel. and
Klein.
The wonderfully expressive music of
Gual's Passion Service was sung last Good
Friday evening at Trinity Church, Third
and Streets. 1nder the direction of
Prof. w. A. Kirkpatrick. director and or
gapist, by chorus of about sixty men
and women voices, comprising the COM
bined chorus of Trinity and Ascension.
The soloists We're Miss Bertha Woodward.
soprano; Mrs, w, A. Kirkpatrick. eontrai,,
to: Mr.. II. Stevens. tenor; MI Halstead
+. Hoover, baritone, and Mr.. Z: Moore.
bass The service is in six parts nc
Traitor at the Table" The Denial In the
Palace, The Unjust Condemnation,
''rhe Mockery on Calvary" The
Shadow of Death" and The Holy Sepui-
scriptive passages for the organ me
music is of high order, solemn ana De
votional in character. and was remark
ably well rendered by the choir. the
Every seat in the church was filled early
iii the evening and many persons were
turned away.
On Good Friday evening the "Cruciflx-
ion was sung at st. Andrews Church by
the choir of forty men and women
voices. under the direction of Miss Nir-
ginia Goodwin the soprano soloist of the
church. The others taking part were
Mr.. Charles G. McRoberts, bass soloist OF
st. Andrews, and Mr.. Douglas G. Miller,
the tenor soloist of the First Congrega-
tional Church Mr.. Ernest Winchester
from st. Marks Pro-cathedral, presided
at the organ, and an orchestra directed
by Mr.. Josef Finckel assisted. The beau
tiful music was well rendered and lar rye
and attentive congregation completely
filed the church. The performance was
almost in the nature of requiem on ac-
count of the very recent death IN Londoh
of Sir John Stainer, the composer OF the
oratorio.
A solemn rendering of Rcssinfs "Stabat
Mater was given Good Friday evening at
st. Paul's Church. Twenty-third Street,
by the vested choir directed by the or
ganist, Mr. William y. Atkinson.
An enjoyable feature of the musicale
given last Wednesday by the ladies Of
the Universalist Church was the singing
by Mr. Raphael Rooster of Hawley's Art
Is a Dream and st. Quentin's Con
quered." MIR. Rooster has baritone
voice of exceptionally sympathetic quality
and is also fine viOlinist and a pianist
of ability. re is a graduate of the Royal
Conservatory at Berlin and before identi-
lying himself with the Washington Col
lege toured with Nine. Teresa Carreno in
the United States and South America.
Miss Cluss played harp solos at the
wedding ceremony and reception of Col
D. NJ. Ross and Miss Corbell on last
Thursday evening.
The sale of seats for the Henschels' re-
cital, at the Columbia Theatre, on Tues
day, April Is. is in progress at Sanders &
Stayman's. and promises large audience
one that will include host of the city's
most notable musicians, and many we'll
known society leaders
The concert in this city will be the last
appearance of Mr.. and Mrs. Henschel in
this country, as they will sail for Europe
two days after their engagement here, 70
appear on the concert stage in London
and the principal cities of the continent.
They are deserve1ly popular locally and
those who have had the pleasure of list
eninB to their music are their most en-
thusiastic admirers The tone production
of Mrs. Henschel' is IN itself veritable
lesson in the art of singing. and her
phrasing Is surpassed by no other promi-
nent vocalist on the stage today. Mr..
Denschel is n really admirable singer, in
addition to being pianist of rare talent
while his writings on musical topics are
known all over the world as most able
contributions. Mr.. George Cotton, the
local manager for the Henschels' con-
cert, promises that the programme viii
be a most excellent one
Mr.. Edward Gerry Whall visited Balti-
more Thursday evening and sang several
selections before a large and fashionable
audience at the Riding Club. The songs
rendered were the Recessional. AT the
Bottom OF the Deep Blue Sea- and the
Irish Maid" and. judging from the ap-
plauSe at the end of each song, Mr.
Nhalfs singing pleased the Baltimoreans
very much. He has a large, round. and
smooth baritone voice, very musical in
quality. and his success in the amateur
ranks is assured