The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-31
MUSICAL NOTES.

The sixth and final recital of the sue
cessful series given during Lent by Mr..
H. H Freeman, organist. took place yes
terday afternoon at St Johns Church.
Mr. Freeman was aided by Miss Anita
CIuss, harpist, and by a male octette
composed of Messrs. Alexander Mosher
and George V Sellen, first tenors: Frank
NJ. Parker and 7A'illiam A. Boyd, second
tenors; r. H Atkinson and John C. Spen-
Ger. first basses, and Charles F. Roberts
and DR.. P. w. Huntington. second
BASES, all members Of the choir.
The organists Of two other prominent
city churches. Mr.. Harvey Murray of the
Covenant and Mr. Harry Stratton of st.
Andrews have also been giving public re-
citals in Lent which have been exceed
ingly popular. An opportunity OF hear
ing good music has thus been placed
within reach of everyone 1t seems un-
fortunate however, that these organists
should have selected the same day and
hour for their recitals, as they. are events
of enough Importance to music lovers TO
make one unwilling to miss any. of them.
Mr. Harry w. StrsttoH gave the closing
organ recital of series at st. Andrew 8
Church yesterday afternoon. Mr.. STRAIT
ton was assisted by Miss Elizabeth Tyler.
contraltc, who sang He Was Despised,'
from Handlers Messiah" and by Mr.. II.
S. Whitney, bass, who gave The Coming
OF the King" by Roeckel, The organ
numbers We're the allegro movement
from Dudley Bucks sonata, op %;
'Idylle" from the sonata, op. l65. by
Rheinberger, and March for Church
Festival" by w. T. Best
Mr. Edmund H. Varela. who has been
engaged as organist and choirmaster by
the vestry of St Thomas Church, will
not take charge of the music until Oc-
tober / Mr.. Varela was director OF the
Epiphany choir for several years, which
position he has recently resigned, and
feels that he needs a long rest before en-
tering upon duties that promise to be
most arduous In addition to the solo
uuartette which now constitutes ST
Thomas choir, Mr. Narela will organize
a chorus of about twenty-eiSht voices
and although as vet he has not com
menced the work of organization. ne has
already had applications from so many
excellent singers that the choir bids fair
to be fine one from the very start
The members of the Doubleday Sunday
Night Club met last week at the home Of
Mr. Julius like and studied Mozarts
"Quartette in c Major, No. g.. and the
first two movements Of the Schubert
"Quiutette." opus l63. The club will meet
with MIR. like again this evening.
The eighth and last musical entertain
ment given by the Washington Saenger-
bund this season will take place tonight.
under the direction of Mr.. Henry &and-
er. The programme is as follows: Chorus
by Sacngerhund. My Old Kentucky
Home" arranged By Wander Stucken.
violin solo by Master r. Clinton Balinger.
with piano accompaniment, played by
Master Edwin q. Baliuger: cnntralto solo,
The Lord Is My Light. by Aliitsen, Mrs.
William T. Reed: baritone solo, "A Son Of
the Desert Philips, Alr- Daniel y Mil
brick; soprano solo. aria from Carmen,
EiZet Mrs kittie Thompson Berry, tenor
solo. 81 Love You, Mr. Thomas +. Iur--
min; baritone solo. "FruehlinSesgldu
Schubert. Mr. Otto Luebkeri; quintette,
Allegro Moderate. Reissiger, Messrs.
J. Fnckel, c. Dunch, II. Donch, w.
Donch. and II. Nander.
Miss Clara /. Moran has charge Of the
music to be furnished for the blind at
the Congressional Library next Wednes-
day afternoon Miss Lucia Noia Will be
the vocalist Of the occasion, and for one
OF her numbers viii sing from manu-
script "A song. I'm Come Unto Ihee,
composed by Mr.. Robert Carey Stearhs,
Oh llllS tllSs
on Easter Sunday Haydn's Third Mass
will be sung by the choir OF Immaculate
Conception Church. assisted by an or
chestra of twenty players. The offertory
viii be duet for tenor and bass, with
cornet obligato, played by Mr.. L. T..
Winters. Today being Palm Sunday. a
special programme has been arranged.
including the rendering of "intiammatus"
for ofiertory, by Miss Mabel latimer. and
The Palms." by Mr.. T. \. Murray
Dasso.
The church was crowded to it's utmost
capacity last Sunday evening, when Ros-
sinis 'Stabat Mater WAS finely sung by
the choir The choruses We're given with
precision and correct expression, and the
solo parts wei sustained. Miss Annie
Grant sang .'lnnammatus' splendidly.
and the FAC ut Portem,' by Miss Mabel
Latimer: the Pro Peccatis. by Mr. r.
a Murray. aud the "Quando Corpus"
quartette received high compliments
Many leading musicians of the city were
present II IS probable that the entire
programme will be repeated. with the as
sistauce Of an orchestra, in the near fu-
ture
The following programme was rendered
at the meeting of the Euterpe Club last
Monday evening: ''Barcarolle," Neyin, Mrs
Frank Byram; "Anathema.' Won Feltz.
Miss Salome Wingate; "Gavotte." JEFF
fiery. Miss Anna Marshall; quartette.
Whore Are You Going, My Pretty