The Washington times., 1902-02-09

| from the choir at Universalist Church
Thirteenth and l. Streets, to accept the
position of organist at the West Street
| Presbyterian Church, Georgetown.
| Miss Irma Callahan and M. owen Pen
ny have also retired from the Gniversalist
| choir, and have been succeeded by Mrs.
| Margaret Koontz-Holland and Mr. Dana
Holland bass and contralto, respectively.
| The next concert by the Rakemann
String Quartette will be given March
! in the banquet hall of the Shoreham. The
programme and soloists will be announced
| later.
| Miss Eileen Bell will resume her duties
as organist of Christ Church Choir today.
having returned from months visit to
friends in Canada. Last Friday night the
choir of Christ Church was rendered a
benefit in an entertainment by the Armat
Motion Picture Company of Washington,
which was largely attended. Musical
numbers were furnished by Miss Scott.
piariste. and Mr.. J. ". Beauchamp, vio-
liniSt.
iOHoTiOW HlSEl at t.ie hOu!t NeTUO.i
Place NJ. e Church Clarence E. Ebermaa
will deliver q lecture under the auspices
Of the EDworth League. The musical por-
ton OF the entertainment will be in charge
of Mr.. Clarence e. Beatty, who will direct
chorus of fifty voices in several numbers.
The soloist Will be Mr. Sellers, baritone
of the Young Mems Christian Association
One of the most successful choral SER
vices ever given here was that Of last
Wednesday evening at st. Johns church.
| Georgetown, by the choir of St. Paul's
Cathedral, Baltimore. The boys are per-
fectly trained. and charmed everybody by
| their artistic singing.
Miss Charlotte st. John Elliott = i'll sing
at both services today at Christ Church,
Georgetown. At the morning service Miss
Elliott VIII sing the arrangement of "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought by Boex, and
in the evening her solo will be Crossing
| the Bar by Eugene Cowles.
Among the most interesting musical
events of the past week was the piano
recital given by Angelo Fronani at the
New Willard Wednesday afternoon. un-
der the auspices of some of the leaders in
Washington society. The programme was
unusually interesting from the fact that
it embraced compositions chronologically
arranged from about the middle OF the
seventeenth century to the present time.
Among the composers who were repre-
sented were Galupp, Mozart, Beethoven.
Grieg, Chopin. and Sinding. In a'-I.t..
to these there was a delightful Ha4.-
by Mr.. Fronani, entitled "Ch
Parols s." An andante by r s...-
proved the gem of the recital. ST.
mani demonstrated that he ran .'.
with the best pianists. Not onl, dogs
remarkable technique enable hin
come all difficulties and intricacies of
composition, but he also proves that true
artistic feeling which finds expression in
deiicacy and Intelligence of interpreta-
ton The young pianist undoubtedly has
brilliant future.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Eleanor ST.
monds gave a song recital at Mrs. Mills
studio or Pennsylvania Avenue, and the
event proved thoroughly artistic sue
cess. Miss Simonds' beautiful voice is
well known to local music lovers but I'M
fortunately she has been heard but seldom |
recently, owing to severe attack of ILL
ness, which compelled her to relinquish
her position as contralto soloist at Epi-
phany. She began her studies with Mrs. !
Mills, who has brought her out IS one of
Washington's foremost vocalists Her |
voice is deer. full. melodious contralto. !
and she sings with wonderful dra matte |
power and intelligence. Miss Simonds is
one of the singers in whom Washington
should feel a just pride, for she is an |
artist who employs in her work both heart |
and head. Her numbers yesterday after
noon included Meyer-Helmund's "Neig /
Schone Knospe'' and IL Esclave," by |
Lalo. One of the most charming numbers |
on the programme was Cornelius The /
Monotone, which Miss Simonds sang in |
splendid style. Hastings dainty For |