Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
MUSICAL MEN TON

This is the season of pupils recitals ana
all the teachers, both vocal and instrument
tai. are preparing for the presentation OF
their scholars. These events are of great
Importance to the participants, their par
ents and families, and they are interesting
to the general audience showing the
progress of the pupil and the method of the
instructor.
Miss Virginia Bestor and her pupils are
giving a piano recital at the Washington
Club this afternoon. Those taking part IN
the program are Misses Margaret Vail,
Marcia Armstrong, Henrietta F1tch, Anna
and Julia Peck and Master Thomas Hyde.
Miss Bestor herself will play the final num-
Der. which is Chopin's Ba11ade in F minor.
The Schumann ladies Quartet gave an
interesting program at Miss LeaVlttS ne"
studio, 1457 14th street, on TUESDAY evening
and proved that it will soon be ready TO De
heard with credit on larger occasions. The
quartet, composed of Miss May Adele Lev
ers, Mrs. Jessie Price Sniffen, Miss Lillian
Chenoweth and Miss Amy Clement Leavitt,
sang Spin, Spin," by Jimgst; Listen 70
the Merry Skylark," by Sprague, and "Old
Folks at Home" the latter showing par
ticuarly how well the voices ,harmonize.
These numbers were given without notes
and unaccompanied. Miss Levers, Mrs.
Sniffen and Miss Chenoweth also sang
Weperlin's Hearts Light as Air." and Miss
Levers and Miss Leavitt sang Campana 8
40 Vivo ct Amo" The solos included I'm
May Time" Speaks, and "Mattinata,"
Tosti, by Mrs. Sniffen; Summer Rain.
Willeby, by Miss Chenoweth and "A Song
of Sunshine" Goring Thomas, and Still
VIE Die Nacht" Bohm, by Miss Levers.
Miss Ruth Grosh also played the allegro
from Beethoven's Sonata, op. TO- No 1.
and Mr.. Shelse sang Tostis Goodbye"
and Bartlett's "a Dream" Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Nesbit Smith,
Miss Shaw, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Hopes, Mr..
and Mrs. McColley, Miss Alice Fletcher,
Mr.. La Flesche, Mrs Pressey, Miss Gould,
Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Levers Mrs.
Chenoweth, Mrs. Colt, Mr.. Carl Flathe and
Miss Florence Ball.
Mr.. Donald H Freeze of Miss Buxman's
class will receive the medal for memorizing
this year The pupils will give their annual
recital early next month at the Washington
Club, assisted by Miss Bostrom and Mrs
Hollingsworth.
Ben Judson, a wellknown musician, has
composed a new intermezzo for piano en-
titled "1ran," which is one of the daintiest
compositions of that kind ever published.
1t was played by the Nordica Mandolin
Orchestra at the Epworth League concert
at Hamline Church early this week
The advanced pupils of Miss Alice E.
Burbage will give a piano recital this
evening at the washington Club They
will be assisted by Miss Stevens, violinist,
and Miss Wieser. 'cellist. The program
Is an unusually attractive one, and in
cludes: Trio for piano violin and cello,
Rheinberger, Misses Moran, Stevens and
Wiser: La Chasse," Rheinberger. Miss
Clara Jones; Revere, Schuett, Miss Hahn;
Pans Flute GODDARD Miss Cleary; Po-
lonaise, Chopin. Miss Slater; Norwegian
Bridal Procession, Grieg, Miss Cornelia
Mercer Lieberstraum. List, Miss Rich
mond; violin solo, Romance" Svendsen,
Miss Stevens; Valse Lente, Schuett, Mrs.
Benton-Smith; (a) Arabesque Schumann;
CO. Etude Mignonne, Schuett Miss Cecilia
Loewenthal; (a) Improvisation, Mcdowell;
(b) Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Grieg
Miss Madeleine Bradley; Fantasia, Chopin,
Mrs. Cabot Lodge; Concerto in minor
Beethoven. Miss Richmond, with Miss Bur-
bage at second piano.
Mrs. George Routt-Johnson will give the