Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

script during his visit here pronounce 1t
most attractive, both in the subject and its
treatment.
Mr. and Mrs Gareissen will be at home
TO few friends on Friday evening next, In
their apartments In the Rochambeau, with
music the attraction.
The Christmas music In Trinity Episcopal
Church will be repeated today. The pro-
gram consisted of Stainers Morning Ser
vice in B fiat and Yincent's anthem,
There Were Shepherds" The evenings
program will include Stainer's Evening
Service in fiat and Barnby's anthem.
Drop Down. Ye Heavens" Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock, choirmaster and Or
from his Christmas visit TO his family in
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Contrary to their usual custom, the Fri
day Morning Music Club met during
Christmas week, and the following pro-
gram was given last Friday, December %,
by Johannes Miersch, violinist, and Adolf
Close, pianist. instead of week ago, as has
been published elsewhere: Wilhelm Berg
er's sonata for violin and piano, opus 20;
Antonin Dvorak's sonatina. opus 100, violin
and plano; and the piece de resistance was
the last number, the famous Cesar Franck
sonata in A major for these two instru
ments. These two players scored a great
success in these three difficult and interest
ing numbers. They play remarkably well
together.
Mr.. Johannes Miersch will go west the
last week in January to fill several engage
ments playing in Indianapolis on January
20 with the indianapolis symphony Orches-
ira. On this occasion he will play some COM
positions of his brother, Mr.. Paul Miersch,
formerly Of this city, now the first violon-
celllst of the Metropolitan Orchestra, and
of his own. Mr.. Paul Miersch will be well
remembered as having spent the first few
years of his life in this country in this
city, where he had many friends and ad-
mirerS. He has of late years turned his
attention more to composition than to con-
cert playing.
The Christmas music in the public schools,
Ike that in the churches, was not only elab-
crate. but beautiful and most interesting
from an educational standpoint. In each
of the high schools it is the custom for the
entire school to assemble in the assembly
hall and give a program OF choral music,
with the exception of the Western High
School, where the assembly hall is too small
building. This year the choral numbers
were the same In each of these buildings
1t was as follows: "Oh. Come, All Ye
Faithful" 1T was Night in Old Judea,"
Snow" Christmas Bells" by Gilchrist-
Mueller; ''Stanzas to the Nativity" by
Smith, and Ring Out. Wild Bells" by
Gounod- Gllchrist In the Western High
School semi-chorus gave complete rendi-
ton of Dudley Bucks arrangement Of
Gounod's Nazareth" In the Eastern High
School a school orchestra played a march
for the opening and closing numbers and
gave one good number on the program.
Miss Ellen Moffett sang Campbell Tipton's
Birth of Christ" In the Central High
solos and Mr.. wilson. principal of the
school, sang Buzzi-Peccia's Gloria" Mr..
Hoover, the director In the high schools
sang solos In all of the schools when they
gave their programs.
A large number of non-professional mu-
sicians of the local circles have arranged
series of ten lectures on the opera, its
rise and development. to be given before
them by Mr. Oscar Gareissen, who has made
a special study of the history and devel-
opment of music in its various classes
These will be given after February
and Will be literally illustrated, all OF
which goes 10 show growing interest in
the art.
Miss Alys Bentley, director of music In
the public schools. Is preparing a program
of songs for recital from works of Pur-
cell. Handel and old English melodies Miss
Bentley gives these recitals periodically for
the pupils of the various classes through
out the schools all over the city.
Mr. Otto Simon goes to Baltimore each
Saturday to conduct class OF 500 girls
fro mthe high schools of that city. They
are now at work on program which will
be much credit to them, and which they
will sing for the benefit OF the Teachers
Association in a few weeks. 1t consists of
works of Handel, Mendelssohn, Cherubini,
Brahms, Elgar and Schubert.
The choir of the First Baptist Church Is
doing excellent work in Its short existence,
being only organized in November. Last
Sunday they sang several numbers from
Rossinfs Stabat Mater Miss Marion Nc
Fall, daughter of the director. Mr.. Jasper
Dean McFall. singing the solo OF the In
S. Gibbs sang Franz Abt.s Ave Maria" at
the same service.
Miss Fannie Shreve. promising young
choir singer. a member OF the First Bap-
fist Church choir, sang the offertory in Mt.
Vernon Place Church last Sunday.
Miss Emily Blaser and Mr.. r. e. kissing