Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
MUSICAL MENTION

| Mrs Hattie Meads Smith, former soprano
! seloist In the choir OF the First Congregi.-
| t;onal Church, will leave Washington for
Norfolk next week for short visit, and
1 viii then go to New York for visit with
Ter brother and his family. Mrs. Smith has
not been heard in public this winter owing
to the death of her sister. Mrs. Pritchard
1 early in the fail. which was followed early
in February by the death OF her mother.
The vested choir of ST. Stephens Epis-
| copal Church, which bears the distinction
| of having its rector chOirmaster. is pre-
| pairing for an evening service of song to be
given in MID Lent The solos will be sung
by the rector. Rev. George f. Dudley, tenor;
Miss Lillian NJ. Lewis. soprano, and Mr..
Henry Talmadge, baritone.
The Chevy Chase Music Club gave
| splendid program recently in the Chevy
| Chase Library, when the greater part of
| Chevy Chase and the country around filled
the building to overlooking. Miss Lillian
| Lewis made a very special success in her
songs. Her voice is high, clear and strong
| soprano, which has had much cultivation
She was recalled number of times Mf
| Morsell and Mr.. Mllrick also aroused much
enthusiasm and were called back to bow
their acknowledgements. The chorus work
| of the club. under the able direction of Mrs
Susanna Oldberg. was excellent. The ac-
| companistsswere Miss Dorothy Houchen and
Mr.. Karl Mass. Mr.. G.. H Chandlee was
the cornetist. The program was as follows:
Chorus ITO Thee, Country" Eichberg.
Chevy Chase Music Club Mrs. Oldberg, con-
ductor; address, DR.. Childs; soprano solo,
''Lietie Sgnor,' Meyerbeer Mrs. Claude;
bass solo, The Son of the Desert Am t.
Phillips. Mr.. d. A. -Millrick; soprano solo,
Loves Captive" Stutzman. Miss Lewis;
tenor solo, Night Time Van de Water,
Mr.. T. e. Turpin; chorus, ''Star-Spangled
Banner f. S. Key Chevy Chase Music
Club; quartet, (9 When Mabel Sings,
Speaks, (b) THE Sweetest Flower That
Houchen, Messrs. Turpin and Millrick; cor
net solo. The Rosary" E. Nevin, Mr..
George III. Chandlee; soprano solo, THE
Night Has Thousand Eyes" Schneider,
Miss Bates: tenor solo, My Memories"
Tosti, Mr.. Herudon Morsell; contralto solo,
Miss Houchen; chorus. America" Carey,
CheVy Chase Music Club and audience.
Mrs. Lucille Belts, director of the CHOIR
of the Eastern Presbyterian Church, had
special success with the program given
| peonle Orchestra. The orchestra played
three kindersymphonies Haydns, Gurttts
end ChwataRs Merry Sleghing Party
which Is the most familiar one of the
three, and elected much enthusiasm from
Inc audience which filed every corner OF
the church. Mrs. Belts arranged a prologue
tc 1t, descriptive of the music which ADDS
greatly to the interest. A miscellaneous
program was given between the orchestra
numbers one of the most interesting solos
being that of Mr.. Vemeyer on a little
wooden instrument called the "vocophone.'
| The other numbers were violin solo by
Mr.. Myer Davis, quartet. "A Tragedy"
MISS katherine Brooks Fletcher soprano;
| Miss Flora Wortz, contralto; Mr. Russell
y. Abbott and Mr. John r. Irving Mando-
| I'm trio, DIR. Hasselbach, Mr. Maddert ana
MI Viemeyer; "Ragtimes." Mr.. John X.
irving d1I march. Silver Heels Oates Vio-
In Club; quartet "A Manager in Trouble
Old Irish melodies Believe me If all those
| cndearing young charms and Kathleen
MaVournen Miss Bertha Hansen, soprano
soioist in the church, who has a remarkable
| voice for SO young a singer.
The progress of the colored people in the
| past ffteen years in music is remarkable
Inc farewell concert of Clarence Cameron
| White of this city last Monday evening
showed this progress quite definitely Mr.
| white Will leave very shortly for Europe
to pursue his studies the violin. He was
| assisted at his concert by Mrs J. Kelly
Armstead. contralto; Miss Leota F. Hen
son. pianist; Mr.. Harry T. Burleigh bari
tone; Mr.. III. Leonard Jeter 'cellist, and
| Miss Mary Europe, accompanist. There has
seldom been better concert heard in this
city.
| Two young singers who are now In Paris
are Miss Mary Morris. a daughter of
| former Representative Page Morris who is
| the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. Barrie of this
| city, who are living there temporarily, and
| Miss Rae Wellman daughter OF Mr.. and
| Miss Rose Wellman, accompanied Mr.
| Wellman abroad in January and who will
stay over there for an indefinite period.
Miss Morris has a voice which has been
pronounced by her French singing master
a dramatic soprano, and Miss Wellman has
a musical contralto voice. Both i'm
proving their time studying.
The piano pupils of Miss Jennette Cowles
Vorce in Fairmont Seminary gave an inter-
esting program in the concert hall of the
| seminary Friday afternoon before an ap-
| preciative audience of verbally invited
| guests The faculty of the school have in
| vtatons out for musicale next Friday
| evening, when DR.. and Mrs j. w. Bischof,
| Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lent. Mr.. John Porter
| Lawrence, Mr. Anton kaspar, MISS Voree
and Miss L. May Haughwout will give the
program.
A mandolin orchestra has been formed in
the Central High School under the direction
of Mr.. Haltead p. Hoover. The object is
to give the best music which can be given
| by string organizations. The absence of
| wind instrument playes in the school makes
it impossible to have an orchestra: The
! program given at the recent dedication
| exercises of the Business High School re-
| ceived universal compliments from the
| audience. The chorus was under the direc,
ton of Mr.. Hoover, and sang the school
| song "Hark Hark My Soul" with such
| good phrasing and volume of tone that IL
brought out new beauties in the compost,
ton. The other numbers were The Lake,
| sung effectively by the boys; Trust, Dy
the full chorus, and the solo, Chaminade'
summer" by Miss Alys Bentley director
of music in the public schools. Miss Bent
Iev's voice and style were delightful and
she was enthusiastically recalled and sang
one of her inimitable Juvenile songs.
The choir of St Thomas Church has
been working industriousy for weeks past
/ and will render Mendelssohn's oratorlo'
.Athalie" in the church on Wednesday
| evening at o'clock. The choir Will have the
| assistance of a string quartet, two mem
beers of which have already been secured IN
| Mr. Anton Kaspar. violinist and Mr.. Ernest
| Lent 'cellist. "Athalie Is one OF the most
beautiful of Mendelssohn's larger choral
works, and besides a number of beautiful
| choruses, contains great deal of solo
work for two sopranos and TWO contraltos
The piano recital of the pupils or Mr.. h.
| Frank Gebest in his studio, 1927 14th street,
Friday evening last was most enjoyable.
The rooms were more than filled. most
excellent performance was that of MISS
Clarine McCarty. who has been a pupil of
Mr. Gebest since childhood. Vivian Church
| Matson played with skill and feeling Bee
| thoven's Sonata In F minor-Op. 2, No. /.
The Their numbers on the program were: