Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-11

Harvey and Miss Katharine May Brooks
form the senior class. One contest was for
the best performance of two Bach inven-
lions from memory, the hands being played
separately, then together; the other the
best performance, with the greatest speed.
of Chopin's Prelude No 3, the first contest
being won by Miss Grace Stratton and the
other by Miss Brooks Miss Miller present
ed handsome prizes to the successful play
ers. The program which followed was most
interesting. Each pianist played entirely
from memory, in fact, not sheet Of music
appeared during the evening. The pupils
were assisted by Miss Irene Dieterich, So
prano, and Miss Olive Denarest, pianist.
Miss-Dieterich's songs were the arias from
Samson and Dellah, my Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice." Dvoraks "Als die alte NUT
ter" Dr. Arne's 1.-The Lass With the Deli
cate Air and Victor Hams Madrigal. The
last three songs suited Miss Dieterich's ex-
cepttonally good voice better than the first
one, and she made very positive success.
She was enthusiastically eneored and sang
most charmingly an Irish song, ''The Aud
Plaid Shawl" The remainder of the pro-
gram was as follows:
Sonata, C major-Allegro, rordo tMozarD,
Allemande tHandeD, Miss Rosa McClees;
Studies OPP. As, Nos. 5. {(Heller), Miss Mar
garet Wilson; Humoreske, No. (Grieg),
Miss Jessie Sans; aria from Samson and
Deliiah' (Saint-Saens), Ais die Alte Mutter
(Dvorak), Miss Irene D.eterich; Valse Lente
(Schntte), Dance Caprice tGrieg). Miss Elsie
Harvey; Mazurkas. c major and A minor
Chopin. Miss Alice Cheshire; Warum-
Gillen tSchumann), Miss Grace b. Stratton;
Preludes Nos. and 20, Mazurka. G minor
Chopin, Miss Katherine NJ Brooks; Valse
E minor and D major Chopin. Miss
Elizabeth Defandorf: The Lass With the
Delicate Air, (Arne). Madrigal (victor
Hains). .Old Plaid Shawl" Irish. Miss Irene
Dieterich: Fugue tBach), Etude tScharwen-
ka). Rigaudou (Raf) Poupee valsante
CPoldinD, Berceuse 0Chopn). Miss Olive
Demarest.
Mr.. Harrison L. Moore, tenor, sang
ing Of the Mems Club in the Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church last Monday even
ing. He was in good voice and sang with
good style and much intelligence. his in
terpretations being most studious and
clever.
The board of lady managers of the
Founding Hospital will give their spring
entertainment this year In the form of
music. Mrs. Howard Malcolm Kutchin, for
merly Miss Mary Kimball, having rendered
them as member of the board, a piano
recital. Mrs. Kutchin has not been heard
fall, which has been distinct loss to
music lovers.
Miss Katherine Erney has been engaged
as the soprano soloist In Waugh NJ. e.
Church on Capitol Hill. She sang there for
the first time last Sunday. She has a
beautiful voice and sings with much more
than ordinary spirit and intelligence Miss
Erney has been giving much time the past
two years in her study to oratorio work
and to German songs.
Mr.. Charles G.. McRoberts has been SUBJ
shutting for the past several weeks for
Mr.. John Nolan at the Jewish Synagogue.
as we'll as at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church. Last Sunday he sang
Rest at the evening service. one of DR..
Bischofrs songs. with much credit to the
composer as we'll as himself.
The First Congregational Church has been
having some very interesting evenings for
the past three Sundays. when DR. Bischoff
gave varied as well as brilliant program
Following discourse by the pastor, Rev
DIR. Newman. on "Daante's inferno" The
church has been crowded each Sunday
evening, and the services have evidently
excited not only interest. but study Last
Sunday evening Miss Virginia Powell Good
win sang Ribebstein's srThe HomeiandS at
the ofYertory.
The music lovers Of Washington heard
what Rev. Norman Holly had to say On
the Reform OF Catholic Church Music
at the "a o'clock mass in Holy Trinity
Church. Georgetown. last Sunday He 4
the professor Of church music at Dun
wcodie Seminary Of the archdiocese OF New
York and consultor to the p0ntfficaI COM
mission for the Vatican edition Of the IT.
church music as ordered BY his holmes.
the pope. Father Holly Is recognized A. |
ono Of the abieat authorities In AfuerIcsa N |
this vital question. He has but recently re- |
furned from several mouthx yisit to Home,
pope. On he papsl cosnmissios,. -
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