Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-24

| Stewart Beers young pianist and or
| ganist of Boston. but for the past few
| years a resident of Washington, also sailed.
| He will spend some time in Paris studying
| with Alexander Guilmant. the eminent
| French master OF the organ. and will also
| spend a month in London Mr.. Beers and
| Miss Drew have given some charming
evenings of song and piano music during the
| past winter.
| New York is to have q magnificent new
| music hall to rival the great music halls
| of Europe. to cost S1,2JO.000. 1t will be
| built on 42d street. to run through to ADD
street. and will be opened next summer
| There will be a lobby extending from AID
| to 43d street. and the building will abound
| in novel features.
| Mrs Margaret Nolan Martin. the we'll
| known contralto soloist has resigned her
| position contralto soioist in the choir
| of the Hebrew Temple, to take effect the
| 1st of July. Mrs Martin has been suffer
| ing from a severe attack of laryngitis, and
| a complete rest of voice has been ordered
| by her physician in order that she may be
| entirely recovered for the opening OF next
| season. Mrs Martin has been the con-
| tralto in this choir for a number OF years,
| and her absence is already being deeply
| regretted by the rabbis and congregation.
1 Mrs Martin has also been in charge or
| the music in the Washington Heights Pres
| byterian Church for several years, since
| her resignation from the choir of st. Alloy
| sius Church. where she was for long
| period Mrs. Martin will remain In charge
| at the Presbyterian Church. She Will go
| into the country the middle of July for a
| change and complete rest with the prospect
| Of being entirely recovered, Vocauy ana
| physically. by October l.
Miss Nina McEwen soprano soloist in
the choir of st. Thomas Church, will sing
| the offertory solo this morning in that
| church Miss McEwen is spending the
| summer with her mother, Mrs. Pickering
| Dodge, at the Dodge place at East Falls
| Church. Va. Miss McEwen has inherited
her voice and musical gifts from her
| mother, who was Mrs. Betty Havenner Nc
| Even, and one of the leading church and
| concert sopranos in local circles only few
| years ago. For long time Mrs. McEwen
| was the soprano solofst in the choir OF the
| Calvary Baptist Church.
Mr. Stanley Olmsted. who occupied con-
| spicuous place among local pianists a few
| Years ago. has returned here for visit to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor II. Ohm
| sted. from Ithaca Conservatory, where he
| has charge of the instrumental music de-
| partment.
| Mrs NJ. r. Waldecker will give grand
| concert with her pupils on Tuesday even
! assisted by Mr.. w. Fl. Wilkins, tenor, and
| the United States Marine Band Lieut.
| William II. Santelmann. leader of the
! band. will present the diplomas and medals
| TO the pupils.
The pupils of Miss Berda Stewart Wilson
had their spring recital last week In Car
roll Institute Hail. which attracted q large
and very appreciative audience. The num-
beers were given with spirited style and
good tone effects, with excellent technique
in many cases. Mr.. Charles A. Bright as
sisted and sang Calvary, by Rodney. and
Nevin's Rosary" Miss Wilson played
| the first movement of Chopins first coll
certo. with Mr.. John Porter Lawrence
playing the orchestral parts at the second
piano. The other numbers of the program
| included Bohrn's Polacca Brilliant opus 93
frs, piano Misses Lavania Coleman and
Helen Earnshaw. and second piano. Misses
Krogmann's ''valetta," Miss Mildred X.
| Schippert; Lchners Gypsy Dance. Master
Raymond G. Clark; Clements Sonatina
opus 80 and Orth.s Whtriigig opus 2. Miss
! Dorothy Gessford: Behr's ''Bluett," Miss
Dorothy e, McCauley: Sonatina opus 40
| (Beethoven). Miss Virginia C. Coleman:
Stewards Spring Time" (Scherso). Miss
Aileen Terry: Stoughton's Les Sylphs,
Espagnole. first piano. Miss Lura L. Fall
| las: second piano. Miss Bertha r. Whalley:
| Tarantelle Hefierl. Miss Hazel Chisholm:
| Scherzo yalsant Smith. Master Robert c,
| Dalrymple: Serenade Jeffrey. Miss Eva
Baker: Pierrette (Chaminade): Etude Mig
| nome (Shutt). Miss Bessie X. Lacy: valse
| price (NewIand), Miss Jennie Mccormick;
Rondo Caprtcciaso. op. II (Afendelssohn).
Miss Beulah W Coleman: prelude In c
sharp minor CRachmaninoffo: Ronde Bril-
liant Cvon Weber,. Miss Zelda L. Miller.
Mrs Henry Hunt Mckee, organist and
choir director OF st. Michaels and All
Angels Episcopal Church. has arranged a
song service for this evening. Those who
| will be heard. in addition to the excellent
chorus choir. will be Miss Lillian Lewis.
| Miss Antoinette Peterson, Miss Claire
wonderly. sopranos; Miss Flora Bern
heimer. Miss Maude Fowler, coneraltos;
| Miss Anna like. violoncellist. and Major
n. H. Camp and Mr. Hugh Yea.
The violin and plano pupils of Mr. Jo-
seph Harrison gave a recital last Wednes-
| day evening in the Ninth Street Christian
| Church. assisted by Mrs. Charles y, Bayly.
| jr.. soprano. and Mr.. Louis E Bradford
'ceilist. Mrs. Bayly sang Nevin's Doris
ckarmingly. and. being enthusiastically re-
called. sang Strelezkfs Happy Days"
Both OF these songs were given with cello
| obiigato. played sympatheticallys by Mr..
Bradford. and accompanied on the piano
by Mr.. Harrison. Two other excellent
numbers were the piano solo. Schubert
Tsusig's March Miiitaire." by Mr.. William
| Weber. and MFR. Harrison's violin solo,