Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
MUSICAL MENTION

The Thanksgiving day music at Trinity
Church. under the direction of Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock. consisted of process
sional, Come. We Thankful People" (Elvey);
canticle. 20 Praise the Lord Anglican
chant Elvey): TIE Deum in B fiat kins
HalD; jubilate, Anglican chant; introit
hymn. Praise to Cod Rocher); kyrie
Tours). gloria tibi (Tallis). offertory, Fear
not, o Land (Goss); sanctus in F yves
ley), gloria in excelsis (old chant, retroces-
sional, Rejoice, the Lord is King CHan-
deb.
The Seminarians choir of the Holy Cross
College, Catholic University, assisted at
the II o'clock mass last Sunday morning
at ST. Patrick's Church, adding very much
to the impressiveness Of the service by their
devotional and artistic rendering Of two
numbers of Gregorian music.
The Church of the Holy Name has re-
Gently reorganized its choir service, adding
several new and good voices to the diff
ferent parts. Last Sunday morning they
rendered Marcos mass. the solos being
rendered in good style by Miss Collier
Miss M. knockey. Mrs. *. Baden. slt
Nomen Domino" which was rendered at
the offertory was especially fine and was
given by a quartet consisting of Miss Col
lier, soprano Mrs. X. Baden, alto; Mr..
James Drencas. tenor. and Mr. James
Nolan, bass. Giorza's vespers were sung
at 100. Mr.. McGour and Mr.. Thomas Smith
assisting the regular choir
The ladies of the Northminster Church
gave the second of a series of sociableS at
the church on Friday evening last An
interesting musical program under the d.
rection of Mrs. Smith was part of the
evenings entertainment. and some of those
contributing numbers were Miss May Good
man, Who sang "A May Morning" by
Denza. and Neidlinger's "Serenade;" Mr..
J. Owen Penney. The Song of the Sword
and The Postillion." and Miss Hoover
Sing Me to Sleep and Because l Love
You"
dore I. King director. rendered the follow
ing program of music at the services last
Sunday. In the morning. quartet, "Joyfully
Onward We Move" by Ravens, and Res
ignation,' a bass solo, by Mr.. ]. Owen
Penney. In the evening. Our Blest Re-
deemer,' quartet, by Houseley, and My
Faith Looks Up to Thee a duet, ar
ranged by Lachner, sung by Mrs C. B.
Bayley and Mrs D. Olin Leech.
Mr.. Arthur Whiting of New York gave
an interesting talk recently upon the use
of the damper pedal of the pianoforte at
the home of Mrs. Kendall 14th street
road. Mr.. Whiting is well known as one
of the foremost of American musicians,
and his studies of pianoforte pedaling merit
the attention of all serious teachers and
students of the instrument. Both a
lecturer and a pianist Mr.. Whiting de-
lighted the local music lovers and piansts
who We're fortunate enough to hear him
The numbers which he chose to illustrate
his theories on pedalfng included selec-
tions from the works of Schumann, Chopin
Bach, Loeffler, Debussy and Brahms, to-
gether with a number of his own Color
Studies" now in press. Mr.. Whiting is
planning a series of monthly lecture re-
citals in Washington. to begin in January
In these rectals he will give particular at
tention to the pianofOrte works of Brahms
in the Interpretation of which Mr.. Whiting
eXcelS.
The cantata Song of Thanksgiving by
]. H. Maunder, will be sung by St Johns
choir at St. Johns Church, 18th and II
streets, Tuesday night, December 4, at s
O'Clock, under the able direction of Mr.
Henry H. Freeman, organist and choir
master. The soloists will be Mr.. Antor
Kaspar, violinist; Miss Flora A. Jackson
soprano; Mrs. Charles H. Henney, con
tralto; Mr.. B. Allen Terrell, tenor and Mr.
T. H Payne, bass. The choir has beer
under preparation for some time and some
excellent work has been accomplished.