Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-02
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

with few changes in personnel. The
excellent quartet in the Hebrew Temple, on
Sth street. was heard yesterday for the
first time this season. with a new con-
tralto. and their former basso, Mr.. John III.
Nolan, who has been absent from the choir
for year. The soprano Is Mrs. w. III.
Shir-Cliff, the tenor, Mr.. William ID. Nc
Farland. both of whom have held their
positions for some years. and the new con-
tralto, who will be heard for the first time
with this choir. is Mrs. w. H. Henney, who
was formerly Miss Belle Carpenter, ant
VINO has been for several years contralto
soloist in the choir of st. Margarets Epis
copal Church and will retain this position.
DR.. George Walter is organist and direc
tor. This is one of the best balanced quar-
tets Washington has had, and the voices
blended conspicuously well in their worn
yesteelay. Two of the members of this
quartet are in the quartet of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Shir
Cliff and Mr.. Nolan. and will be heard to-
day in that choir for the first time since
their vacation began. The other member;
of the choir are Miss Pauline W hitaker
contralto: Mr.. Philip Scantling, TENOR and
Mr.. John Porter Lawrence. organist. Mrs.
Shir-Clin. contrary to her usual habit, has
remained in town all summer because of
the serious Illness of her mother Mrs
Jesse Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is just now i'm
proving.
The choirs of Epiphany and st. Thomas
Episcopal Churches will begin their seasons
today, both under the direction of Mr.
Edmund A. Varela, nephew of John Philir
Sousa, and an important factor in musical
circles in the city. Epiphany choir will
nave new contralto in Miss A. Rosalie
Holberg, who returned last spring from
several years study in Paris. She is well
known In Washington as having been the
contralto soloist in the choirs of st. Mat
thew's and the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
before her departure with her mother for
Paris. Her voice has greatly improved and
she Is well cultivated and destined to
take a leading place among the soosts of
local circles. The other members of this
choir are Miss Lillian Haley, soprano; Mr.
Otto Luebkert. basso, and a large chorus
The place of tenor soloist is not filed. Mr.
OTIS ID. Sweet is the organist. Mr.. Lueb-
kert, who has been abroad this summer,
will not return until the early part of Octo-
Der. and Mr. Halstead P. Hoover will SUBJ
stitute for him Today. Miss Holberg will
sing an offertory solo this morning st.
THOMAS choir is In splendid condition this
fall for good work. Its personnel is as
follows: Miss Nina McEwen. soprano: Miss
Ellzabeth Antoinette Stuart, contralto: Mr..
harry M. Stevens, tenor; Mr.. W. P. Hoover.
basso; Mrs. Alfred Henry Robbins, nee Nc
Callum, organist.
DR.: and Mrs. J. w. Bischofr returned to
Washington on Thursday from their sum-
mer nome at Fond du Lac, Wis, where they
nave spent very restful and quiet sum,
mer. DR.. Bischor's choir, In the First Con.
gregational Church will open it's season
with one permanent change that of the
soprano. Mrs. B. H. Smart, formerly of the
excellent quartet In Hamline NJ. E. Church,
10 De heard for the first time since she
was engaged. Miss Edna Scott Smith is the
contralto again this season, Mr. Douglas G.
Miller the tenor. and Mr.. ]. Walter Hum
pnrey the basso. in spite of the rumors of
c0nnpnftnr nfh 4l~1
season. Mrs Adelaide Lynham Humphrey
will sing for Miss Smith today. DR.. Bischofr
mas returned with several new composi-
tions ready for his publishers, as is usual
with him In the fall. Among these are
number of piano pieces and several songs.
Dr. Bischoff is much improved in health
since last spring.
The choir of St Aloysius Church will he
gin Its season about the middle of this
month The director and organist. Mr..
stephen j. kubel, is spending his vacation
down the Potomac
Mrs. A. ]. Brown. oreanist and director
OF the Temple Baptist Church choir. who
Is spending her summer at the seashore.
Will not return home until next Thursday.
During her absence Mrs. Thomas l.. Jones
is supplying her place. Mrs. A. G. Dunn.
the soprano soloist, has returned from her
seaside vacation. and will be in her place in
this choir this morning
Mr.. Arthur D. Mayo organist and director
OF the choir Of the Calvary Baptist Church.
will not have his choir complete for the
opening today, as Mrs. Ralph Barnard con-
tralto. is still in Center Lowell, Me- and
will remain there until the middle of the
month. Miss Harden-Hickey, soprano who
has spent her summer in the country in
Maryland. will be in her place in the choir
today, very much improved in health. Mr..
Roland Carter, who has sung the bass part
in the quartet much Of the time for some
months. will be heard today. Mr.. William
d. Mcfarland is the tenor soloist.
Miss Jessie B. F. Grant, organist in the
Metropolitan Presbyterion Church. is SPEND
ing her vacation with her brothers in Maine
and New York city.
Miss Edith Stoweu, the capable young
soprano, is spending her vacation at At
lantic City.
Mr.. Charles E. Myers, tenor soloist in the
choir Of st. Johns Episcopal Church, has
returned from a several weeks visit in At
lantic City.
Mr.. Roland R. Rodrick. baritone. spent
his vacation in trip to Boston by sea
and few weeks in Atlantic City.
The soloists for the Choral Society's per-
Torrance Of The Messiah in December SO
far selected will include Miss FRANCESCA
Kaspar, already announced and Miss Har-
ueH-1iChcy VI Inc SdlVdry bdptlSt ChOrch
Choir. sopranos; Mrs. Roberts of the choir
of st. Andrews Episcopal Church, con-
tralto, and Mr.. Harry NJ. Stevens Of st.
Thomas Episcopal Church choir, tenor
There Is still one contralto to be heard
from, one tenor and both BASES. The con-
cert will be given under the auspices and
for the benefit Of the Mission Club of the
First Congregational Church, in that
church, on December 10. Miss Kaspar Is
spending two weeks with Miss Brouse of
this city in her summer home near Blue
mont, Va. She has been engaged to sing
with the Germania Maennerchor Of Balti-
more at one Of their early concerts the
coming season.
Miss Grace Adele Freebey, pianist and &C.
companist, who spent her summer in AL
bemarle county, Va. has returned to WASH
ington for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Torney Simon spent the
latter part OF August in Switzerland, and
were last heard from in Innsbruck Tyrol.
They will return to their home in this city
on September Is.
An interesting party of Washington musi-
clans met in Paris last month. They were
Miss Mary A. Cryder, who has spent nearly
all the summer there: Mr.. Josef Kaspar,
conductor Of the Georgetown Orchestra and
former conductor of the Washington
Choral Society, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Evans Greene. who spent the early part OF