Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24

violin teacher. Mr.. Wrightson is nego-
tfating with several prominent violintsts
throughout the country, and announcement
Will be made In the near future as to who
will succeed as head of the violin depart
ment
The choir Of st. Thomas Church will
On Good Friday night at o'clock The
solos will be sung by the regular male SOLO
lists Of the chor-Mr. Harry Stevens, tenor;
Mr.. William D. Hoover. bass and Mr.. r.
posed of fourteen sopranos, ten contraltos,
five tenors and six BASES. and is directed
by Mr.. Edmund A. Varela.
''The Crucifixion." by Stainer, will be
sung by the choir of Epiphany Church. I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Edmund A Varela.
on Tuesday evening, March 26, at o'clock.
the solos to be sung by Messrs. Otto Lueb-
kert, Harry Stevens and Halstead Hoover.
The choir numbers thrtyfour mixed voices
and solo quartet.
The Washington College Of Music an
nounces the engagement of Mr.. FftZhugh
Coyle Goldsborough as head of the violin
department of the college. Mr.. Colds
borough needs no Introduction to the Wash
ington public, and has had extensive study
and experience under Maud Powell of this
country and Grun and Rose of Vienna
where he graduated from the Vienna Con-
servatory after two years course. at the
commencement of which he played the
Tschalkowsky Concerto with the orchestra
MT Goldsoorough made two very success
full appearances in Vienna. two in Berlin
and one in London, and has achieved
marked success since his return to this
country His concert engagements will be
under the direct mana cement of the COL
lege.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrghtson. Mr. Fitz-
hugh Goldsborough and Mr. Felix Garzip-
n oil ifo1 ~,
the Willard banquet hall on the evening
of Monday, April Is, for the benefit of the
~ r., "A; Il. The entire program has been
placed in the hands of Mr. Sydney Llovd
WrighfSon, and very beautiful evening,
unsteady, Is anticipated.
such satisfaction as soprano soloist st the
mount vernon Methodist Church the mast
year. will sing "The Palms this evening,
Easter Easter Sunday she will sing the solos in
The pupils of Mr.. Ernest Lent gave a
musicale in the ball room of the Raleigh
last evening. A varied and interesting pro-
gram embodying the best in music for
piano, cello and violin was given in most
satisfactory manner by the students Sew
eral of Mr.. Lent's own compositions were
played and called forth enthusiastic ap-
plause.
Mr. Halstead P. Hoover will be the soloist
this morning at the Emmanuel Baptist
Church and will sing for offertory THE
Palms.
''The Crucfxion," by Stainer. will be sung
Tuesday evening, March g. by the choir
of the Pro- Cathedral Church of the Assem-
sion, under the direction of Mr.. Ernest
Leigh. The soloists will be Mr. A. Simpson,
tenor: Mr.. ]. P. Redeker, basso. and Mr. II.
Rule basso.
THE Crucifixion' will be sung at En-
manuel Church, Anacostia, Tuesday, March
90. Mr.. Ernest Theodore Martin of New
York city will be the tenor soloist. Mr.. VIII
liam Scantleburg will sing the bass solos.
The organist and chormaster, Mr.. Milford
Wits, will direct
Church tonight will be Hes Watching
Over Israel" Elijah. Mendelssohn; The
Palms." Faure: "Sanctus." Messe Solen-
nellie, Gounod; "Salve Regina" Millard: So
sohn: contralto solo. 80 rest in the Lord"
Elijah. Mendelssohn Mr.. Gattman will
play a violin solo. The organ numbers will
be "Pagues Fleurs," Mailly. and ''Alegretto
of Mrs. Theodore T. Apple, soprano: Miss
Flora Bernheimer, contrato: Mr.. Howard
Butterworth, tenor, and Mr.. Theodore 7.
Apple, basso. Mr.. Lewis Corning Atwater
is organist and director.
Mr.. Eric Rath. organist and director of
the choir of st. Marys Catholic Church, has
resigned his position in the Washington
College to accept dictatorship of music at
Hollins Institute, Roanoke, Va. The fact
that Mr.. Rath married the granddaughter
of the founder of the institute adds interest
to his becoming a member of the faculty.
Maunder's cantata From Olivet to CAL
vary will be given on Good Friday even
ing by the combined choirs of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, under the direction
of Mr.. George A. Webster organist and
choirmaster. Rev. C. r. Stetson, Mr. J.
w. Matthew and Master Warren Terry will
be the soloists on this occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Winston of the
Madison Hall Seminary gave an informal
reception last Friday evening, assisted by
the young ladies from Pennsylvania and
Virginia: A very delightful program was
rendered
At the last meeting of the Unschuld Club,
Friday, March %, the program was princi-
pally Beethoven's selections among them
the Pathetic Sonata and the "Appasson-
alta" There was also a paper read on the
life of the great master. The instrument
considered was the clarinet.
Miss Irma Stern substituted last week at
the synagogue for Mrs. Charles Henney,
who was absent on account of a severe
cold.
Mrs. John Roberts contralto of st. An
drew's sang for offertory last Sunday He
Was Despised," from THE Messiah" Her
rendition was most effective, and her enun-
citation especially good.
Miss Guelick, contralto, substituted for
Miss Pond at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church last Sunday, singing THE
Lord is Merciful of His own" from "St.
Paul." Mendelssohn
Mr.. Edwin Hughes will go abroad in May, |
to remain for two years.
Mrs. Helen Donohue Deyo will sing AL |
ltsen's '"The Lord is My Light as offer |
tory at the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church this morning
Mr.. Henry Kaspar, son Of Mr.. and Mrs |
Josef Kaspar will spend the summer in
this country with the family at their coun-
try home at Buemont. He will sail for |
Europe again in the fall.
The Students Club of the Washington |
College Of Music devoted it's meeting to |
the study Of women composers last Thurs |
day evening. Miss Harriette Whiting, re-
Gently of Boston, assisted in the program
while Miss Edith Brounell of this city
spoke informally on Frau Cosima Wag-
ner's influence on the present musical
world, describing the Wagnerian perform
anceS which she personally Superyises |