Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
MUSICAL MENTION

Mapnder's cantata, From Olivet to Cal
vary will be sung by the choir of Christ
Church. Georgetown, under the direction of
Mr.. Arthur Clyde Leonard, organlst and
choirmaster, Tuesday night, March g. at
O'Clock. The solos will be sung by Miss
Catherine Beulah Luxen. soprano, and Mr..
8. Percy Thompson. baritone, regular solo
lists of the church, assisted by Mr.. B. Allen
Terrell, tenor of st. Johns Church, Wash
ington.
The Morsell Vocal Club will hold another
musical evening at the Universalist Churchs
Tuesday March 10. under the direction of
Mr.. Herndon Morsell. The music will be
of lighter order than at the previous
concert and a male quartet composed of
Messrs. Allgaier, Barnes. Penney and
Moore will contribute several selections.
Among the soloists will be Miss Lillian
Lewis, Miss Catherine Bates, Miss Carolyn
Smith, Miss Amelia B. Fisher, Mr. William
A. Hopkins and Mr.. Herndon Morsell.
Miss Edith Pickering, assisted by Miss
Won Unschuld, gave musical tea in her
studio at the University of Music on Thurs
day afternoon, with Miss Irwin of Min
neapolis, Mimi, as the guest of honor.
Several new voices were introduced and
number of new songs heard and discussed.
1nOSe VINO look part IN the program were
Misses Gertrude Trow Christine Church.
Sara Stephens, Gertrude Pickin, Harriet
Harding, Irene Richardson, Stella Ray
mond, Nell NJ. Neal and Mrs. Myrtle Davis.
Miss Neal was the accompanist and Miss
Martha Urness assisted at the tea table.
Miss Gertrude Trow is filling the position
of contralto soloist at the Gurley Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
There will be special musical service at
Grace Church, 9th and D streets southeast,
this evening at 80 o'clock under the
direction of DIR. Dales, organist and choir
master. A full choral service and anthems
will be rendered by the choir, and Mrs.
Robert Fatt. Mrs. Resale Goulding and
Mr.. Halstead P. Hoover will be heard In
solos.
Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise will be
sung today by the choir of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church at the morn
ing service.
Miss Mary Byrnes has been engaged as
organist of the Holy Name Church. Miss
Bryres is also the assistant organist of
st. Pauls Roman Catholic Church, where
she plays at the o'clock service and also
for the Lenten services.
The concert for the benefit of the House
of Mercy Friday afternoon, March ID, given
at the home of Mrs. Duncan Mcktm, 1IO2
18th street, was one of the most delightful
musical events of the season and was thor
oughly enjoyed by the music lovers pres
ent. Among the interesting numbers given
We're the aria from THE Seasons" Haydn,
and caro- Milo Ben" Giordani, sung by Mr.
Cecil Tanning: "Gavotte in D. and 1.-THE
Vision Rheinberger organ numbers by
Mr.. Ernest Leigh; 1T Is Enough from
Mendelssohn's Elijah" sung by Mr.. Fan
ming. with organ accompaniment by Mr.
Priest; grand chorus, "Guilmant Andantino
in d fiat" organ solo, by Mr.. Priest; two
old songs and Vision Fugitive" sung by
Mr.. Tanning. Mr.. Tanning. who is the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wadsworth, possesses a baritone voice of
unusual beauty. Mr. Leigh and Mr.. Priest
played with their usual artistic finish
Miss Laura Collision substituted for Miss
Black at Trinity NJ. E. Church last Sun
day. Her solo was Fear Not Ye, o
Israel" by Buck.
A Stage fright Club has been formed
by the advanced pupils of Miss Alice E.
Burbage, which holds fortnightly meetings
at the houses of the various members.
Each member is required to play two pieces
from memory the object being to give
them the opportunity of trying out newly
memorzed compositions before attempting
them In public, and also to accustom them
to public performance.
Miss Florence Herman, pianist will give
several solo numbers at the next meeting
of the Deutsche Literarische Verein,
Thursday, March 81.
On last Wednesday afternoon Miss Edith
Pickering entertained the pupils of the
Eastern High School with a talk on the
subject of Women as Song Writer'S" il
Illustrating with a group of songs. Happy
Song" by del Riego. was the most appre-
ciated. and double encore was demanded.
Miss Nell M. Neal was the accompanist.
Mrs. William T Reed has resigned her
position as contralto soloist of st. Mar
kafr
effect the last Sunday in Marcn. She will
thereafter fill her former position as con-
tralto soloist of Foundry M. E. Church.
Mrs. Reed was a member Of the Foundry
choir for five years. and has many friends
and admirers in the congreg' ton who have
repeatedly urged her to return. Her reSig-
nation has called forth many expressions
of regret at st. Margaret's.
Miss Won Unschuld delivered a lecture on
the origin Of the drama at the University of
Music and Dramatic Art Thursday after
noon, March IA.
Mrs. William Key Miller will include in
her program to be given at the reading
room for the blind. Congressional Library.
Thursday, March II. two songs by George
Weber Vail of this city. These songs
which are dedicated to Mrs. Miller. have
not yet been published. Mrs. Miller will be
assisted by Mr. Christiani, violinist, and
Mr.. Vail, pianist.
The music at Wesley Chapel today will
be as follows: At the morning service
"Kyrie' (mass in F., by Concone: tenor
solo, I'm Native Worth" (Creation). Hadyn.
At the evening service. The Day Thou
Gavest," by Woodward; alto and bass duet.
"Oh, Land That Knows No Sorrow Mor-
Nevin.
Miss Georgia E. Miller will sail for Eu-
rope early in May to spend the summer
studying in Berlin and Vienna. Mr.. and
Mrs Eric Rath will also sail on the same
steamer to visit their old home In Austria.
Mr. Charles Church will sing THE Peni-
tent" by Van de Water, the offertory
at the Westminster Church Memorial at
the morning service today. The anthem
will be Bucks Rock Of Ages" in which
Miss Aileen Miller will sing the incidental
solo.
The roster of Mr.. Mantell's staff, apart
from his actors, contains the names of DR..
Andrew Byrne as music director and Miss
Aileen Bertelle as harpist. The formers
title is not of medicine, but of music. con-
ferred by Edinburgh University. of whose
faculty he was a member until a year ago,
when he came here to take the position of
director with Mr.. Mantell. Similar ex-
PLANTATION is necessary to identify Miss Ber-
telle for harpistS. even when great are not,