The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-21

The musical exercises for the opening
OF the jamestown Exposition are most
elaborate, consisting, in the morning AT
II o'clock. Of "The Heavens Are Telling. %
from The Creation." the Official Open
ing Hymn, composed by Wiberfoss G.
Owst, OF Baltimore: "The HaHelujah
Chorus. from the Messiah" and
America" This entire programme will
be rendered by a chorus of 500 voices.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, the mu-
steal director OF the exposition, conduct
ing the opening hymn and the Halle
lujah Chorus" and Mr. William Wall
Whiddit, his assistant. THE Heavens
Are Telling" and America" The So
loists VIII be Mrs. Welnschenk, Mr.,
Wrightson, and Mr.. Homer Moore in
The Heavens are Telling" and the ac-
companists will be Arthur E. Mayo, S.
Frederick Smith, and William Wall Wild
dit.
In the afternoon a musical programme
has been arranged for the reception of
the President, which will include solos
by Mrs Weinschenk. of Norfolk: Miss
Gertrude Reuter-, Mr.. Whiddit. Miss Best.
and Mr. Wrightson In the evening the
Washington Choral Society is expected TO
give The Messiah" with a quartet Of
soloists from New York. excepting the
eontraito who win be Miss Clara Drew.
Of this city, the soprano being Miss Flor
ence Hinkle. OF New York, who will sing
with the Choral Society here on Wednes-
day night; Mr.. George Hamlin, tenor.
who will also sing here on Wednesday
night, and Mr.. Whitney Tew, bass, of
London
The Washington Saengerbund viii cele-
bFate IFS fifty-slXth anniversary 6Suftuns-
fese) this evening at the han of the so
ciety, Sl4 c street northwest. The fol-
lowing programme viii be given:
Chor7lses-
tal 'Sohsfers sonntagsiied'' ........... Krautzer
90 Sonntag suf dem Meere' -............... Heinze
SaengsTbund.
Prologue Honorary President Frank Caudy
bass solo-''The Mighty Deep
Air. John ?. Redeker.
Piano SOLO CamDaHea '....-....... Pagauini-Liszt
Miss Ethel Tozier
soprano solo-'Pol6naise' from 'Afignon Thomas
Miss Irene Deterioh.
ContFalto solo-Aria from lie Cid'' Alassenst
Miss Resale Holborg.
Tenor solo-"Cujus Amman from "stabat
Mater .Russini
Afr. Ernest E. Leigh
Soprano solo-'Chanson Proyencale" Dell Aqua
MEs. Helen Donohue-Deyo.
Vocal duet-'-The Gipsies' '.............. Brahms
Airs. Deyo and Miss Hoberg.
vocal duet-''lhe Master and Scholar w R0ssini
Mrs Dey0 and Mr.. Frank Rebstock
Song Murgengabe ....--...--..... c. Hugo Schui1s
Chorus and audience
Air. Henry NandeT. musical director
The Howard University Choral Society
under the direction Of Miss Lulu We're
Childers, director of music at that institu-
ton, will render Mendelssohn's Elijah"
with a chorus Of eighty voices and six
soloists, at the First Congregational
Church. on Wednesday evening. May s.
The Elijah" is Memberships greatest
oratorio, and the rendition of it last spring
by this society was a great success. and
puromises TO be even better this year
George Hamlin and Florence TIinkeI will
be the star attractions at the final concert
OF the Washington Choral Society next
Wednesday evening at the d. A. r. Con
tinental Memorial Hail. Local soloists.
Miss Gertrude Reuter-, Miss Anna Manning.
Richard 7. Booking, and Mr.. T. Legg will