Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-15
MUSICAL MENTION.

given on the 2btn, are progressing moS'
satisfactorily and the success Of the con.
cert from a musical standpoint Is practi
cally assured. The concert is for the
benefit Of the Mcdowell fund and the
society, which consists of thirty selected
voices. under the able direction of Mr.
Herndon Morsell, will sing all of Mac.
Dowell's compositions for mixed voices
consisting of a "Barcarole'' Qn eight
parts), "Slunber Song and 1.-The Brook >
They will give also five Of MacDowell's
more numerous compositions. for male
G nemes nc!1d nsS Ts, Danfs of 1ss
Clouds. Meath the Starry Skies" and
The Fisher Boy. "springtime' CMac'
DowelD will be sung by, chorus of fe.
six-part madrigals. See. Where with
Lady. Be Not Coy" tde PearsalD: Fair
Iandkennune G ss Psr'i incidental soic
taken by Mr.. Otto Luebkert, "Oer the
Sea" (d'Indy) and "Pater Noster' by
will play MacDowell's Sonata Tragica
and the Largo Con Maestro" which was
among the musical numbers rendered al
the funeral service of the composer.
Mr.. Charlton Howarth will be the So
1oist at the O'Clock service at Epiphany
is in the Everlasting from Stainer
, Daughter of Jairus" Mr. Howarth is
the tenor sOloist of the Gurley PreSbyte-
rian Church choir. but has been engaged
for this occasion by Mr.. Albert Ruppel
who has charge of the music at these
services.
Mr. Harry Patterson Hopkins, pianist
and composer. of the Washington College
and Mr.. Arthur Conrad violinist. of the
Mr.. Joseph H. Wiley. baritone, gave a
recital recently at National park Semi
nary Forest Glen. Mr.. Hopkins and Nj.
1 Gree aI p1ay oehsr the major sonata
piano by Sarasate. Ries and Sauret Each
SoiolSt scored a success both in his in
dividual and ensemble numbers. Mr.. Wi
icy gave group of songs by MacDow-
ell, Massenet and Carrisimi and a "Japa-
nese Legend composition by Mr.. Hop
kins.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe will be the Of
Iertory soloist this morning at the Swe-
Genno Church. corner of 18th and
Hear Ye, Israel" from Mendelssohn' s
Elijah"
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee has been
obliged to cancel all her musical engage
ments on account of the serious illness of
Mr.. Mckee. AS soon as he is sufficiently
on the road to recovery she Will accom-
pany him to the Virginia Hot Springs
Mrs. Johnston-H Hart, a former pupil of
Mrs. Mckee. will be at the studio substi-
tuttng for Mrs Mckee until her return
The rehearsals for the opera "Fatanitza"
by the pupils of the Ogden-Crane School
Mr.. Sol Minister. Mrs. Johnston Hart and
Mr.. Charlemagne Koehler, and will be
presented by them at the Columbia instead
Of the 'Belasco Theater.
Master Elias Breeskin. the wonderful
little violinist. was one Of the soloists
March at the musical of the Friday
Morning Club. substituting on very short
voA for Nf 10 ,h@,r ~~vS.4
not be present He played one movement
of a Mendelssohn concerto. with Mr. Fish
er at the piano. and responded to an en-
core by giving Schubert's 'The Bee"
characteristic and appropriate pro-
gram Of music will be given at musical
St. Patrick's day by the young ladies' Of
Holy Cross Academy on Massachusetts,
follows: Piano solo. ''St Patrick's Day"
Miss Marguerite Curtis: vocal solo. BE
lieve Me" and Kathleen Mavourneen."
Miss Geline Macdonald: piano solos. 1.-THE
Shillelah'' Miss Violet Hickman; harp
solo. "Has Sorrow Thy Young Days." Miss
Marguerite Curtis: vocal solo. Killarney"
Miss Evelyn Pomar; harp solo. ''The Harp
Suzanne VERIFY: vocal solo. "Come Back
to Erin" Miss Agnes Downey: violin solo.
1.-THE Valley Lay Before Me-" Miss J.
KGns harp soe 1.-THE eSee y May
solo. Last Rose Of Summer" Miss Agnes
Downey. accompanied by Miss 1mogene
HARMS violinist: Miss Marguerite O'Toole
hartast. and Miss Marguerite Curtis; pi-
Till Morning Miss Marguerite Curtis.
A series Of musicals to be given Sum-
day evenings during Lent has been ar
ranged by the Saltzman-DeF School
of Music and Acting. No formal program
will be given.
For the piano recital to be given at
the Washington Club April at pm. by
the young artist. Mildred Kolb the fol-
lowing ladies have given their patronage:
Mrs. G. I. Long. mrs. J. a. hughes, MISS
Isabel Lehman. Miss Shelby converse
Miss Caroline Nabuco.
The Pro-Cathedral Church of the Ascen-
sion, corner Massachusetts, avenue and
18th street northwest, has been fortunate
in securing as director of its choir Herr
Heinrich Hammer. who Will at once as
sumo charge. He will have associated
with him as organist Miss Frances Har-
rison. one of the most accomplished i a Me
Hammer is of German birth and received
his musical education from such famous
men as A. G. Ritter OF Magdeburg ana
Jean Bott. the favorite pupil OF Spohr;
many musical organizations. which he
has helped in training to their best de-
yelopment Among these are the Choral
society of Sundsvall and the French
Choral Society at The Hague. the Lau-
same Symphony Orchestra. Switzerland.
He has repeatedly conducted. by invita-
ton. the Philharmonic Orchestra OF Ber-
lin and concerts undertaken by the great
violinist, Henri Marteau. and also the
Berlioz centenary festival at Geneva, In
1908.
Last fall Herr Hammer moved to wash
ington and was appointed director or the
washington Choral Society. with which
organization his work is spoken OF with
enthusiastic praise by the president and
members of that organization. Among
the singers recently added to the FRO
Cathedral choir are Miss Flora Jackson
soprano. and Miss Anna Brett. contralto'
both of whom were formerly soioists IN
ST. Johns choir of this city.
Miss Cornelia Keep. teacher of piano.
has resigned from the faculty OF the
Washington College of Music.
Miss Mary Helen Leefe will be assisted
in the recital which she Will give tne
10th at the Congressional Library by MISS
Ethel Tozier and Mr.. Robert Cary
Stearns. Mr.. Stearns playing the .viohn
obligato to the celebrated lave Maria'
by Gounod.
Miss Edith Pickering and Miss Christine
Church will furnish the program at an IN
formal musicale which will be given al
the Dewey Hotel tonight.
The repairs to the studio of Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock being completed. Mr..