The Washington herald., 1908-04-12

efS, contfaitO, ana Carl Kerr, bass. On
Tuesday after Easter, April q, the can
tata, Death and Life. by Shelly. viii
be given, with the choir augmented by
Mr.. Matthews, tenor soloist at st. Johns
Church, and supported by large chorus.
THE Cruciixion, by Sir John stainer.
viii be given at st. Thomas Church on
Good Friday evening by the st. Thomas
Choir of thirty-six voices, under the diree-
ton Of Mr. Edmund A. Varela
The soloists of the choir are as follows.
Soprano. Miss Nina McEwan: contralto,
Mrs. A. L. Day; tenor, Harry Stevens;
bass. William D. Hoover.
The, solos in THE Crucifxion" Will be
sung by Harry Stevens, tenor; William d.
Hoover, bass. and r. Lee Cox. second
bass.
The choir of st. Paurs Episcopal
Church. Twenty-third street, will give
Maunder's "Olivet to Calvary" Mon
day evening. April IS, and again on
Friday evening. April II.
The soloists VIII be Master Samuel
Leeoh, soprano; Mr.. James Hicks, barry
tone; Mr., R. p Backey, tenor; Mr. Ed
gar Priest, organist.
The Rose Maiden" by Cowen, a can
tsta. will be presented by the Wash
ington Chorus Club Of sixty voices.
under the direction OF William J. Pal
:ner at Fifth Baptist Church, on We'd
nesday. April 22 The soloists will be
Mrs. Annie Grant Fugitt soprano, Of
st, Patrieks choir; Mrs. Belle Carpen-
ter Henney, eontralto, of st. Margar-
cts; Harry Stevens, tenor. OF st.
Thomas, and Roland Rodrick. barry
tone. F. c. Heintz, a tenor Of New Or
leans, and a newcomer to Washing
ton. viii also be heard. Louis A Pot
ter. jr., will play the accompaniments.
As conductor. Walter Damrosch who
will lead the New York Symphony Or
chestra on the occasion OF its local ap-
pearanee on April Is, develops the full
possibilities of his players. He arouses
the enthusiasm Of each to the utmost by
being deeply imbued himself with the
spirit of the music he is interpreting.
Mr. Damrosch's own depth of feeling
seems 10 impress itself on audience and
musicians alike. He carries both to any
marked in the splendid elimaxes Of the
wonderful Wagnerian numbers, which
Damrosch interprets as no other leader
can.
On its tour this year the orchestra is
under the managerial direction of Loudon
Charlton the well-known New York inn
presario.
Considering that this Is an age of
EanqiQ liza ffqr fA Sc OF
Mr.. Damroseh should have made his
greatest reputation as an Interpreter of
Wagner He has won that reputation
not only as an orchestra leader, but
through his lectures and explanatory re-
citals on the Wagner dramas
II is said that he might be enjoying
worldwide fame as pianist were not
his mastery Of the piano Overshadowed
by his reputation as a conductor.
Washington College gave a German
Evening on Wednesday at o'clock, pre-
senting the following programme.
Double quartet. Behind the Lattice (Cbadwickl.
the Misses Shelby. Mandsl. Minor. House Bolinger
Strong Fell. and RobiHette
Song Die Lorslei' lsilcher). Miss Elsie Mandel
Scene fram Ainna yon Banhem" &C. T. Les
sing. Miss Thadene Dorsey as Minna
Piapo solo, "Diasolina' tBendeB. Miss Clsra
shelby.
zmsiguns. from Faust" o. ". eovthel, Mis-
Clothiide LIONS
Violin sclo Arie, OF. 50 Charles Dancia). Miss
Birdie Abernathy, pupil of ]. Kaspar.
Group Of short poems-"Der Puppenhimme" niIi-
enGoni. Miss A. Graf; from "Das Lied v d
Glocke' tSchlleTl. Miss r. Good; Der ETlkoenig
lGoetbe), Miss l. Willard. and "Rosentaeume
lkonFad Niesl. Miss T. Miller
Song. Lass with the Delicate Air" fDr. Ar77el
Miss Fern Minor, pupil Of Mrs Woodin
Scene from Maria Stuart IF. schisler1-AIaria
stuart Miss Rita May; Hannah Kennedy. Miss sa-
die CeH
song. "Du bist vie cine Blwue' CRublnsteinl.
First movement Of the waldstein Senate Bee
thovenl, Miss Esthyl Can, pupl Of Mr. Patterson
jenkins
Poem. "Ich hab gswolt" Bs7 A. W. Hide
brandt Fraulein Anita sehade, teacher Of German.
Washington College.
Miss Gertrude Miriam Deland VIII sing
Bearing His Cross at the services this
evening in the North Presbyterian Church.
The sixth and last Lenten organ recital
was given by H. H. Freeman. in St
Johns Episcopal Church, yesterday af-
ternoon.
William Stansfeld, organist and choir
Philadelphia, was the organist. Paul
BTansOm, basso. was soloist
The program follows: Mendelssohn's &
Sonata In A. No. 3. founded on the old
German chorus, "Austiefer Noth:" Gull
mant's Canona. in A minor; Introduction
and wedding music fiom Wagner's Lob
engrin. MacDoWel's Indian idylI. ar
ranged for organ by Mr.. SfansfeId: BELL
Rondo, by Morandi; Beethoven's Mfnuet.
from the septet arranged for the organ by
Mr.. Stansfieldi Iiszt's Crusaders. march,
from the oratoTiO Of st Elizabeth" 4" AfT
Bransom sang the "BenedictiOn." by Cor
digniani and Lord Have Mercy" by
Strelesli
Miss Corrie Scheffer. the young Dutch
violinist, who gave the programme in the
East Room, last evening. before the guests
Of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt was
the guest last week of Miss Alys Bentley.
director of music in the public schools.
Miss Sally Mason, also of the faculty
Of the public schools, accompanied Miss
Scheffer. who gives her programmes in
the costume of the women OF her native
country. She gave selections OF historic
national songs and old ballads of Holland
Miss Scheffer IS violin pupil Of Ysaye.
The new choral club OF women, organ
lied recently by Miss Blanche A. YeweIl,
and conducted by Mrs. A NJ. Blair.
adopted its constitution and bylaws last
week. and was christened the Rubinstein
Choral Club.
They will give one complimentary con-
cert on Nav % the programroa N hs
made up Of light choral works for wo-
mems voices. and the soloists to be Sc
lected from among the members OF the
/ club. Among the members are Mrs. Anna
Craig Curry Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Cav
Ter, Mrs. Margaret Nolan Martin. Mrs.
William T. Reed, Miss Yewell, Mrs. Sue