Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
MUSICAL MENTION.

SV4 ~ 49,
The board Of lady managers Of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
at It's last regular meeting voted unani-
mously to accept the generous offer of the
MusurSla Club to give concert for the
benehttof the hospital. and the affair will
take place In the large ballroom of the
New WI ard Hotel Monday evening April
-. 4 list of prominent patronesses has
oeen secured and the ladies Of the board
ana their numerous friends. we'll as
the committees and members OF the va
r'ouS Episcopal churches i'm the city. are
WORRYING vigorously to make the event a
gteat financial and social success. The
Musurgia Club. under the direction OF Mr..
Edgar Priest. will give the entire con-
cert. Part one of the program vii con-
s1st of THE Desert a symphonic ode
composed by Feicien David, classic
composition which calls for solo tenor.
quartet. dramatic reader and orchestra.
Mr.. Joseph r Matthew. tenor soloist of
st. John S Church. will sing the beautiful
solos throughout the work. and HE de-
scrfptive prologue will be read by Mr.. Ed
win Callow. formerly reader for the Banks
Glee Club of New York Twelve musicians
from the Marine Band will furnish the
orchestral music. The second half of the
program viii consist of part songs by the
club the two most worthy of special men
four-part arrangement of The Rosary.
by Nevin: sentimental and humorous
selections by the Madrigal Quartet and
solos by soprano to be announced later.
Keen interest has already been mani
tested in this concert. and 1t is safe to as
sert that musical treat is in store for
those who attend.
The full procession service for Palm
Sunday vii be sung at St Stephen s
of .h,,r., CIV md
Pennsylvania avenue. today. The music
is written for three male voices and is in
manuscript. it being a copy OF the score
that is to be used at the cathedral tcom-
poser unknown. The regular male choir
of the church will be assisted today and
next Sunday by Mr.. Philip Lee Scantling,
tenor.
The choir of st. Andrews Episcopal
Church. under their director. Mr.. John
Isle Ape. will repeat today the program
of music given last Sunday with the ex-
ception of the offertory solo at the morn
ing service. when The Palms will be
rendered by Mr.. Apple. Good Friday the
choir will sing Stainer's ''Crucifixion" at
the o'clock service.
The Choral Club of Women. recently
organized by Mrs. Blair. Mrs. Hobart
Brooks Miss blanche Jewell and sew
era. others prominent in social and mu-
SiCdI ClTrleS, met w eOHeSudN HlofHiHS lOI
rehea rsal at the Emmanuel Baptist
Church. The club now numbers thirty
FIVE members and has already begun prep
arations for concert in May. for which
invitations will be issued The organiza-
tioI. will be known as the Rubinstein
Club. and Is already doing very creditable
work under the direction of Mrs. Blair.
A new sacred song by Mr.. Oscar Frank
lin Comstock was rendered recently with
great success in Trinity Church by Mr..
Frederick A. Fletcher. The composition
is entitled "A Song Of Penitence.''
The Washington Club was filled with a
capacity audience recently to listen to
little Mildred Kolb. who was presented
the affair being under the patronage of
Mrs. G. ]. Long, Mrs. J. A. Hughes. Mrs
Isabelle Lehman, Miss Shelby Converse
and Miss Caroline Nabuco. The young
pianist was heard In program that
would tax a more mature artist both
physically and musically. and rendered
each number in manner that evoked
genuine approval. Her numbers included
the Beethoven sonata in major, nocturne
in G minor and Polonaise in A fiat major
(Chopin). Perpetuum Mobile (Weber),
Passepied lie roi s. amuse Delibes):
certo Brilliante in f sharp minor Ofiller).
with orchestral accompaniment on second
piano by Nine. Won Unschuld. The
'.Passepied.'' by Delibes. was given with
a crispness and at tempo that was
charming. and so insisteIt was the audi
ence that she was obliged to repeat 1t:
but her best and more serious work was
In the Beethoven sonata and the Hiller
concerto, her Interpretation OF these num-
bers showing unusual maturity for one OF
her years (she is only thirteen years ODD.
besides abundant temperament, and the
physical strength to execute an entire
program of distinctly strenuous compost
lions.
The Sunday Evening Music Club held
its fifth and closing meeting TINS sea
son Sunday last at the residence OF Dr
and Mrs. Duncan McKim. The program
was opened with prelude OF Bach and
closed with a march of Guilmants, both
organ so.os, played by Or. Mckim. MIS- LIS
For the Wings of a Dove" and an Ave
Marie [Bach-Gounod). with accompani-
ment for organ and piano and cello OBJ
ligato by Mr.. Lent. Miss Robson was
heard In a group of songs II. by 6 aaaars
panied by Mrs. Randolph. In addition
there was a string quartet of Beethoven
and a quintet for piano and strings by
Boisdeffre. played by Messrs. Anton and
Pfarr and Mr.. and Mrs. Lent. Previous
meetings of the club this season have
been held at the homes of Miss Alice
Wilson, Mrs. John III. Reyburn, Mr.. II. p.
Carter and Mrs. James Hooe.
Mr. r. Barton Easily. who has done such
effective work as tenor soloist In trinity
Church, has returned to New York for
business reasons and will resume his for
mer position there at st. Thomas Chapel.
The last of the series of Lenten organ
recita.s given at St. Johns Church occur
ing Mr.. William Stansfield of st. James
Church, Philadelphia and the assisting
soloist, Mr.. Paul Branson, bass of St.
Johns Choir. They were heard in the
following program: Organ solos, Sonata
in A No. 3. founded upon the old German
choral. Aus tiefer Moth. In Deepest Need
/ Cry to Thee. Mendelssohn; Canzona in
Minor, Guilmant; Introduction and
Wedding Music from Lohengrin, Wagner;
Indian Idyll. Mcdowell, arranged for the
organ by William Stansfe.d; Bell Rondo.
Morandi; Minuet from the Beethoven Sep
tet arranged for the organ by Mr.. STAINS
field. and Crusaders March from the ora
torio of st. Elizabeth, by List. MI
Branson was heard in THE Benediction.'
Biblical Romanza, Gordigiani. and
Lord, Have Mercy, Strelezski, with
Mr.. Freeman at the organ as accom-
PIANIST.
The. students of .the Bristol School are
rehearsing a very pleasant operetta which
they will give May 1 and 2 at St. An
drew's Parish Hall. The proceeds will go
toward the fund being raised by the
school alumnae for free sanitarium for
tuberculosis patients.
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