Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-25
MUSICAL NOTES
Music In the Churches

| At Emmanuel Presbyterian church
yesterday the musical services under
the direction of Mrs. Edward S. Shank
were most attractive. The morning an
THE King of Love My Shepherd Is"
| by Shelley. Though sung by every
choir and repeated many times, this is
q perennial favorite and rarely is sung
better than it was yesterday. For the
offertory Mrs. Shank sang II Will Ex-
| toll Thee" from the oratOrio of Eli, by
Costa, brilliant and effective solo.
AT the evening service two anthems
were sung: Arise, Shine. for Thy
Light Is Come" by Buck, and God, to
| Whom We Look Up Blindly," by Chad
wick. Mrs. l.. j. Selby sang for the
offertory I'm the Time of Trouble He
Shall Hide Me-" by Kilmer. The quar-
| by, A. S. Balinger and Edmund 8.
Shank. ]. w. Spaulding is the organ
| list. His numbers for yesterday were:
Prelude and fugue No. l, by Mendels-
sohn; "Offertoire," in minor, by Girls
com; "Pastorale," in C. by Wely;
| Prayer" by Lemaigre, and "Festal
March," by Ashmale. The ensemble of
this choir Is exceptionally we'll bal
anced, and no more effective organiza-
! ton exists in the churches of Los An
| geles. The choir announces a concert
to be given next Thursday evening at
| Simpson auditorium, assisted by the
quartet from the Westlake Methodist
church and Mrs. Sydney Webb, vio-
| linist.
| At the First United Presbyterian
church F. S. Barrows has lately taken
| the position as organist and choir d.
rector. Already he has built UP Choir
us of sixteen voices, volunteered from
| the church, and trained them into an
| efficiency that does him much credit.
W. nj 4 a q
| Father by Ferris, and "As Pants the
Hart" by Grinnell. Mr.. Barrows' num-
| bers on the organ were Handlers Lar
co." an offertory and postlude by Bart
lett, "Adagio'' by Spohr and an offer
tory by Batiste. A new organ, the
product of Reuben Widmer 81 Sons,
| New York, has lately been installed and
| has proved to be one of the best in Los
| Angeles. 1t has three manuels. twenty
eight speaking stops, and the usual
| mechanical accessories and Is beauti-
fully voiced.
The absence of Mrs Bessie Ives Har-
| rison from the quartet Of the Temple
Baptist church is noted with regret by
many, as her consistent and excellent
work has made her tower of strength.
Miss Alice Wernlund, lately returned
from European study, supplied her
place yesterday, and Mrs. Busy is to
sing next Sunday.
| AT the F1TSC SHuiCh thS
music Is in charge of Miss Edith Mar
chant, who has succeeded in gathering
and drilling a mixed chorus of twenty
| five or more boys and men, with a
sprinkling of female voices. to perform
the interesting musical services in this
pretty church.
| At the Independent Church of Christ.
Eighteenth and Figueroa, Nine. Bishop
sang two solos, Hipling's "Recessional,"
set to music by DeKoven, and my Re-
deemer and My Lord" from Bucks
"Golden Legend" Miss Mary L.
| O'Donoghue is the organist, and with
her years of experience as organist Of
Emmanuel church and at the Sacred
Heart church in East Los Angeles,
makes capable organist. Miss O'Don-
oughue Is also accompanist or the Two
most successful musical clubs. The
Ellis and Woman's Lyric, and will
assist Mr.. Poulin at his forthcoming
concert Of "The Crusaders"