The Washington herald., 1908-01-12

A-'eo Aci many years N washington aL2u
who has charge of the music department
OF Hollins this season.
Mr. Rath made many friends In Wash
ington with his splendid attainments in
music. He is a cultured organist and
pianist. and obtained fine results as or
gaAist and director OF the. music OF the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart, and after
ward in ST Mary's Catholic Church. He
has been greatly missed this season among
musicians.
Miss Eva Whitford, a well known mezzo-
soprano of Washington, and who is now
with one Of David Belasco's companies in
New York, spent the holidays with her
parents here, and viii return TO New York
IN the course of a week.
There will be a special song service to-
night at St Johns Episcopal Church in
Georgetown, when the choir will sing
three choruses from the Oratorio of
Elijah"
The third concert OF the Philadelphia
Orchestra viii take place Tuesday at the
New National Theater.
Conductor Pohlig. Of the orchestra, has
arranged a splendid programme. consist
ing of the works OF Richard Wagner. AS
Air. PGhlig has shown himself 10 be an
extremely temperamental conductor. with
a keen sense Of the effectiveness of con
trast, and a marked capacity for emo
tional expression, il IS TO be supposed he
will furnish an extremely impressive and
dramatic Interpretation Of the works of
Wagner.
It has been some time since the public
Of Washington have had the opportunity
of hearing so many of the excerpts from
the works Of this great master. and the
coming concert is being awaited with
great interest. The following programme
will be given:
Overture, Flying Dutchman"
"Segfrlcd Idyll'
March Funebre' from "Gotterdammeung
Norp!el and ending "Isoldes Liebestod,' from
Tristan ind Isolde"
Vorspiel from Die Mestersingeg"
Mr.. Oscar Garreissen will give a song
recital at his studio. 1919 Connecticut ave-
nue. Tuesday evening at o'clock The
programme will comprise some Of the
best known works of celebrated com
posers, and has been arranged as follows:
''Lascia Chic Pianga" from "Rnaldo" " Haendel
Miss Edith Gardner
'Elizabeth's PRAYER " from "Tannhae,lser Wagner
Miss Della Meade Foster.
Listi Signor. from Huguenots' .MeyeFbeer
Mrs. W. A. Mckenzie
Ar from Madame Butterfly" ".............. .Puccini
Alrs. Florence A. Ebbs
II Monaco Msyerbeer
Waltz Song," from Romeo and Juliet" 900. .Gounod
Ars. Ethel Hotzelaw-Gawler.
IoTeadCrs Song, from "Caunen" "..........,.. Bizet
Mr. Newton Hammer
Pianist-Grace Adele Freebey.
Tonight the Saengerbund will give the
following programme.
Choruses-
tal I'm Winter Krrmzsr
tbl Jetzt reisen wir zum Thor hinaus" Angsrer
Saengerbuud
Piano solo, Poo1aise In Z major........... List
Miss Katharine 3IcNeal
Conusito solo. Angus Macdonald ......... .RoeckeI
Mrs Blanche Muir Daglesh
Bass solo. when Richelieu the Red Robe
Wore Harvey Murray
Mr. John H. Nolan.
Soprano solo The Flower Girl" "..... Berienaut
Mrs. Fannie At Lee Gage.
Tenor SOLO Ring Our. Wild Bells .......... .sounod
Mr.. Charles T. Myers.
Vocal quartet Good Night .PiDsBti
9iFs. Gage. Mrs, Dalgeish, Mr. Myers, and Mn.
Nolan.
Mr.. Henry XaIdeT--.---..-A Musical Director.
The next oratorio to be sung in Trinity
Church is Mendelssohn's Elijah" which
is being delightfully."- rehearsed. The ex-
act date has not been set, but it will
probably be the last week of February.
Indications are that the choir will do
some fine work under its leader Mr.. Os-
car Franklin Comstock.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson for his annual
recital in Washington. which will be
given on Tuesday evening, January q.
az Rauseher's. Mr.. Wrightson will give
programme of compositions which have
not been presented in Washington before.
He will be assisted by his pupil, Miss
Gertrude Reuter-, who viii sing one group
Of songs, and viii be accompanied by his
new accompauist, Miss Donna +. Riegel
Of Buffalo, ~ Y, who Is this season
specially engaged for Mr WTightson' S
recital work.
There Will be an Evening with the
choir" at Calvary Baptist Church tonight
at 7:So o'clock. The choir viii sing this
programme:
Anthems
Teach Ne. O Lord Chadwick
20 God- BE MeIctul ,,,,.,,,,, ,DyoTak
The Lost sheep Foster
Soprano SOLO
Hear Ys Israel. MendeIzsohn
Alto solo. with violin obligato-
The LoId Is Nly Shepherd .............. Meredith
Violin solo
''RcvcTie" ........................ ReIifeld
The choir-Mrs. Walter A Gawler, soprano: Mrs
Ralph =. Barnard alto; Mr. Perry b. Turpin,
tenor; Mr.. j. Henry Kaiser basso; Mr.. Arthur d.
Mayo. oTEiuisi and director. and Mr.. Herman T..
Rakemauu. 'iolinisr.
The ffty-third studio recital by Mr.. Os-
car Franklin Comstock will take place
Monday. January %. on which occasion a
new work Uy Bc-tram ShapIeigh, The
Romance OF the Year" will have its first
Washington hearing,
Mrs, Ernest Morsell, nee Eta" NJ.
Alien, has been appointed soprano soloist
OF the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church,
recital was given at the Soldiers
Home, Monday last by Miss Ethel Tozier.
pianist. and Mrs. William Keve Miller
soprano. assisted by Miss Rubie Stanford
violinist. Miss Tozier played with great
strength and brilliancy The special fea-
ture of the programme was Mrs. Miner's
singing Hey voice shows great breadth
and resonance of tone, and she sings with
natural ease and grace of manner. Miss
Stanfords number was given with much
artistic feeling
The following programme was rendered
at the fourth public rehearsal of the
Rebew Orchestra on January 8: