Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Holy Vleek Mu8ic

Music forms an important part or the
services of local churches for the remain
ing days of the Lenten season and many
elaborate programs have been arranged
for Holy week. which begins today
Beginning today. 1t Is announced. I'M
pressive Holy week services will be held
at St. Paurs Catholic Church. 18th and V
streets This morning at II o'clock there
will be a procession, blessing Of the palms
and solemn high mass. The music vii!
be rendered by seventy-five boys and men,
who compose the regular chancel choir OF
the church, augmented by the seminarlans
from ST. Thomas College of the Catholic
University At the evening service the
office of Complins will be chanted by the
chancel choir The solemn office of Tene-
brae will be chanted Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday evenings by the combined
choirs The Miserere and Behedfctus VIII
be sung to a harmonized chant by the
men of the choir while the chorus Jeru-
salem" and the Letters will be sung by
the boys and men of st. Paul $.
High masses will be sung by the semi
narians Thursday, Friday and Saturday
mornings at O'Clock, the one Oh Friday
being what is known as the mass Oh the
pre- -sanctified. Good Friday. from TO 8,
there Win he a meditation on the seven
last words of Christ, conducted by Rev.
Father Martin O'DOnoghue. The special
music for this service will be rendered by
full choir of male voices. Easter morn
ing at III O'Clock the combined choirs Will
render q special musical program at the
solemn high mass, taking the music from
the masses OF Dumont: IoZer and Gru0er
Tonight an Evening with Gounod;' il
planned al the metropolitan Memorial
81. E. Church. The choir. consisting OF
Mrs. Dayelle Taylor-W eich, Miss NJ. Es-
telle Quick, Mr.. W. 8. Atherhoit and Mr..
Dana c. Holland. will be assisted by Dr.
A. \. Tasker and Mr.. Maurice h. Peck,
violinist and f1urist. Several quartets and
! trios will he. rendered, Mrs. WEIGH sing
ing 20 Divine Redeemer." DR.. +. NJ.
Bristoe will give brief. sketch OF the
composers life.
This concludes tile series OF musical serv-
ices, the composers whose works were
presented being MendelSsohn. Mozart,
Handel Haydn and Beethoven.
The Seven Last Words by savaero
7 80 O. clock in the Church OF the Sacred
Heart by the choir of the church assisted
by several sololsts. The solo parts will
be rendered by Miss Mabel Latimer. So
prano; Miss Mary r. King. contraito;
Messrs Edward j. McQuade and G. T.:
Callan. tenors. and Bernard f. Ryan.
baritone. Miss Margaret O'roole will pre-
side, as usual, at the organ.
Under the direction OF Mr.. A. G. Ell
bridge the choir of St. Margaret Church
will give Stainers "CruciiiXiOn' this even
ing at o'clock. Messrs J. l.. Battle, J.
w. Humphries and Charles Moore will be
the SoloiStS.
The choir Of the Church of the Epph
any. under the direction of Mr.. TrayIor.
will sing the cantata of the "CrucifiXfon
by Stainer I, esday evening OF this week.
Dubois Seven Last Words" will be
sung this evening in ST. Patrick's Catholic
Church under the direction Of Mr.. Armand
Gumprecht. The soloists will be Mrs
Annie Grant Fugitt, soprano: 4 Mrs. Ar
mand Gumprechi contralto; Mr.. Melville
-. Hensey, tenor; Mr.. MurraS, basso.
DR.. T. f.. Davis the pastor of Westmin-
ster Church, has been giving series of
illustrated services Sunday evenings. AT
one of these services the musical part of
the program was rendered by Mrs. Amy
Law Ormsby. who sang The Holy City:
Miss Aline Miller. who rendered HaWleys
Lead, Kindly Light" and MI Frank By
This evening Mr.. Elmer Jaspar will be
the soloist and he will sing THE Palms"
The Dumbarton Avenue Choir will rem
der the cantata The Crucifixion and
Resurrection" by Berwald, during Easter
week. The solos win be taken by Miss
Bessie Birch, soprano; Mrs. A. j. Hough-
ten. alto; Mr.. Edmunds. tenor: Mr. John
Waters, baritone. and Mr.. Ambrose Dur
kin, basso Mrs Isaac Birch will play
the organ and the work will be under the
direction Of Mr.. William T. Glover.
The choir of the Westminster Memorial
Church is diligently rehearsing Stainer's
Daughter of Jairus," which 1t expects
TO present in the near future. The solo
parts will be taken by Mrs. Or1nsby. Miss
AIine Miller. Messrs. d. G. Miller and
Mary Campbell A feature OF the servive
last Sunday evening was Home. Sweet
Home.' illustrated with stereopticon
views and sung by q quartet composed of
Misses Whitlock and Miller and Messrs.
Mime and Ballad, with Mrs. Byram at the
organ. $50: =
1.-THE Crucifxion." by Sir ]. Stainer,
will be sung next Tuesday evening at the
Cathedral Chapel Of the Redeemer. The
organist will be Miss NJ Roach. the chapel
organist: Mr.. Henry W: Jaeger. tenor Of
st Marks Church. and Mr.. II. w. Hough-
ton, bass, bill be the soloists.
A sacred cantata, "Olivet to Calvary"
by ]. Fl. Maunder. will be sung by the
combined choirs Of the Good Shepherd
Church. 9th and streets northeast. Good
Friday evening at 7:30 O'Clock. The So
prano soloist will be Master Warren Ter
ry;' tenor Mr.. Archelle Burklin; baritone,
Mr. H. NJ. Singleton; organtst and choir
master. George A. Webster.
Announcement has been made that daily
vesper services for the week beginning
today will be held in All Souls Church.