Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20

" small company OF music-lovinS
people We're pleasantly entertained on
Tuesday afternoon at the music store
OF Mr.. ID. G.. Pfeiffer, by Mr.. Arnold Dol
metsCh of Boston. Mr.. DometSch, who
had come to Washington to play the
hsrpsicord at the Choral Society concert,
gave a most interesting talk OH the pos
sibilities of the clavichord and played a
number of selections in illustration.
Among those present were Mr.. Ernest
Lent Mr.. Oscar FRANKLIN Comstock. DIR.
and Mrs. Bischof. Mr.. Eugene Stevens,
Mr.. Heinrich Hammer, Mr.. Armand
Gumprecht. and many others prominent
in the musical life in Washington. The
program included two gavottes from the
suite In d minor (Bach). preludes in {
and l. minor Bach. an ancient dance,
"Pavane" william Byrd and "Fugue''
IN G. BACH.
The kaspar-Lent Trio gave one of their
wei chosen programs recently at Trinity
College before the faculty and students
of the institution. The selections included
''Trio," ''Largetto'' and Finale ernest
14enU, Mr.. Anton Kaspar and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lent; solos for violoncello. "Serenade''
Qoreno). Petite Valse" GHerbert, Mr..
Lent; piano solo, 'Polonaise" OiszD. Mrs.
Lent; violin solo. Der Zephyr QHubay).
Mir. kaspar: cello solos. lie Cygne''
(Saint-Saens): Am Springbrunnen''
DavidOff> Mr.. Lent: group of short num-
hers by MacDowell for piano, Mrs. Lent;
violin solo, Ada gio' (Ries), and ''Zapa-
feado' (Sarasateb. Mr.. kaspar, and trio.
"Andante" and Finale tRubinstein).
Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby gave an inter-
esting musical Thursday at her residence
on Riggs street. The program included
a duet, Passage Birds Farewell HIil-
dach). Mrs. Ormsby and Mr.. J. Forney
Donaldson; Because (dHardeloU and
Gypsy Maiden HIoratio Parker Miss
Grace Ford; selections from the Eliland
Song Cycle won FielitZ). "Frauenworth"
Sprays of Roses Secret Greetings"
"Child Voices and "Anathema," Mrs
Ormsby; II Love You Iruly" Carrie
Jacobs Bond; Beware" tGrieg>;
Mighty LAX Rose" (Nevin Miss Ruth
Miller; armorer's song from Robin
Hood de Koven). Mrs. Donaldson: II
Want What I Want When j Want It.
UierberD; Absent (MetcaiO. Mr.. Don
aIdson; Love is Bubble" LAllitson);
Songs My Mother Sang (Wishaw). Miss
Augusta Hill; The King OF Love"
tGounodD, Miss Ford Mrs. Byram added
10 the pleasure of the occasion by playing
the fire music from Die Walkure" CWag-
ner-Brassin). and prelude tRachmaninOf)
Mss Hazel Dakin played the accompani-
mentS for Miss MlIler and Mrs. Byram
for the remainder of the vocal numbers
The program at the song recital given
by Mrs Zddie Townsend Stewart at the
Arlington this week was varied and at
tractive one. The opening number was
an aria from .'Tannhauser .'Dich theure
halle" Wagner, which was followed by
My Mother Bids Me Bind Ny Hair
UIaydD: The Rose Leans Over the POOL
(Chadwick), ''Verborgenheit' tWoIO:
Love in May ParkeD; Dawn
(Stange); IF Thou Vert Blind John
som; .L'heure esquise' 0Iahn) and
"Chanson des baiser" tBemberg). Mrs
Stewart has soprano voice of great
purity and sweetness. and gave her songs
with intelligence and expression. Mr.
Harvey Murray a most efficient ac-
companist
Mr.. A. T. Tasker. who has presided for
many years at the organ of the Metro
poItan Methodist Episcopal Church, has
resigned his position. 10 lake effect Jan
uary /. The Evenings With the Choir
which were given so successfully by the
quartet Of this church last season, VIII
be resumed after the holidays.
The December studio recital by Mr.. Os-
car Franklin Cornstock took place last
M,S6ay and an attractive program was
presented. Mr.. Comstook gave Grieg' s
BaIlade in form of variations for piano a
brilliant Interpretation. Miss Carter,
though evidently nervous. displayed con-
siderable taste in Chaminade' Pierette.
Mr. Schick won prolonged applause by his
singing of four Schuinann songs the au-
dence being especially enthusia site over
.'The Two Grenadicrs. The Misses Harm
den Lane Gordon. Newhali. Bane, Mrs.
Sill ers and Mrs. Covert were very salts
factory in their singing of three part
songs by Smart and Barnby. Mss Rubic