Evening star., 1909-02-14

| who sang June" Mrs. BeacfD. and I'm
My Garden" Samuel Leiddle): Mr. Charles
Henney. euphonium solo. extracts from
! III TroVatore' (VerdD. accompanied by
Byram. pianist. who gave the ballet
music from Alceste (Gluck- -Saint-Saens)
and "Ungarische" (MacDowelD: Mrs
Charles Henney. contrato. 1.-The Quest
tEleanor Smith. and His Lullaby oCar-
| rie Jacobs BondD; Mr.. Charles +. Myers
tenor. "I Love Thee" and TN Sing Thee
Songs OF Araby." An especially interest
! ing feature Of the program was several
! recitations by Prof. Charemagne Koehler
professor of elocution and oratory at the
Catholic University.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock, with his
choir in Trinity Episcopal Church. will
| give Mendelssohn's oratorio st Paul.
sustained by Miss Mabel Harnden. So
prano; Miss Mary Pond, contralto; Mr.
Frederick Sillers, tenor; Mr.. Harry NJ.
Forker and Mr.. James P. Schick. bass.
with Mr.. Comstock, as usual, at the or
| gan.
Mrs. Susanne Oldberg's studio was we'll
filled Friday afternoon. when program
Of original compositions by Mr.. Robert
Cary Stearns was given by Miss Ger
trude Carroll. Miss Francis Bethune, Miss
jeanette Cowles Vorce, Mr.. Franklin,
Mrs. Oldberg's opera class and the Rake
mann String Quintet. The program opened
with two violin solos. "Nocturne' and
was followed by the song The Portion. -
Miss Gertrude Carroll: violin solos.
| "Danse Tzigane," "Cavatina.': Cappric-
cio-bolero.' Mr.. Stearns and Miss Vorce;
Eyes" Lullaby contralto solos Miss
Bethune; THE Human Touch" Mr.. Frank
lin: Spring Song" with viola obligato,
''stung!" and My Lady Sleeps Mrs.
Oldberg's opera class; Allegro moderate.
and sarabande, from suite in A major for
strings. Contemplation and Allegro
from String Quartet, by the Rakemann
String Quintet, composed of Mr.. H. C.
Rakemann. first violin: Mr. Sol Minister.
second violin: Mr. Robert Stearns. viola
Newell. bass. Miss Brickstein assisted
with the Accomplishments.
A recent event in musical circles was
the recital by the pupils of Mr. b. Frank
Gebest. assisted by Miss Florence Gil
rouard. soprano, at his studio on 14th
street. The program included Peer Gynt
Suite for eight hands. Morning. "Asa's
of the Mounta1 King" Greig, Misses
Grace Adams. Richie Mclean. Selene
Dortch and Imogene Graham; Air de
Ballet. No. ! OChaminade,. Miss Helen
McCumber: Romance" Op. 2s. No. >
tschumann,. Mr.. Harry Kennedy: Song
Without Words (Mendelssohm, Miss
Lucretia Lawrence; Arabesaue tCham
nade,. Miss Seene Dortch: song, A
Madrigal' Victor HarrisI. Miss Florence
NJ Girouard: Andante Finale from ''Lu
tDoniZetti LeschetiZky). Miss Grace
Adams: Barcarole in c sharp minor and
Etude in T. major. original composition.
Mr. F. Lassale Spier: paraphrase, Ri
eoletto'' tVerdi-LAsztl. Mr.. Robert Bond
Gotta: songs. -Four Leaf Glover &C..
Whitney Coombs,. and II Knew Lovely
Garden tGuy d Hardelot. Miss Florence
NJ Girouard. The two original compost
tions by Mr.. Spier showed real merit.
and special mention should be made of
the good technique of Robert Bond Cot
ia. who is only fifteen years Old in his
rendition Of LISTS Rigoletto.
Miss Edith Holt violinist. will assist
the choir of the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregationa Church this morning, playing
the violin obigato to Schneckers musical
setting OF Tennyson's poem. Crossing
the Bar Mr.. AtWater will preside at
the organ.
A new quartet has bean organized.
called the Haydn Club fer the purpose
of serious study rather than public
performance. Its members are Mr.
Charles w Chesney. first violin Mrs Ed
ward Finckel. second violin; Mr.. Edward
Finckel, cello, and Mr.. James w Ches-
ney ir.. piano. They were heard in two
Haydn numbers and a Bach movement
at the Petworth Methodist Church FRI
day evening, and will also contribute
some selections TO the concert OF the
Choir School. Cathedral Close. next
week.
The senior pupils of the Nirsil-CIavier
School gave the following program on
their last class afternoon:
..Melodie'' CPaderewskD. 'Minutette"
(Schubert, "Pierette-F -Flattern" Chami-
nade) Miss Isora Bingaman; Scarf
Dance tChaminadeD. Intermezzo. Cava-
liers Song Densenl, Miss Grace Breunin-
ger. To Water Lily and Indian Lodge
(MacDoWelD. Chansen Bretoune Chami-
nade,. Chant sans Parole trsc schaikowski)
Miss Gertrude Becker; Waltz Chopin
Study I<ussner,. Miss Dorothy Lewis:
Two Studies uleller). Miss Bessie Speir
Nocturno tGries), Miss Katharine May
Burks: Sonata tBeethoyenl. Nocturne
Pv!onaise Chopin, Miss Ruth Ehaugh l