Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
MUSICAL MENTION.


Church, for the pan-American celebration
which will take place Thanksgiving day
at II o'clock at that church. The maze
choir will sing as usual, in the sanctuary
under the direction OF Mr.. Silby, and the
senior choir of mixed voices in the gar
lery, under Mr.. Gumprecht, will be ASSIST
ed by a full orchestra of local musicians
DR. Anton Gloetzner will preside at the
big organ The complete program is as
follows: Prelude, March from Suite III
b Flat" Lachner), orchestra: PROCESSION
al, "Hark. Hark. My Soul (Smaro, ano
introit, sung to ''Falsibordone 'Shp9l
sanctuary choir: "Kyrie' and Gloria
Beethoven's Mass in c.; graduate, suhe
to "Fals1bordone' (F1aberD, mixer choli
''Allelulia" (Silby) and Nenl creator
CPalestrina, $500. sanctuary CHOIR Cre
do" from Beethoven's Mass IN Z, HliAeu
choir: offertory proper (Silby); offertory'
motel 20 Sacrum Convivum' &c. y. Der.
mabel 1900. sanctuary choir; Sahctus,
"Benedictus" and "Agnus Del, tlT,..
Beethoven's Mass in c. mixed choir
communion (Silby). sanctuary choir All
er mass: tie Deum Laudamus, for SIX
voices. by A. Kahn, mixed choir; recess
sional march, Coronation tkretschhep'
orchestra.
The first concert of the Motel Choir I'M
der Mr. Otto Torney Simons direction
will take place IN December. The organ
ization numbers now more than seventy
mixed voices many of whom are sololsts
of prominent churches in the city. Inc
rehearsals are attended with enthusiasm,
and a program will be given OF Ire nisn.
est classic excellence as regards music
and texts.
Mr.. Wall Whiddit the new choirmaster
of the First CONGREGATIONAL Chureh, mas ;
arranged the following program of music
to be given by the choir OF that church
today At the morning service the selec-
tions will be as follows: Organ, pastorale
Foster), anthem .9e that STAND an IN sne
.'Ho, Every One that Thirsteth' tMartino;
offertory. bass solo, Judge Me. goo
lBuck) Mr.. Humphrey; postlude tFaulkes).
AT the evening service the muSlcai NUM-
hers will include prelude (Wagnerl, IN,
termezzo Oemare). anthem, holy. Holy
Oiounod), offertory. quartet, When MY
Feet Have Wandered lAmorosel' orsdh'
Grand Chorus (GuilmanD.
lecture-recital was given Tuesday
evening at the Philosophical rooms, - a
street southeast. by Mrs. John Hartman
sisted by Mrs. Amy Law Ormsoy. So
prano. and Mr.. John Hartman, vioiinlst
Each of the numbers was pre1aceo oy d
.'thumbnail sketch about the COMPOSE
lion or the composer, adding much inter-
est to the entertainment. The selections
given included prelude, Invention ana
5;ayotte Bach, Mrs. Hartman; Come
Unto Him from The Messiah an ian ian
man: with Verdure Clad, from lhe
Creation QIaydn), Mrs. Ormsby; "Sere-
made ,Haydn). Mr.. Hartman; Dove
Sono" (MozarO, Mrs; ormsny: Rohoo anu
Hartman The recital was largely attend
ed. each number being received by the
audience with man estations of approval.
Mics 11.beJ Martin Dill who was the
regular accompanist at the Covenant
tent services during the past summer,
has Just been appointed organist of Beth
any Baptist Church.
Mrs Lucille ]. Belts. number of whose
pupils hold important positions IN the
church choirs here, has added two new
teachers to her studio force. These are
Miss Adelaide Clements and Miss Helen
Voris Donelley. Miss Clements is pupil
of Zobanski, the exponent OF the Paris
Galin-Cheve method of sight reading,
besides having studied the voice with DR..
Edward Witherspoon and Nine. Everest
of Philadelphia and with lsador Luck
stone of New York city. Miss Donelley
Is a. graduate of DR.. Zegfeld of the Chi
cago Musical College and made her debut
at the Washington Club last winter in
a musical given by the Marcia Burns
Chapter. Everywhere Miss Donelley has
won the approval of her audience, both
for technical work and for intelligent in
depreciation.
At the League of the Sacred Heart of
ST Matthews Church next Wednesday
evening quartet composed OF Mrs John
Daniels soprano; Miss Caroline Manning
contralto; Mrs. T. H. O'Farrell tenor
and p E. Moore, bass. will sing the An
gelus," by F. X. Engelhardt, choirmaster
of the Ratisbon Cathedral. Miss Jennie
Glennan will preside as usual at the or
gan.
Miss Lillian NJ. Lewis, former soprano
soloist of st. Michael and All Angels
Church, has returned from Seattle, Wash,
and will sing the offertory at that church
next Sunday evening.
Mr.. William c. Mills, tenor soloist of
the First Congregationalist Church, de-
lighted the audience at the reading room
for the blind last Thursday with well
selected program given in his usual sat
isfactory style. He was assisted by Mrs.
Elsie Bond Bischoff in the following at
1ractive numbers: caro- Mic Ben" fGio-
danD; La Donna Mobile from "Rigo-
letto' (VerdD; "Where'er You Walk"
from 'semefe'' OIandeD; ':Thou Shalt
deb: songs My Mother Taught Me- and
Cloudy Heights Of Tartra, from Gypsy
Songs Dvorak); September (Bischoff)}
Take. Oh. Take Those Lips Away"
tBennetD; II Wonder If Ever the Rose"
(Slater). and Creole Lovers Song
Buck.
A successful concert was given Tuesday
evening in the parish hall of st. Stephens
Episcopal Church by Mr.. and Mrs
Finckel. violinist and pianist and Mr..
Carl Mueller. violoncellist, assisted by
Miss Alden and DIR. White, who con-
tributed some vocal numbers. The
program was a choice one the numbers
were given with great attention TO de-
tail, and the ensemble numbers of Mr.
and Mrs. Finckel and Mr.. Mueller were
given with smoothness of phrasing and
musical intelligence. The selections were
as follows: Trio. allegro motto. adagio
motto e mesto, finale (Dvorak), Mr.. and
Mrs Finckel and MIR. Mueller; sonata for
viola, 'Jangaam und sehr gesangvoll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finckel; The Angel and
''The Wanderers Night Song (Rubin-
stein). Miss Alden and DIR. White;
"Kreutzer Sonata (Beethoven), first
movement. Mr.. and Mrs. Finckel solos
for cello, "Andante" CMueller). and
Spanish Dance" Popper). Mr.. Mueller
Farewell. Birds of Passage" QIildach).
Miss Alden and DR.. White; trio, motto
allegro agitato, andante con motto
tranQuillo, scherzo, finale (Mendelssohn),
Mr. and Mrs. Finckel and Mr.. Mueller.
The Junior class of Miss Helen Gladman
gave very interesting studio musical
Saturday afternoon. Those who took part
in the program were the Misses Mar
garet Baxter. Lydia Hulse, Lucille Cham
berlain. Grace Warner. Marjorie Simp-
son, Mary Donohue. Frances Hilleary,
Dorothy Trimble, Gertrude Tribby Bes-
sic Mcintosh. Evelyn Brighten, and Mas