The Washington herald., 1909-06-19

me second annual commencement Of
the Washington College Of Music was
held yesterday afternoon in the Columbia
Theater.
An audience that filed every seat and
every available inch Of standing room
greeted the faculty and pupils assembled
on the stage. watch was bower Of
/ flowers.
Speaker Cannon was 10 have presented
the diplomas 70 the graduates. but was
detained at the Capitol 9Ir. Wrightson
president OF the college. read his note OF
regret 10 the audience and made the
awards himself
The programme was creditabIe 70 both
teachers and pupils and was pleasing 10
the audience.
Miss Etael Tozier. pianist. and grad
uate OF last spring; Miss Roberta Hope
Amies. pianist. and Richard Backing,
tenor, carried on the honors OF the after
noon for talent and cultivation. Mr.
Backing has an exceptional tenor voice
or good quality. good timbre. ard large
range. He sings with excellent style and
iiiiis'., much expression. and good enun-
citation.
Miss Tozier played the AIendelssohn-
Liszt Wedding March and Dance OF
the Elves with brilliant. clear technique
exquisite delicacy. and splendid styIe. She
gives promise OF a brilliant future as
pianist, and has a large and interesting
repertoire.
Mr. Scala showed some brilliant work
IN his playing OF the Hungarian Fan
TASTE his teacher Mr. Fabian being ar
- MIA ~-f-
work from memory without a slip from
beginning 70 end
The Programme.
The programme was as follows:
TaraEteue from ''venezia e Napoli'3 --... Isszt
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sercnade Sing. smile. slumber''l n ... C,o-,nos
Il Would Llns-r' Romeo et Julette Als67) .
------------- GOunod
Miss Phelps
Mss Howard.
Mr. Fabian played the orchestral part on seoo0d /
piano.
Time Was Royed the Sioustaias' lsoass o
Mon Corgz SouTIe "a Yoiz" Samson e
Dallla l,iti Saers
Mrs. Gor5on
aise Z naa'o- -AIoszkowssi
Mss ThozBsoa.
BaIlade G min0r- C7l1rzn 4
June l1l'f fe.-h
"Conais-tu le PAYS niigu0n 1876 .....A. Thonas
Mss BumThryy.
d Una 'a
NJ Fabian PLAYED the orrhestnl pan On seooud
piano
Confer Te- 5Iessiahl ....-...........- Hsn6el
ETery Ealley" gMessiahl .. Hsn5el
Nesu "a g1llbta (PGgiaccll LeonczraIo
Alr- BacEirg-
"eidinS Nirch' and Dance q ths ElFes.'-.-
MendeSsohn-L Liszt
Mss Ethel Toner
Graduate pupil. $50
Mrs. Frances Thomas Gordon and Mr..
Richard Pierre Backing were awarded
artists diplomas in the vocal department: n
Miss Faye Rowena humphrey and Miss n
Eva Marguerite Phelps were awarded the 4.
teachers certificate IN the vocal depart
ment; Miss Margaret Virginia Johnson. N
Miss Magdalen Wright. Miss Helen ROs-
wen Thompson, and Mr.. Norman Philip \
Scala were awarded artists diplomas in
The piano department. and Miss Roberta
Hope Amies. Miss Edna Marie Hollen-
0augh. Miss Margaret Warner. and Miss
Lela Howard took teachers certificates
IN the piano department
Class Officers.
The officers OF the class OF CO were
as follows: Miss Edna Marie Hoilen-
oaugh, president; AIr. Norman PHILLIP
Scala vice president; Miss Faye Rowena
humphrey. secretary; Mr.. Richard Pierre
Backing. treasurer.
The piano pupils were those OF Mr.. s.
" Fabian, one Of the eminent pianists
II this country. The vOcalists were all
'upils OF Mr. Wrightson, president and
ounder OF the college. The summer. term
4 the college VIII open on Monday. June
S, with the entire faculty OF teachers.
Hiss Wright having been added 10 the
oculty Of the piano department
At the close OF the programme. Rev. ,
:. G. B. Pierce. Of All Souls Church. !
ronounced ne benediction.