Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
MUSICAL MENTION.

Miss Estelle Gglick has resigned her
position in the quartet of the Metropolitan
Methodist Church. She sang last Sun
day morning at Gunton Temple Presby-
terian), her mellow contralto voice being
heard to great advantage at the offertory
in Dudley Bucks 20 Savior OF the
World" Miss Gulick left on Wednesday
to fill round of musical engagements in
and near Baltimore Miss Regina Bap-
tista will succeed Miss Gulick as con-
tralto of the Metropolitan Church.
The musical program which precedes the
service Sunday afternoon at the Church
of the Covenant presbyterian will begin
at $50 O'Clock and this afternoon Will
include quartet Like AS q Father"
(Marston), by Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw-Gaw
Ter. soprano: Miss Flora Bernheimer, con-
tralto; Mr.. Harry Stevens, tenor, and MIR.
Walter Humphreys. bass; soprano solo,
Come Unto Me- tCoenenl, Mrs Gawler:
tenor solo. The Penitent' wan der
Waterl and contralto solo Fear Not
Ye. Israel Dudley BuckD, Miss Bern
heimer. Mr.. Harvey Murray will preside
at the organ. In the evening at 30
o'clock before the mems service q quartet
from the Marine Band Walter +. Smith.
leader, will be heard in q march song.
Arise, Brothers" tBeckerp: Peace Chorus
Wagner), Elm feste Burg list unser
Gott' Guther, 1a2N; Evening Song
tkreutZer); Mature, How Beautiful Thou
Art tGdup.
The Church of ST. Michael and All An
gels was well filled Wednesday evening.
when the choir gave a presentation of
Adam Geibel's sacred cantata, The In
carnation." Prof. Geibel. who is promi-
nent musician and composer OF Philade-
plia. came to Washington al the invita-
Of Mr.. JI1tn TaI- ,;.,ll
To conduct the cantata and preside at the
organ. The program opened with some
organ solos by Prof. Geibel Uandels
Largo. Fanfare Uemmens) and the Marcel,
of the Three Wise Men. his own compo-
sitlon being specially interesting. The
solos in the cantata were wei sustained
by Rev. George S. Dudley. tenor: MSS
Flora Bernheimer. contralto: Mr.. Charles
Bright. baritone and Mrs. Louise Carson
Hill violinist. Mrs. Mckee entertained
Thursday evening at musical tea in
honor of Prof Geibel and his daughter
who accompanied him on his visit to this
city.
The fourth public rehearsal of the Re-
beW Orchestra Will take place tomorrow
evening in the lecture room of the Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church. under the di-
recton of Mr.. ii. w. Weber The orches-
ira will he assisted on this occasion by
Miss Amy kibby. soprano; Mr.. John p.
L.
Harbers. violinist. all of whom will con-
tribute solo numbers.
The musical at the reading room for the
blind Thursday consisted of a lee
ture recital by Prof. Adam Geibel organ
ist composer and publisher of Philadel-
phia. Prof. Geibel prefaced his remarks
which he calls his message to the blind
with a thumb-nail sketch of his life He
was born at Neuenheim. a little village
between Frankfort on-theMain and Wies-
baden in Germany. in 1900 He lost his
sight while still an infant through a mis-
take in applying a lotion which had been
ordered None of his family had any
talent for music, but his own gifts in this
line developed early, and after coming to
this country when he was seven years OF
age he was admitted at the PENNSYLVANIA
Institute for the Blind at OVERLOOK
where he received his musical education.
After finishing their prescribed course
he was engaged as teacher at the inSti-
tute for several years, during which time
he also began his real work-composing
While he has written a large number of
small works. both for voice and piano it
is through his cantatas. The Incarna-
ton" and The Nativity" that he is most
widely known
Prof. Geibel. i'll his talk to the blind
laid great stress upon his hearers finding
out what they are best fitted for and can
do thoroughly well and sticking to it He
told them if they could write a good coon
song. to write coon songs and not try
to write symphonies. He played several
interesting numbers on the piano. Song
Without Words" Memory" "Gavotte
Allemande" and Evening Bells and
sang Dixie Kid all his own compost
tons He was assisted by Miss Lcona
Young, soprano, who sang ''Imogene":
Miss Lillian Lewis, soprano, who gave q