Evening star., 1909-09-05

The board OF directors Of the choral
society held meeting Thursday evening
to make their plans for the coming sea
son. and it was decided that at the first
concert in December the society will give
either Chadwick's Noel or Sullivan
Golden Gate" and for this concert the
board will continue the policy of last sea-
son of engaging local soloists. The sec
ond concert will take place in March and
the society will be heard in the Brahms
German Requiem and Song of Des-
tiny" At this concert Nine. Ethel Camp
Huegli, formerly OF Washington, now OF
Berne, Switzerland. will be one of the so
loists, but no decision was reached AS 10
the others Robert Schumann's beautlful
work, Paradise and Peri has been
chosen for the third and concluding con-
cert of the season. which will take place
in April. The concerts VIII all be gwen Yen
in the new Masonic Auditorium. and the
rehearsals for the first concert VIII be-
gin the first Monday in October, and will
take place, as formerly, in the hall of
George Washington University. The re-
hearsals OF the amateur orchestra which
has been assisting the Choral Society
the past few seasons Will be resumed
either the last week In September or the
first week In October. and notices Will be
sent to members in due time Mr.. Helm
ciety so successfully the past few seasons.
Will continue the good work, both with
the chorus and orchestra.
Mr.. Ernest Lent, violoncellist, will be
the soloist this evening at the Church of
the Covenant. and will be heard in two
romanZas, by Goltermann and The
Swan" by Saint-Saens. He will be accom-
panied on the piano by Miss Mabel Diil.
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this morning, Mrs. Ira r. Smith. nee
Seaman. will sing eHrbert john
sons 20. May My walk BE Close With
God" with violin obligato by Mr.. q. Ryal
Albertson. Mr.. Albertson will also be
heard in solo at the offertory and Mrs.
George Merrifield of Falls Church, Va,
will preside at the organ.
Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn will be the offer
tory soloist this morning at the Temple
Redeemer and Ny Lord" by Dudley
Buck. At the evening service she will
sing Jesus. Redeemer," by Bartlett. Miss
Eta Schmidt assisting at the organ.
Next Sunday the choir of Calvary NJ.
f. Church South, Georgetown, will re,
sumo work, after rest from rehearsa.
during the month of August. This IS
organized last April. and is doing unusu-
ally good work for so short a time
The director is Mr.. c.. W. Bridwell. who
was for two seasons the tenor of the
quartet at Vermont Avenue Christian
Church. This morning he will be heard
at the offertory in 1.-THE Master" by
Charles r. Bartlett. the director of St
Stephens choir, and the choir VIII sung
the anthem. BE Joyful in the Lord. by
Herbert. The program of music at the
evening service will include Lord, !
Would Commune With Thee" uHerbert.
and Turn Ye Unto Ne" tButterfield>.
which will be sung by the choir.
A new trio for the purpose Of giving
chamber music has been added to the
number OF organizations already piaylng
in Washington. It IS composed OF Mes
SIS Paul Biese, violinist; John thinner
mann, director OF the Soldiers Home
Band. pianist. and l.. +. Mandy, yiolon-
ceiiist and director, and it VIII be known
as the Symphony Trio.
Miss Ethel Tozier. pianist. who will
shortly return TO her home in this city.
has again been heard in recital at one o.
the Newport cottages. Her program IN
cluded such eXacting numbers as the Men
ding March and "Elfin Chorus" from
Midsummer Nights Dream; the .'Stac-
tion., cato Evds 3Wss.r IRabinstein? Perpetual Mo
"B Flat Etude" (Mendelssohn). and Left
Hand Study (Scriabine.
An interesting announcement from Mrs.
Katie Wilson Greene is that of the open
ing of a school Of music to be known
as the Wilson-Greene School of Music;
with vocal, operate and dramatic de-
partments. The directors of the school
are Thomas Evans Greene and Katie
Wilson Greene. and the faculty will in
clude. besides Mr.. and Mrs. Greene, Miss
Annie Louise Miller. in the vocal depart
ment: Louis Bachner OF the Peabody
Conservatory, Baltimore, and Miss Grace
Adele Freely, in the piano department.
and Mile. V. Prud' 'homme in the depart
ment OF modern languages. There will
also be a department of physical cul-
ture, which will be in charge OF Prof
Darriculat, who came to New York from