Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
MUSICAL MENTION.
NMcaGo TRIBUNE,
DONE TO A TURN

Mr.. John Porter Lawrence. organist anu
choir director of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. left last Monday
for Morgantown, W. Va. where he was
sleard Wednesday in joint recital with
DIR. Anton kaspar. violinist. of this city.
Mr.. Lawrence gave q thumb nail sketch
OF the life, character and works OF the
great Norwegian composer. Grieg, and
followed it with q rendition, with Mr.
Kaspar. OF the first movement from tie
&c Major Sonata opus ID: Second move
,nent from the &C Minor Sonata" opus Is,
and the third movement from the IF Ma
jor Sonata opus S, for violin and piano,
characteristic numbers Of this composer
Mr.. Lawrence also gave Griegs great
Piano Concerto" opus 16, with Mr.. has-
par playing the orchestral parts on the
violin. The two gave concert IL FAR
mont. ". Va, Thursday evening.
Miss Clara Drew. contralto. has re-
signed her position at Chevy Chase COZ
lege, where she has been In charge OF the
vocal department for several years. MISS
Drew left Wednesday for a trip north.
During her absence Miss Diana Norton.
soprano, will substitute for her as SOLO
ist at the First Church OF Christ, Scien-
list. Miss Drew will return 70 the city
early in September.
The annual recital by the pupils of Miss
Bessie y. Wild was given at Pythian
Temple before a large audience. The pro-
gram was q generous one and included
.konigs Husaren March teight hands.
'wo pianos, Miss Florence Moyer, Miss
Florence GompcTS Miss Matilda Senior
and Miss Yolande T.. BUrchfeld; Singing
of Birds Q'ranz Behri, Earle Thomas;
The Myrtles' paul Nachs,. Miss Clyone
Wallace: vocal, Good Night, Lizette'
T. lnN-
"a ''Sercnade" in a fat major Pierne,, b,
in Beauteous May" III. Lichnerl.
charles Proudley; Dance of the Toys.
four hands (F'rauz Behr), Miss Ida Gum
on Robert, Robert" cavatina from the
opera Robert lie Diable" CMeyerbeerl
Miss Florence Popkins: Melody OF Love
GEnglemannl Charles K. Allen; "Fantasie
Wood: vocal. ''Sparkin' BY de Gate
(Manneyp. Miss Thelma Payne: "Aufsch-
wung" (Schumanm. George Erwin Proud
ley ''Tu! kischer March. eight hands
Wallace, Clyone Wallace. rhelma Payne
and Charles Proudley: vocal The Arab 5
Bride Godfrey Marks, Arrhie W. pa
Ms: March of the Flower Girls paul
Leaves" ,Thome,. Miss Edith Williams;
vocal a Summer Night (Thomas). Miss
Nettie Smith: woodland Whispers
fRraungardD. Miss Nina Wallace: over
Tlre 10 IditHndLtStl wv dSilci- tNoiuN1'
Roger L. Chaley. George j.. Proudley.
Miss Marian Paul and Miss Mary Louise
Wood: .'Fantasic-lmpromptu Chopin
Miss Matilda Senior; vocal, Il Love You"
fSobeskD Mrs. Eunice Chandler; a. ITO
Spring" and b. Asses Death" funeral
march (Griegi, Miss Yolande l.. Burch-
.ieid "Glissando- Mazurka' Bohinl. Miss
smith; vocal "A Song OF November
tsisciloffy, Miss Mary Wiloughhy. 'Sere-
nata' ,MoszkowskD. Miss Thelma Payne,
"Andantc Finale de Lucia di Hammer
moor for left hand alone (DoniZetti-Les-
schetiszkyl. Miss Florence Gompers: Vo-
cal only 4 Dream tNivian y. Lowe.
Charles T. Allen; The Last Hope"
t6iottschalkl. Miss Marian Paul; Second
Mazurka GODDARD Roger l.. ChaIey:
vocal Poses Everywhere" tDenZa) Miss
Louise Muiloy; "Hark. Hark. the Lark
tSchubert-Lszp, Miss Florence Meyer;
Louise Wood: vocal, "A Gypsy Maiden
T. Oienry Parker. Miss Florence Pop
kns. Prelude (Rachmaninoff), George
L. ProudIey: Second Nalse, four hands,
TWO pianos Goddard Request, Miss Flor
ence Meyer and Miss Florence Gompers
Ar. Clyde Stryker. one of the first vio-
inistS OF the Rehew Orchestra. will spend
the months of July and August IN To-
peka, Kan.
Mr. j. :. Stitt is substituting az the
organ or the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tioual Church for Mr.. Lewis Corning At
water. tine regular organist, who is tray-
cling abroad.
Mrs Armand Gumprecht, contralto of
St. Patr!cks choir, left Thursday for