Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

With large number of invited guests
present. Mr.. Edgar Priest, in felicitous
Ing, DIR. A. Madeley Richardson, organist
of st. Paurs Church, Baltimore. and
formerly of Southwark Cathedral, Lon
don, who gave fine paper on The Spirit
by other choirmasters present including
Mr.. Traylor, Mr.. Cheney, Mr.. Comstock
and Mr.. r. Mills Silby, formerly of the
Westminster Cathedral in London, now
organist and director of the sanctuary
choir of st. Patricks Church in this city.
A pleasant event among recent musical
affairs was the concert given at the home
of Mrs. Harry u. Denham. on Girard
street, for the benefit of Mount Pleasant
a.. Z. Church South. The program opened
with a piano duet, Schuberts Military
March," by Miss Sallie Mason and Mrs.
Austin. This was followed by soprano
solo. Goodbye, Sweetheart Mrs. Ernest
a.orsell: encore, 1.-The Last Rose of Sum-
mer'; bass solo, Sail Ho"' Pietre). Mr..
Denham; violin solo, "Cavatina" (Raff).
Irving Boernstein: encores. Perpetual
Nj ion and "Madrigale" (Bohm); con-
Mrs. d. Olin Leech: soprano solo.
"Skoogy-shoo tMayhew). Mrs. Gawler;
encore. Resale tde koven).
At the lexington Presbyterian Church
this evening special musical program
will be given. beginning at 1880 o'clock,
which will include the following: Organ
prelude. Sonata (Batiste). anthems by the
choir, THE Radiant Morn Has Passed
Away" (Woodward). Festival TIE Deum in
YOU (Roberts); baritone solo, In the
Palace of the King (JordanD, John G.
Copenhagen: 'Miriam's Song" ella
Villa'D, Mrs. Bets soprano. Miss NJ.
at the organ.
Musical circles in Washington were
much interested in the song recital given
Friday evening by Mr. William Wall
Whiddit, organist and choirmaster of the
First Congregational Church. The re-
cital took place at the church and Mr.
Whiddit was assisted by his pupils, Miss
Louise Wilson of Norfolk. Va. soprano;
Miss Katherine PEBBLES Primer of Suffolk,
Va, pianist. and Miss Grace Adele Freely
of this city. accompanist. The program
included: Tenor, recitative and aria, Com
fort Ye, Ny People" and Every Valley
Shall BE Exalted" from THE Messiah
(HandeD; soprano, recitative and aria,
Clad" from 1.-The Creation" tHaydn) |:
piano solos, "Anitras Dance (Grieg,,
and Nalse on. GA. No. ], Chopin; tenor
| solos. Who Is Sylvia and 'Hark! Hark.
the Lark (Schubert, and Angus Mac
| tThome). and Were My Songs With
Wings Provided CHahn); piano solo.
'Polonaise," op. 26, No. Chopin; tenor
solos, four songs from "A Love Garden"
| lClough-Leighter). There Is a Flower
Called Love. The Rose and the Night
ingale, The White Rose" and Let the
Red Rose Fade: soprano, Aria de
Margherita" tGounod): piano solo. Ron
do Capriccioso." op. IA (Mendelssohn) !;
soprano and tenor duet, act III, scene
| II, from 'Lohengrin" (Wagner).
The pupils of Mr.. 3. Frank Gebest
gave a recital at his studio last night
They were assisted by Miss Mary Sher-
| rfer, soprano. and Miss Sallie p. Mason,
accompanist, in the following attractive
numbers: 'Jubel.'' overture. for two
pianos. eight hands (Weber), Miss Adams.
Mr.. Spier, Mr.. Gotta and Mr.. Gebest;
| Venetian Gondellied,'' in + sharp minor
| (Mendelssohn). Miss Lucille Jarvies; Al
| bumblatt. in { sharp minor (Grieg),
! Miss Lucretia Lawrence; Wedding Day
at Troldhaugep' (Grieg). Mr.. III. Burton
Lowe; "Mazurka," in b minor fChopin),
| Mr.. Edwin Russell FeWell; Valse. in a
| fiat Chopin, Miss S. Wilmer Dortch;
| songs, louvre tes yeuX bleus' (Masse-
| metz, and I'm the Time of Roses" (Reich-
ardt). Miss Mary Sherrier; sonata, op
! "a (Weber), allegro, adagio. minuetto and
| rondo, Mr.. Robert Bond Gotta; ..Rhap-
sodie,'' No. ., with original cadenza
! from "Tannhauser' (Wagner-Liszt), Mr.
Gebest.
| The first mopthly free concert by the
Apollo Orchestra for the season of 1909
| 10 will be given Friday evening at Nc
! Kendrie NJ. E. Church, under the direc-
tion of Mr.. Albert r. Johnston. The or