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

The Madr1gal Male quartet mas D0oi
engaged for the last Sunday afternoon
meeting Of the month at the Y. M. Z. a.
These meetings are held in the BY"
nasium at $3.50, and for a half hour prior
TO the service there a song recitai Will DO
held in the lobby of the building. Ihe
quartet which is composed OF four wash
ington soloists. will render program VI
sacred selections on the above day. w.
tober 81. Mr.. Davis, secretary In charge
of the religious work of the assoclatlon'
is making a special feature of the music
as the list of soloists already ensaseo
for this month will show: October 3, Ho-
bart Smock. tenor, OF Baltimore. ana Ell n
phonzo Youngs. cornetlst' Octoper ~
Mrs George SeimonnS Soprano; MT. bail
Writ, 'cellist; Mr.. Harry Sokolove' Nlo
linist, of Peabody Institute, Baitimore'
October II, Earl Carbaugh, baritone FL
phonzo YoungS, cornetist: Octoper ~ ulo
from the Peabody Institute, baitiiioio'
October 81, Madrigal Quartet
Miss Julia P Goodall, pianist, has just
returned to Washington after summer
outing in New England. Most OF the time
she spent at Chocorna, n. H., where
there was quite summer colony or mu-
sicians, who passed the evenings In en-
semble work. There were two Nocansts,
two violiniSts, two nutlStS. anu MISS
1OOOdli, pianist SohAPiS'NO
Several concerts were given by them our
ing the season.
Mr.. Herman c. Rakemann. who has
been the leader of the Belasco Theater
Orchestra for the past four years, is no
longer connected with that theater. ana
will give his entire time TO MS pupils anu
the newly organized Washington Sym
phony Orchestra, of which ne IS the con
ductor. The orchestra will give four CON
certs this season at the Columbia inca
ter, beginning in November, with sololsts
selected from the best local talent.
The choir of Calvary Baptist Church
will give the first of a series of choral
services this evening under the directioh
of Mr. Arthur Mayo. who will also pre-
side at the organ: The program graz H %aiI m
(Mercadante), 81 Heard Great Voice
(Johnston). duet for tenor and bass; BE
Glad o Ye Righteous" Caosmer), tenor
solo, king Ever Glorious (Stainer), ana
violin solo, Romance" Svendsen), by MI.
Anton Kaspar. The quartet OF this
church is composed of Mrs. Ethel Holtz-
claw Gawler. soprano: Mrs. Ralph Bar
nard, alto; Richard P. Backing, tenor,
and J. Henry Kaiser. bass. 1t Is MT;
Mayo's purpose to hold these musical
evenings once a month during the winter
Mr.. H. III. Freeman. organist and choir
master of old St. Johns Church. Is rap
idIy recovering from his severe illness and
will shortly return to his duties at the
church. Miss Frances Harrison has been
playing for him during his absence
Miss Pearl Waugh, pianist. has return
ed to the city after a summer spent at
various points in her native state lnalana.
During the early part Of her vacation
Miss Waugh was in charge of the piano
department of the summer course at the
Ninona Normal School, and during her
stay there was heard in several recltals.
The month of September was spent at her
old home in Upton. near indianapolis.
where she gave a successful recital, her
program including selections by Bach'
Chopin. Iiszt Mcdowell and Grieg, aug
mented by number or encores- MISS
Waugh will again be In charge OF tne
piano department at the Florence School,
besides having her private studio with
Miss Drew. She is pupil of Nine. de
wien1kowska of New York city, Leopold
Godowsky of Berlin, and Wager Swayne,
Paris. and plays with admirable technlc
and expression.
The quartet of ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church, Rock Creek parish, has resumed
of Miss Amelia B. Fisher. soprano; Mrs.
Eleanora Burgess, alto; Frederic Seibold.
tenor: George +. D. Rollings. bass: and
the choir is under the direction OF James
organ. The selections for the morning
service will include Schnecker's "Te
Deum" In F; "Benedictus." by Lemmens.
and Barllby's 1T Is High Time to
Awake This is one of the few choirs
in the city which has preserved its per-
sonnet without change for a period of
six years.
The Danelly Royal Welsh Prize Choir
of Wales has been invited to sing at the
White House in the early part of No
vember, and will give concert at the
First Congregational Church the same
evening.
Miss Mary Belle Finney, contralto So
loist of the First Presbyterian Church
quartet, John Marshall place. has re-
turned to her duties in the church after
q two-month vacation. during which time
she filled engagements for Chautauqua
work in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The musical faculty at the Cathedral
School for Girls includes Miss Ellen Cor
bin. pupil of Mcdowell, piano; Miss
lkary Heath Hobart, piano: Miss Harriet
cArsons. piano; Anton Kaspar, violin;
1i1ss Marguerite O'Toole. harp: Edgar
Priest. voice, and supervisor of the music
department.
Mrs. H. l.. Parkinson, soprano, and
Miss Nan Field. contralto. contributed
much 10 the pleasure Of the guests at
We celebra ion of the twenty-fifth ami
<ersary of the Missionary Society of the
Ninth Street Christian Church. Mrs.
PARKINSON y NUMBERS Included "A Gypsy
Maiden, T. Parker): encore, Mighty
LAX Rose Ethelbert Nevin). Miss
Field sang 'Shoogyshoo" (Mayhew). and
for an encore Il Know a Little Girl
tSteeD. Miss Aurelia Dickinson accompa-
MED on the piano.
The Motet choir. chorus Of mixed
voices. directed by Mr. Otto Torney
Simon, will have it's first active rehearsal
in the parish hall of ST Johns Church
Tuesday evening There is already an
excellent enrolment, but applicants for
membership may present themselves at
this time. The president, Mr.. Edwin
Callow, and Il committee will welcome
new members. The first works to be
studied are new Romance" (Elgar) and
the finale to Der Meistersinger' (Wag-
ner).
Nine. Blanche Marchesi will give an
other series of her wonderful song re-
citals in this country this season. Nine
Marchesi sailed on the Megan,i Septeln-
Der 80. and is due to arrive in Montreal
october z. where she will give her first
recital.
The choir Of the First NJ. p. Church,
southeast. under the direction of J. G.
Klein, will give a concert i'll the church
audi .Orium tomorrow evening, and will
be assisted by Miss Grace Ross, reader;
Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn. soprano; Mrs. J.
c.. Klein and Miss Miriam Fairbanks