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

The first concert of the Washington
Choral Society for the season OF 1SU9-lo
will take place Wednesday evening at
the ID. A. r. Hall. The principal num-
Der on the program will be Noel.
Christmas pastorale. for soil, chorus and
orchestra The soloists engaged for this
concert are Miss Franceska Kasper. So
prano, Miss Edna Scott Smith. contraltoi
Richard p. Backing, tenor, and Arthur
n. Gardner. basso. The society will be
assisted by the amateur orchestra, which
has been working so harmoniously with
the chorus for the past two years
Mrs. Ivy Herriott Shade will be the
offertory soloist at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church this morning.
Mrs. Shade will be heard in Gounod's
Ave Maria.' with violin obligato by Miss
Mary Emily King. The anthem by the
choir will be "Fear Not. o. Israel. by
Max Spicker Lewis Corning Atwater
will preside, as usual at the organ.
A piano recital by Miss Clara Ascher-
field of the Peabody Conservatory. Bal
timore, illustrating dance forms. old and
modern, was the musical treat offered the
guests of the Friday Morning Club last
week. The program included: Sara
bande" and "Rigaudon Rameau-Go-
dowsky), "Tambourin" CRameam, 'Bour-
ree,'' from second violin sonata (Bach-
Saint Saens). .Sarabande and Passepled,'
from suite in f minor tBach); "Gavotte.
In d (Glazounow), "Corrente' IN
(HandeD, "Minuet' In D lMozartD, Ger
man Waltzes tSchuberu, Poionaise. OPP.
II, No. >, MaZurka in minor and
yalse in G fiat Chopin: "Danse" lDe-
bussy). ''Marche Grotesque (Sinding),
Paraphrase on the Waltz, from Die
Fledermaus'' (Straus-Schutt.
The choir of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church will sing at the morning serv-
ice today an unpublished tie Deum
by Alfred G. Eldridge, organst and
to whom Mr.. Eldridge has shown this,
his latest, composition pronounce 1t Il
work of unusual merit
The Apollo Orchestra. under the di
rection of Mr.. Albert p. Johnson. gave
its first monthly concert this season at
McKendree NJ. f. Church, Massachu-
setts avenue between 9th and 10th, last
Friday evening The orchestra was as
sisted by Mrs. Ira Toense, soprano, and
Miss Mary NJ. Miller. elocutionist. in the
following program: March. Y. NJ. l.
tklohr): overture, Standard dewisl;
string quartet "Slummerlied" (Von
Weber,; Apollo String Quartet, consist
ing of w. r Mundelle. violin; III. G
Winfield violin; 0. Abramsky. viola,
and G. Mueller. cello: soprano solo. (a)
Autumn" OBJ Spring" (WeiD. Mrs.
Toense; Hungarian Dance. No.
(Brahms); recitation. Two Homecom-
ings," Mary NJ. Miller; waltzes. Waves
of the Danube" GvanovicD. Bridal
Chorus from ''Lohengrin' (WagnerJ:
violin solo. First Air Varie" Ode Be-
riot). Leon Malson; Tn a Garden of
Melody" tsudds); soprano solo. Grand
Aria Ga GeaD, Mrs. ,roense; Finale.
Cavalier (HalD. The membership of
the orchestra is as follows: Albert p.
Johnson, director; first violins. IA. g.
Winfield concert MASTERY. w. b. Mum
dele, +. p Everett, F. b. ketchum. j.
X. Morton, f. NJ. Shore, Leon Malson.
T. NJ. Dove. A. NJ. Nyman and P. E.
Barnes; second violins. r. S. Cohen, II.
S. Wood, NJ Ninetzky. l.. Gain, c. +.
and H. T. D'Albert; viola. 0. Abramsky;
eellos. p. C. Thompson and G. Muller;
basses, J. r. Carson and s. X. Miller:
flutes. II. w. L. Jenner and e. l.. White;
first clarinets. NJ. B. GrsIiger and p.
Blaauboer: second clarinet. II. Hudson:
oboe, ": j. kilgore; first comets, ID. A.
Heyser and E. f. Jackson; second cor
nets, f. Fisher and f. Magee; French
horns. o. c. Rauschild and j. p. Locke;
trombones, J. H. Nicely and F. v. Birth
Hallam. Assisting accompanist, Miss
Kate Bowbeer.
Mr.. James Hicks has resigned his po-
Episcopal Church. to accept similar po-
sition at the Metropolitan Presbyterian.
Church. His successor at st. Paufs has
not been selected. Mr.. Fred Silfers. tenor.
who sang last season with the sanctuary
choir of ST. Patrick's Church. has been
engaged as tenor. soloist at st. Paufs
Church for the ensuing year. The pro-
gram to. be given this morning will in
clude Communion Service Pyne), BE
Pillars of the Earth (Tours). "Magnificat
and Nunc Dimm'ttis' (Baker). Wake,
Awake (NicholaD, and Seek Ye the
Lord" tRobertsl. MIR. Edgar Priest will
officiate mt the organ
At the song recital given by Miss Helen
Arnold Nettleton at the house-warming
held at St. Roses Technical School last
artistic ability. Miss Nettleton is new
addition to the musical colony of Wash
ineton, having just returned from her
studies abroad. She has accepted the, po-
sit:on of contralto soloist at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church and also number of
out-of-town engagements for concert
work. The program at the recital was
as follows: "Sapphische Ode" Brahms;
Ssrenaas Brahms; SHARK Pie H kSss. n Die
Lark" Schubert: 20 That We Two Were
Maying," Nevin: The Gypsy Trail"
Alone Upon the Housetops." Il Arise
From Dreams" Galloway: THE Rocks"
Reichardt: "A Boat Song" Ware: .Aime
Moi" Bemberg; THE Little Irish Girl"
Lohr; Happy Song" del Riego; The
Pretty Creature Old English; Spring
tide" Becker.
In line with the movement for the re-
form of church muse in Catholic circles
8 the inauguration at the Catholic Uni
versty of a course of lectures on church
music to be given by Ri Mills Silby, the
new director of the sanctuary choir of St.
Patricks Church. The lectures will be
given Monday afternoons at O'Clock,
and while intended primarily for the stu
dents of the univers ~ and affiliated col
leges, any one interested in the subject
Is invited to attend. Previous to his
coming to Washington this fall Mr.. Silly
was assistant organst and choirmaster
of the Westminster Cathedral, in Lon
don, a choir which has an international
reputation and Is admittedly one of the
best Catholic choirs In Europe. Mr.. Silly
studied organ and cointerpoint under
Thomas Adams. F. X. {. o., and had the
advantage of being associated during the
years he was at the cathedral With Rich
ard Terry, one OF the foremost musicians
OF England. Mr.. Silly was also pro-
lessor Of singing in the Royal College OF
London, music director of the London
County Council Society aud the founder
and director of the Forest Musical So
voices, composed entirely of experienced
singers. all of them his own pupils He
Is also the author of a number of mu-
steal compost tions of a sacred character
which are of more than usual merit.
Robert Schumann and his works We're
the topics of study at the second meeting
of the Sharp Club when IT assembled
at the home of Miss Margery Snyder Sat
nr.iay ayanjp0 The prOpram opened with